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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Introduction: soldiers and citizens (search)
the army to the White House: Garfield in 1863—(left to right) Thomas, Wiles, Tyler, Simmons, Drillard, Ducat, Barnett, Goddard, Rosecrans, Garfield, Porter, Bond, Thompson, Sheridan. War-time portraits of six soldiers whose military records assisted them to the Presidential Chair. Brig.-Gen. Andrew Johnson President, 1865-69. General Ulysses S. Grant, President, 1869-77. Bvt. Maj.-Gen. Rutherford B. Hayes President, 1877-81. Maj.-Gen. James A. Garfield President, March to September, 1881. Bvt. Brig.-Gen. Benjamin Harrison President, 1889-93. Brevet Major William McKinley, President, 1897-1901. many cases between fighters and non-combatants. This is true, even when the latter are represented in full army overcoats, with swords and the like, as was customary to some extent with postmasters, quartermasters, commissariat and hospital attendants. The features are distinctive of the men who have stood up under fire, and undergone the even severer ordeal of submission
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
to Senate to succeed Conkling......July 22, 1881 Nathan Clifford, United States Supreme Court judge, born 1803, dies at Cornish, Me......July 25, 1881 Wrangell Island or Land, off the Siberian coast, taken possession of in name of the United States by Captain Hooper and Mr. Reynolds of the revenue-cutter Corwin......Aug. 12, 1881 Forest fires in Huron and Sanilac counties, Michigan, spread over 1,800 square miles, making 2,900 families homeless, and destroying 138 lives......September, 1881 President Garfield removed from Washington to Francklyn Cottage, Elberon, N. J.......Sept. 6, 1881 Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, born 1824, dies at Bristol, R. I.......Sept. 13, 1881 President Garfield dies at 10.35 P. M.......Sept. 19, 1881 Vice-President Arthur sworn as President at his residence in New York City between 2 and 3 A. M. by Judge John R. Brady......Sept. 20, 1881 President Arthur formally takes the oath of office in Washington......Sept. 22, 1881 President
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Michigan, (search)
ng......Sept. 29, 1880 Legislature, after heated discussion and opposition, confirms grant of 1857 to the Ontonagon and State Line Railroad Company, although the road had not been constructed, and limitation of time had long expired......1881 Michigan reform school for girls at Adrian, opened......August, 1881 Forest fires break out in Huron and Sanilac counties, and burn over some 1,800 square miles of territory, rendering 2,900 families homeless, and destroying 138 lives......September, 1881 Site purchased for State insane asylum near Traverse City......1882 Josiah W. Begole, union or fusion candidate of the Democratic and Greenback parties, elected governor......November, 1882 National Prison Association meets at Detroit......Oct. 17, 1885 State soldiers' home near Grand Rapids dedicated......Dec. 30, 1886 Local option law passed by legislature......1887 Acts passed to incorporate the Women's Christian Temperance Unions throughout the State......1887 T
History of the First Universalist Church in Somerville, Mass. Illustrated; a souvenir of the fiftieth anniversary celebrated February 15-21, 1904, History of the Sunday school (search)
position, and served two years; after which Augustus Hodgman occupied the place with marked success for five years, followed by George M. Stevens, who served during 1888-1889; Seth Mason in 1890; Arthur W. Glines, 1891 to 1895, inclusive; and A. A. Wyman from 1895 to the present time. In 1895 the school reached high-water mark in membership, as the report shows a total of 453 active members in attendance. Friday night was decided upon as the regular meeting night of the teachers in September, 1881. And in 1884 the first teachers' sociable, as they are now known, was held at the house of John F. Ayer. The pastor, Rev. C. A. Skinner, entertained the next year, and Mr. and Mrs. John F. Nickerson the following year. Since that time the gatherings have been held in the vestry, although on several regular meeting nights the teachers were pleasantly entertained by Miss Mary Clark, who conducted the infant class successfully for so many years. The school met with an irreparable los
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir, Chapter 50: (search)
t about his recovery. Now however I fear the chances are largely against it. But by the time this reaches you more certainty will be felt one way or the other. The crime is a disgrace to our country, and yet cannot be punished as it deserves. I have been very busy though not accomplishing much, which must be my excuse for not writing sooner. Very Truly Yours, U. S. Grant. Letter no. Seventy. At last my successor to London was confirmed, and on his arrival in England, in September, 1881, I returned to this country, and resumed my old habit of constant association with General Grant. The new President, Arthur, was in New York in October, and General Grant called on him. He told me the same day that Arthur had introduced the subject of providing an appointment for me. Arthur had urged me a few months before to decline the nomination to Copenhagen which Garfield offered me, and my whole course in that matter had been advised and endorsed by him and Senator Conkling as s