Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . , and dur-of ships from Virginia to Staten Island, ing the siege of Petersburg. In the BattlHwhere he arrived on Aug. 7. He demand- op Groveton (q. v.) he lost a leg, anded the surrender of New York City, and in May. 1863, was made lieutenant-gen-the next day, Aug. 8, he landed 600 men, eral. He was engaged in stock-raising into whom the fort was surrendered, the Spring Hill, Tenn., at the time of hisBritish garrison being allowed to march death, Jan. 25, with the honors
Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . , and dur-of ships from Virginia to Staten Island, ing the siege of Petersburg. In the BattlHwhere he arrived on Aug. 7. He demand- op Groveton (q. v.) he lost a leg, anded the surrender of New York City, and in May. 1863, was made lieutenant-gen-the next day, Aug. 8, he landed 600 men, eral. He was engaged in stock-raising into whom the fort was surrendered, the Spring Hill, Tenn., at the time of hisBritish garrison being allowed to march death, Jan. 25, with the honors of war. He renamed Ewing, Hugh Boyle, military officer;the city New Orange and reorganized the born in Lancaster, O., Oct. 31, 1826; songovernment upon the old Dutch lines, and of Thomas Ewing; studied in the Unitedafter proclaiming Captain Colve governor States Military Academy; went to Call-he sailed for Holland. fomia in 1849; returned to Lancaster in Ewell, Ben,tamin Stoddert, educator; 1852; and began the practice of law. Inborn in Washington, D. C, June 10, 1810; 1861 he entered the National army as 296. RICHARD STODDEBT EWELI* EWINO—EXCISE brigadier-inspector of Ohio volunteers; nia soon after its enactment, and when promoted brigadier-general Nov. 29, 1862; steps were taken for its enforcement, brevetted major-general in 1865. His pub- The law was disregarded, indictments lications include The Orand Ladron: A were found against a number of distillers. Tale of Early California, etc. and thirty warrants were issued, which Ewing, James, military ofBcer; born the marshal of the district undertook to in Lancaster, Pa., Aug. 3, 1736; was serve. He had served twenty-nine of chosen a brigadier-general of Pennsylvania them, when he and the inspector of the troops, July 4, 1776. After the war he district were fired upon by some armed was vice-president of Pennsylvania for men and compelled to fly for their lives, two years; then a member of the As- They assailed the inspector
Size: 1548px × 1613px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorwilsonwoodrow18561924, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900
