Identifier: presidentssoldie02hard (find matches)
Title: Presidents, soldiers, statesmen... with a prefix giving a compendium of the history of the United States and history of the Declaration of independence
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Hardesty, Hiram H., 1834-1898, pub. 2n
Subjects: United States
Publisher: New York
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

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of Washington 91 Tomb of Mother of Washington ; Grave of Gen. Daniel Morgan 9c In the Boulder Canon 107 Locoa Falls, Georgia 111 Autograph Bill of Patrick Henry )15 Falls Au Sable, New York 119 Crystal Falls, Yellowstone Valley 127 Lower Canon, Yellowstone Valley 139 House in which Declaration of Independence was written 147 Independence Hall, Philadelphia 151 Meeting Place of the First Congress 155 Scene of Mrs. Madisons Night Journey , 395 Mrs. Adams Resting Plnce on Journey to France 399 Jackson Square, New Orleans 403 North Point of Gardiners Island 407 The Yosemite 2- 411 Point where President Pierces Son was Killed 415 Mrs. Johnsons Journey through Tennessee 419 Scene on the Pacific Slope 423 Lower Falls, Yellowstone Valley 427 View of the Grotto, National Park 435 View in West Virginia 439 Statue of Henry Clay 451 The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas 455 Scene on St. Johns River. Florida 459 Entrance to Hollywood Cemetery 467 A Group of Free Pollers 519 Houdon Statue of Washington 547
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GEN. GEORGE G. MEADE. . Born in Cadiz, Spain, December 31, I81o; died in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, November (i, 1S7L. THE NAVY IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION WITH A RECORD OF MILITARY EVENTS IN THE COAST STATES, At the beginning of the war the Atlantic and Gulf waters of theUnited States were the cruising ground of one division of vessels, knownas the Home Squadron. Iu this squadron was also included the vesselscruising along the coasts of the West Indies, Mexico and Central America,The first commander of the squadron after the war began was Flag-OfficerG. J. Pendergrast. As the war progressed, and other vessels were fittedout, three squadrons were formed. The West India squadron, havingcharge of United States interests in the West Indies, Mexico and Cen-tral America, Pendergrast remaining in command: the Atlantic squadron,under command first of Flag-Officer Stringham, iu charge along the At-lantic coast to Cape Florida; and the Gulf squadron, first commandedby Flag-Officer Wm. Mervine,

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