Word: gen
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...with the brush, while in college he won fame by his skilful handling of the drum-sticks; Hon. Robert C. Winthrop and Mr. E. H. Hastings, now manager of the Bijou Theatre, who played what in the society is familiarly called the "bull fiddle." The oldest living member is Gen. Henry K. Oliver (of the class of 1818) ex-mayor of Salem...
...Gen. N. P. Banks was yesterday re-appointed United States marshal in Boston...
...Gen. Hazen, chief signal officer of the United States army, said this afternoon that there were no indications of any unusual weather tomorrow. He said he thought the prediction made by Wiggins was absurd...
...reversed. Mr. Channing then explained the maps which he had brought with him, and showed the position of the armies. He explained the famous "joint order" of Pope's to McDowell and Porter, and the way in which Porter misunderstood it, and hence did not move. After some correspondence Gen. Porter attempted to move, but it was too late. The lecturer then took up Pope's charge that Porter wilfully kept his troops out of the contest, although he knew that his force was needed. This was founded entirely on wrong assumptions, viz., that Porter had advanced...
This last assumption was based on a report of Gen. Jackson with its date changed by Pope's friends. In fact, as Pope's chief officers testified, the only sound of fighting during the day was that of a few volleys of musketry towards evening. Mr. Channing then showed the falsity of the second allegation, citing the testimony of Longstreet and his officers. It was then pointed out that the testimony of Pope's friends about the "4.30 order" was decidedly suspicious, and that Porter did not receive the order until about 6.30 P. M., as several of his staff...