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G. S. Hillard, Life and Campaigns of George B. McClellan, Major-General , U. S. Army, Chapter 1: (search)
of Mexican cavalry, drawn up as a support. Dimmick, having at the head of the brigade the company of sappers and miners under Lieutenant Smith, engineer, who had conducted the march, was ordered by Brigadier-General Smith to form line faced to the enemy, and, in a charge against a flank, routed the cavalry. In the reports of the officers immediately commanding, honorable mention is made of Lieutenant McClellan and his corps. General Twiggs says, Lieutenant G. B. McClellan, after Lieutenant Callender was wounded, took charge of and managed the howitzer battery (Lieutenant Reno being detached with the rockets) with judgment and success, until it became so disabled as to require shelter. For Lieutenant McClellan's efficiency and gallantry in this affair, I present his name for the favorable consideration of the general-in-chief. And again, To Lieutenant G. W. Smith, of the engineers, who commanded the company of sappers and miners, I am under many obligations for his services on t
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, chapter 15 (search)
e had made his preparations, he assaulted, and a close, severe contest ensued, which lasted more than an hour, gaining and losing ground, but never the position first obtained, from which the enemy in vain attempted to drive him. General Morgan L. Smith kept gaining ground on the left spurs of Missionary Ridge, and Colonel Loomis got abreast of the tunnel and railroad embankment on his side, drawing the enemy's fire, and to that extent relieving the assaulting party on the hill-crest. Captain Callender had four of his guns on General Ewing's hill, and Captain Woods his Napoleon battery on General Lightburn's; also, two guns of Dillon's battery were with Colonel Alexander's brigade. All directed their fire as carefully as possible, to clear the hill to our front, without endangering our own men. The fight raged furiously about 10 A. M., when General Corse received a severe wound, was brought off the field, and the command of the brigade and of the assault at that key-point devolved o
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), A. (search)
maintain their places, and protect, or partially so, the side of the ship. Jones's armor-plating. Jones's Defensive Armor for Land and Water Batteries, April 15, 1862. In this invention the armor-plates have edge and intermediate flanges, and are placed in two tiers having intermediate cushions between them; they rest against foundation — cushions, the whole being bolted together and to the casemate or side of the vessel by bolts, which are provided with elastic washercushions. Callender and Northrup's armor. Ballard's armor. Callender and North- Rup's Defensive Armor, May 27, 1862, is composed of ribbed plates which are fastened to interior concave stringers by bolts passing through the stringers and into metallic tubes between them; each plate has a lap at its edge to fit the corresponding edge of the next plate, to which it is riveted. The nuts are on the outside. Ballard's armor, June 24, 1862, consists of a series of inner iron ribs A A, with interposed wo
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), G. (search)
hose working them. For the latter purpose, besides mantelets and shields, arrangements have been made for rotating the turret in which the gun is mounted so as to cover the embrasure; depressing the gun during loading below the embrasure, etc. For counterpoise carriages see: — Brewer's gun-carriage, 1870, is supported on a platform which is supported by levers within a curb, and a weight suspended from the ends of the levers counterpoises the gun, carriage, chassis, and platform. Callender and Northrup, 1864, have a platform supported by a piston in an air-cylinder beneath. Eads (1865, 1869, and 1871) causes the recoil of the gun to depress it backwardly and downwardly, it being poised on its trunnions on the end of an arm which oscillates in an are. As the gun descends, a piston traverses in a cylinder, compressing air therein, and the elasticity of the air assists in restoring the gun to its position when the loading is complete. Coughlan, 1870, has a cogged segment
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 5: graduation from the United States Military Academy, 1854; brevet Second Lieutenant in Ordnance Department, 1855-56 (search)
oon as she saw her she cried out with amazement, Oh, Mr. Howard, how could you have sold me that way? I know that she and the many others who promptly paid us visits were better satisfied with the actuality than with the imaginary figure which I had painted. During the first few months after we had become settled in the north quarters we had a visit from Colonel Craig, the Chief of Ordnance, and I think we won his heart from the start. The result of it, however, seemed to be this: Captain Callender, in command of the Kennebec Arsenal at Augusta, Me., was to go to another post in the Far West, and there was no ranking ordnance officer available to fill his place; so I was selected and sent to Augusta to relieve him. It was a favor for a second lieutenant to have an independent command, and it was indeed a promotion; but after you have furnished your quarters, planted your garden, provided yourself with a horse and buggy, and settled down to real life, it is not so easy to conf
George Bancroft, History of the Colonization of the United States, Vol. 1, 17th edition., Chapter 9: (search)
rom the whole course and tenor of his life and conduct, to have been one of the most disinterested men that ever lived, a most pious and heavenly-minded soul. Callender. 17. Thus was Rhode Island the offspring of Massachusetts; but her political connections were long influenced by the circumstance of her origin. The loss of ta fragment of Wheelwright's Sermon; and the statement of John Cotton himself, in his reply to Williams; also, Saml. Gorton, Hubbard, C. Mather, Neal, Hutchinson, Callender, Backus, Savage, and Knowles. The principles of Anne Hutchinson were a natural consequence of the progress of the reformation. She had imbibed them in Europe; asary 1641 Sept 9. for their protection; and to whom could they direct their letters but to the now powerful Henry Vane? Ms. extracts from R. I. Rec. Compare Callender, 29, &c.; Backus, i. 91.96, &c.; Knowles, c. XI Such were the institutions which sprung from the party of Anne Hutchinson. But she did not long enjoy their
George Bancroft, History of the Colonization of the United States, Vol. 1, 17th edition., Chapter 10: (search)
n, b. II. c. XXIII. XXIV. Lechford, 41, 42. Gorton, in II. Mass. Hist Coll. VIII. 68—70. Morton, 202—206. Gorton, in Hutchinson., App. XX. Hubbard, 343, 344. 401—407. and 500—512. Hazard, i. 546—553. C. Mather, b. VII. c. II. s. 12. Callender, 35, 38. Hopkins, in II. Mass. Hist Coll. ix. 199—201. Hutchinson, i. 114—118. Hutchinson's Coll. 237—239. and 405. 415. Backus, i. 118 and ff. Eliot, in i. Mass. Hist. Coll. ix. 35—38. Knowles, 182— 189. Savage on Winthrop, II. 147—issionary induced both houses of parliament to grant unto him, and friends with him, a free and absolute charter II. Mass. Hist. Coll. ix. 185. of civil government for those parts of his abode. Winthrop, II. 193. Knowles, 200. See also Callender and Backus,—both very good authorities, because both followed original documents Thus 1644 Mar. 14. were the places of refuge for soul-liberty, on the Narragansett Bay, incorporated with full power and authority to rule themse
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 2, 17th edition., Colonial history. (search)
ends, demanding a double diligence in guards against oppression, and in the firm support of the good of the people. The instruction of all the people in their rights, he esteemed the creative power of good in the colony; and he adds,— for in his view Christianity established political equality, —You are the unworthiest men upon the earth, if you do lose the liberty wherewith Christ hath made you free in life and glory. The leading printed authorities for early Rhode Island history, are Callender's Century Sermon, Backus's History of the Baptists, and Knowles's Roger Williams. The Mass. Hist. Coll. contain many useful documents, too various to be specially cited. Our Rhode Island Historical Society has published five valuable volumes. Hopkins's History of Providence is not accurate; it is in the Mass. Hist. Coll. Compare, also, Walsh's Appeal, 431, &c. Let me not forget to add the reprints from the Records, and the Commentaries of Henry Bull, of Newport. Besides printed works
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 2, 17th edition., Chapter 12: (search)
e tribe panted for revenge; without delay eight or nine of the English were slain in or about Swansey; June 24. and the alarm of war spread through the colonies. Thus was Philip hurried into his rebellion; and he is reported to have wept Callender's Century Sermon. as he heard that a white man's blood had been shed. The authorities on King Phillip's war are, Present State of N. E., and four other Tracts, first published in 1675 and 1676, and now, in 1833 and 1836, reprinted by S. G. of King Philip's War; Records of United Colonies, in Hazard, vol. II.; Anne Rowlandson's Captivity, Wheeler's Narrative, in New Hamp. Hist. Coll. II. 5, &c.; Gookin, in l. Mass. Hist. Coll. i. 148, &c.; Massachusetts Records and Files. Add Callender's Century Sermon; the important notes of Davis on Morton. He had kept his men Chap XII.} 1675 about him in arms, and had welcomed every stranger; and now, against his judgment and his will, he was involved in war. For what prospect had he of s
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 22., An old-time picnic. (search)
e size of Jamaica Pond or larger, and has a small wooded island in the center. On the island was a band of musicians which began to play as soon as we landed. It seemed a scene of enchantment; Cousin Kate who was by my side seemed too much affected to speak. We had many wits in the party and there was no lack of bon mots. The gentlemen played off upon each other, to our amusement. When spirits flagged, we had the resource of music. Five instruments, and vocal music from Mrs Quincy, Mr Callender and occasionally Mr Webster and young May, Afterward the Rev. Samuel J. May. with whom I was very much pleased, and who discovered, I thought, true modest assurance, with very good sense. The ascent of the Canal was altogether new to me, and very interesting. It was all the pleasanter for having so many children to. whom it was likewise a novelty—especially the locks through which we passed. After landing, the children danced on the green under a tent or awning. Later we enj
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