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Hudson, Henry Norman
(Encyclopedia) Hudson, Henry Norman, 1814–86, American essayist, b. Cornwall, Vt., grad. Middlebury College, 1840. During the Civil War he served as chaplain with Gen. B. F. Butler. He later…Chickahominy
(Encyclopedia) ChickahominyChickahominychĭkəhŏmˈĭnē [key], river, c.90 mi (140 km) long, rising NW of Richmond, Va., and flowing SE to the James River. In the Civil War fighting was heavy along its…Kearsarge
(Encyclopedia) KearsargeKearsargekērˈsärjˌ [key], Union ship in the Civil War. See Confederate cruisers.Woodworth, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Woodworth, Samuel, 1784–1842, American author, b. Scituate, Mass. He edited (1823–24) the New York Mirror and was author of the song “The Old Oaken Bucket.” His comedy The Forest Rose…Great Society
(Encyclopedia) Great Society, in U.S. history, term for the domestic policies of President Lyndon Johnson. In his first State of the Union message, he called for a war on poverty and the creation of…McClernand, John Alexander
(Encyclopedia) McClernand, John Alexander, 1812–1900, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Breckinridge co., Ky. He was admitted (1832) to the Illinois bar and sat as a Democrat in the U.S.…Bernanos, Georges
(Encyclopedia) Bernanos, GeorgesBernanos, Georgeszhôrzh bĕrnänōsˈ [key], 1888–1948, French novelist and polemicist. Profoundly Catholic, Bernanos attacked modern materialism and advocated a moral and…Wilson, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Henry, 1812–75, American politician, Vice President of the United States (1873–75), b. Farmington, N.H. At 21 he legally changed his name from Jeremiah Jones Colbath, and as…Sverre
(Encyclopedia) SverreSverresvĕˈrə [key], d. 1202, king of Norway (1184–1202). He claimed to be the illegitimate son of King Sigurd; the question of his paternity is still disputed. He spent his…Union City
(Encyclopedia) Union City. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 53,762), Alameda co., W Calif., in an agricultural region; inc. 1959 with the merger of Decoto and Alvarado districts. Metal, plastic, paper,…Trending
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