Word: pemberton
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Dodd, Mead and Company announce for publication in '97 a number of noteworthy novels from some of the more prominent English story writers. Among them, novels by Beatrice Harraden, George Macdonald, Henry Seton Merriman, Clark Russell, R. D. Blackmore, Max Pemberton, Mrs. Clifford, W. J. Dawson and Ian Maclaren...
...recently elected Board of Directors of the Athletic Association held a meeting on December 15, and electee the following officers for the ensuing year: President, H. Lanssatt Geyelin; vice-president, Thomas Reath; secretary, John Neill; treasurer, Clifford Pemberton...
...meeting of the Athletic Association was held last Wednesday night in Houston Hall and resulted in the re-election of the old Board of Directors. The Board for the coming year will be as follows: Graduate members, H. Laussatt Geyelin '77, L. C. Mederia '72, John Neill '77, Clifford Pemberton, Jr., 81, Thomas Reath '79, George Stuart Patterson, Jr., '90, Harvey C. Thayer '92, John C. Bell '84, Dr. J. A. Scott '87, George H. Frazier '87; undergraduate members, Charles L. McKeehan and F. M. Dunn, college; Robert N. Willson, Jr., and John F. Sinclair, medical; John H. Minds...
...crisis Grant, with characteristic boldness, passed below Grand Bluff, crossed the river and captured the southern defence from behind after a sharp fight. He had a footing, and supplies were slowly coming around. But the work was only half done. Johnston had collected a new force in Jackson, Miss. Pemberton himself, commander at Vicksburg, was almost as strong as Grant. Time was precious...
...rapidity and boldness. Grand Bluff was left far behind, and with his whole column in light marching order, living on the country, he marched straight for Jachson. Napoleon himself never planned a bolder stroke. The enemy were confounded by its swiftness and sharpness. Johnson's force was scattered; Pemberton, bewildered, tried to cut, at Grand Bluff, a line of communication which never existed. Soon he, too, was overwhelmed by the triumphant Federal advance. At Champion's Hill he was routed and again at Black River Bridge. The remnants of the force were hurled back into their fortifications, and Haines...