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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Abbott , John Stevens Cabot 1805 -1877 (search)
Abbott, John Stevens Cabot, 1805-1877
Historian; born in Brunswick, Me., Sept. 18, 1805; brother of Jacob; was graduated at Bowdoin College in 1825, and at Andover Seminary; was ordained as a Congregational minister in 1830.
and held several pastorates in Massachusetts till 1844, after which he applied himself wholly to literature.
Among his notable works are The French Revolution of 1789; The history of Napoleon Bonaparte; Napoleon at St. Helena; The history of Napoleon III.; The history of the Civil War in America; A romance of Spanish history: and The history of Frederick II., called Frederick the Great.
He died in Fair Haven, Conn., June 17. 1877.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Adair , John 1759 -1840 (search)
Adair, John, 1759-1840
Military officer; born in Chester county, S. C., in 1759.
He served in the Continental army during the Revolution, and in the wars against the frontier Indians in 1791-93.
He was United States Senator in Congress in 1805-6; and as volunteer aide to General Shelby at the battle of the Thames, in 1813, he showed much bravery and skill.
He distinguished himself as commander of the Kentucky troops in the battle of New Orleans, in January, 1815.
From 1820 to 1824 he was governor of Kentucky, having served in the legislature of that State; and from 1831 to 1833 was a Representative in Congress.
He died in Harrodsburg, Ky., May 19, 1840.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Allen , William Henry 1784 - (search)
Allen, William Henry, 1784-
Naval officer; born in Providence, R. I., Oct. 21, 1784; entered the navy as a midshipman in April, 1800, and sailed in the frigate George Washington to Algiers.
He afterwards
William Henry Allen. went to the Mediterranean in the Philadelphia, under Barron; then in the John Adams, under Rodgers; and in 1804 as sailing-master to the Congress.
He was in the Frigate Constitution in 1805; and in 1807 he was third lieutenant of the Chesapeake when she was attacked by the Leopard.
It was Lieutenant Allen who drew up the memorial of the officers of the Chesapeake to the Secretary of the Navy, urging the arrest and trial of Barron for neglect of duty.
In 1809 he was made first lieutenant of the frigate United States, under Decatur.
He behaved bravely in the conflict with the Macedonian; and after her capture took her safely into New York Harbor, Jan. 1, 1813.
In July, 1813, he was promoted to master-commandant while he was on his voyage in the brig Angu
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Alsop , Richard 1761 -1815 (search)
Alsop, Richard, 1761-1815
A witty poet and essayist; born in Middletown, Conn., Jan. 23, 1761.
He is best known in literature as the principal author of a series of burlesque pieces, begun in 1791 and ended in 1805, entitled, in collective form, The echo.
They were thus published in 1807.
Dwight, Hopkins, and Trumbull were associated with Alsop in the production of The echo, which, from a work provocative of mirth, became a bitter political satirist of the Democratic party.
He wrote a Monody on the death of Washington, in heroic verse, which was published in 1800.
Alsop ranked among the Hartford wits at the close of the eighteenth century.
He died in Flatbush, L. L., Aug. 20, 1815.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bailey , Theodorus 1805 -1877 (search)
Bailey, Theodorus, 1805-1877
Naval officer; born in Chateaugay, Franklin co., N. Y., April 12, 1805: entered the navy as midshipman in January, 1818.
and was captain in 1855.
In July, 1862, he was made commodore, and in July, 1866, rear-admiral on the retired list.
In 1861 Captain Bailey was in command of the Colorado, in the Western Gulf squadron.
and was second in command of the expedition under Butler and Farragut up the Mississippi to capture New Orleans.
in the spring of 1862.
His vessel was too large to pass the bar, and taking what men and guns he could spare.
he went up the river in his boats as a volunteer, and assumed the command of the first division.
He led in the desperate attack on Fort St. Philip. Fort Jackson, and the Confederate flotilla.
It was one of the most gallant naval operations of the war; and Admiral Farragut specially commended Captain Bailey as the leader in that attack.
In 1862 he was in command of the Eastern Gulf squadron, and was successfu
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bartlett , John Russell 1805 -1886 (search)
Bartlett, John Russell, 1805-1886
Author; born in Providence, R. I., Oct. 23, 1805.
He was for six years cashier of the Globe Bank in Providence, and an active member of the Franklin Society for the Cultivation of Science.
He was also one of the projectors of the Athenaeum in Providence, and for some time corresponding secretary of the New York Historical Society. Mr. Bartlett was associated with Albert Gallatin as a projector and founder of the American Ethnological Society.
In 1850 he was appointed by President Taylor a commissioner, under the treaty of peace with Mexico in 1848, to settle the boundary-line between that country and the United States.
He was engaged in that service until Jan. 7, 1853, making extensive surveys and explorations, with elaborate scientific observations; but, owing to a failure of Congress to make the necessary appropriations, he did not complete his work.
He published a personal narrative of his experience in that region in 1854.
In May, 1855,
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Beatty , John 1749 -1826 (search)
Beatty, John, 1749-1826
Physician; born in Bucks county. Pa., Dec. 19, 1749 was graduated at Princeton in 1769; studied medicine with Dr. Rush; took up arms, and became a colonel in the Pennsylvania line.
He was made prisoner at Fort Washington, and suffered much.
In 1778 he succeeded Elias Boudinot as commissary-general of prisoners.
but resigned in 1780.
He was a delegate in the Congress of the Confederation, 1783-85, and of the national Congress. 1793-95.
He was secretary of state for New Jersey for ten years--1795--1805.
He died at Trenton, N. J., April 30, 1826.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bomford , George 1780 -1848 (search)
Bomford, George, 1780-1848
Military officer: born in New York, in 1780: graduated at West Point in 1805: introduced bomb cannon after a pattern (of his own, which were called columbiads.
These cannon were afterwards developed by John A. Dahlgren (q. v.). He became chief of ord nance May 30, 1832, and from Feb. 1, 1842., till his death was inspector of arsenals, ordnance, arms and munitions of war. He died in Boston, Mass., March 25, 1848.