. Soldiers and citizens' album of biographical record [of Wisconsin] containing personal sketches of army men and citizens prominent in loyalty to the Union. Also a chronological and statistical history of the civil war and a history of the Grand Army of the Republic; with portraits of soldiers and prominent citizens . .A severe fight took place between the forces ofCornwallis and Greene. The American losswas 419 and that of the British, 570. Corn-wallis then marched into Virginia. Sept. 8.—General Greene defeated the Britishunder Colonel Stewart at Eutaw Springs, S. C,and they retreated to Cl
. Soldiers and citizens' album of biographical record [of Wisconsin] containing personal sketches of army men and citizens prominent in loyalty to the Union. Also a chronological and statistical history of the civil war and a history of the Grand Army of the Republic; with portraits of soldiers and prominent citizens . .A severe fight took place between the forces ofCornwallis and Greene. The American losswas 419 and that of the British, 570. Corn-wallis then marched into Virginia. Sept. 8.—General Greene defeated the Britishunder Colonel Stewart at Eutaw Springs, S. C,and they retreated to Cliarleston. Sept. 30.—The siege of Yorktown was begunby the combined French and American forces. Oct. 19.—Cornwallis surrendered Yorktownwith 12,000 prisoners, including sailors, toriesand negroes. The spoils included 8,000 mus-kets, 255 cannon, 28 standards, besides a largeamount of munitions of war and stores. Whenthe news was received at Philadelphia, thepeople wept with delight. Religious serviceswere held by Congress in the Lutheran Churchand the following day at the headquarters ofthe regiments. (The British sent 133,000 soldiers and sailorsto this war. The Colonists met them with230,000 Continentals and 48,000 militia. TheBritish employed Indians and Hessians. TheAmeiicans had the French as allies.). Battles of the War of 1812. ^>- ^*f^^3«i€^^ 1812. June 18.—War was declared by theUnited States against England ; American citi-zens and others claiming to be snch, were seizedby the English government and connniltedto Dartmoor prison. July 12.—General Hull, with 1,800 men, in-vaded Canada from Detroit. July 29.—The l>ritish Heet on l^ake Ontariowas repulsed from Sacketts Harbor l)y theOneida and an old 32-pounder, stationed onthe shore. 31.—A figlit occurred among the Thous-and Islands between two British vessels andtwo American boats; the British were defeated. Au(i. 13.—The United States frigate Essexcaptured the Britisii brig Alert off Newfo
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