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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 32 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 20 0 Browse Search
James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 12 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the Colonization of the United States, Vol. 1, 17th edition. 10 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 8 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition. 6 0 Browse Search
Daniel Ammen, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.2, The Atlantic Coast (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 6 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: January 27, 1865., [Electronic resource] 4 0 Browse Search
Emilio, Luis F., History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , 1863-1865 4 0 Browse Search
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 2 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Canonicus (search)
Canonicus Indian chief; king of the Narragansets; born about 1565. He was at first unwilling to be friendly with the Pilgrims at New Plymouth. To show his contempt and defiance of the English,f peace. The chief and his associates honorably sued for the friendship of the white people. Canonicus became the firm friend of the English, especially of Roger Williams, who found a retreat in hiwar between the Narragansets and Pequods, concerning the ownership of lands, in which a son of Canonicus was slain. In his grief the king burned his own house and all his goods in it. Roger Williams, who often experienced his kindness, spoke of Canonicus as a wise and peaceable prince. He was uncle of Miantonomoh (q. v.), who succeeded him as sachem of the Narragansets in 1638. Canonicus diedperienced his kindness, spoke of Canonicus as a wise and peaceable prince. He was uncle of Miantonomoh (q. v.), who succeeded him as sachem of the Narragansets in 1638. Canonicus died June 4, 1647.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Imperialism. (search)
much loss of life and property on both sides, and resulting in the utter defeat of the Indians and the cession by them of tracts of land to the colonists. This policy was pursued to the end of the colonial period. The Plymouth colony early sent Captain Standish, with a few men, to confer with the natives and ascertain, if possible, the state of their feelings in regard to the white settlement; but the Indians eluded him and he learned nothing. The second year after this reconnoissance Canonicus, king or chief of the Narragansets, by way of showing how he felt about it, sent to the Plymouth people a bundle of arrows tied with the skin of a rattlesnake. As an answer to this challenge, the skin was stuffed with powder and bullets and returned. These exchanges of compliments opened the way for a peace treaty between the settlers and several tribes; but some of the chiefs were suspicious of the whites and formed a conspiracy to kill them off. The scheme coming to the knowledge of th
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Miantonomoh, 1632- (search)
Miantonomoh, 1632- King of the Narraganset Indians; born in Rhode Island: nephew of Canonicus and Ninegret (qq. v.). As early as 1632 he visited Boston with his wife and stayed two nights. He went to church with the English. Governor Winthrop took Miantonomoh and his attendants to his home and made much of them. In 1637 he assisted the English in the war with the Pequod Indians (q. v.). At the beginning of 1638 he succeeded his uncle, Canonicus, as sachem or king of the Narragansets; and in March he granted lands on the island of Rhode Island to William Coddington and others to make a settlement. Entering into an agreement with Uncas, sachem of th white people was put to death, in obedience to a policy that thus favored the Mohegans. His death left an indelible stain upon the Connecticut authorities. The names of Miantonomoh and Canonicus have been given to two vessels in the new navy of the United States, the first a double-turret monitor, the second a single-turret one.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Narraganset Indians, (search)
t Indians, An Algonquian family of the New England Indians which occupied the territory now comprised in the State of Rhode Island. Industrious and hardy, they were numerous, and had twelve towns within a distance of 20 miles. Their chief, Canonicus, sent a bundle of arrows tied with a snake-skin to Governor Bradford, of Plymouth, indicating his hostility. Bradford returned the skin filled with gunpowder. Canonicus was alarmed, and remained peaceable, especially after banished Roger WillCanonicus was alarmed, and remained peaceable, especially after banished Roger Williams won their good — will by his kindness. They accompanied Massachusetts troops against the Pequods in 1637, and in 1644 ceded their lands to the British King. The Narragansets having violated the terms of a treaty made in 1644, the New England Congress, under the provisions of the union or confederation, sent messengers to the offending Indians requiring their appearance at Boston. At first they treated the messengers kindly, but finally declared that they would not have peace until they
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Navy of the United States (search)
0T. S.11 Raleigh3,213Protected cruiserS.10,000T. S.11 Reina Mercedes3,090Protected cruiserS.3,700S.11 Atlanta3,000Protected cruiserS.4,030S.8 Boston3,000Protected cruiserS.4,030S.8 Third rate Yankee6,888Cruiser (converted)I.3,800S.10 Prairie6,872Cruiser (converted)I.3,800S.10 Solace4,700Hospital shipS.3,200S.10 Panther4,260Cruiser (converted)I.3,200S.8 Hartford2,790Cruiser.W.2,000S.13 Mayflower2,690Cruiser (converted)S.4,700T. S.2 Katahdin2,155Harbor-defence ramS.5,068T. S.4 Canonicus2,100Single-turret monitorI.340S.2 Mahopac2,100Single-turret monitorI.340S.2 Manhattan2,100Single-turret monitorI.340S.2 Detroit2,089Unprotected cruiserS.5,227T. S.10 Montgomery2,089Unprotected cruiserS.5,580T. S.10 Marblehead2,089Unprotected cruiserS.5,451T. S.10 Mohican1,900CruiserW.1,100S.6 Catskill1,875Single-turret monitorI.340S.2 Jason1,875Single-turret monitorI.340S.2 Lehigh1,875Single-turret monitorI.340S.2 Montauk1,875Single-turret monitorI.340S.2 Nahant1,875Single-turre
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Massachusetts (search)
.Dec. 3, 1621 John Alden marries Priscilla Mullens (the Puritan maiden), daughter of William Mullens......1621 Town surrounded by a palisade and a stockade built......February, 1622 Much suffering from lack of food......spring of 1622 Canonicus, sachem of the Narragansets, sends by way of defiance a bundle of arrows tied in a rattlesnake's skin to Plymouth; Governor Bradford sends back the skin stuffed with powder and balls; this intimidates the tribe......1622 Colonists plant sixt settlement at Seekonk, on the east side of Narragansett Bay; but learning from Mr. Winslow, of Plymouth, that he was within the patent of that. colony, he and five others move to the other side of the bay, having obtained a grant of land from Canonicus, the head sachem of the Narragansets. He names this settlement Providence......1636 A law of the colony prohibits erecting a dwelling-house more than half a mile from the meeting-house......1636 Religious controversy with Mrs. Anne Hutch
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Rhode Island, (search)
Roger Williams, banished from Plymouth colony, with five companies settles at a spot which he calls Providence......June, 1636 Aquedneck Island settled by eighteen proprietors at Portsmouth, now New Town, first called Pocasset......1637 Canonicus and his nephew Miantinomo, sachems of the Narragansets, deed to Roger Williams all lands between the Pawtucket and Pawtuxet rivers......March 24, 1638 Roger Williams and Governor Winthrop make a joint purchase of Prudence Island......Nov. 10 Committees from Providence, Portsmouth, Newport, and Warwick at Portsmouth, adopt the charter of 1643, choose John Coggeshall president of the colony, and give a tax of £ 100 to Roger Williams for obtaining the charter......May 19-21, 1647 Canonicus, sachem of the Narragansets, dies......June 4, 1647 William Coddington receives from the council of state in England a commission, signed by John Bradshaw, to govern Rhode Island and Connecticut during his life, with a council of six, to be