311 illustrations of famous people including: William T. Sampson, Winfield Scott, William Seward, William Shakespeare, Philip Sheridan, William Sherman, Sitting Bull, John Smith, Joseph Smith, Socrates, Sophocles, Miles Standish, Robert Louis Stevenson, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charles Sumner, and more
Robert Arthur, Marquis of, statesman, born in Harfield, England, Feb. 3, 1830; died Aug. 22, 1903.
Salmon Portland Chase was an American politician and jurist in the Civil War era who served as U.S.…
(1840-1902) A United States Navy admiral known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during…
A United States Navy admiral nown for his victory in the Battle of santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American…
William Thomas Sampson (9 February 1840 – 6 May 1902) was a United States Navy admiral known for…
William Sancroft (30 January 1617 – 24 November 1693), was the 79th archbishop of Canterbury. He became…
A Spanish explorer who was a companion of Hernan Cortes. Gonzalo de Sandoval (1497, Medellín, Spain…
An English statesman and one of the founders of the proprietary Virginia Company of London, which established…
A soldier and statesman, born in Jalapa, Mexico, Feb. 21, 1795; died June 20, 1876. He entered the Spanish…
One of the greatest painters the ever lived, was born at Urbino 1483, died 1530. His father, Giovanni…
An Ancient Greek lyric poet from the city of Eressos on the island of Lesbos, which was a cultural centre…
An Italian Dominican priest of Florence, Italy. He is best known for his acts of book burning.
Born at Marbach, Germany, Nov. 10, 1759; died May 9, 1805. He was the son of Kaspar Schiller, an overseer…
A naval officer, born in Frederick county, Marland, Oct. 9, 1839. After attending the public schools,…
Winfield Scott Schley (9 October 1839 - 2 October 1911) was an admiral of the United States Navy.
He took part in the battles of Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain and Atlanta. For his services at the…
An eminent German musical composer, born in Vienna, Austria, Jan. 31, 1797; died Nov. 19, 1828.
A musical critic and composer, born in Zwickau, Germany, June 8, 1810; died near Bonn, july 29, 1856.
Carl Schurz (March 2, 1829 – May 14, 1906) was a German revolutionary, American statesman and…
Pieter Schuyler (September 17, 1657 – February 19, 1724) was the mayor of Albany, New York and the…
(1733-1804) General Schuyler was in the American Revolution and a United States Senator from New York.
"General Winfield Scott was a key figure in the Mexican War."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895
General Winfield Scott (1786 - 1866) was a United States Army general, and unsuccessful presidential…
Lieutenant General Winifred Scott, a long-serving US Army officer who ran unsuccessfully for president…
An eminent novelist, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Aug. 15, 1771; died at Abbotsford, Sept. 21, 1832.
A distinguished general, born in Petersburg, Virginia, June 13, 1786; died at West Point, New York,…
A United States Army general, as well as an unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig party in…
Published Scribner's Monthly and was owner of Scribner and Company and Charles Scribner's Sons.
Sebastiano del Piombo (c. 1485 – 1547) was an Italian painter of the High Renaissance and early Mannerist…
While directing the placing of some pieces of artillery in position in front of Spottslyvania Courthouse…
John Sedgwick (September 13, 1813 – May 9, 1864) was a teacher, a career military officer, and a Union…