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Charles Mynn Thruston
Charles Mynn Thruston (February 22, 1798 – February 18, 1873) was a career U.S. Army officer who retired to Maryland where he became a farmer and politician, then returned to service as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served as the mayor of Cumberland, Maryland, from 1861 to 1862. Early and family life Thruston was born in Lexington, Kentucky, the son of Kentucky U.S. Senator Buckner Thruston. He was named for his grandfather, Col. Charles Mynn Thruston, who served in the American Revolutionary War and in the Virginia General Assembly. He had at least four brothers and two sisters. In 1820, he married Juliana Hughes (1798-1881) of Baltimore, and they had at least six sons and two daughters. Their eldest son, William Sydney Thruston (1828-1864), fought for the Union Army as a captain of the 18th U.S. Infantry during the Civil War, but drowned after falling from a boat into the C&O Canal in June 1864. Military career In 1814, 16-ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is a city in Kentucky, United States that is the county seat of Fayette County. By population, it is the second-largest city in Kentucky and 57th-largest city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's 28th-largest city. The city is also known as "Horse Capital of the World". It is within the state's Bluegrass region. Notable locations in the city include the Kentucky Horse Park, The Red Mile and Keeneland race courses, Rupp Arena, Central Bank Center, Transylvania University, the University of Kentucky, and Bluegrass Community and Technical College. As of the 2020 census the population was 322,570, anchoring a metropolitan area of 516,811 people and a combined statistical area of 747,919 people. Lexington is consolidated entirely within Fayette County, and vice versa. It has a nonpartisan mayor-council form of government, with 12 council districts and three members elected at large, with the highest vote-getter designated vice mayor. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Road
The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the Federal Government of the United States, federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Potomac River, Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main transport path to the Western United States, West for thousands of settlers. When improved in the 1830s, it became the second U.S. road surfaced with the macadam process pioneered by Scotsman John Loudon McAdam. Construction began heading west in 1811 at Cumberland, Maryland, on the Potomac River. After the panic of 1837, Financial Panic of 1837 and the resulting economic depression, congressional funding ran dry and construction was stopped at Vandalia, Illinois, the then-capital of Illinois, northeast of St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis across the Mississippi River. The road has also been referred to as the Cumberland Turnpike, the Cumberland–Brownsville Turnpike (or Road or Pike), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Military Academy Alumni
United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two film Literature * ''United!'' (novel), a 1973 children's novel by Michael Hardcastle Music * United (band), Japanese thrash metal band formed in 1981 Albums * ''United'' (Commodores album), 1986 * ''United'' (Dream Evil album), 2006 * ''United'' (Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell album), 1967 * ''United'' (Marian Gold album), 1996 * ''United'' (Phoenix album), 2000 * ''United'' (Woody Shaw album), 1981 Songs * "United" (Judas Priest song), 1980 * "United" (Prince Ital Joe and Marky Mark song), 1994 * "United" (Robbie Williams song), 2000 * "United", a song by Danish duo Nik & Jay featuring Lisa Rowe Television * ''United'' (TV series), a 1990 BBC Two documentary series * ''United!'', a soap opera that aired on BBC One from 1965 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayors Of Cumberland, Maryland
The Mayor of Cumberland, Maryland is the chief executive of the government of Cumberland, as stipulated by the city Charter. Mayors of Cumberland, Maryland (1816-present): * (01) 1816–1823: John Scott * (02) 1823–1824: Samuel Magill established the first newspaper in Cumberland the Allegany Freeman published weekly from 1813 to 1816 (See, Lowdermilk, page 301) * (03) 1824–1835: Roger Perry * (04) 1835–1836: John Gephart * (05) 1836–1837: John Write * (06) 1837–1838: Gustavus Beall * (07) 1838–1839: Frederick Deems * (08) 1839–1841: Samuel Charles * (09) 1841–1842: James Smith * (10) 1842–1843: John Gephart * (11) 1843–1849: Thomas Shriver * (12) 1849–1850: Thomas F. White * (13) 1850–1851: Thomas Shriver * (14) 1851–1852: Daniel Saylor * (15) 1852–1853: John Hayes * (16) 1853–1854: Fayette Bartholomew Tower * (17) 1854–1855: A. L. Withers * (18) 1855–1856: William Wallace McKaig * (19) 1856–1857: Joseph H. Tucker * (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1873 Deaths
Events January–March * January 1 ** Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar. ** The California Penal Code goes into effect. * January 17 – American Indian Wars: Modoc War: First Battle of the Stronghold – Modoc Indians defeat the United States Army. * February 11 – The Spanish Cortes deposes King Amadeus I, and proclaims the First Spanish Republic. * February 12 ** Emilio Castelar, the former foreign minister, becomes prime minister of the new Spanish Republic. ** The Coinage Act of 1873 in the United States is signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant; coming into effect on April 1, it ends bimetallism in the U.S., and places the country on the gold standard. * February 20 ** The University of California opens its first medical school in San Francisco. ** British naval officer John Moresby discovers the site of Port Moresby, and claims the land for Britain. * March 3 – Censorship: The United States Congress enacts the Comstock Law, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1798 Births
Events January–June * January – Eli Whitney contracts with the U.S. federal government for 10,000 muskets, which he produces with interchangeable parts. * January 4 – Constantine Hangerli enters Bucharest, as Prince of Wallachia. * January 22 – A coup d'état is staged in the Netherlands ( Batavian Republic). Unitarian Democrat Pieter Vreede ends the power of the parliament (with a conservative-moderate majority). * February 10 – The Pope is taken captive, and the Papacy is removed from power, by French General Louis-Alexandre Berthier. * February 15 – U.S. Representative Roger Griswold (Fed-CT) beats Congressman Matthew Lyon (Dem-Rep-VT) with a cane after the House declines to censure Lyon earlier spitting in Griswold's face; the House declines to discipline either man.''Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1909'', ed. by Benson John Lossing and, Woodrow Wilson (Harper & Brothers, 1910) p171 * March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles H
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Cumberland, Maryland
The Mayor of Cumberland, Maryland is the chief executive of the government of Cumberland, as stipulated by the city Charter. Mayors of Cumberland, Maryland (1816-present): * (01) 1816–1823: John Scott * (02) 1823–1824: Samuel Magill established the first newspaper in Cumberland the Allegany Freeman published weekly from 1813 to 1816 (See, Lowdermilk, page 301) * (03) 1824–1835: Roger Perry * (04) 1835–1836: John Gephart * (05) 1836–1837: John Write * (06) 1837–1838: Gustavus Beall * (07) 1838–1839: Frederick Deems * (08) 1839–1841: Samuel Charles * (09) 1841–1842: James Smith * (10) 1842–1843: John Gephart * (11) 1843–1849: Thomas Shriver * (12) 1849–1850: Thomas F. White * (13) 1850–1851: Thomas Shriver * (14) 1851–1852: Daniel Saylor * (15) 1852–1853: John Hayes * (16) 1853–1854: Fayette Bartholomew Tower * (17) 1854–1855: A. L. Withers * (18) 1855–1856: William Wallace McKaig * (19) 1856–1857: Joseph H. Tucker * (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Humbird
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of American Civil War Generals (Union)
Union generals __NOTOC__ The following lists show the names, substantive ranks, and brevet ranks (if applicable) of all general officers who served in the United States Army during the Civil War, in addition to a small selection of lower-ranked officers who received brevets as general officers; while some 1,600 officers received or were nominated for brevets as general officers in the course of the war (or immediately following it for service during the war),Hunt, Roger D. and Brown, Jack R., Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue. Olde Soldier Books, Inc.,, Gaithersburg, MD, 1990. only a small selection is listed here; only those who were killed in action, served as department heads within the army, had revoked or incomplete appointments or became U.S. President are listed here. In addition to their names and ranks, there is a small set of notes after every entry listing Medal of Honor or Thanks of Congress citations, West Point graduation dates, important political or Army office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Hill Cemetery (Cumberland, Maryland)
Rose Hill Cemetery may refer to: United Kingdom * Rose Hill Cemetery, Oxford United States *Rose Hill Cemetery (Arkadelphia, Arkansas) *Rose Hill Cemetery ( Harrison, Arkansas) *Rose Hill Cemetery (Antioch, California), in the Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve *Rose Hill Cemetery, Nortonville, California *Rose Hill Cemetery, Commerce City, Colorado *Rose Hill Cemetery (Tarpon Springs, Florida), on the National Register of Historic Places for Pinellas County, Florida *Rose Hill Cemetery (Macon, Georgia), listed on the NRHP in Georgia * Rose Hill Cemetery, Royston, a cemetery in Georgia * Rose Hill Cemetery and Goddard Chapel, Marion, Illinois *Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Indiana *Rose Hill Cemetery, Elizabeth, Indiana *Rose Hill Cemetery, Cain Township, Fountain County, Indiana *Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion Township, Noble County, Indiana *Rose Hill Cemetery, Calamus, Iowa *Rose Hill Cemetery, Central City, a cemetery in Kentucky *Rose Hill Cemetery (Maryland) *Rose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McNeill's Rangers
McNeill's Rangers was an independent Confederate military force commissioned under the Partisan Ranger Act (1862) by the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War. The 210 man unit (equivalent to a small or under-strength battalion) was formed from Company E of the 18th Virginia Cavalry and the First Virginia Partisan Rangers ( 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry). After the repeal of the Act on February 17, 1864, McNeill's Rangers was one of two partisan forces allowed to continue operation, the other being 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry (Mosby's Raiders). Both of these guerrilla forces operated in the western counties of Virginia and West Virginia. The Rangers were known to exercise military discipline when conducting raids. However, many Union generals considered Captain John Hanson McNeill (1815–1864) and his men to be " bushwhackers," not entitled to protection when captured, as was the case with other prisoners of war. Background In 1861, John McNeill — a native ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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