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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ingulf, Rudolf 1727-1785 (search)
Ingulf, Rudolf 1727-1785 Traveller; born in Cologne in 1727; emigrated to Mexico in 1751, where he became a merchant. After securing a competence he travelled through Central America, Mexico, and California. He published, in the German language, Travels in New Spain; The Geologic formation of California, in which he proved that California was a rich gold-field; Cosmography of America, etc. He died in Vienna in 1785.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Myer, Albert James 1827- (search)
ecial duty in the signal service, and in the latter year he was appointed chief signal-officer, with the rank of major. In June, 1861, he was made chief signalofficer on General Butler's staff, and afterwards on that of General McClellan, and was very active during the whole peninsular campaign. Colonel Myer took charge of the signal bureau in Washington, March 3, 1863, and for service at various points, and especially in giving timely signals that saved the fort and garrison at Allatoona, Ga., he was brevetted through all the grades from lieutenant-colonel to brigadier-general. In 1866 he was appointed colonel and signal-officer of the United States army, and introduced a course of signal studies at West Point and Annapolis. He was the author of the weather-signal system, and its chief till his death, in Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 24, 1880. In 1873 he was a delegate to the International Meteorological Congress at Vienna. He published a Manual of signals for the United States army.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Schenck, Robert Cumming 1809-1890 (search)
in, O., Oct. 4, 1809; brother of Admiral Schenck; graduated at Miami University in 1827; admitted to the bar in 1831, and settled in Dayton. In 1840 he was in the Ohio legislature; and from 1843 to 1851 in Congress, when he went as American minister to Brazil, where he took part in the negotiation of several treaties in South America. In 1861 he entered the field as brigadier-general of volunteers (May 17), and had A bit of old Schenectady. his first encounter with the insurgents near Vienna, Va. He was engaged in the battle of Bull Run; then served in western Virginia; and, after the battle at Cross Keys, Fremont placed him in command of a division. In the battle of Groveton, or the second battle of Bull Run, he had his right arm shattered by a ball. In September, 1862, he was promoted to major-general, and a little later was in command at Baltimore. From 1863 to 1871 he was in Congress, and in the latter year was appointed minister to England, where he served till 1876, when
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Vienna, skirmish near (search)
Vienna, skirmish near At the mid dle of June, 1861, the Confederates were hovering along the line of the railway between Alexandria and Leesburg, Va., and on the 16th they fired upon a railway train at the little village of Vienna, 15 miles fromVienna, 15 miles from Alexandria. Ohio troops under Gen. Alexander McD. McCook were ordered to picket and guard this road. They left their encampment near Alexandria on June 17, accompanied by Brig.-Gen. Robert C. Schenck, and proceeded cautiously in cars towards ViVienna. Detachments were left at different points, and when they approached that village only four companies (less than 300 men) were on the train. A detachment of 600 South Carolinians, a company of artillery, and two companies of cavalry, sent out The Union force lost five killed, six wounded, and thirteen missing. The loss of the Confederates is unknown. When the latter ascertained how small was the force they had assailed they returned and took possession of Vienna and Falls Church Village.