Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . to Oborlin, 0.; sewed in the CivilWar in the National army; was electedpresident of the Arkansas Central Rail-way; removed to Arkansas; chosen chair-man of the Republican State Committee;was United States Senator in 1873-79;was twice tried for complicity in the StarRoute Frauds (q. v.), the second trialresulting in a verdict of not guilty. Doty, James Duane, governor; born inSalem, N. Y., in 1799; studied law andsettled in Detroit; member of the Michi-gan legislature in 1834, and
Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . to Oborlin, 0.; sewed in the CivilWar in the National army; was electedpresident of the Arkansas Central Rail-way; removed to Arkansas; chosen chair-man of the Republican State Committee;was United States Senator in 1873-79;was twice tried for complicity in the StarRoute Frauds (q. v.), the second trialresulting in a verdict of not guilty. Doty, James Duane, governor; born inSalem, N. Y., in 1799; studied law andsettled in Detroit; member of the Michi-gan legislature in 1834, and there intro-duced the bill which provided for thedivision of Michigan and the establishment of the Territories of Iowa and aided in founding Madison, Wis., whichcity was made the capital of the Statethrough his efforts. He held a seat inCongress in 1836-41 and 1849-53;governor of Wisconsin in 1841-44; andwas appointed governor of Utah in died in Salt Lake City, Ut., June 13,1865. Doubleday, Abner, military oflScer;born in Ballston Spa, N. Y., June 26,1819; graduated at West Point in 1842;. ABNER DOUBLEDAY. served in the artillery in the war withMexico; rose to captain in 1855; andserved against the Seminole Indiansin 1856-58. Captain Doubleday was anefficient officer in Fort Sumter with JIajorAnderson during the siege. He fired thefirst gun (April 12, 1861) upon the Con-federates from that fort. On May 14 hewas promoted to major, and on Feb. 3,1802, to brigadier-general of Hookers corps, at the battle of Antie-tam, he commanded a division; and whenReynolds fell at Gettysburg, Doubledaytook command of his corps. He had beenmade major-general in November, 1862,and had been conspicuously engaged inthe battles of Fredericksburg and Chancel-lorsville. He was brevetted brigadier-gen-eral and major-general of the United Statesarmy in March, 1865; was commissionedcolonel of the 35th Infantry in September,1867; and was retired in December, di
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