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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4 2 0 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 2 0 Browse Search
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 2 0 Browse Search
James Russell Soley, Professor U. S. Navy, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, The blockade and the cruisers (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 2 0 Browse Search
Bliss Perry, The American spirit in lierature: a chronicle of great interpreters 2 0 Browse Search
Wendell Phillips, Theodore C. Pease, Speeches, Lectures and Letters of Wendell Phillips: Volume 2 2 0 Browse Search
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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 2 0 Browse Search
The picturesque pocket companion, and visitor's guide, through Mount Auburn 2 0 Browse Search
D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 2 0 Browse Search
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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 17: (search)
then assembled, mainly upon Humboldt, at the intersection of the Memphis and Louisville and Mobile and Ohio Railroads—a point having central relation and railroad communication with the principal towns in west Tennessee and north Mississippi. A strong line of infantry outposts was established from Union City, on the left, to Lexington, on the right, by the way of Dresden and Huntington, protected by a line of cavalry pickets thrown well out in advance, from Hickman, on the Mississippi, to Paris, near the Tennessee River. Mounted parties, supplied with light artillery, patrolled the west bank of the latter stream, and kept General Beauregard well informed of the movements of the enemy's boats. During the evacuation of Columbus, reports of great preparations for an offensive movement had reached General Beauregard from the Federal rendezvous at Cairo, Paducah, and Fort Henry. Pope's forces were then moving upon New Madrid, the left of our river defences, and it seemed evident th
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), F. (search)
1655. The machine (f) shown is the form that was used in 1741, and illustrates the idea thoroughly. It is also interesting as being the first machine in which change-wheels were used, and is the germ of the screw-cutting lathe. — Thirion, 4to, Paris, 1741. Fu-see′--wind′lass. A pump-windlass with a conical barrel (g, Fig. 2133). Fuse-ex-tract′or. This implement is designed for extracting wooden fuses from shells. It has jaws which grasp the fuse while the lower part of the extrOne placed in the skin of a steam-boiler, so as to be melted and allow the discharge of the contents when a dangerous heat is reached. See Le Dictionnaire de Industrie, Manufac., Commerc., et Agricole. Par A. Baudrimar. Blanque aine et autres. Paris, 1833. Vol. I. p. 326. Fusi-ble-por′ce-lain. A silicate of alumina and soda obtained from cryolite and sand, fused and worked as glass. Cryolite is a mineral consisting of fluoride of aluminium and sodium. It is found in great abund
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), M. (search)
eously attaches itself. When an iron needle is touched by the stone, it at once points towards the North Star; from whence it has become useful to those who navigate the seas. Latini of Florence, the preceptor of Dante, in a work published in Paris in 1260, entitled the Treasure, wrote thus:— When I was in England, Friar Bacon showed me a magnet,—an ugly black stone to which iron doth willingly cling. You rub a needle upon it; the which needle, being placed upon a point, remains suspewas subdued by the Moors. An authority states that it was known in Norway previous to 1266. Dr. Gilbert, physician to Queen Elizabeth, states that P. Venutus brought a compass direct from China in 1260. See Klaproth's work on this subject, Paris, 1834; Sir Snow Harris's Rudimentary magnetism ; the researches of Biot, Stanislaus Julien, etc. About 1320, Flavio Gioja, a pilot of Positano, not far from Amalfi in the Kingdom of Naples, was instrumental in the improvement of the compass, a
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), P. (search)
by a crow's quill inserted in the tongue of the jack. As described by Mersennus ( Harmonicorum, Paris, 1636) it had 49 strings, of which the lower 30 were made of latten (flat brass wire) and the re interposed a layer of cloth or soft buff leather between the strings and the jacks. Tarquin of Paris first substituted buff leather for the quills in 1768. Schobert had a double tier of strings withe key is removed. The hammer is leather-faced, and is caught by a silken string. Marius of Paris submitted four of his instruments for examination by the Academy of Sciences in 1716, calling th in the stroke of the hammer. He died in 1831. Ignace Pleyel, another noted maker of pianos in Paris, died the same year. Zumpe made large numbers in England, 1766, and following years. The movemthe framing. The cast-iron string-frame is credited by the English writers to Pleyel & Co. of Paris. In order to enable the hammers to strike the wires, an opening is necessary completely acros
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), S. (search)
Assyrian arched drain of the Northwest palace Nimroud, and (b) one of the Southeast palace on the same old site. All the arches yet discovered are of brick, made of voussoir shape for the purpose. Some are sun-baked, and others kiln-burned. The greatest span found is 15 feet. They are usually semicircular. The only exception is that shown at b, in which ordinary bricks are used, the extrados being gained by wedges of mortar. In no modern city, perhaps, is the system so complete as in Paris. Its origin dates back as far as the year 1412. The excavations made in order to obtain the limestone of which the city is largely built, and the catacombs, were subsequently made available for sewerage purposes, and now few streets are without these subterranean channels. The principal ones convey both foul and clean water, the former flowing along a trench at the bottom and the latter through pipes supported on brackets. They have one set of openings from the street to receive the drai
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), W. (search)
y to each person. Jersey City99 gallons daily to each person. Buffalo61 gallons daily to each person. Cleveland40 gallons daily to each person. Columbus30 gallons daily to each person. Montreal, Canada55 gallons daily to each person. Toronto77 gallons daily to each person. London, England29 gallons daily to each person. Liverpool23 gallons daily to each person. Glasgow50 gallons daily to each person. Edinburgh38 gallons daily to each person. Dublin25 gallons daily to each person. Paris28 gallons daily to each person. Turin22 gallons daily to each person. Toulouse26 gallons daily to each person. Lyons20 gallons daily to each person. Leghorn30 gallons daily to each person. Berlin20 gallons daily to each person. Hamburg33 gallons daily to each person. The first water-works in the United States were planned and constructed by Mr. John Christopher Christensen, at Bethlehem, Pa., in 1762. The machinery consisted of three singleacting force-pumps, of 4-inch caliber and
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Kentucky, 1862 (search)
ly 10: Skirmish, GlasgowPENNSYLVANIA--9th Cavalry. July 12: Skirmish, LebanonKENTUCKY--28th Infantry (Detachment); Lebanon Home Guard. Union loss, 2 killed, 65 missing. Total, 67. July 14: Skirmish near MackvilleKENTUCKY--Home Guard. July 17: Action and surrender CynthianaKENTUCKY--7th Cavalry (Detachment); 18th Infantry (Detachment); Home Guard of Cynthiana, Cincinnati and Brackin Cos. Union loss, 8 killed, 46 wounded. Total, 54. July 18: Raid on Henderson(No Reports.) July 19: Action, ParisINDIANA--13th Indpt. Battery Light Arty. KENTUCKY--7th Cavalry; 18th Infantry; Paris Home Guard. MICHIGAN--11th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--7th Cavalry. July 29: Surrender, RussellvilleINDIANA--70th Infantry; Russellville Home Guard. Union loss, 1 wounded. Aug. 3: Action, MorganfieldKENTUCKY--8th Cavalry. Aug. 17: Skirmish. Flat LickKENTUCKY--6th Cavalry (Detachment). Aug. 17: Action, LondonTENNESSEE--3d Infantry (Battalion). Aug. 17: Skirmish near Mammoth CaveKENTUCKY--Home Guard. Aug. 22:
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Kentucky, 1863 (search)
s BridgeKENTUCKY--10th Cavalry. OHIO--44th Mounted Infantry. March 2: Skirmish, Slate Creek near Mount SterlingKENTUCKY--10th Cavalry. OHIO--7th Cavalry. March 9: Skirmish, Hazel GreenOHIO--44th Mounted Infantry (Detachment). March 11: Affair, ParisWagon Guard. March 12: Skirmish, LouisaKENTUCKY--14th Infantry. March 19: Skirmish, Mount SterlingOHIO--2d Cavalry. March 19: Skirmish, Hazel GreenOHIO--44th Mounted Infantry. March 22: Action, Mount SterlingKENTUCKY--10th and 14th Cavalry (De KENTUCKY--1st Cavalry. OHIO--44th and 45th Mounted Infantry. Union loss, 10 killed, 25 wounded. Total, 35. April 13: Action, PiketonKENTUCKY--39th Mounted Infantry. April 15: Action, PiketonKENTUCKY--39th Mounted Infantry. April 16: Skirmish, ParisINDIANA--15th Indpt. Battery Light Arty. April 19: Skirmish, CelinaILLINOIS--14th Cavalry. Union loss, 1 wounded, 1 missing. Total, 2. April 19: Skirmish, CreelsboroughKENTUCKY--11th and 12th Cavalry. April 20: Skirmish, CelinaINDIANA--5th Cava
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Kentucky, 1862 (search)
Manchester Cross RoadsOHIO--44th Mounted Infantry. July 27: Skirmish near RogersvilleOHIO--2d and 7th Cavalry (Detachments). July 28: Action, RichmondILLINOIS--112th Infantry. KENTUCKY--10th Cavalry. OHIO--2d and 7th Cavalry. July 29: Action, ParisILLINOIS--118th Infantry (Detachment). Henshaw's Indpt. Battery Light Arty. (Section). INDIANA--15th Indpt. Battery Light Arty. (Section). MICHIGAN--23d Infantry. July 29: Skirmish, WinchesterPicket attack. July 30: Skirmish, Irvine, Estill Coun2d and 7th Cavalry. MICHIGAN--8th and 9th Cavalry. Aug. 1: Skirmish, Smith's Shoals, Cumberland RiverKENTUCKY--1st and 10th Cavalry. Aug. 1: Exp. from Columbus to HickmanIOWA--4th Cavalry (1 Co.); 32d Infantry (Co's "B" "I"). Aug. 1: Skirmish, ParisILLINOIS--Henshaw's Indpt. Battery Light Arty. Aug. 1: Skirmish, LancasterKENTUCKY--1st, 10th and 14th Cavalry. MICHIGAN--8th and 9th Cavalry. OHIO--2d and 7th Cavalry. Aug. 18: Skirmish near Crab Orchard(No Reports.) Aug. 18: Skirmish near Alb
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Illinois Volunteers. (search)
Joined Regiment at Cumberland Gap January, 1864. Battalion assigned to 16th Illinois Cavalry as Companies A and B, January, 1863, but served detached till January, 1864. Ordered to Mount Sterling, Ky., February, 1864. Duty at Lexington, Paris and Cynthiana, Ky. Barker's Dragoons. Organized at Chicago, Ills., April 19, 1861. Moved to Camp Defiance, Cairo, Ills., and duty there till June. Ordered to Clarksburg, W. Va., to join McClellan as escort, and arrived there June 23. pt. of the Cumberland, to July, 1865. Service. Duty at Louisville and other points in District of Western Kentucky till August, 1863. Operations against and pursuit of Morgan July 2-26. Action at Buffington Island, Ohio, July 19. Paris, Ky., July 29 and August 1. Burnside's Campaign in East Tennessee August 16-October 17. Duty at Loudon till November. Knoxville Campaign November 4-December 23. Actions at Huff's Ferry November 14. Lenoir Station November 14-15. Lo
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