I take great pleasure in informing the Department of the noble and untiring exertions of 1st Lieutenant Joseph Irish, 2d Lieutenant A. D. Littlefield, Chief Engineer Whittaker, Pilot Joseph Case, Boatswain E. F. R. Denison, and each of the crew in saving life, recovering bodies of the drowned and caring for the sick and wounded.

In the cases of several of the shipwrecked life was apparently extinct, but by the efforts of those on board they were resuscitated. The women were rolled in blankets, and all in our power was done to make them comfortable. Many of the rescued were very weak, and I doubted my ability to get them into port alive.

I was ably seconded in my work of boating by Captain Crandall, light house keeper at Watch Hill, and his noble crew, they having picked up fourteen living and dead.

After the last body had been taken on board a sea caught their boat under this vessel's quarter and split her open.

The boat was the private property of Captain Crandall, who, on beholding her destruction, simply remarked, "She has well paid for herself."

Five of the dead bodies were identified by those saved on board, and when the living women were clothed and brought to identify their friends, a sad scene presented itself, one recognizing a lost husband, another a sister, two men their wives, and one man his two children.

The corpses were all numbered, and together with a description list, were delivered to the authorities of Stonington, a copy of said list being retained on board.

On the morning of the 31st ultimo at daylight, kindly accompanied by J. P. Bigelow, Captain George B. Hull, Superintendent of New York and Providence Steamship Company (one of the rescued), and John McGuire to assist my worn-out officers and men, I again stood for the scene of the wreck and cruised in that vicinity, with lookouts stationed aloft, extending my cruise as far as Block Island. The wind was blowing strong from the northwest and constantly increasing, with a heavy cross sea from the southeast, breaking over and completely covering this vessel.

There being no signs of any bodies floating about, with decks full of water, I stood for Point Judith. Still finding no signs of the wreck, and the sea getting too heavy to lower a boat, I stood for Newport and anchored.

Having found a jewel and pocket-book on board (the property of one of the dead), I turned the same over to Mr. Bigelow, to take them to Stonington for the purpose of identifying corpse marked No. 4.

Trusting that the conduct of the Mocassin, under my command, (p. 437) and the acts of her officers and crew may meet the approval of the Department,

I remain, very respectfully, your obedient servant, David RITCHIE, Captain United States Revenue Marine.



Resolution of Congress Voting Thanks to Captain Ritchie.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled: That the thanks of Congress are due, and are hereby tendered to Captain David Ritchie, commanding the revenue steamer Mocassin, and to the officers and men under his command, for their heroic and humane action in saving the lives of forty-two persons from the wreck of the steamer "Metis" on the waters of Long Island Sound, on the morning of the thirty-first of August, eighteen hundred and seventy-two.

Approved January 24, 1873.



No. 82. (p. 438) PLATE LXXXII.

1876.

These United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States. [Rx]. In commemoration of the hundredth anniversary, etc.

CENTENNIAL MEDAL.

[Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence.]

THESE UNITED COLONIES ARE, AND OF RIGHT OUGHT TO BE, FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES.[127] A female figure, personifying the United Colonies, is kneeling, with a sword in her right hand, while she points with her left to a constellation of thirteen stars, emblematical of the thirteen original United States. Exergue: 1776.

[Footnote 127: These words occur in the following resolution of the Continental Congress:

IN CONGRESS.

Resolved: That the consideration of the first resolution be postponed to Monday, the first day of July next, and in the meanwhile, that no time be lost in case the Congress agree thereto, that a committee be appointed to prepare a declaration to the effect of the said first resolution, which is in these words: "That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, Free and Independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown; and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved."

Monday, June 10th, 1776.]

IN COMMEMORATION OF THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE. ACT OF CONGRESS JUNE 1874. America personified as a maiden, coiffed with the Phrygian cap of liberty, girt with a sword, and with the shield of the United States of America by her side, is crowning with laurels two female figures representing Manufactures and Arts. On the platform, 1876.

This medal, though not signed, is by William Barber.



ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS. (p. 439)

Act of Congress Authorizing Centennial Medals.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled: That medals with appropriate devices, emblems and inscriptions, commemorative of the Centennial Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, be prepared at the mint at Philadelphia for the Centennial Board of Finance, subject to the provisions of the fifty-second section of the coinage act of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, upon the payment of a sum not less than the cost thereof, and all the provisions whether penal or otherwise of said coinage act against the counterfeiting or imitating of coins of the United States shall apply to the medals struck and issued under the provisions of this act.

Approved June 16, 1874.



Official Notice Promulgated by the Centennial Board of Finance.

United States Centennial Board of Finance, Philadelphia, March 24, 1875.

It being deemed essential "that medals, with appropriate devices, emblems, and inscriptions, commemorative of the centennial anniversary of the Declaration of Independence," should be officially issued, the Congress of the United States, by special act, approved June 16, 1874, directed the same to be prepared at the Mint for the Centennial Board of Finance, subject to the provisions of the fifty-second section of the coinage act of 1873, upon the payment of a sum not less than the cost thereof, and all the provisions, whether penal or otherwise, of said coinage act against the counterfeiting or imitation of coins of the United States shall apply to the medals struck and issued under the provisions of this act. These medals having been prepared and issued are now being sold by the Centennial Board of Finance and its agents, and the profits arising therefrom strictly applied in aid of the preparation for the celebration of the anniversary which the medals commemorate. They are the only medals relating to the great events of 1876, officially issued, and may be readily distinguished from any of the tokens styled Centennial medals and issued by private parties for their individual profit, from the fact that in addition to the designs and other wording, the larger medals have stamped upon them "Act of Congress, June, 1874," and the others, "By authority of the Congress of the U. S."

These official medals are of four kinds: small gilt at $1; large bronze at $2; coin silver at $3; large gilt at $5, or all inclosed in one case at $11. Cautionary notice is hereby given that the Centennial Board of Finance intends to avail itself of the protection and privilege granted by the acts of Congress above mentioned, and that the highly penal provisions for publishing, counterfeiting, or imitating the authorized official medals will be strictly enforced against all infringement and violation.

John WELSH, President Centennial Board of Finance.

Frederick FRALEY, Secretary.



No. 83. (p. 440) PLATE LXXXIII.

1876.

These United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States. [Rx]. By authority of the Congress, etc.

CENTENNIAL MEDAL.

[Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence.]

THESE UNITED COLONIES ARE, AND OF RIGHT OUGHT TO BE, FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES.[128] A female figure, personifying the United Colonies, is kneeling, with a sword in her right hand, while she points with her left to a constellation of thirteen stars, emblematical of the thirteen original United States. Exergue: 1776.

[Footnote 128: See note 1 under No. 82, page 438.]

BY AUTHORITY OF THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES 1876. Within a wreath of laurel, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.[129]

[Footnote 129: The act of Congress in relation to the Centennial Medals, and an official notice promulgated by the Centennial Board of Finance, are given under No. 82, page 438.]

This medal, though not signed, is by William Barber.



No. 84. (p. 441) PLATE LXXXIV.

June 20, 1874.

Life Saving medal of the first class. United States of America. [Rx]. In testimony of heroic deeds, etc.

LIFE SAVING MEDAL OF THE FIRST CLASS.

[Saving Life from the Perils of the Sea.]

LIFE SAVING MEDAL OF THE FIRST CLASS . UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. . Three men in a boat in a heavy sea. One is rescuing a person who has hold of a spar, at the end of which is a block with its sheet. Another is standing, casting a rope, and a third is seated and rowing. In the distance, to the left, is the wreck of a large vessel. PAQUET. F. (fecit).

IN TESTIMONY OF HEROIC DEEDS IN SAVING LIFE FROM THE PERILS OF THE SEA. A female figure, standing, holds in her left hand a wreath of oak, and with her right is preparing to inscribe the name of the recipient on a monument which is surmounted by the American eagle, and to the right of which are a mast, a yard with its sail bent, an anchor, a sextant, and a branch of laurel. Exergue: ACT OF CONGRESS JUNE 20th 1874. PAQUET.



ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS. (p. 442)

Act of Congress Instituting Life Saving Medals.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled: That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby directed to cause to be prepared medals of honor, with suitable devices, to be distinguished as Life-Saving Medals of the first and second class, which shall be bestowed upon any persons who shall hereafter endanger their own lives in saving, or endeavoring to save lives from perils of the sea, within the United States, or upon any American vessel: Provided, That the medal of the first class shall be confined to cases of extreme and heroic daring, and that the medal of the second class shall be given in cases not sufficiently distinguished to deserve the medal of the first class: Provided also, That no award of either medal shall be made to any person until sufficient evidence of his deserving shall have been filed with the Secretary of the Treasury and entered upon the records of the Department.

Approved June 20, 1874.



Lucien M. Clemons, A. J. Clemons, and Hubbard M. Clemons, of Marblehead, Ohio, for rescuing two men from wreck of Schooner "Consuello," in Lake Erie, May 1, 1875. Awarded June 19th, 1876.

Treasury Department, Office of the Secretary, Washington, D. C., June 30th, 1876. To Lucien M. CLEMONS, Esq.,[130] Marblehead, Ohio.

[Footnote 130: Similar letters were written to A. J. Clemons and Hubbard M. Clemons.]

Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a life-saving medal of the first-class, which has been awarded to you under authority of the provisions of the seventh section of the Act of Congress, approved June 20, 1874, for the extreme and heroic daring manifested by you in the rescue, under circumstances of peculiar peril and difficulty, of two men from the wreck of the schooner "Consuello," near Marblehead, Ohio, on the 1st of May, 1875.

In sending you this medal it is remarked that it and the two others respectively awarded to your associates in the hazardous undertaking referred to, are the first that have been issued under the provisions of the act above named, and the Department is gratified that the law should commence its operations by honoring and commemorating an action of such distinguished gallantry.

I have the honor to be, Sir, your obedient servant, Charles F. CONANT, Acting Secretary.



Hugh Beard, James Conley, William Gregory, Charles Danslow, (p. 443) John Dolman, George Lee, Philip Murphy, James Munday, James Martin, William Ruffler, Samuel Richards, and William Stewart, members of the crew of the Mersey Docks and Harbor Board; and E. Crabtree, Charles Eddington, William Griffith, James Godfrey, W. Jones, John Dean, James Duncan, James Harvey, Robert Lucas, Thomas Maloney, Charles McKenzie, John Powell, John Robinson, R. J. Thomas, and Henry Williams, members of the crew of the "Royal National Life-Boat Institution," at New Brighton, England, for rescuing persons at the wreck of the American Ship "Ellen Southard" September 27, 1875, at the mouth of River Mersey, Liverpool, England. Awarded February 27, 1877.

Treasury Department, Office of The Secretary, Washington, D. C. March 3d, 1877. To Mr. James MARTIN,[131] Master of the Mersey Docks and Harbor Board Life Boat, Liverpool, England.

[Footnote 131: Similar letters were sent to Hugh Beard, James Conley, William Gregory, Charles Danslow, John Dolman, George Lee, Philip Murphy, James Munday, William Ruffler, Samuel Richards, and William Stewart.]

Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a life-saving medal of the first class, which has been awarded to you, under the authority of the provisions of the seventh section of the Act of the Congress of the United States, approved June 20, 1874, for the extreme and heroic daring manifested by you in the rescue, under circumstances of peculiar danger and difficulty, of seventeen persons from the wreck of the American ship "Ellen Southard," on the 27th of September, 1875, at the mouth of the river Mersey, near Liverpool.

It is the first time this nation has had an opportunity to offer to other than its own citizens the medal of the life-saving service, and it is a matter of congratulation that the occasion is more than worthy of the token. No words, it is felt, can do justice to the conduct of the men of the Liverpool life-boat upon the scene of the wreck of the "Ellen Southard," and the fatal disaster which followed the rescue, whereby nine persons belonging to the ship and three of your gallant comrades perished, while it saddens the glory of the deliverance, yet throws into bolder relief the noble courage of the life-boat crew by disclosing the dreadful hazards they dared to encounter. Upon you, as upon each of the survivors, it is my privilege to bestow, in behalf of the United States, this medal, provided by law in grateful recognition of such deeds, and I beg you will accept it with this expression of the appreciation of the gallant conduct it commemorates.

I have the honor to be, Sir, your obedient servant, Charles F. CONANT, Acting Secretary of the Treasury.



To Treasury Department, Office of the Secretary, (p. 444) Mr. John DEAN,[132] Washington, D. C., March 3, 1877 Member of the crew of the Life-Boat of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution at New Brighton, England.

[Footnote 132: Similar letters of the same date were sent to E. Crabtree, Charles Eddington, William Griffith, James Godfrey, W. Jones, James Duncan, James Harvey, Robert Lucas, Thomas Maloney, Charles McKenzie, John Powell, John Robinson, R. J. Thomas, and Henry Williams.]

Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a life-saving medal of the first class which has been awarded to you, under the authority of the provisions of the seventh section of the Act of the Congress of the United States, approved June 20, 1874, for the extreme and heroic daring manifested by you in the rescue, under circumstances of peculiar danger and difficulty, of eight persons from the wreck of the American ship "Ellen Southard," at the mouth of the river Mersey, near Liverpool.

In transmitting this offering to you, as to each member of the crew of the Life-Boat of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution stationed at New Brighton, it is proper to remark that it is the first time an opportunity has arisen for bestowing the medal of the life-saving service of this country upon subjects of a foreign nation. It was the fortune of your crew to arrive upon the scene of disaster after the Liverpool life-boat men had effected a deliverance, and been in turn subjected to a dreadful casualty, whereby nine of the persons they had rescued and three of their own number were drowned: and the remaining eight persons from the vessel and the twelve men of the Liverpool crew, clinging to the capsized boat in a fearful sea, owe their lives to you and your comrades. The extreme jeopardy and hardships you encountered upon the occasion of their rescue are deeply appreciated, and, in behalf of the United States, I beg you to accept this testimonial, provided by law in recognition of such deeds of bravery and compassion. In sending it, allow me to add the expression of the sense of the gallantry and the devotion to high human duty which marked the conduct of yourself and of your comrades upon the occasion under notice, and of the assurance that each member of your crew, in his own person, by this deed of valor and mercy, confers fresh and just honor upon the great name of England.

I have the honor to be, Sir, your obedient servant, Charles F. CONANT, Acting Secretary of the Treasury.



Report of the United States Life-Saving Service.

Treasury Department, To the Honorable United States Life-Saving Service, LOT M. MORRILL, Washington, D. C., November 30, 1876. Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D. C.

Sir: - - - - -

AWARDS OF MEDALS.

During the year three life-saving medals of the first class and two of the second class have been awarded under the provisions of the act of June 20, 1874. The medals of the first class were (p. 445) bestowed upon Messrs. Lucien M. Clemons, Hubbard M. Clemons, and A. J. Clemons, of Marblehead, Ohio, three brothers, who displayed the most signal gallantry in saving two men from the wreck of the schooner Consuelo, about two miles north of that place, on May 1, 1875. It appears from the evidence of the transaction that the schooner, which was heavily laden with blocks of stone, was seen by a number of spectators on the shore laboring in apparent distress in the passage between Kelley's Island and Marblehead, the sea at the time being tremendous and the wind blowing a gale from the northeast, when her cargo of stone blocks, which had been left upon rollers, thereby causing the disaster, suddenly shifted, and the vessel at once capsized and went down. Five of her crew immediately perished; but the remaining two succeeded in getting a hold in the cross-trees of the mainmast, which were above water, where they clung for nearly an hour. It was then that the three heroic brothers took a small flat-bottomed skiff, twelve feet long, three feet wide, and fifteen inches deep, the only boat available on the coast, and leaving their weeping wives and children, who formed a part of the watching group of forty or fifty persons on the shore, went out in this frail shell to the rescue. The venture was, in the judgment of the lookers-on, several of them old sailors, hazardous in the extreme, but after nearly an hour's hard struggle with the waves, the Clemons brothers gained the wreck and delivered the two exhausted men from their perilous position in the rigging. With the added burden in their skiff they were then unable to make the shore, but remained for a long time tossing about upon the high sea in momentary danger of destruction, when fortunately they were descried by a steam-tug at Kelley's Island, which came to their assistance. Under these circumstances the medals of honor awarded them must be considered justly due to their self-forgetful heroism.

The medals of the second class were given to Messrs. Otis N. Wheeler and John O. Philbrick, in recognition of their services in saving the lives of two men wrecked on Watts' Ledge, on the coast of Maine, on Tuesday, the 30th of November, 1875. It appears that Mr. Wheeler happened to see at 9 o'clock in the morning, from the window of a house on Richmond Island, a man standing on the ledge, which is about a quarter of a mile distant, waving his hat as a signal of distress, and called on Mr. Philbrick, the only other man on the island, to assist in rescuing him. The wind was blowing a gale from the northwest, the ocean was rough and covered with vapor, and the weather was very cold, being at sunrise 16 deg. below zero. The two life-savers went out in a dory, one rowing and the other making thole-pins for the pull back, there being but one pair. Arrived at the ledge, they found there two men, one lying at length on his side, where he had resigned himself to death, and got them with considerable difficulty into the dory, great care being necessary to prevent the boat being stove on the sharp rocks on account of the dashing of the sea upon the ledge. The return was effected with two pairs of oars, the second set of thole-pins being finished, and involved a hard pull dead to windward.

The men saved were badly frozen. They had been on the ledge since 9 o'clock of the night preceding, and at high tide, which was during the night, had stood in a foot and a half of water, which is the height to which the sea rises at that time over the highest point of the rock. When they were taken off they were almost helpless, and probably could not have survived an hour longer. Their boots had to be cut off; their feet and hands (p. 446) kept for hours in cold water; great blisters which puffed up two and three inches high on their extremities were opened with a knife, and they were put to bed in a forlorn condition. Mr. Wheeler then took the dory and rowed two miles dead to windward with extreme difficulty, the wind blowing very hard, and the sea feather-white with foam, till he reached Cape Elizabeth, where he purchased rum, liniment, corn-meal and coffee. He got back to the island about dark, bringing with him Mr. Andrew J. Wheeler. The rescued men were then in great suffering; and rum, gruel and coffee were administered to them, and their feet, hands, and heads bathed in liniment and rum. They were constantly and tenderly cared for by Messrs. Wheeler and Philbrick, assisted by Mr. Andrew J. Wheeler, until Thursday noon following, when they were taken off the island by the revenue-cutter Dallas.

The active and steadfast humanity of Messrs. Wheeler and Philbrick, involving such marked labors, hardships and sacrifices in the interest of two poor castaways, can only be recognized, not recompensed, by the medals of honor bestowed upon them. It appears that they also, together with Mr. John N. Wheeler, of Cape Elizabeth, were subjected to considerable pecuniary loss on account of supplies and medicaments furnished these unfortunate men, clothing and bedding spoiled by the ichor from their sores, and journeys by team to Portland, to notify the Collector of their situation and necessities; and it is matter for deep regret that there is no appropriation available under the law to satisfy claims so intrinsically just, and arising under such circumstances.

Correspondence has been received from the Honorable the Secretary of State in relation to aid rendered by English life-boat crews to the crew of the American ship Ellen Southard, including a dispatch from the American consul at Liverpool, dated October 16, 1875, recommending recognition of the gallantry of these crews upon that occasion, and suggesting that this might take the form of a medal for each one of the members thereof. It appears that the Ellen Southard was wrecked by stranding on Sunday, the 26th of September, 1875, in a furious gale and frightful sea, at the mouth of the river Mersey. The ship soon began to break up, and unavailing efforts to construct a raft were made by her officers and men, who remained in extreme peril during the whole night. The next morning, news of the disaster having reached Liverpool, the life-boat belonging to the Mersey Docks and Harbor Board, and the life-boat stationed at New Brighton, of the Royal National Life-boat Institution, came to the rescue. The Liverpool boat arrived in advance of the other, and, after much difficulty and danger, succeeded in taking off all the persons on the wreck, seventeen in number, including the pilot. A few moments after, while all on board were congratulating themselves upon the fortunate escape, a terrific wave, which appeared, as averred by the deposition of some of the survivors, to be as high as a house, threw the life-boat entirely over, and eight of those belonging to the ship, including the captain and his wife, the pilot, and three of the fifteen life-boat men, making twelve persons in all, were drowned. The life-boat, which appears not to have been of the self-righting variety, remained bottom upward, and after struggling in the water for a considerable time, the survivors, being twelve of the life-boat crew and eight of the crew of the ship, managed to get on to her, where they clung for about an hour in great peril, when the New Brighton life-boat arrived and took them on board.

This melancholy disaster sets in the strongest relief the (p. 447) gallant devotion of the crews of the two English life-boats, all the members of which risked their lives, while three of them died in the brave effort to save our countrymen. The sorrow that must be felt for those who perished in this manly endeavor is tempered with satisfaction that the terms of the law permit us to bestow upon their living comrades in the enterprise the fitting tokens of our appreciation; and gold medals of the first class have been awarded to the twenty-seven survivors, and will be struck as soon as possible.

- - - - - I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, S. I. KIMBALL, In charge of life-Saving Service.



Colonel J. S. Crosby, U. S. Consul at Florence, Italy, for rescuing the life of Miss Edith May, and endeavoring to rescue the late Miss Adele Hunter, and Mr. W. T. Garner and his wife, at the sinking of the Yacht "Mohawk," in New York Harbor, July 20, 1876. Awarded June 8, 1877.

To Treasury Department, Office of the Secretary, COLONEL J. SCHUYLER CROSBY, Washington, D. C., June 30, 1877. United States Consul, Florence, Italy.

Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a life-saving medal of the first class, and which has been awarded to you, under authority of the provisions of the seventh section of the Act of Congress approved June 20, 1874, for the extreme and heroic daring manifested by you in saving the life of Miss Edith May, and endeavoring to rescue the late Miss Adele Hunter and Mr. William T. Garner and his wife, under the circumstances of peculiar peril and difficulty which attended the sinking of the yacht "Mohawk," on the 20th of July, 1876.

The sorrowful catastrophe of that day will not soon be forgotten, and will be all the more remembered for the noble manhood it called into action. The vessel sank within four minutes. In that brief time you saved one life from the sinking cabin. There you re-entered, and remained until submerged, engaged in the desperate and heroic efforts to save the others, escaping yourself finally only by swimming upward through the broken sky-light, guided by the faint light shed from the above through the water. In sending you this medal, the highest recognition of your conduct which the Government can give, it is felt that no words can add distinction to the splendid gallantry which the token seeks to commemorate and honor.

I have the honor to be, Sir, very respectfully, John SHERMAN, Secretary.



Carl Fosberg, for endeavoring to save the late Miss Adele Hunter (p. 448) and Mr. William T. Garner and his wife, at the sinking of the Yacht "Mohawk," in New York Harbor, July 20, 1876. Awarded June 8, 1877.

To Treasury Department, Office of the Secretary, Mr. CARL FOSBERG, Washington, D. C., September 22, 1877. Quartermaster, Yacht "Madeleine," Care of Commodore John S. Dickerson, No. 29 Cliff Street, New York.

Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a life-saving medal of the first class, which has been awarded to you, under authority of the provisions of the seventh section of the Act of Congress approved June 20, 1874, for the extreme and heroic daring manifested by you in endeavoring to rescue the late Miss Adele Hunter and Mr. William T. Garner and his wife, under circumstances of peculiar peril and difficulty, which attended the sudden sinking of the yacht "Mohawk," on the 20th of July, 1876.

It is regretted that, owing to the inability of the Department to discover your address, the medal could not sooner be forwarded. In now sending it to you I recur to the circumstances of the conduct it is intended to recognize and commemorate. The record shows that the "Mohawk" sank within four minutes. During that time and when the vessel was on her beam ends, you rushed down into her cabin, where Colonel Crosby was already, and remained there with him until the cabin was almost filled with water, engaged in devoted though unavailing efforts to extricate the unfortunate ladies from the furniture which had fallen upon them, and escaping finally only by swimming upward through the broken skylight, guided by the faint light which penetrated the water. It must be noted that you were not bound by any tie of friendship or kindred to those you tried to rescue, and that you were not impelled by any consideration of reward, but solely by the gallant instincts of manhood. Language has no power to add distinction to heroism like yours, but in sending you this medal, which is the highest tribute to your conduct that the Government can bestow, it is a satisfaction to be able to express the feeling that in men like you the traditional nobility of the sailor is preserved.

Very respectfully, John SHERMAN, Secretary.



Report of the United States Life-Saving Service.

Treasury Department, To the Honorable United States Life-Saving Service, John SHERMAN, Washington, D. C., November 29, 1877. Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D. C.

Sir:

- - - - - AWARDS OF MEDALS.

Two life-saving medals of the first class, and six life-saving medals of the second class, have been awarded during the year under the provisions of the act of June 20, 1874.

The medals of the first class were awarded to Colonel J. (p. 449) Schuyler Crosby, of New York, at this date the American consul at Florence, and Carl Fosberg, a seaman belonging to the yacht Mohawk, in recognition of their extraordinary gallantry upon the occasion of the sudden sinking of that vessel in New York Harbor on the afternoon of the 20th of July, 1876. The horror which this dreadful catastrophe diffused for days through New York and its environs was only relieved by their action, which revealed some of the noblest traits of the human soul. The Mohawk was the largest and costliest of the fleet of pleasure vessels belonging to the New York Yacht Club. She was the property of Mr. William T. Garner, a wealthy merchant of New York, residing near New Brighton, Staten Island, and was sumptuously furnished and appointed. On Thursday afternoon (July 20, 1876) she lay at her anchorage in New York Bay, off Stapleton, Staten Island. At about half past three o'clock Mr. Garner arrived on board with a party of friends, consisting of Mr. Gardiner G. Howland, Mr. Louis B. Montant, Colonel J. Schuyler Crosby, Mr. Frost Thorne, together with Mrs. Garner, Miss Adele Hunter, and Miss Edith May, arrangements having been made for a sail down the bay. The day had been somewhat dark and cloudy, with occasional squalls and showers, and at the time of the company coming on board a thunder-storm was rising in the southwest, of which no other notice was taken by the guests than to retreat into the cabin from the already dropping rain. The order had been given by Mr. Garner to get under way, and under the direction of the sailing-master, Rowland, the anchor had been lifted from the bottom, but was still in the water, and all the working sails were set except the flying-jib. The neighboring craft, of which there was a number, had all taken in sail, and the men upon the decks waited to see how the Mohawk would behave in the coming squall. At that moment although there was hardly a breath on deck, a wind smote the upper sails, and the sailing-master gave orders to let go the fore-sheet, the jib-sheets, and the fore-topsail. The order had only been obeyed in respect to the fore-topsail, when the squall struck the yacht with such fury that she careened, and lurched violently to port.

There was an instant tumult of cries, and the gentlemen rushed up on deck from the cabin. In a moment the vessel was on her side with the water pouring over the rail. While she was going over, Mr. Garner and Colonel Crosby hurried back into the cabin to save the ladies. Miss May was far over on the port side as they entered, and Colonel Crosby, calling to her to get out as quickly as possible, met her half way as she came across, got her to the companion-way, where he pushed her up to Mr. Howland and Mr. Montant, and sprang back into the cabin. The bravery of this action will be realized when it is stated that the water was then pouring down the companion-way in a steady stream. To enter the filling cabin down this narrow way, in a vessel keeled over on her side and rapidly sinking, seemed certain death. This Colonel Crosby did, and with equal courage, the seaman Fosberg rushed in with him. The scene in the cabin was frightful. The rich and heavy furniture had shifted, and Mrs. Garner and Miss Hunter were caught and pinioned by it against the sideboard. Mrs. Garner was screaming and her husband was making frantic efforts to release her and her companion, by throwing off the heavy articles which held them down. In these endeavors Colonel Crosby and Carl Fosberg desperately joined, pulling away the furniture and handing it up to Mr. Montant and Mr. Howland, who threw in (p. 450) out on deck. The water, meanwhile, continued to pour in and the cabin rapidly filled. Although nearly submerged, the three men never stopped their perilous work while it could be continued. Their labors were, however, ineffectual, and were ended by the sinking of the vessel. It was only four minutes from the moment she capsized till she went down. Mr. Garner was drowned, clinging to his wife, whom he would not leave. Colonel Crosby and Carl Fosberg, toiling to the last second, were engulfed, and nearly lost their lives. Swallowed by the flood in the cabin, they only escaped by swimming upward, guided by the faint light shed through the water from the broken skylight. The aperture was fortunately large enough to enable them to pass through, and they reached the surface, and were picked up by one of the many boats which at once began to gather around the sunken vessel.

The yacht sank so rapidly that Miss May, after being saved by Colonel Crosby from the cabin, was again placed in the greatest danger. She had not instantly quitted the vessel, being advised to remain by Mr. Montant, who, with Mr. Howland, was engaged in throwing the cabin furniture out on deck from the companion-way. Consequently, when the vessel went down, they were all three caught between the companion-way and the furniture, which was now washed back into the cabin, and were completely covered by the rushing flood. Fortunately, Miss May had her arm outside the companion-way, which prevented her from being swept back into the cabin, and Mr. Montant, in his struggles, losing hold of her, she was enabled to swim, and with a few strokes gained the surface of the water, coming up near Mr. Howland, who supported her till they were picked up by a boat from a neighboring yacht. Mr. Montant also escaped, though unhappily he did not long survive the shock of the disaster.

The gold medals of the life-saving service have never been awarded more deservedly than in this instance. It was no common courage and humanity that impelled these two brave men to plunge within the sinking vessel, where in the half darkness, amidst the confusion of huddled furniture and rushing water, they strove for the lives of the unfortunate victims. The perfect behavior of the one in his manful efforts for his friends is matched by the action of the other in imperilling his life for strangers. Writing of him to the department, Colonel Crosby expresses a true feeling, the utterance of which adds new honor to his own conduct, in these words: "Too much cannot be said in favor of this man, who was governed simply by his own brave instincts rather than the hope of any reward. Nor did he have friendly or loyal considerations to prompt him to risk his own life, which he did by remaining to the last moment on board."

It deserves to be stated in this connection that Mr. Carl Fosberg completed his gallantry by his modesty. After the affair in which he behaved so well, he kept out of the way. When reporters sought him he hid. It was with difficulty, and after some time, that he could be found to give him the medal to which his conduct had entitled him.

The life-saving medals of the second class were bestowed upon six men who, at the risk of their own lives, saved a crew of nine persons from the wreck of the bark Tanner. This vessel, bound for Buffalo with a cargo of wheat, stranded about ten o'clock (p. 451) on the night of September 9, 1875, on the beach south of the harbor of Milwaukee. A severe northeast gale was prevailing, and the vessel being submerged in about 20 feet of water, her captain and crew were forced to take to the rigging, where they remained all night, with the heavy sea breaking over them. At daylight the captain jumped into the sea, and in the effort to gain the shore was drowned. The unfortunate crew remained in the utmost peril, one of the masts of the sunken vessel having fallen, and the vessel herself fast going to pieces. Their rescue was ineffectually attempted by the revenue-steamer Johnson, aided by the tug F. C. Maxon. It was finally accomplished toward noon of that day (September 10, 1875) by the following contrivance: A scow held by a long line from a steam-tug was allowed to drift down near the wreck, and a yawl-boat, similarly held to the scow, was let down still nearer. The men in the rigging then dropped one by one into the water and were picked up by those in the yawl, which was then drawn up with its burden to the scow, which in turn was drawn to shore. The six men referred to manned the yawl and scow, volunteering for this difficult and hazardous duty. Their names were Henry M. Lee, N. A. Petersen, Barnt Oleson, Anton Oleson, Henry Spark, and John McKenna. The skill and daring they displayed in the task of deliverance won hearty applause from many spectators, and fully entitled them to the recognition expressed by the medals awarded them.

The twenty-seven gold medals, mentioned in the last report as having been awarded to the crew of the life-boat of the Royal National Institution, and the twelve survivors of the crew of the Mersey Docks and Harbor Board life-boat, in recognition of their efforts to rescue the persons on board of the American ship Ellen Southard, wrecked at the mouth of the river Mersey, near Liverpool, on September 26, 1875, efforts which cost three of the life-boatmen their lives, have since been struck, and delivered to the members of the respective crews. The presentation took place on the 16th of April, 1877, at the Town Hall, in Liverpool, the proceedings being attended by a large number of corporation officials, officers of mercantile associations, the principal American merchants in Liverpool, and most of the masters of American ships in port. The deputy mayor of Liverpool presided, and the affair assumed the gratifying character of an ovation to the brave recipients of the medals, and was also the occasion for cordial and enthusiastic references, on the part of the distinguished gentlemen at the meeting, to the action of our government in the matter, which met with a suitable response from General Fairchild, the American consul at Liverpool, who was also present. The same cordial spirit appeared in the comments which the occasion elicited from the English press.

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, S. I. KIMBALL, General Superintendent.



Philip C. Bleil, of the Metropolitan Police force of New York (p. 452) City, for rescuing, at different times, several persons from drowning, from November, 1876, to June, 1877. Awarded January 4. 1878.

To Treasury Department, Office of the Secretary, Mr. PHILIP C. BLEIL, Washington, D. C., January 15, 1878. Patrolman, New York Metropolitan Police, New York City.

Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a life-saving medal of the first class, which has been awarded to you under authority of the Act of Congress approved June 20, 1874, in recognition of your services in rescuing from drowning, at the peril of your own life, six persons, on as many occasions, since 1875.

The papers in your case, transmitted to the Department, show that in twelve other instances you rescued persons from drowning. It is regretted that as these rescues were effected prior to the date of the Act of June 20, 1874, they cannot be recognized and honored by the inscription upon the medal awarded you. It is, however, proper that they should be remembered here, in connection with the six deliverances which the medal aims to commemorate, and that thus due acknowledgment should be made of your gallant record as the preserver of eighteen human lives. No record could be prouder, nor could any give you a better title to the respect and gratitude of your fellow beings. In sending you this token of the public appreciation of your noble courage and humanity, it gives me the truest pleasure to add an expression of my sense of your heroism, together with the hope that you may long adorn the force with which you are connected and the community which must rank you among its worthiest citizens.

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, John SHERMAN, Secretary.



No. 85. (p. 453) PLATE LXXXV.

June 20, 1874.

Life Saving medal of the second class. United States of America. [Rx]. In testimony of heroic deeds, etc.

LIFE SAVING MEDAL OF THE SECOND CLASS.

[Saving Life from the Perils of the Sea.]

LIFE SAVING MEDAL OF THE SECOND CLASS * UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. * A female figure hovering in the air, and saving a man from the deep.

IN TESTIMONY OF HEROIC DEEDS IN SAVING LIFE FROM THE PERILS OF THE SEA. Within a wreath of laurel: ACT OF CONGRESS JUNE 20TH, 1874, and a vacant space for the name of the recipient.

This medal, though not signed, is by Paquet.



ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS.[133]

[Footnote 133: The act of Congress instituting this medal is given under No. 84, page 441.]

John O. Philbrick and Otis N. Wheeler of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, for rescuing two men wrecked on Watts' Ledge, Maine, November 30, 1875. Awarded June 23, 1876.[134]

[Footnote 134: See report of the Life-Saving Service, November 30, 1876, No. 84, page 441.]

To Treasury Department, Office of the Secretary John O. PHILBRICK, Esq.,[135] Washington, D. C., July 22, 1876. Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

[Footnote 135: A similar letter was sent to Otis N. Wheeler.]

Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a life-saving medal of the second class, which has been awarded to you under authority of the seventh section of the Act of Congress approved June 20, 1874, in recognition of your services in saving the lives of two men who were wrecked on Watts' Ledge, on the coast of Maine, on the 30th of November, 1875.

In sending you this medal, the Department desires to express (p. 454) its sense of the disinterestedness and zeal which marked your gallant conduct in saving the lives referred to.

I have the honor to be, Sir, your obedient servant, Lot M. MORRILL, Secretary.



Henry M. Lee and N. A. Petersen, Barnt Oleson and Anton Oleson, Henry Shark and John McKenna, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for saving Crew of the Barque "Tanner" on Lake Michigan, September 9, 1875. Awarded June 11, 1877.[136]

[Footnote 136: See Report of the Life-Saving Service, November 29, 1877, No. 84, page 441.]

To Treasury Department, Office of the Secretary, Mr. Henry M. LEE,[137] Washington, D. C., July 31st, 1877. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

[Footnote 137: Similar letters were sent to N. A. Petersen, Barnt Oleson, Anton Oleson, Henry Shark and John McKenna.]

Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a life-saving medal of the second class, which has been awarded to you, under authority of the seventh section of the Act of Congress approved June 20, 1874, in recognition of your services in saving the lives of the crew of the barque "Tanner," consisting of nine men, who were wrecked near the entrance to the harbor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the 9th of September, 1875.

The ingenuity, skill and heroic daring displayed by you and your companions in effecting the difficult and dangerous rescue of these men upon the occasion referred to, is felt to merit the highest commendation and to amply justify the award of this medal.

I have the honor to be, Sir, very respectfully, John SHERMAN, Secretary.



Captain Charles H. Smith, of the Light-House Tender "Rose," for rescuing a boy from drowning in the Christiana River, Wilmington, Delaware, September 17, 1877. Awarded November 23, 1877.

To Treasury Department, Office of the Secretary, CAPTAIN CHARLES H. SMITH, Washington, D. C., March 12, 1878. Master Light-House Tender "Rose," Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a life-saving medal of the second class, which has been awarded to you, under authority of the seventh section of the Act of Congress approved June (p. 455) 20, 1874, in recognition of your services in rescuing from drowning, on the 11th of September, 1877, a boy named Thomas Walsh, who had fallen from a wharf at Wilmington, Delaware, into the Christiana river.

The witnesses of the affair testify that you plunged from the deck of your vessel in your clothes and, under circumstances of peculiar danger, seized the drowning lad as he was sinking for probably the last time, handed him up to the people on the wharf, and then swam back to your vessel. In this perilous action your modesty was no less conspicuous than your bravery, and in addition to the pleasure I have in sending you the medal which commemorates your gallant behavior, there is the equal pleasure of knowing that the Department is also honored by such conduct on the part of one of its officers.

Very respectfully, John SHERMAN, Secretary.



Edward Nordall, seaman on board the revenue steamer "Tench Coxe" for rescuing an unknown man from drowning in the Delaware River, June 3, 1877. Awarded November 23, 1877.

Treasury Department, Office of the Secretary, Washington, D. C., March 12, 1878. To Edward NORDALL, Seaman on board the revenue steamer "Tench Coxe," Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a life-saving medal of the second class, which has been awarded to you, under authority of the seventh section of the Act of Congress approved June 20, 1874, in recognition of your services in rescuing an unknown man from drowning in the Delaware river, on the 3d of June, 1877.

The hardy courage and humanity of your action in springing overboard in a squall of violent wind and rain, at the peril of your life, and saving this stranger, cannot fail to be appreciated, and fully deserves the public recognition and esteem which the award of a medal to you, involves. In sending you this testimonial to your brave and humane conduct, I am deeply gratified that it was so well won, and by a seaman of the revenue marine.

Very respectfully, John SHERMAN, Secretary.



Malachi Corbell, Keeper of Life Saving Station No. 5, District (p. 456) No. 6, for rescuing two men from a capsized boat, near Caffrey's Inlet, North Carolina, November 14, 1875. Awarded November 23, 1877.

To Treasury Department, Office of the Secretary CAPTAIN MALACHI CORBELL, Washington, D. C., March 12, 1878. Keeper of Life Saving Station No. 5, District No. 6, Caffrey's Inlet, N. C.

Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a life-saving medal of the second class, which has been awarded to you, under authority of the seventh section of the Act of Congress approved June 20, 1874, in recognition of your services in saving the lives of Willis Westcott and James Gray, near Caffrey's Inlet, North Carolina, on the 25th of November, 1875.

It appears that these two men were clinging to a capsized boat in a heavy sea, two of their companions having already been drowned, and that you went out to their relief, and succeeded in bringing them to shore in an exhausted condition, at the peril of your own life, your boat being also capsized in the effort. Such an action, as marked by manly energy, courage and humanity, denotes no less the worthy keeper of a Life-Saving Station than a good and gallant man, and I have peculiar pleasure in transmitting to you this medal as the memorial of noble conduct and character.

Very respectfully, John SHERMAN, Secretary.



No. 86. (p. 457) PLATE LXXXVI.

June 20, 1874.

John Horn, Jr. [Rx]. By act of Congress June 20th 1874. In recognition of his heroic exploits, etc.

JOHN HORN, JR.

[Heroic Exploits.]

JOHN HORN, JR. Undraped bust of John Horn, Jr., facing the left. C. BARBER.

BY ACT OF CONGRESS JUNE 20{TH}, 1874. Within a wreath of laurel: IN RECOGNITION OF HIS HEROIC EXPLOITS IN RESCUING MEN WOMEN & CHILDREN FROM DROWNING IN DETROIT RIVER.

JOHN HORN, Jr., was born at Sidmouth, Devonshire, England, September 7, 1843. He was brought when quite young to Detroit, Michigan, where his parents settled, and he is at present engaged with his father in the boat business, they owning one ferry and two tug-boats. He has been living, since 1863, on the dock at the foot of Woodward Avenue, Detroit, opposite Windsor, in Canada West, and the most dangerous place on the river. Since May, 1863, he has saved more than one hundred persons from drowning, distinguishing himself especially during the great fire at the Detroit and Milwaukee railroad depot, on the night of April 11, 1866, when he rescued nine persons from the water. The citizens of Detroit presented him with a gold medal in 1869, and the Congress of the United States of America voted him another in 1874. He is still living.



ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS. (p. 458)

Act of Congress Voting a Medal to John Horn, Jr.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled: That the President of the United States be authorized and directed to cause to be prepared and presented to John Horn, junior, of Detroit, Michigan, a gold medal, with appropriate devices and inscriptions, in recognition and in commemoration of his heroic and humane exploits in rescuing men, women and children from drowning in the Detroit river.

Approved June 20, 1874.



John Horn, Jr., to Moses W. Field.

To the Honorable Moses W. FIELD, Detroit, February 22, 1874. House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir: I have never desired a public statement of the service which, under God, I have been able to render in saving human life, but as you have asked me to send you a list of the men, women and children whom I have rescued from drowning, I will do so, so far as I can from memory. I have never kept a record of the names, and the number is so great that you will excuse me if I leave some unmentioned.

I think I have altogether saved more than one hundred human beings, but I take no credit about this matter, and I have never regretted doing what I have done in any case, although I have had at times to keep my bed for many weeks on account of the exposure in the cold weather. It is well for me that I had a good mother to take care of me at such times of sickness. On the 21st of May, 1863, I saved Mr. Manning, of Windsor; on the 7th of July, 1865, I saved Mr. George Taylor, of New York State; he was very near dead when I got him on the wharf; October 10, 1865, I saved a child of Mr. T. Gorman of Adrian; she was about five years old, and was near drowned when I got her out; December 12, 1865, I saved a son of Mr. Yates, who kept a clothing store on Jefferson avenue. The night was very cold, a high wind was blowing at the time, and he was very near dead when we reached the wharf.

April 11, 1866, was the worst night I ever had. It will be ever memorable as the night of the great conflagration at the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad depot, when sixteen poor fellows were drowned. I rescued nine, and then became so exhausted that I could not swim, and had to abandon them to their fate. I got a very bad cold and lay in bed two weeks, but that was nothing in comparison to the good accomplished. July 25, 1866, I saved Mr. Joseph Noble, of Windsor, and I believe you were there at the time. He was once engineer on the Great Western Railroad. (p. 459) You know he came near drowning me in his struggles in the water, at which time I received several internal injuries. April 7, 1867, I saved the son of Mr. C. Meyers, who lived in Mullet street. He was a boy about twelve years old. June 14, 1867, I saved the daughter of Mr. Andrew Nourse, of Cleveland. She was going on board the ferry-boat with her mother and some other ladies, when she fell off the plank. When I got to the wharf she was going out of sight for the last time, and I plunged in and brought her to the surface. September 15, 1867, I saved a colored man who was a deck hand on the propeller Meteor. He kicked me about in the water terribly, for drowning men are always crazy. November 2, 1867, I saved Mr. David Miller, the man who drove a wagon for Hull Brothers, storekeepers on Munroe avenue. May 10, 1868, I saved Mr. Robert Sinton, known as "Free Press Bob." You know he used to be a reporter for the "Free Press." And in his haste to get news, he fell in, and I got him out.

A few nights after that I saved Mr. Steele, who used to keep a store on Michigan avenue. He was on the ferry-boat with his wife; he had a very spirited horse, and was holding him by the head when the boat struck the wharf. The horse jumped and threw him into the river, when the current swept him under the wharf. I jumped in and got him out all right. October 4, 1868, I saved a daughter of Mr. McDonald, of Windsor. May 11, 1869, I saved Mr. Flattery, one of the Flattery Brothers who kept a furniture store on Woodward avenue. He was a heavy man; when I got hold of him he was near gone, and I came near losing my own life in getting him out. June 21, 1870, I saved a man called Mr. George Brodier. I was eating dinner at the time, when some persons came running in after me, saying, "there is a man in the river." I ran out and jumped into the river, and as soon as I got near him he clutched me like a vice and took me under water twice. When I came to the top the last time my father handed me a large pole, which I caught and that saved me. He was a powerful man, and kicked and struggled so hard that he made my legs black and blue for many months.

My mother goes to the edge of the wharf with me very often, when I jump in; but when she sees persons struggling in the water and drowning she never holds me back. August 24, 1871, I saved the daughter of Mr. A. Wilson of Milwaukee. March 4, 1872, I saved a colored man by the name of George Wilkes; he fell off the wharf while under the influence of liquor; but I think he has been a sober man ever since. July 4, 1873, I saved the daughter of Mr. F. Barlow, a butcher, who keeps a stall in the market. She was going on board the ferry-boat Detroit with her mother and some other ladies; the crowd was very great, being the Fourth of July, and although her mother held her by the hand, the crowd surged, and she was crowded off the plank, and fell into the river. There were about five hundred people on the wharf at the time, and they were all staring at the poor girl struggling in the water, not one of them daring to go to her rescue. I was in the house when some one came to give the alarm, and when I got out there I could just see her dress as she was going out of sight, four or five feet below the surface. I jumped in and caught her, and when I got out on the top of the wharf with her the people gave me three cheers. March 6, 1873, I saved a young lady called Miss Louise McKenzie. This was the closest call I (p. 460) ever had for my life. I was in the water about seventeen minutes, and the river being full of floating ice at the time, I was nearer dead than alive when I got out. Four men carried me into the house, and they rubbed me with hot whisky for over four hours before circulation was restored to its normal condition. This severe exposure made me sick, and it was over three months before the right feeling was in my hands.

You will remember this incident, for you came to me when I was unwell. I regret very much at this time I lost the beautiful medal presented me by the citizens, and I think you were one of the gentlemen connected with its presentation. I have been informed that I would receive a medal from the British Parliament, but it has not come. I don't ask any.

I saved a poor unfortunate individual last month, when I took a severe cold, and as I was lying in bed reading the proceedings of Congress, I saw something about an appropriation for medals to persons for saving life on the seashore, and I thought then that some gentleman would be very likely to remember also those who saved life on the northern lakes and rivers. There are many other cases which I don't mention, as I have not got their names. You must know yourself of a great many, as your place of business and warehouse are near by, and I recollect seeing you several times when rescuing people from a watery grave. Wishing you and your family good health, I remain, very truly yours,

John Horn, Jr.

THE END.



INDEX. (p. 460)

A

ABERCROMBIE, JOHN JOSEPH, 297. ACADEMY OF INSCRIPTIONS AND BELLES-LETTRES, Paris, xi, xiii, xvi, xix, xx, xxxv, xxxvi, xxxviii, xliv, 2, 9, 40, 49, 97, 112. ACADEMY OF PAINTING AND SCULPTURE, Paris, xli, xliv, xlv, 2. ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, Paris, xlv. ACADEMY, ROYAL, Paris, xi, xxiii, xlv. ADAIR, JOHN, 260. ADAMS, DAVID, 321. ADAMS, JOHN, 3, 5, 6, 58, 73, 75, 84, 85, 117, 127, 132, 134, 270. ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY, 160, 267, 269, 270. ADDICKS, MR., 346. AIKEN, WILLIAM, 423, 425, 426. AITKIN, MARTIN J., 237. ALARM, Corvette, 303. ALBURTIS, CAPTAIN, 306. ALEXANDER, EDMUND B., 312, 313, 319, 320. ALEXANDER, MAJOR, Tennessee Volunteers, 297. ALFRED, Ship of war, 98. ALLEN, CAPTAIN, Tennessee Volunteers, 294. ALLEN, DOCTOR, 222, 231. ALLEN, FREDERICK P., 237. ALLEN, GENERAL, Kentucky Volunteers, 260, 261. ALLEN, G. W., 285, 297. ALLEN, LIEUTENANT, Tennessee Volunteers, 297. ALLEN, WILLIAM HENRY, 164. ALLIANCE, Ship of war, 99, 101, 102, 104, 106, 108, 112. ALMONTE, JUAN NEPOMUCENO, 313. AMERICAN REPUBLIC, Statue of, 267. AMOUREUX, MR., 112. AMPUDIA, PEDRO DE, 296. ANDERSON, JAMES W., 320. ANDERSON, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL, Tennessee Volunteers, 297. ANDERSON, SAMUEL S., 326, 329. ANDRE, JOHN, MAJOR, 37, 38, 39. ANDREWS, COLONEL, Voltigeurs, 328. ANDREWS, GEORGE P., 326, 329. ANDRIEU, BERTRAND, x, 266. ANGOULEME, DUKE D', Medal, 267. ANTROBUS, MR., 370, 371. APPLING, DANIEL, 235, 237. APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE, 371. ARCHER, MR., 15, 19, 21. ARGUS, Brig of war, 137, 141, 142, 144, 146, 147, 148, 149. ARIEL, Schooner, 178, 179, 180, 261. ARMISTEAD, LIEUTENANT, 328. ARMS OF THE UNITED STATES, 113, 115. ARMSTRONG, ADJUTANT, 297. ARMSTRONG, LIEUTENANT, Revolution, 33, 35. ARMSTRONG, LIEUTENANT, War of 1812, 21. ARMSTRONG, JOHN, 205, 208, 211, 214, 227, 231, 234, 255, 256. ARMSTRONG, MAJOR, of North Carolina, 53. ARMY MEDAL OF HONOR, 368, 369. ARNOLD, BENEDICT, 10, 26, 37, 38, 39, 41, 49. ARTHUR, PRINCE OF GREAT BRITAIN, 422. ARTIMESIA, Schooner, 357. ASH, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL, of North Carolina, 53. ASPINWALL, THOMAS, 213, 214, 228. AUGUSTA, Ship of war, 26. AUGUSTE, M., 124, 125. AULICK, JOHN H., 308, 309, 310. AUSTIN, CAPTAIN, 206, 207, 211. AUSTIN, MAJOR, 213. AUSTRIA, EMPEROR OF, Medal, 267, 357, 359. AVERILL, HENRY K., 237. AYLWIN, J. C., 158.

B

BABBITT, MR., 277. BACKUS, ELECTUS, 293. BADGE, CAMPAIGN, 430. BAINBRIDGE, HENRY, 297. BAINBRIDGE, JOSEPH, 138, 139. BAINBRIDGE, WILLIAM, 143, 150, 166, 170, 188, 249. BAIRD, ABSALOM, 403. BAKER, EDWARD DICKENSON, 312. BAKER'S CREEK, BATTLE OF, 385. BALDWIN, LIEUTENANT, 308. BALDWIN, MIDSHIPMAN, 192. BALL, COLONEL, 34. BALL, LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 250, 261, 262, 263, 264. BALLARD, ADJUTANT, 213. BANCROFT, DR., 112. BANKHEAD, JAMES, 308. BANKS, NATHANIEL PRENTISS, 376, 381. BANNEVILLE, MARQUIS DE, xlix. BARBER, C., 457. BARBER, CHARLES E., 434. BARBER, WILLIAM, 29, 418, 419, 434. BARBOUR, PHILIP N., 294. BARCLAY, R. H., 176, 180, 183. BARCLAY, THOMAS, 129. BARLOW, F., 459. BARNARD, CAPTAIN, Voltigeurs, 328. BARREAULT, CAPTAIN, 129. BARRON, JAMES, 164. BARRON, SAMUEL, 142, 143, 146, 149, 154. BARRY, WILLIAM TAYLOR, 260. BARTHELEMY, ABBE, xii, xiv, xxxvi, xxxvii, xxxix, xl, xliii, 119. BASHAW OF TRIPOLI, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147. BASTILLE, TAKING OF THE, Medal, 266. BATEMAN, SMITH, 237. BATES, ADJUTANT, 217. BATH, ORDER OF THE, 422. BAXTER, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER, New York Volunteers, 321. BAYLOR, CYRUS A., 273. BEALE, PURSER, 192. BEAN, ENSIGN, 221. BEAN, HUGH, 443. BEAUREGARD, PIERRE GUSTAVE TOUTANT, 316, 323, 325, 334, 381. BEEDLE, LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 213. BELKNAP, WILLIAM GOLDSMITH, 221, 231, 285, 298, 343, 346. BELMONT, BATTLE OF, 371. BELTON, LIEUTENANT, 231. BELTON, LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 318. BENHAM, HENRY W., 346. BENJAMIN, CALVIN, 329, 331. BENN, ENSIGN, 230. BENNINGTON, BATTLE OF, 10. BERMUDA HUNDRED, BATTLE OF, 431, 432. BETOUW, J. IN DE, 63. BIDDLE, CHARLES JOHN, 328. BIDDLE, JAMES, 162, 249, 250, 251, 252. BIDDLE, THOMAS, 211, 228, 229, 230. BIG BLACK BRIDGE, BATTLE AT, 385, 386, 391. BIGELOW, J. P., 436. BIGGER, CAPTAIN, 217. BILLARDERIE D'ANGEVILLER, COUNT DE LA, xlv, xlvi. BIRD, GUSTAVUS A., 237. BIRD, LIEUTENANT, 230. BIRDSALL, CAPTAIN, 229, 231. BISHOP'S PALACE, Monterey, 291, 292, 295. BISSEL, LIEUTENANT, 213. BISSELL, WILLIAM H., 338, 340, 345. BLAIR, FRANCIS PRESTON, JR., 382, 383, 384, 385, 401. BLAKE, ENSIGN, 230. BLAKE, JACOB E., 286. BLAKE, LIEUTENANT, Navy, 138. BLAKELEY, JOHNSTON, 200, 201, 202. BLANC, CHARLES, xxii. BLEIL, PHILIP C., 452. BLEISWIJK, P. V., 84, 85. BLISS, WILLIAM WALLACE SMITH, 285, 298, 299, 346, 347. BLOSSOM, ELISHA, 173. BLYTHE, SAMUEL, 173, 174, 175. BLOUNT, GOVERNOR, 243. BLOUNT, THOMAS, 53. BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON, 41, 267. BONHOMME RICHARD, Ship of war, xxviii, xlviii, 97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 112. BONNE CITOYENNE, Ship of war, 186, 187. BOOTH, LIEUTENANT, 162. BOREEL, W., 63, 71. BOSTON, TAKING OF, xi, xxii, xxviii, xxxv, xxxvi, xxxix, xlvii, xlviii, xlix, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 277. BOUILLE, GENERAL DE, 24. BOULTON, MATTHEW, xxxi. BOUTWELL, GEORGE S., 435. BOWDOIN COLLEGE, 351. BOWEN, ISAAC, 297. BOWEN, JOHN S., 392. BOWLES, COLONEL, Indiana Volunteers, 338, 345. BOWMAN, LIEUTENANT, 220, 231. BOYD, HANNIBAL, 187. BOYD, JOHN PARKER, 272. BOXER, Brig of war, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 181, 202. BRADDOCK, EDWARD, 3, 9, 41. BRADFORD, CAPTAIN, 35. BRADFORD, CAPTAIN, 213. BRADFORD, EDWARD A., 423. BRADFORD, MAJOR, Mississippi Volunteers, 345. BRAGG, BRAXTON, 292, 294, 295, 297, 338, 340, 341, 342, 344, 397, 401, 404, 405. BRANDYWINE, BATTLE OF THE, 14, 23, 26, 49. BRANNON, COLONEL, 43. BRANT, ENSIGN, 213. BRENT, THOMAS L., 344. BREVOORT, CAPTAIN, 179. BRINOT, LIEUTENANT, 213. BRIT, ABBREVIATION OF, ON BRITISH COINS, 171. BRODIER, GEORGE, 459. BROGUE, COUNT DE, 117. BROGLIE, DUKE OF, 116. BROGLIE, MARSHALL DE, 117. BROKE, PHILIP BOWES VERE, 186. BROOKE, GEORGE MERCER, 212, 213, 216, 217, 221, 232. BROOKES, CAPTAIN, 44. BROOKS, BARTEMUS, 237. BROOKS, CAPTAIN, 237. BROOKS, HORACE, 326, 329. BROOKS, JOHN, 177, 179. BROOKS, MASTER, 142. BROOKS, WILLIAM T. H., 316. BROTIER, ABBE, xxxvi, xxxvii, xxxix, xl, xliii. BROWN, FORT, 234. BROWN, JACOB, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 216. BROWN, LIEUTENANT, 217. BROWN, LIEUTENANT, 23d Regiment, 221, 231. BROWN, MAJOR, 284. BROWN, ORLANDO, 348. BROWN, S. N., 354, 355, 357, 358. BROWNE, CAPTAIN, 53. BROWNLOW, ACTING-LIEUTENANT, 252. BROUGHTON, CAPTAIN, 228, 230. BRUFF, J. GOLDSBOROUGH, 418, 419. BRUM, SAILING-MASTER, 192. BRYAN, FRANCIS T., 344. BUCHANAN, CAPTAIN, 43. BUCHANAN, JAMES, 304, 361, 362. BUCKNER, SIMON BOLIVAR, 373, 374, 401. BUEL, CAPTAIN, 217. BUELL, DOCTOR, 413. BUENA VISTA, Battle Of, 281, 299, 304, 317, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347. BUNKER HILL, 4. BURBANK, JOHN G., 284. BURGESS, MR., 346. BURGOYNE, JOHN, xxii, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 86. BURKE, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL, 413. BURKE, MARTIN J., 320. BURNET, MAJOR, 35. BURNETT, COLONEL, New York Volunteers, 321. BURNSIDE, AMBROSE EVERETT, 395, 397, 398, 399, 404, 405. BURR, MAJOR, 217. BURROWS, WILLIAM, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175. BURY, LIEUTENANT, 202. BUTLER, BENJAMIN F., 432. BUTLER, PIERCE M., 321. BUTLER, THOMAS, 20. BUTLER, WILLIAM ORLANDO, 290, 292, 293, 296, 297. BUTTERWORTH, MR., 299. BUTTLER, CAPTAIN, 259, 260. BUSH, W. S., 154, 158, 159. BUSHNELL, CHARLES I., xxix. BUSHNEL, LIEUTENANT, 19th Regiment, 221. BUSHNELL, LIEUTENANT, 21st Regiment, 231. BUSKIRK, COLONEL, 34, 35.

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CADWALADER, GEORGE, 315, 316, 317, 319, 324, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331. CALDWELL, JAMES R., 136, 141. CALDWELL, MAJOR, Voltigeurs, 328. CALDWELL, SAMUEL, 260, 261. CALEDONIA, Brig of War, 154, 180. CALHOUN, LIEUTENANT, Mississippi Volunteers, 297. CALMES, MARQUIS, 261, 262, 263, 264. CAMDEN, BATTLE OF, 9. CAMP, MAJOR, 207. CAMPBELL, HUGH F., 149. CAMPBELL, JOHN B., 207. CAMPBELL, LIEUTENANT, 345. CAMPBELL LIEUTENANT-COLONEL, 53, 55. CAMPBELL, WILLIAM B., 297. CANALIZO, GENERAL, 313. CANTINE LIEUTENANT, 221. CANTY, WILLIAM, 331. CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON, 270. CAPRON, E. A., 320. CARDEN, JOHN, 163, 164. CAREY, MATTHEW, xxxiv. CARLETON, SIR GUY, 12. CARLIN, WILLIAM P., 402. CARMICK, DANIEL, 243. CARR, EUGENE A., 380, 385. CARR, SAILING-MASTER, 202. CARROLL, WILLIAM, 241. CASE, JOSEPH, 436. CASEY, SILAS, 327, 328. CASS, LEWIS, 256, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264. CASSIN, STEPHEN, 190, 191, 195, 196. CATLETT, CAPTAIN, 34. CATHERINE II, EMPRESS OF RUSSIA, 98. CAZENEAU, CAPTAIN, 4. CENTENNIAL MEDALS, 438, 439, 440. CERF, Ship of War, 99, 100, 101, 102. CERRO GORDO, BATTLE OF, 225, 304, 305, 311, 312, 313, 332. CHADBOURNE, THEODORE L., 284. CHADS, LIEUTENANT, 169. CHALMERS, J. M., 60. CHAMBERS, JOHN, 260. CHAMBERS, MAJOR, 273. CHAMBERS, MAJOR, 4th Regiment of Rifles, 213. CHAMILLARD, COLONEL DE, 100, 103, 105, 107, 108. CHAMPION'S HILL, BATTLE OF, 385. CHAMPLAIN, LAKE, VICTORY OF, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 233, 236. CHAMPLIN, STEPHEN, 179. CHANDLER, E., 321. CHANDLER, J. G., 413, 416. CHAPMAN, CAPTAIN, 345. CHAPMAN, WILLIAM, 328. CHAPMAN, MR., 277, 288, 289. CHAPULTEPEC, BATTLE OF, 225, 304, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 332, 333, 334, 371. CHARLES X, KING OF FRANCE, 267. CHARLESTON, OCCUPATION OF, 14. CHARTRES, DUKE DE, 6. CHASE, CAPTAIN, 15th Infantry, 328. CHATFIELD, LIEUTENANT, 217. CHATTANOOGA, 370, 371, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405. CHAUMONT, M. DE, 107, 109. CHAUNCEY, ISAAC, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 149, 183. CHESAPEAKE, Frigate, 186. CHEW, T. S., 158. CHICAMAUGA, 400, 401, 402, 403. CHILDS, GENERAL, 258, 260, 262. CHILDS, THOMAS, 230, 285, 286, 312, 313. CHILTON, ROBERT H., 346. CHINA, EMPEROR OF, xix. CHIPPEWA, BATTLE OF, ix, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 215, 219, 223, 224. CHIPPEWAY, Schooner, 180. CHOCTAW NATION, 114. CHUNN, CAPTAIN, 221, 231. CHURCHILL, SYLVESTER, 216, 217, 345, 346. CHURCHILL, WILLIAM H., 285. CHURUBUSCO, BATTLE OF, 225, 304, 305, 317, 318, 320, 330, 332, 333, 334. CINCINNATI, ORDER OF THE, 13, 15. CITTERS, W. VAN, 64. CISSNEY, ENSIGN, 231. CISSNEY, LIEUTENANT, 221. CLAIBORNE, LIEUTENANT, 300. CLARK, F. G., MIDSHIPMAN, 301, 302. CLARKE, JOHN, 178, 179. CLARKE, MAJOR, 33, 34, 35. CLARKE, NEWMAN S., 318, 319, 327, 328, 329, 330. CLAXTON, ALEXANDER, 162. CLAXTON, THOMAS JR., 177. CLAY, HENRY, JR. 342, 343. CLEMONS, AI J., 442, 445. CLEMONS, HUBBARD M., 442, 445. CLEMONS, LUCIAN M., 442, 445. CLIFFORD, JOHN H., 423. CLINTON, SIR HENRY, 18. COCHRANE, LIEUTENANT, 284. COFFEE, JOHN, 241. COFFEE, MAJOR, 346. COFFIN, GEORGE, 188. COLUMBIA COLLEGE, 225. COLUMBUS, PAINTING OF, 406. COMSTOCK, C. B., 389. CONFIANCE, Ship of war, 191, 192. CONANT, CHARLES F., 442, 443. CONGRESS, LIBRARY OF, xxviii. CONGRESS, Ship of war, 142. CONLEY, JAMES, 443. CONNER, DAVID, 187, 188, 252, 305, 306, 308. CONNER, PATRICK E., 338, 345. CONSTELLATION, Ship of war, 128, 129, 130, 132, 142, 149, 194. CONSTITUTION, Frigate, 137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 149, 153, 154, 155, 157, 158, 159, 166, 167, 169, 170, 181, 245, 246, 247, 248. CONSUELO, Schooner, WRECK OF, 442, 445. CONTEE, LIEUTENANT, 159. CONTRERAS, BATTLE OF, 225, 304, 315, 316, 317, 318, 320, 332, 333, 334. CONWAY, D., 379. COOKE, LIEUTENANT, Mississippi Regiment, 297. COOPER, CAPTAIN, Mississippi Regiment, 297. COOPER, MIDSHIPMAN, 187. COOPER, S., 412. CORBELL, MALACHI, 456. CORNECK, H. D., 170. CORNWALLIS, CHARLES, LORD, xxii, 9, 43, 86, 87, 89, 90. COSZTA, MARTIN, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360. COTTINEAU, CAPTAIN DE, 100, 102, 103, 106, 108. COUCH, DARIUS N., 344. COUDRAY, M. DU, 25. COULSON, SAMUEL, 188. COUNTESS OF SCARBOROUGH, Ship, CAPTURE OF, 108. COWPENS, VICTORY OF THE, xiii, xxi, xxviii, xxxv, xxxviii, xl, xli, xlii, xliii, xliv, xlviii, xlix, 2, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 277. CRABTREE, E., 443, 444. CRAIG, HENRY KNOX, 298, 346. CRAIG, SURGEON, 298, 346. CRANDALL, ALBERT, 435. CRANDALL, JARED S., 434, 435, 436. CRANE, LIEUTENANT, 141. CRAWFORD, LIEUTENANT, 213. CREIGHTON, CAPTAIN, ix, 412, 413. CREIGHTON, MASTER'S MATE, 145. CRITTENDEN, JOHN JORDON, 260. CRITTENDEN, THOMAS L., 346. CROCKER, MARCELLUS M., 384, 385. CROMWELL, LIEUTENANT, 237. CROSBY, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL, 216, 217. CROSBY, J. SCHUYLER, 447, 448, 449, 450. CROGHAN, GEORGE, 272, 273, 274, 298. CROSS, P. F., 352, 353. CROSSMAN, CAPTAIN, 285. CRUMP, CAPTAIN, 35. CULLUM, GEORGE WASHINGTON, 372. CUMMING, ENSIGN, 221, 230. CUNNINGHAM, MAJOR, 43. CUSHMAN, LIEUTENANT, 230. CYANE, Frigate, 245, 246, 247, 248.

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DACIER, M., xiii, xvi, xxxiv, xxxvi, xxxix, xli, xlii, xliii. DACRES, JAMES A., 153, 154, 158. DALE, LIEUTENANT, 105. DALE, RICHARD, 163. DALIBA, CAPTAIN, 207. DALRYMPLE, JOSEPH, 188. DANA, CHARLES A., 397, 398. DANSLOW, CHARLES, 443. DARING, Brig of war, 303. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, 116, 219. DAVIES, THOMAS ALFRED, 404. DAVIS, CAPTAIN, 346. DAVIS, DANIEL, 216. DAVIS, LIEUTENANT, Rifles, 312. DAVIS, JEFFERSON, 297, 338, 344. DAVIS, JEFFERSON C., 401. DAYTON, WILLIAM LEWIS, xlvii, xlviii, xlix, 1. DEAN, JOHN, 443, 444. DEARBORN, HENRY, 224. DECATUR, JAMES, 136, 138, 140. DECATUR, STEPHEN, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 147, 149, 154, 163, 164, 165, 186, 189, 246. DEDEM, F. G. VAN, 84, 85. DELAPIERRE, AID DE-CAMP, 217. DENHON, SERGEANT-MAJOR, 230. DENISON, E. F. R., 436. DENMONS, CAPTAIN, 208. DENT, JOHN HERBERT, 138, 139, 142, 144, 146. DEPUIS, M., xliii. DEPUY, M., xxxvi, xxxix. DERBY, GEORGE H., 312. DE RUSSY, RENE E., 237. DES BREQUIGNY, M., xxxvii, xl. DESHA, JOSEPH, 258, 259, 260, 262. DETROIT, Brig of war, 154. DETROIT, Ship of war, 180. DETROIT, SURRENDER OF, 261. DEXTER, SAMUEL, 113. DICKENSON, CAPTAIN, 249, 251. DICKENSON, LIEUTENANT COLONEL, South Carolina Volunteers, 306, 321. DICKERSON, JOHN S., 448. DICKINSON COLLEGE, 361. DILWORTH, RANKIN, 294. DIMICK, JUSTIN, 316, 320. DIPLOMATIC MEDAL, xxix, xxx, 41, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126. DIX, ROGER S., 346. DOBBIN, ADJUTANT, 217. DOBBIN, COLONEL, 210. DOBBIN, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL, 216, 217, 218. DOBBINS, LIEUTENANT, 3d Infantry, 284. DOLMAN, JOHN, 443. DONALDSON, JAMES LOWRY, 297, 342, 344. DO-NE-HO-GA-WA (GENERAL E. S. PARKER), 114. DONELSON, FORT, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375. DORSEY, JOHN SWORD, 136, 141. DOUGLAS, GEORGE, 245, 246, 248. DOUGLASS, LIEUTENANT, 230. DOWNIE, GEORGE, 189, 193, 195. DOWNING, CAPTAIN, Mississippi Volunteers, 297. DOX, MAJOR, 217. DRUM, SIMON H., 317, 324, 326, 329, 331. DRUMMOND, COLONEL, 228, 229. DRUMMOND, GORDON, 214, 227. DRUMMOND, LORD, 4. DUBUT, CAPTAIN, 303. DUDLEY, COLONEL, 261. DUMBAR, DERK, 60. DUMONT, AUGUSTIN, xxx. DUNHAM, MAJOR, 217. DUNCAN, JAMES, 443, 444. DUNCAN, JAMES, Army, 285, 286, 287, 318, 319, 330. DUNCAN, JOSEPH, 273. DUNCAN, SILAS, 190, 191. DUPRE, AUGUSTIN, x, xvi, xix, xx, xxi, xxii, xxix, xxx, xxxiii, xli, xliv, xlv, 1, 7,40, 41, 49, 86, 93, 95, 118, 119, 122, 123, 124. DUPRE, NARCISSE, xvi, xxx, xxxiii, 122. DUQUESNE, EXPEDITION AGAINST FORT, 3, 9. DUSENBURY, MR., 346. DUVIVIER, JEAN, 2. DUVIVIER, PIERRE SIMON, x, xxi, xxiii, xlv, xlvi, xlvii, 1, 2, 7, 22, 46, 48, 118.

E

EAGLE, Brig of war, 191, 192, 193, 194. EASLEY, THOMAS, 320. EASTMAN, SETH, 352, 353. EATON, AMOS B., 298. EATON, GEORGE N., 423, 426. EATON, J. H., 346. ECKFELDT, GEORGE, xxviii, 277. ECOLE DES BEAUX ARTS, Paris, xxx. EDDINGTON, CHARLES, 443, 444. EDMONDS, CAPTAIN, 53. EDSON, CAPTAIN, 306. EDWARDS, LIEUTENANT, 179. ELDER, WILLIAM, xxvii. ELLEN SOUTHARD, Ship, WRECK OF, 443, 446, 451. ELLIOT, CAPTAIN, 217. ELLIOT, COLONEL, 273. ELLIOT, JESSE DUNCAN, 154, 177, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 264. ELLIS, SALATHIEL, 304, 349, 361, 366, 406. EMUCKFAW, BATTLE OF, 238. ENDYMION, Frigate, 303. ENGELHARD I. A., 70. ENGHEIN, DUKE D', Medal, 267. ENGLAND, TREATY OF PEACE WITH, 94. ENOTOCHOPCO, BATTLE OF, 238. ENTERPRIZE, Brig of war, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 181, 201. ENTERPRIZE, Schooner, 137, 141, 142, 143, 144, 146, 149. EPERVIER, Brig of war, 197, 198, 199. ERIE, BATTLE OF, 203, 204, 211, 212, 213, 214, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232. ERIE, FORT, 154, 183, 205, 211, 212, 213, 216, 227, 228. ERIE, LAKE, VICTORY OF, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 183, 184. ESPIEGLE, L', Brig of war, 188. Essex, Ship of war, 135. ESTAING, COUNT D', xix, 26, 27. EUTAW SPRINGS, VICTORY OF, xxviii, xxxv, xxxvii, xxxix, xlviii, 2, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55. EVARTS, WILLIAM M., 423, 426. EVERETT, DOCTOR, 222, 231. EVERETT, Medal, 362. EVERIST, ETHAN, 237. EWELL, RICHARD S., 321. EWELL, LIEUTENANT, Rifles, 312. EWING, HUGH, 401. EXHIBITION, UNIVERSAL, of 1855, 267.

F

FAGEL, H., 63, 64. FAIRCHILD, GENERAL, 451. FALCON, GORDON, 246, 248. FANNING, CAPTAIN, 228, 229, 230. FARQUESON, R., 2d Tennessee Volunteers, 312. FEBIGER, CHRISTIAN, 20. FIDDENS, F., 70. FIELD, CYRUS WEST, 418, 419, 420. FIELD, GEORGE P., 294. FIELD, H. B., CAPTAIN, 412. FIELD, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL, Kentucky Volunteers, 345. FIELD, MOSES W., 458. FILLMORE, MILLARD, 114, 304, 349. FISCHER, COLONEL, 220. FISH, HAMILTON, xxviii, 423, 425. FISHBOURN, WILLIAM, 16, 19, 21. FISHER, JOSHUA FRANCIS, xxix. FLAG, FIRST AMERICAN NAVAL, 98. FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES, 8. FLAGG, AZARIAH C., 237. FLATTERY, MR., 459. FLEMING, CAPTAIN, 217. FLEMING, LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 216. FLEURY, FRANCOIS TEISSEIDRE DE, ix, x, xi, xv, xxiii, xxviii, xxxv, xlvi, xlviii, 2, 15, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27. FONTAINE, LIEUTENANT, 230, 231. FOOT, LIEUTENANT, 230. FOOTE, ANDREW HULL, 373. FORREST, MIDSHIPMAN, 179. FORSYTH, CAPTAIN, 33, 35. FOSBERG, CARL, 448, 449, 450. FOSTER, EDMUND, 228, 230. FOSTER, WILLIAM S., 229. FOSTER, JOHN G., 323. FOURTEEN MILE CREEK, SKIRMISH, 381, 382, 391. FOWLER, LIEUTENANT, 5th Infantry, 284. FRALEY, FREDERICK, 439. FRANCE, FORMER MONEYS OF, 125. FRANCE, FORMER WEIGHTS OF, 125. FRANCE, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF, Tribute to Franklin, 95, 96. FRANCE, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF, Tribute to John Paul Jones, 98. FRANCE, OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE TREATY WITH, 93, 94. FRANCE, TREATY OF COMMERCE WITH UNITED STATES, x, 266, 267, 268, 269. FRANKLAND, CAPTAIN, 303. FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN, x, xi, xiv, xv, xxii, xxxiv, xxxv, 1, 41, 86, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 99, 277, 278. FRANKLIN, WILLIAM B., 346. FRAZER, LIEUTENANT, 213, 217. FREMONT, SEWALL L., 413, 416. FRENCH, SAMUEL G., 344. FRIESLAND, RESOLUTIONS OF, CONCERNING JOHN ADAMS, 58, 64. FROLIC, Sloop of war, 154, 160, 161, 162, 181, 249. FRY, MAJOR, 2d Kentucky Volunteers, 345. FULLER, DOCTOR, 222, 231. FUNK, LIEUTENANT, 154, 165. FUeRST, MORITZ, xxiv, 160, 166, 171, 174, 176, 183, 185, 189, 193, 195, 200, 203, 215, 219, 223, 224, 226, 233, 238, 245, 249, 253, 254, 265, 270, 271, 275, 277.

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GAINES, CAPTAIN LIEUTENANT, 53, 54. GAINES, EDMUND PENDLETON, 204, 205, 220, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 260. GAINES, J. P., Kentucky Volunteers, 323, 325, 334. GALE, DOCTOR, 222, 231. GALT, MAJOR, 2d Artillery, 318. GAMBLE, PETER, 190, 192. GANSON, MAJOR, 217. GANTT, LEVI, 329. GARDNER, CAPTAIN, 413. GARDNER, CHARLES K, 206, 207, 208, 211, 213. GARDNER, MAJOR, 4th Artillery, 317, 320. GARLAND, JOHN, 285, 292, 293, 294, 297, 318, 319, 330. GARNER, WILLIAM T., 447, 448, 449, 450. GARNER, MRS WILLIAM T., 449. GARNETT, ROBERT SELDEN, 298, 346. GARNIER, ABBE, xliii. GASCOIGNE, MR., 170. GATES, COLLINSON R., 284. GATES, HORATIO, x, xl, xiii, xvi, xxx, xxxv, xxxvi, xxxvii, xxxviii, xxxix, 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 41, 48, 150, 277. GATES, WILLIAM, 413, 416. GATTEAUX, M., xxx. GATTEAUX, NICOLAS MARIE, x, xxi, xxiii, xxx, xlv, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 28. GAVITT, COURTLAND, 435. GAYRARD, RAYMOND, x, 266, 267. GEARY, JOHN W., 396, 397, 400, 402. GENERAL GREENE, Sloop of war, 176. GEORGE, LAKE, 12. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Frigate, 166. GERMANTON, BATTLE OF, 14, 26, 48, 49. GIBBONS, LIEUTENANT, 15, 19, 21. GIBBS, SIR SAMUEL, 241. GIBSON, JAMES, 212, 213, 216. GILES, EDWARD, 42, 44. GILLET, R. H., 349. GIRARD, M., 27. GLADDEN, MAJOR, South Carolina Volunteers, 321. GLASBUCH, BARON DE, 44. GLEASON, LIEUTENANT, 231. GODFREY, JAMES, 443, 444. GOODELL, LIEUTENANT, 213. GOODMAN, J. B., 321. GORDON, LIEUTENANT, 144. GORHAM, SERGEANT MAJOR, 3d Artillery, 414. GORMAN, MAJOR, Indiana Volunteers, 339, 341. GORMAN, T., 458. GRAHAM, LORIMER, 321. GRAHAM, MIDSHIPMAN, 192. GRAHAM, RICHARD H., 297. GRAHAM, WILLIAM A., 423. GRAHAM, WILLIAM M., 319. GRAND GULF, ATTACK ON, 379. GRANGER, GORDON, 404, 405. GRANT, ULYSSES SIMPSON, viii, 114, 362, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 422, 423, 426, 429. GRANVILLE, Privateer, 99, 101. GRASSE, COUNT DE, xix, 87, 89. GRAY, JAMES, 456. GRAYSON, JOHN B., 323, 325, 334. GREEN, BYRON, 435. GREEN, ENSIGN, 230. GREEN, MARTIN E., 391. GREENE, NATHANIEL, x, xi, xiii, xvi, xvii, xviii, xxi, xxviii, xxxv, xxxvi, xxxvii, xxxviii, xxxix, xli, xlv, xlviii, 2, 7, 9, 30, 41, 42, 46, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 150, 277. GREENE, QUARTERMASTER, 217. GREENLEAF, LIEUTENANT, 140. GREGORY, WILLIAM, 443. GREGG, JOHN, 382. GRIFFITH, ADJUTANT, Mississippi Volunteers, 345. GRIFFITH, SERGEANT, 21st Iowa Volunteers, 387. GRIFFITH, WILLIAM, 443, 444. GRIERSON, BENJAMIN H., 390. GRONINGEN, RESOLUTION OF, CONCERNING JOHN ADAMS, 61, 69. GUELDERLAND, RESOLUTION OF, CONCERNING JOHN ADAMS, 62, 70. GUERRIERE, Frigate, xxiv, 153, 154, 158, 181, 188, 202.

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HADDEN, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL, 2d Indiana Volunteers, 345. HAGEN, W. B., 395. HAGNER, PETER V., 323, 326, 329, 334. HALE, W. P., LIEUTENANT, 2d Tennessee Volunteers, 312. HALL, CAPTAIN, 140. HALL, LIEUTENANT, 221, 230. HALL, MAJOR, 213, 217, 229. HARRIDEN, MR., 140. HAMBLETON, S., 179, 180. HAMER, THOMAS L., 290, 296, 297. HAMILTON, PAUL, 155, 157, 159, 161, 164. HAMILTON, SCHUYLER, 323. HAMMOND, RICHARD P., 329. HAMPTON, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL, 53, 54. HANCOCK, JOHN, 4, 5, 10. HANDY, CAPTAIN, 33, 34, 35. HANSON, CHARLES, 317. HARDCASTLE, EDMUND L. F., 318, 323, 334. HARDEN, COLONEL, 52. HARDIN, JOHN J., 338, 340, 342, 343. HARDING, CAPTAIN, 228, 230. HARDMAN, MAJOR, 53. HARNEY, WILLIAM SELBY, 312, 313, 315, 317, 321. HARRIS, CAPTAIN, 206, 231. HARRISON, CONSUL, 365. HARRISON, FORT, 281. HARRISON, GEORGE, 150, 180. HARRISON, MR., 346. HARRISON, WILLIAM HENRY, xxvii, 223, 254, 255 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 272, 273, 276, 277, 278. HART, JOHN, 187. HARVARD COLLEGE, 116, 127, 225. HARVEY, JAMES, 443, 444. HARVEY, JOHN D., 435. HASILWOOD, COMMODORE, 26. HAY, CAPTAIN, 365. HAY, LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 20. HAYES, COLONEL, 240. HAYS, COLONEL, 43. HAYS, COLONEL, Texas Volunteers, 291. HAZLITT, ROBERT, 294. HEARLAN, SERGEANT-MAJOR, Mississippi Volunteers, 297. HEBERT, PAUL O., 329. HEECKEREN, D. J. VAN, 84, 85. HEIMAN, ADJUTANT, Tennessee Volunteers, 297. HENDERSON, JAMES PINCKNEY, 290, 292, 295, 296. HENDERSON, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL, 53, 54. HENLEY, JOHN, 139. HENLEY, ROBERT, 190, 191, 193, 194. HENRY, FORT, 372. HENRY, WILLIAM, 258, 260, 262. HENRY, WILLIAM SEATON, 297. HERISSANT, LA VEUVE, xlv, xlvi. HERRON, FRANCIS J., 389, 391. HETT, LIEUTENANT, Ohio Volunteers, 294. HILL, C. J., LIEUTENANT, 2d Tennessee Volunteers, 312. HILLYER, WILLIAM S., 373. HINDMAN, MAJOR, 205, 207, 209, 211, 213, 228, 229, 230. HITCHCOCK, ASSISTANT-SURGEON, 345. HITCHCOCK, ETHAN A., 323, 325, 334. HOE, CAPTAIN, 5th Infantry, 284. HOFFMAN, G., 1st Artillery, 320. HOLDING, LIEUTENANT, 213, 222. HOOKER, JOSEPH, 297, 329, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 401, 402, 403, 404. HOLLAND AND WEST FRIESLAND, RESOLUTION OF, CONCERNING JOHN ADAMS, 59, 65. HOLMES, GOVERNOR, 243. HOLTZHEY, JOHN GEORGE, 57, 58, 74. HOLTZHEY, MARTIN, 58. HOORN, T. VAN, 70. HOPKINS, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL, 216, 217. HOPKINS, STEPHEN, 3. HORACE, quoted, 86, 185. HORN, JOHN, 434, 457, 458, 460. HORNET, Sloop of war, 181, 185, 186, 187, 188, 249, 250, 251, 252. HOSKINS, CHARLES, 294. HOUDON, JEAN ANTOINE, xxi, xlv, 7, 97, 112. HOUSTON, THOMAS TRUXTON, JR., 128. HOVEY, ALVIN P., 380, 383, 384, 385. HOWARD, CAPTAIN, 346. HOWARD, JOHN EAGER, x, xi, xii, xvii, xxiii, xxviii, xxxv, xxxvii, xxxviii, xl, xlvii, xlviii, xlix, 2, 41, 42, 43, 48, 49, 53, 277. HOWARD, LIEUTENANT, 297. HOWARD, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL, 321, 328, 330. HOWARD, OLIVER OTIS, 396, 397, 399, 400, 401, 402, 404. HOWE, MAJOR-GENERAL, 17. HOWE, SIR WILLIAM, 11, 12. HOWELL, LIEUTENANT, 364. HOWLAND, GARDINER G., 449, 450. HUBBARD, MAJOR, 217. HUGER, BENJAMIN, 323, 324, 326, 329, 334. HULL, CAPTAIN, 213, 217. HULL, GEORGE B., 436. HULL, ISAAC, xxiv, 133, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 172, 173, 188. HULL, MAJOR, 231. HULL, WILLIAM, 20, 260. HUMBOLDT, Medal, 362. HUMPHREYS, DAVID, xi, xiii, xvi, xvii, xxxiv, xxxv, xxxvi, xxxvii, xxxviii, xl, xli, 2, 6, 7, 13, 88. HUMPHRIES, G. C., 304. HUNTER, ADELE, 447, 448, 449. HUNTER, Brig of war, 180. HUNTER, CAPTAIN, 273. HUNTER, JAMES, 273. HUNTINGTON, SAMUEL, xi, 109. HURLBUT, STEPHEN AUGUSTUS, 390. HUSSAR, Brig of war, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360. HYRNE, MAJOR, 52, 55, 56. HYSLOP, LIEUTENANT-GENERAL, 168, 169.