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Jackson, which Arst gave that promi.
nence to bis name which finally elevated
him to the Presidency.
Among the naval actions that TOOK
place during the war Of 1912 were the
following, in which the names In italic
designate the British ships:
August, 1912. The Constitution, Cap
tain Hull, captured the Guerrero.
October, 1912. The United States, Cap
tain Decatur, captured the Macedonian.
November, 1912. The Wasp, Captain
Jones, captured the Frelic.
THE Wasp, which was sloop-of-war,
was Immediately afterwards captured BY
the Po1ctiers, which was seventy.tour. J
December, 1912. The Constitution,
Captain cambridge, captured the Jara.
February, 1913. The Hornet, Captain
Lawrence, captured the Peaebck.
June, 1918. The Chesapeake, Captain
Lawrence, was captured by the Shannon.
September, 1918. The Enterprise cap.
tured the Borer.
The American feet on Lake Cham
plain, under Commodore Marlborough,
captured the British feet on the same
lake. The Essex was captured by the
Phoebe and the Cherub, and the Presi-
dent, BY an English squadron. The
Epervier, Auon, Reindeer, Cyauc, Leuant
and Penguin we're also captured by the
Americans.
The brilliant success Of the American
navy reflected great credit on that branch
of the national defence, and made it the
pride of the people.
THE WAR WITH MEXICO.
The Mexican war grew out, of the an
.nexstion of Texas to the Uuited States.
Although Texas was virtually independ-
emit of Mexico, yet Mexico had never rec
ognized its independence. After the joint
resolution by which Texas became one of
the United States, the government sent
Brigadler General Taylor to the borders
of Texas, with body OF troops, to protect
the country from any attempt OF Mexico
to regain Its sovereignty. The movement
of these troops on territory claimed both
by the United States, as 3 part OF Texas,
and by Mexico, as part OF her own pos.
sessions, brought on state of hostilities,
which ripened into war, and although no
foamal declaration was made by either
party, the President Of the United States
announced to Congress that war existed,
"by the act Of Mer1eo."
Some of the principal battles of this
war were those OF San Pascal, in Upper
California, December 9th and 7th, 1916;
Los Angeles, Upper California, January
9th, lS47; Buena Vista, January 22d and
23d; Sacramento, February 18th; Cerro
Gordo, April 18th and 18th; Churubuscc
and San Antonio, August 10Th and Goth;
FL Molino del Rey, September 9th, and
these by which the conquest of the City
of Mexico was achieved, September 9Th
to 18th, lS47.
OUR CIVIL WAR.
The principal battles and some of the
principal events growing out OF the war
were as follows:
April II, 1861. Rebel attack on Fort
Sumpter. at Charleston, S. G.
April 10, 1851. Attack on the Massa-
chusetts Sixth Regiment in Baltimore.
July 81. First Battle OF Bull Run.
February 6, 1862. Surrender OF Fort
Henry, Tennessee.
February l6. Surrender of Fort Don
alison.
April 8. Battle Of Shiloh, Tennessee,
June s. Memphis Surrendered.
June 26. Commencement CT the seven
d ys' battles around Richmond.
..ulv. Seccrt! battle OF Bull Run.
.,cptomber IA. Battle OF South Noun
tain, Md.
September Is. Harper's Ferry, with
900 men, surrendered TO the rebels.
September l6.- Battle of Antietam
Md.
Oct. q. Lamentable affair at Balls
Bluff, Va
November I. Geo. b. Mcclellan re-
moved from the command of the army
of the Potomac and General Burnside
put in his place.
Dec. Ii. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va.
Dec 81. President Lincoln signed the
bill for the admission Of West Virginia
AS n State into the Union.
May 3, 1863. Battle of Chancellors-
vile, Va.
MAY u. Assault on Port Hudson,
Miss.
June u. John Morgan starts on his
raid through Ohio.
July ]. Commencement OF three days
battle at Gettysburg.
July 4. Vicksburg surrendered to Gen
Grant.
July lS. New York riots commenced
hanging of negroes.
August %. Massacre al Lawrence,
Kansas, by Rebel guerrllas.
September 10. Battle of Chicksmauga.
September ~. President Lincoln is
sued the Emancipation proclamation.
October "a Battle above the clouds at
Lookout Mountain, tennessee.
1854.
March 10. The disastrous Red river
expedition started under General Banks
April Il. Fort Pillow massacre.
MAY 5. Battle eff the Wilderness.
May o. Battle of Spottsylvanis Court
House.
June 8. Battle of Cold Harbor.
/ June II. Commencement Of the attack
on Petersburg.
1865.
February q. Sheridan LEFT Winches.
ter with 10000 cavalry on his great raid
around Richmond.
April 2. Richmond evacuated by the
rebels.
April 9. General Lee surrenders K
General Grant at Appomatox Court
House.
April IA. Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth
President OF the United States, assassin.
ated by John Wilkes Booth.
War ended BY the surrender Of John.
son in North Carolina ana capture Of
JEFF DAVIS IN Georgia.
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