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John E. Wool - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Ellis Wool (February 20, 1784- November 10, 1869) was an officer in the United States Army during three consecutive U.S. wars: the War of 1812, the Mexican War and the Civil War. A native of Newburgh, New York, Wool was practicing law in Troy, New York at the outbreak of the War of 1812. In May 1862, Wool's troops occupied the navy yard, Norfolk, and the surrounding towns after the Confederates abandoned them; he was then promoted to the full rank of major general. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_E._Wool

Battle of Plattsburgh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Holding the bridge across the river was a small force of regulars under Major John Ellis Wool. Wool's regulars repulsed each British attempt to cross the river, inflicting heavy losses. Just prior to Prevot's invasion, Secretary of War John Armstrong ordered Izard to take the majority of his force, about 4,000 troops, to reinforce Sacket's Harbor. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Plattsburgh

ELLIS County, Part 1 Notwithstanding the richness and depth of the soil, Ellis cannot be classed as an agricultural county, its chief adaptation being wool-growing and stock-raising. Ellis is in the fifth tier of counties from the west line of the State. The territory embraced within the county limits is divided into five civil townships, Ellis embracing a strip nine miles wide on the west side of the county, extending from the north to the south line of the county. www.kancoll.org /books/cutler/ellis/ellis-co-p1.html

John Ellis Wool WOOL, John Ellis, soldier, born in Newburg, New York, 20 February, 1784; died in Troy, New York, 10 November, 1869. It is 75 feet high, and bears the following inscription from the pen of William Cullen Bryant: "This stone is erected to Major-General John Ellis Wool, the gallant soldier, the able commander, and the patriotic citizen, distinguished in many battles; and to Sarah Moulton, his excellent and worthy consort." Major Wool was transferred to the 6th infantry, 17 May, 1815, and in the subsequent reorganization was made inspector-general of the army, with rank o!' colonel, 29 April, 1816. www.famousamericans.net /johnelliswool

Handbook of Texas Online: WOOL, JOHN ELLIS John Ellis Wool, army officer, the son of John and Ann (Reliva) Wool, was born on February 29, 1784, in Newburgh, New York. In 1812 Wool entered the regular army as a captain in the Thirteenth Infantry; he won national acclaim for heroism at the battles of Queenston and Plattsburg and was promoted to brevet lieutenant colonel. Wool died on November 10, 1869, and was buried at Troy, New York. www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/print/WW/fwo48.html

MATHEW BRADY GALLERY, NY - John Ellis Wool Wool was known for his severe discipline, while his "audacity and control" inspired comparisons to the Roman general Xenophon. In 1836, Wool drove the Cherokee Nation west over the "Trail of Tears," and from 1854 to 1857, as commander of the Department of the Pacific, he again suppressed Indian uprisings. In 1861, Wool secured the strategic Fortress Monroe in Virginia for the Union; in 1863, while stationed in New York City, he successfully quelled draft riots there. www.npg.si.edu /exh/brady/gallery/42gal.html

JOHNELLISWOOL, USA John Ellis Wool was born in Newburgh, New York, on February 29, 1784. Wool's successes led to his promotion to major general, although McClellan demanded that Wool's department be placed under his command for the Peninsula Campaign. Lincoln assented, and reassigned Wool to the command of the Middle Department in June of 1862. www.multied.com /Bio/UGENS/USAWool.html

RCHS: Collections - Militaria This rare uniform from the War of 1812 was worn by John Ellis Wool while he was a Captain in the 13th Regiment of the United States Infantry. Presentation Sword from Citizens of Troy to General John Ellis Wool, c.1848 This sword was given in gratitude to General Wool from the citizens of Troy. www.rchsonline.org /co_mil.htm

General Brock.com — Queenston Heights Captain Wool had heard of a small fishermen's path further upstream that led from the riverbank to the crest of the cliff. When Wool reached the escarpment ridge, through the bushes, halfway down the slopes to the village, he spied the redan 18-pounder cannon firing steadily at his compatriots. Wool led the surprise attack in the battle. www.generalbrock.com /level2/queenston.htm

John Ellis Wool Papers, 1810-1869 - Finding Aid (NYSL) The papers of John Ellis Wool should be valuable to future scholars primarily because he was a disciplined correspondent and nearly a complete record is present of his long and varied military career that commenced with the War of 1812 and concluded with the Civil War. John Ellis Wool was born 29 February 1784 in Newburgh, New York. Wool was commended for his achievement and presented with decorative awards of honor by the United States Congress, State of New York, and Troy, in subsequent years. www.nysl.nysed.gov /msscfa/sc15361.htm

John MacArthur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Macarthur (wool pioneer) (1767-1834), an Australian 18th- and 19th-century wool industry pioneer. John Seward MacArthur, inventor of the MacArthur-Forrest Process for gold cyanidation in Glasgow, Scotland in 1887. John D. MacArthur (1897–1978), an American philanthropist, founder of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Macarthur   (150 words)

The Fraud of New Echota John Ross advocated the lump sum and won by a vote of 2,238 to 114 to give it to the treasury. When Gen. Wool forwarded the petition to Washington, the arrogant Jackson replied by expressing surprise that an officer of the Army should have received or transmitted a paper so disrespectful to the executive, the Senate, and the American people. In 1827 the Cherokee nation adopted a constitution that was established by a convention and John Ross was elected chief. cca2000.4t.com /fraudofnewechota.htm   (150 words)

Civil War Manuscripts Project - W - X Wool had received complaints regarding Johnston's regiment which was reportedly destroying fences on Mr. Wool, at this time, was commander of the Middle Department and the VIII Corps. Letter, 3 pp., from Ward Eight, St. John’s College Hospital, Annapolis, MD, to former schoolmate Jerome B. Baldwin and another undated letter from Washington, DC. www.chs.org /kcwmp/cwwx.htm   (150 words)

Ways of Giving Wool House is named for its fourth owner, General John Ellis Wool, a longtime resident of Troy, whose military successes were decisive in ending both the War of 1812 and the War with Mexico. Upon Wool's death, the house was inherited by John Wool Griswold, grand-nephew of the General. General Wool retired in 1863, living the remainder of his life here with his wife and nephew, John Augustus Griswold, one of the two men who made possible the building of the war ship Monitor in the Civil War. www.sage.edu /TSC/tech/giving/phase1.html   (150 words)

Webb & Corbett Wool and leather were its staple trades in the medieval and post-medieval period, but these were quickly overtaken by the iron industry. John Sanders for correcting some of the dates and bringing the history up to date including the latest news on Dennis Hall. The first locomotive to be run in the United States of America - the Stourbridge Lion and the first to be run in the Midlands, the Agenoria, were manufactured by John Rastrick's Old Foundry in Stourbridge in 1820. www.jdl.co.nz /webbandcorbett.html   (150 words)

Delafield Family Papers John Delafield, merchant and marine insurance underwriter, was born in 1748 in London where his father was a prosperous cheese merchant, and the family lived in comfortable circumstances. John Ross Delafield (1874-1964, Princeton Class of 1896), scion of two distinguished New York state families, was born in Fieldston, the Bronx, to Maturin Livingston Delafield and Mary Coleman Livingston Delafield. The papers of Albert Delafield, cousin of John Ross Delafield, consist of two scrapbooks, one of the death of President James A. Garfield (1881) and the other of the Seventh Regiment, New York Militia (1871-1894), of which Delafield was an active member for forty years. libweb.princeton.edu /libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/delafield.html   (150 words)

TROY (N.Y.) - LoveToKnow Article on TROY (N.Y.) In Oakwood cemetery, 400 acres, are the grave of General George H. Thomas, and a monolithic shaft to the memory of General John Ellis Wool (1784-1869), who served with distinction in the War of 1812 and in the Mexican War, and in the Civil War commanded for a time the Department of Virginia. An area of 175 acres is comprised in the city's parks, the largest of which are Prospect Park and Beman Park. www.1911encyclopedia.org /T/TR/TROY_N_Y_.htm   (150 words)

History of Fort Wool John Ellis Wool, a Mexican War hero and commander at Fort Monroe. Named after John C. Calhoun, President Monroe's Secretary of War and Confederate sympathizer, it was decided that it would be named after Maj. Gen. The island continued to settle after construction of the fort began in 1826 and it was still incomplete at the start of the Civil War. www.geocities.com /hrforts/Fort_Wool/history.htm   (150 words)

John Macarthur (wool pioneer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Macarthur (1767-1834), soldier, politician and pioneer of the Australian wool industry, was born in Devon, but the MacArthurs are an old Argyll family, from which the American military hero General Douglas MacArthur was also descended. Wool was such a commodity, and it had a ready market in England because the Napoleonic Wars had cut English cloth-makers off from their traditional source of quality wool, Spain. As well as expanding the wool industry, he established Australia's first commercial winemaker, was a founding investor of the Australian Agricultural Company and the Bank of Australia, and was an early member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Macarthur_(wool_pioneer)   (688 words)

ELEVENTH GENERATION In that branch JOHN ELLIS succeeded in leaving England, went to Holland and was a member of Rev. JOHN ROBINSON’S Separatist Church at Leyden. It is apparent that JOHN ELLIS was 37 years old in 1606, and that his wife BLANDINA was younger than JOHN. At the time of his deposition, March 20, 1619 JOHN ELLIS was about 50 years old. home.earthlink.net /~artyone/RJTances/d3902.htm   (688 words)

wool.html John Wool went to work at the young age of 12. He left the study of law to join the U.S. Army, his important role at the Battle of Queenston Heights was not recognized by the initial American reports. member.tripod.com /~war1812/wool.html   (688 words)

Maryland Historical Society Library: Helen West Stewart Ridgely Family Papers 1840-1918, MS. 715.1 - Finding Aid John Ridgely (1851-1938) was a gentleman farmer at Hampton. John Stewart (1826-1901?) was a lawyer in Baltimore. Julian W. Ridgely (1887-1939) was the son of John and Helen W.S. Ridgely. www.mdhs.org /library/Mss/ms0715_1.html   (688 words)

Sage Horizons 2003 One of the most historically significant buildings on campus, Wool House was once owned by General John Ellis Wool, whose military successes were decisive in ending both the War of 1812 and the War with Mexico. Wool House has been rejuvenated into Honors Student housing. The monument, completed in 1895, pays homage to Willard, who is hailed for her courageous dedication to the rights of women in society and education. www.sage.edu /newsevents/sagepublications/horizons/2003/jumpstart1.html   (688 words)

Maj.-Gen. John Ellis Wool MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN ELLIS WOOL was born at Newburgh, Orange Co., NY, on the 20th of February, 1784. Under the act of Congress of April 24, 1816, providing for the general staff, Maj. Wool was appointed inspector-general, with the rank of colonel, which position he retained until June 25, 1841, when he was appointed a brigadier-general, to which rank he had been brevetted in the year 1826. I have seen an original parchment document, signed by the clerks of the NY Assembly (J. Snidle) and the NY Senate (A. Calhoun), and dated April 10, 1848, that resolves their giving thanks to Gen. Wool and requests the procurement of "a sword with suitable emblems and devices" to be presented to him. www.rootsweb.com /~nyrensse/bio196.htm   (688 words)

Mexican-American War Society, Directory John Ellis Wool An 1880 biography of this U.S. General. The California Bear Flag Revolt - 1846 Eyewitness account by John Bidwell of Fremont in the conquest of California. The Political Graveyard: Politicians Killed in the Mexican War A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for U.S. political figures who died in the War between 1846-1847. www.wacofdn.org /d2RjXzgxOTY4.aspx   (688 words)

AOP Commanders McDowell will be on the staff of John Ellis Wool, the oldest, next in line after Winfield Scott. John Pegram will in January of 1865 be part of the social event of the year in Richmond as he will marry Teddy Carey at St. Paul's church and three weeks later Teddy Carey will be back in church as John Pegram will be laid to rest, dying in Patrick's Run. You will have John Quincy Molner of the Warrington Rifles, he will fall in a skirmish in Fairfax Courthouse on the first of June, but in a real battle Garnett will be the first one. www.roberteleecwrt.org /present/cashman.html   (688 words)

Signature House - Auction XXIII - Autographs & Memorabilia JOHN M. Union major general leading the 21st and 14th Corps. [JOHN A. Union major general commanding 15th Corps; appointed military governo... Union major general and Mexican War veteran leading a division of the... www.liveauctioneers.com /catalogs/375-100-100.html   (688 words)

Oregon History Online 2 John App, who, as a very small child was brought in this train, and would have died of starvation while snow bound in the mountains on that tripóhad it not been for the soup made of her grandmother! Tyee John and Tyee Limpy, with a large number of the most active warriors, who had followed their fortunes during all these struggles still held out and continued their depredations in the Lower Rogue River Country and in connection with the Indians of Curry County. After much argument and promises of many presents all the chiefs but Tyee John came in four days after and gave up their arms and were escorted by a part of the soldiers to Fort Lane on their way to the Reservation. www2.wi.net /~census/lesson35.html   (688 words)

Civil War History: John E. Wool and the New York City draft riots of 1863: a reassessment.@ HighBeam Research John E. Wool and the New York City draft riots of 1863: a reassessment. Civil War History: John E. Wool and the New York City draft riots of 1863: a reassessment.@ HighBeam Research At the foot of the structure lies the body of Wool, buried next to his wife, Sarah. www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:111736841&refid=holomed_1   (688 words)

John MacKenzie - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation John MacKenzie John MacKenzie was commissioned as Second-Lieutenant in the Black Watch in 1900 and became a Captain in the Royal Scots on 22nd January 1904. John MacKenzie was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. The orginal John MacKenzie article can be editet www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/John-MacKenzie.html   (374 words)

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