Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1906, Band 8Harper & brothers, 1905 |
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... volunteers , was dis- puting the advance inch by inch , and a heavy gun at Fort Tompkins , in the front , was playing upon the British , when a dense smoke was seen rising in the rear of the Americans . The storehouses , in which an ...
... volunteers , was dis- puting the advance inch by inch , and a heavy gun at Fort Tompkins , in the front , was playing upon the British , when a dense smoke was seen rising in the rear of the Americans . The storehouses , in which an ...
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... volunteers . The spoils were forty - eight pieces of artillery , 800 small - arms , some naval stores , and a quan- tity of lead and shot . St. Joseph , FORT . On the morning of May 25 , 1763 , a party of Pottawattomie Indians appeared ...
... volunteers . The spoils were forty - eight pieces of artillery , 800 small - arms , some naval stores , and a quan- tity of lead and shot . St. Joseph , FORT . On the morning of May 25 , 1763 , a party of Pottawattomie Indians appeared ...
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... volunteers , who occupied the arsenal grounds . Some of them , for want of room , occupied ground outside . The St. Louis police demanded their return to the government grounds , because they were " Federal soldiers , vio- lating the ...
... volunteers , who occupied the arsenal grounds . Some of them , for want of room , occupied ground outside . The St. Louis police demanded their return to the government grounds , because they were " Federal soldiers , vio- lating the ...
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... volunteer ser- vice as captain of the 5th Missouri In- fantry and rising to the rank of brigadier- general , June 16 , 1862 ; was brevetted ma- jor - general of volunteers in March , 1865 ; mustered out of the service Aug. 25 fol ...
... volunteer ser- vice as captain of the 5th Missouri In- fantry and rising to the rank of brigadier- general , June 16 , 1862 ; was brevetted ma- jor - general of volunteers in March , 1865 ; mustered out of the service Aug. 25 fol ...
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... volunteer forces , and militia when in the service of the United States , a salute according to rank . Commanders of divisions , of squadrons of divisions , of a senior officer present , and the narrow pennant of other officers , no ...
... volunteer forces , and militia when in the service of the United States , a salute according to rank . Commanders of divisions , of squadrons of divisions , of a senior officer present , and the narrow pennant of other officers , no ...
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Seite 375 - And the Articles of this Confederation shall be inviolably observed by every State ; and the Union shall be perpetual. Nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them, unless such alteration be agreed to, in a Congress of the United States, and be afterwards confirmed by the legislatures of every State.
Seite 270 - When vacancies happen in the representation from any state, the executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.
Seite 272 - The Congress shall have Power 1 To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States...
Seite 377 - Do, in the name and in behalf of the people of Virginia, declare and make known that the powers granted under the Constitution, being derived from the people of the United States, may be resumed by them whenever the same shall be perverted to their injury or oppression...
Seite 270 - No person shall be a representative who shall not have attained the age of twenty-five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
Seite 272 - To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes; but neither this, nor any other clause contained in the Constitution, shall ever be construed to delegate the power to Congress to appropriate money for any internal improvement intended to facilitate commerce...
Seite 336 - We have now ended the sixth day of very heavy fighting. The result, to this time, is much in our favor. Our losses have been heavy, as well as those of the enemy. I think the loss of the enemy must be greater. We have taken over five thousand prisoners by battle, while he has taken from us but few, except stragglers. I PROPOSE TO FIGHT IT OUT ON THIS LINE IF IT TAKES ALL SUMMER.
Seite 272 - To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water ; 12 To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years ; 13 To provide and maintain a Navy...
Seite 288 - Indies, in the island of Guam, and in the Philippine Archipelago, all the buildings, wharves, barracks, forts, structures, public highways and other immovable property which, in conformity with law, belong to the public domain, and as such belong to the Crown of Spain.
Seite 290 - It is understood that any obligations assumed in this treaty by the United States with respect to Cuba are limited to the time of its occupancy thereof; but it will upon the termination of such occupancy, advise any Government established in the island to assume the same obligations.