Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-10

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York. ona offho mort complete and elaborate
NotNilhstnnGlnE The size Of che volumes
md ne extraofdInary amount OF matefial
herein eontaincd, they have been 20 CART
rally lndexed a. 70 reward. with but few
nu,ninis' research, the inquirer With the
pFecioe Information that he desires 20 OBJ
Ain, This etupenddus voFk--for IL mag
dllnde can scarcely be conccived By any
bne who has not examined lt--is the re-
ualt OF patient, earnest, faIthful labor on
the part OF Mr.. Thomaa 9. Townsend, b
genilemsn Of this city, Early In the war
Ne commenced 70 arrange In = scrAp-book
very Item Of information respeo,ing the
pro9ress Of events, little thinking ihon
hat the war would DO prolonged four
ears Asafsira progressed, however, he
determined not TO abandon the taSk be had
nnAertaksn, and continued his selectlon',
nt The same lime journallzlpg coplous en-
'syelopedla and faithful index tkerefrom.
ny unremitting attention 70 his work,
lsboring constantly come days nine hours,
be has now prepared afty-three volumes
||Df selections, and has journallsed his n :
.eord down 20, and including 1853, he
stlmAtes that By the close Of President
Johnson' term, he VIII have completed
BERN Of PTesident Lincoln, sud will, Of
soarss, have his record complete down
the lntest day Of President Jobnson's
sm, ss the latier L made mp from day TO
Afew moments, thought viii convince
sny person that this has been no ordinary
lnakt an examination Of the record and
sncyclopedla will show how complete the
work has been performed, and how yalua-
lie history Of great struggle IL thus pre-
.snted, and the subjolned selections at ran.
iom from various volumes will show how
Interesting and varied IL the matter con-
nlned therein We cherfully commend
INC labors OF Mr.. Townsend 70 the atten-
tion OF gennemen whose tastes .ad them
10 appreciate such faithful Efforts 70 pre-
.erse history, and trust that his toll may
bot have been In vain.
The following selection have been made
from that portion OF the Cy clopodiA under
Ithe head Of "References."
Tho firstNman kill In this war wal
Daniel Howe, Of New York, at Fort SUN.
var In 1851, BY the premature discharge OF
gum. (His name has been frequently
|And erroneously reported a. Hough.)
The fret fort taken by storm was by the
Ninth New York Volunteers, at Roanoke
IIsland.
The arst fight In the history OF the world
lDetween lron-clad ships was between the
Aerrimde and the Aostor.
The nrst two prisoners captured by tbs
Army OF the Potomac were taken by TIT
1 / lwenty-1fth New York State Militia.
III Under the law comforting full citizen
|ship Tor one year's falthfUl services, tb,
Idrst recipients Of the honor were Captaiu
Edward Oepute and Lieutenant Costello
Both the ThIrty-seventh Regiment New
York Volunteers
The frat draft in this country since the
|Iwnr Of 1919 took place ut Hartford, Connec.
|1ticut, September 10, 1869.
The first case Of emancipation
lander the Presldent'sPrcclam stIon was that
Il three nexro boys csc iplng from Kirby
'ismith's Army, appeared before Lieutenant
lolonrl spies, Military Governor Of the
BOVINE OF Covlnston and Newport, Ken.
ueky. september 90, 1859, and were b,
|Inim gwen free papers.
n The fret ib-lnch gun was used on board
NuD uOulbor 1NAAAuAcs an ID 4. !. "a q
n The arstpiopositloa for emancipation n
the District ofCOlumblA was made by Hon
Wm. slsde Of Vermont, on the lsth Decsm
Icor, 1887. 49,. 81. .H..-
Tho nrbt regiment 10 enter Washington
when IL was besleged In 1851 was the sixth
Massachusetts. This regiment afterWaro
Harmed the nucleus OF the Massachusetts
rNenty-sixth, and uoder lis old commAn.
Ter, (JoDeal. was the nrst National Regi-
lment 70 set foot on the soil OF Louisiana.
he nrst regiment from the state Of New
York, and the second In The Unlon tomarcb
o the defence OF the Capital In 1861, Waf
ne seventh New York State Militia, Col
Marshall Lefferts. This regiment fur.
|nished, previous 10 the year 1858, over SIX
hundred officers for the national army.
The frst Union Gag found In Alsbams
waa found nailed 10 q staff which WA
placed upon the house-top Of Hon. Geo. W.
ILspe, OF Huntsville. Mr.. Lane was IL
ote62 . United stntes District Judge, and
wa the only Albanian 70 accept an one,
lander President Lincoln.
II General Philip Kerney was the onl,
American ofiicer who was ever decorated
Nth the Legion OF Honor BY the Emperor,
To Captain Grier Tallmsdge (now do
|lcesaed) !, son OF the d, N. P. Tullmadge Of
New York, belongs tho credit OF first en- an.
clalinG the "conLrab audn idea. "A appilsS n
he negroes. He expressed his Views on the
suhjeet 70 General Butler, and Butler acted
loo the suggestion.
General Hiram Walbridge is entitled 10
he credit Of hrst pointing out 70 Presi.
Dent L1ncoln the Importance Of securing
FORT Royal and Beaufort, q. q.
The rebel Central Stuart n the anms