"The ground-color of the hair or skin, when this animal is alive and dry, is pale whitish-gray, with…
"Also called the Crested Seal, remarkable for possessing, about two inches from te extremity of the…
"It is the size of a large bear; girth at the sholder, five feet, near the tail, twenty inches; fur…
"Battle of Baker's Creek, May 16th, 1862- Defeat of the Confederates under Pemberton, by General Grant.…
"Lake Providence, La., headquarters of General McPherson and the Federal division under his command.…
"The Federal Army, under General Pope, landing on the Kentucky Shore, opposite New Madrid, April 1st,…
"Battle of Corinth, Miss., October 4th, 1862. Scene in the roundabouts of Fort Robinett after the repulse…
"General Tyler, born in Brooklyn, Windham County, Conn., January 7th, 1797, died in New York city, November…
"The Banks Expedition- scene on the levee, Baton Rouge, La. Contrabands unloading military stores from…
"Cutting the levees near the state line of Louisiana and Arkansas, twenty miles above Lake Providence,…
"The war on the Red River. Admiral Porter's fleet passing through Colonel Bailey's Dam, above Alexandria,…
"The war in Mississippi. General McPherson's army crossing the Big Black at messenger's Ferry, Thursday,…
"The war in Mississippi- defeat of Wirt Adams's Confederate cavalry by the Second Wisconsin cavalry,…
"The war in Mississippi- McPherson's troops foraging at the Confederate General Whitfield's headquarters."—…
"The war in Mississippi- General McPherson driving the enemy from their position on the Canton Road,…
"General Johnston, born in Cherry Grove, near Farmville, Va., February 3rd, 1807; died at Washington,…
"General Hatch, born in Bangor, Me., December 22nd, 1832. In April, 1861, he was a member of the District…
"General Logan, born in Jackson County, Ill., February 9th, 1826, died in Washington, D. C., December…
"General John Pope was involved in New Madrid and Island No. 10 during the Civil War."—E. Benjamin…
"General William T. Sherman served during the Civil War."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895
"General Henry W. Halleck served during the Civil War and was involved in the Pittsburg Landing."—E.…
The Mississippi alligator grows to a length of fourteen or fifteen feet, inhabiting lakes, rivers, and…
"Weighing six to twelve pounds; it feeds on mollusca, crustacea, and young fish; inhabits sandy banks…
"Penn's Seal and Signature. This is a representation of the seal and signature of William Penn attached…
"Battle of Munfordville, Ky., Sunday, September 14th, 1862- the Confederates charging through the abatis…
"Battle of Munfordville, Ky., Sunday, September 14th, 1862- the Confederates charging through the abatis…
"Battle of Munfordville, Ky., Sunday, September 14th, 1862- the Confederates charging through the abatis…
"Picture of a hand with a gun at the Battle of Munfordville, Ky., Sunday, September 14th, 1862- the…
"Bombardment of Fort Henry, Tennessee River, Tenn., by the Mississippi Flotilla, Flag Officer Foote,…
"Bombardment of Fort Henry, Tennessee River, Tenn., by the Mississippi Flotilla, Flag Officer Foote,…
"Bombardment of Fort Henry, Tennessee River, Tenn., by the Mississippi Flotilla, Flag Officer Foote,…
"Seal and signature of Tryon. William Tryon was a native of Ireland, and was educated to the profession…
"William the Conqueror (1066-1087), as represented on his seal. Although William really ruled 'as king…
"George Brinton McClellan was born at Philadelphia, December 3, 1826. He was for two years a student…
"Cotton is a vegetable hair or filament constituting the wing of the seed of the different species of…
"Cotton is a vegetable hair or filament constituting the wing of the seed of the different species of…
"Cotton is a vegetable hair or filament constituting the wing of the seed of the different species of…
"Crawfish, or Crayfish is a name of various crustaceous animals, the common crawfish being the river…
"The Eagle is a gold coin of the United States, value $10; half-eagle, $5; quarter-eagle, $2.50, double…
"The Seal, of the family Phocidæ, or seal tribe, are, of all four-limbed mammiferous animals,…
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (September 17, 1825 – January 23, 1893) was an American politician…
A celebrated explorer, born in Rouen, France, Nov. 22, 1643; assassinated March 19, 1687. In 1669 he…
Mount Builders, the name applied to a prehistoric race of North America, of which remarkable remains…
"Also known as the cone, the palm leaf, the river loop, the crown jewel, the seal, the almond, the feather,…
"Also known as the cone, the palm leaf, the river loop, the crown jewel, the seal, the almond, the feather,…