(Encyclopedia) Monmouth, battle of, in the American Revolution, fought June 28, 1778, near the village of Monmouth Courthouse (now Freehold, N.J.). Gen. George Washington chose this location to…
(Encyclopedia) ballad, in literature and music, short, narrative poem or song usually relating a single, dramatic event. Two forms of the ballad are often distinguished—the folk ballad, dating from…
LEE, Thomas Sim, (father of John Lee), a Delegate from Maryland; born near Upper Marlboro, Prince Georges County, Md., October 29, 1745; completed preparatory studies; held several local…
Senate Years of Service: 1883-1892
Party: Democrat GIBSON Randall Lee , a Representative and a Senator from Louisiana; born September 10, 1832, at
Spring Hill, near Versailles, Woodford County,…
Senate Years of Service: 1937-1943
Party: Democrat LEE Joshua Bryan , a Representative and a Senator from Oklahoma; born in Childersburg, Talladega
County, Ala., January 23, 1892; moved with…
(Encyclopedia) Chancellorsville, battle of, May 2–4, 1863, in the American Civil War. Late in Apr., 1863, Joseph Hooker, commanding the Union Army of the Potomac, moved against Robert E. Lee, whose…
(Encyclopedia) Longstreet, James, 1821–1904, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Edgefield District, S.C. He graduated (1842) from West Point and served in the Mexican War, reaching the…
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And past the millet, the stile;
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Grows with wild camomile.There was a youth who…
LUSK Georgia Lee , a Representative from New Mexico; born in Carlsbad, Eddy County,
N.Mex., May 12, 1893; attended the public schools, Highlands University, Las
Vegas, N.Mex., and the Colorado…
LEE William Henry Fitzhugh , a Representative from Virginia; born at Arlington House, Arlington, Va., May 31,
1837; attended private school and Harvard University; appointed second lieutenant in…
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