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Les diagrammes solvents illustrent la mdthod). 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 I 'H ■■'M ILLUSTRATED STORY OF THE UNION IN RHYxME ROBERT C. ADAMS AUTHoti OK "THE HISTORY OF A.MKKICA " "THE HISTORY or ENGLAND," ETC- REVISED HV HERBERT HEVWOOD AL'THOR or "lIiE TWENTIETH CENTURY " ILLUSTRATED HV THE HEST AMERICAN ARTISTS ALL RrOHlS RESERVED This hook is piihlishcd os „ s,(hscri/>tioii /'on,{- anJ to he sold only os such. Any J;-rsoi! iiil.r/iriiii,' v.'ilh tli.s,- nights v.ull he luld liohte tlitrijor. BOSTON A. M. THAYER ^ CO. I 89 I Property of the Library University of Waterloo ;* CopijrUjht, A. M. TlIAYEK & Co., 1891. ,* »: "- f i r I coi.rvm's iM'i-ORK kkkdinand and isahf.i.i.a. l/hriaojihor Columbus, discoverer of America, I)orn in (lenoa 1435, '^'ed in Seville 1506. Discovered San Salvador Octoiier 12, 1492. I ILLUSTRATIONS. Capitol at WA.sniNc:Tt)N CHKisTon.KK Cou;m.u-s .kkokk FKur„NANn anu jL^u.^ [ Baijioa and thk Pactitc . De Soto and thk Mississiiti Thk Mavkkowkk. Fikst Nkw Enulano Wash Dav PiKiTANs AM) Indians Training Day on Boston Common . Fankiik IIai.i., thk Ckai.i.k ok Libkrtv Pai-l Rk\-kkk's Famous Ridk Boston Boys and Gknkkai. (Ja(;k Geokce Washin(;ion. The Minute Men Washington at Vai.i.ky For<;k Independence IIai.i., riui.AnKi.PHiA. Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jkfierson . Rkadino Declaration ok Indepenoknck. John Qi'incy Adams . 5 9 13 17 21 29 33 37 41 45 49' 53 57 61 65 69 73 ILLUSTBATWNS. ill Charcinc; ,vn' Indian Camp liAiri.K (II' lU'I-.NA X'lSTA . Daniki. Wkustku BUNKKR ITlI.L MoNl.NniNT . Ahraiiam Lincoln Maky a. Livkr.mork , CiKNKRAI. WlI.I.IAM T. SlIKRMAN Caricaturinc; tiik Mii.itia (Iknkral Uia'ssks S. Grant OlCNKRAI.. Pun. IP SlIKRIIIAN Capiain John Ericsson and ii Admiral David Farragut General John A. Lu(;an . Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe Bati'le of GEriYsiiURi; General James A. Gareiei.d Mrs. Lucretia Gareiei.d . GENEiiAL Benjamin Y. Buii.er Grover Cleveland . Benjamin Harrison . • • • ■ • • • • V. Monitor • • • • a • • 77 8i 85 89 93 97 lOI 105 109 113 117 121 125 129 m 141 14s 149 153 bALlJUA AND Tllii I'AClllC. i'c PREFACE. This History of *iie United States 'Tis not pretended higher rates Than Bancroft, Barnes or Lossing I But to tlie student pressed for time, This condensation clothed in rhyjne *Tis hoped will prove a blessing. 11: 1 w c c > c 3 l/'l!! [i- III ILLUSTRATED STORY OF THE UNION IN RHYME. DISCOVERIES. About the year ten hundred two, So Icehand's legends say, Norwegians saw America From Greenknd to Cape May. Four hundred years of silence came, The Nortimien's trips had ceased, When Europe's enterprise sought out The commerce of tlie East, In Christopher Columbus' day, A Genoese by birth, Who, studying navigation, guessed The roundness of the earth, A. D. I002. 19 ■11 •20 Aug. 3, 1492. Oct. I4'J2- July 3, W)7- IlluHtntttd Storij of tlie Union in Jihijme. And siiid that Asia might be reached J>y sailing to the West: Spain's Ferdinand and Isabel Gave means to make tlie test. They fitted out two caravels, Columbus bought a third, And sailed from Palos, in old Spain, With sixscore men on board. When seventy days of fruitless search Had wearied out his crew, Columbus saw San Salvador In fourteen ninety-two. When Cuba, San Domingo's sliore, And smaller isles were seen, He carried back to Spain next year The tidings to the Queen. Joiin Cabot gained from Henry Seventh A patent to explore. And with his son Sebastian found The coast of Labrador. I 41 ■MM Illustrated Story of the Union in Ithyiue. 2;5 Sebastian fourteen ninety-eight A second voyage made, And searched to Carolina's shore, For purposes of trade. He afterwards found Hudson's Bay, And when King Henry died, For Spain he voj'aged to Brazil, And saw La Plata's tide. Columbus Orinoco saw. In fourteen ninet3'-eight, But rivals sent him home in ciiaius, To gratify their hate. The Queen released him, and he sailed Once more the westward way, But ere returning she had died And enemies held sway. Columbus, suffering from neglect, At Valladolid died; His bones beneath Havana's soil. In Cuba, now abide. 1498. 1517- 1526. Aug. 10, 1498. May 20, 1506. m 24 111 lisl rati il S/urij of tin' Union in Jilnjnie, MOO. 1504. 1500. He niiule four voyages in all. Formed settlements ubroad, lint never knew tiie masxnitude Of what lie had explored. Discoveries were concealed by Spain, And jealous rivals hurled Such calumnies, Columbus lost The naming of a world. Americus Vespucius, A Florentine, made claim That he discovered the New World, And thus it bears his name. He sailed to South America In fourteen ninety-nine. And, five years later, made reports That favored his design. Cortereal, for Portugal, Six hundred miles or more Of North America explored, And off to slavery bore V J. fr''^ ■ I :M Jllnslratt'd Slonj of the Uniun in Ithyuu-. Some fifty of tlie Indians. In this unlioly strife, Upon a second rash attempt, He forfeited his life. The Frenchmen came to Newfoundland To fisli, in fifteen four, They named Cape Breton and explored The great St. Lawrence shore. Some voyagers saw Yucatan, And, fifteen hundred ten, Balboa with a colony Encamped at Darien. In fifteen thirteen, he the great Pacific Ocean spied. And took possession for old Spain, Of all its boundless tide. Juan Ponce De Leon, fifteen twelve, The Fount of Youth to jjain, Discovering Florida, was made Its governor by Spain. 27 1501. 1504. 1510. Sept. 20, '513. April 6, 151a, 2H llliistrdfiiJ Stnri/ fif Ihr I'liidii in Hiujiik', iSii. I5'7. IS«S. I5I.)-21 1531. 1520, «525. 1524. 1528. But when he came to settle tliere, The Iiidhms defied Tlie Spaniards, wlio to Cuba fled, Where Ponce de Leon died. Then Cordova found Mexico: Grijulva searched anew, And Cortes conquered Mexico, Pizarro took Peru. De Aylloii, seeking Indian sUives, From San Domingo sailed To Carolina for liis prey ; A second vovafje failed. John Verrazani sailed from Franct;, In fifteen twenty-three, And leaving Carolina reached The fiftieth degree. Narvaez M-ent to Florida New settlements to form ; In crazv boats he fled to sea, And perished in a stonu. k 9= I fi' Illustrated Story of (lit Union in Mtjmv. De Soto, Cuba's governor, Came next with crowded ranks; He marched tliree thousand miles, and died On Mississippi's banks. One half of his six hundred died, Tiie rest resolved to flee, And, failing to escape by land. Built boats and reached the sea. Jacques Cartier, in thirty-four. Two ships took out from France, And made attempt in Canada French glory to advance. Next year he made a second trip. And on St. Lawrence day, Explored the Gulf that took this name And up ita stream made way. The vessels anchored at Quebec, And, taking boats, he cunie To Hochelaga's Isle, and gave To Montreal its name. 31 «S39'4i. '534- >535- T J^l 1542- 1542- 32 llldstratvd Sturi/ of the Union in Ulujiin'. A-ain, in fifteen foity-one, ts4i. He voyaged to Quebec, And near the village built a fort, The Indians to check. He left ere lloberval appeared, Who, sent out by the King To act as viceroy, sailed again Disheartened, in the spring. Cabrillo, fifteen forty-two. Explored by Spain's comnumd, From Acapulco, steering north, Along the Western land. Coligny, Admiral of France, A place of refuge gave To persecuted Huguenols Across the Athmtic wave. A squadron under Kibault sailed .562. And reached Port Royal r>ay; A colony of twenty-six Decided there to stay. -w m m r. 2 r. ^ c p 7^ X I I- I L I i Mt-i 1 ; !! ■11 Illiifitratvd Story of the Union in lihijme. To honor Charles tlie Ninth, the laud Was Carolina styled; But failing to receive supplies, They left the Western wild. Another expedition came, Led by Laudonniere, To the St. John's, in Florida, And built a fortress there. This rousing Spanish jealousy, Melendez brought a crew. Who, settling at St. Augustine, Nine hundred Frenchmen slew. A fiery Gascon named De Gourges, In anger crossed the seas. Secured two hundred prisoners And hung them to the trees. He fled, and Spain retained the land; St. Augustine thus rates The oldest town existing now Withiu the United States. 35 1564. »56S. f 36 Illustrated Story of the Union in, Jliiijine, 1576-77. For gold, and northwest passages To reach East Indian trade, Three uusuccessful voyages By Frobisher were made. 1578-80. In seventv-nine, Sir Francis Drake Passed California's coast ; And John de Fiica, later on, Still further search could boast. Sir Humphrey Gilbert for his queen 2Jade claim to Newfoundland ; 1583. His little vessel of ten tons Went dc ^n with all its band. 1584. Then Walter Raleigh for liimself. With patents to explore, Sent Amidas and Barlow out To Carolina's shore. The land was called Virginia By England's virgin queen, And Raleigh, knighted, sent more ships . To settle his demesne. V FAMOUS KIIJE OK TAIL UEVERE. ij ! i! I If « t ? I I i )) llluslruU:d Story of the Cn'uni in Rhynu 'Sir Richard Grenville led the fleet And founded Roanoke; But Indian liostility They managed to provoke, And after suffering much distress, Were eager to forsake The colony, and go on board The ships of Francis Drake. They scarce had sailed when ships arrived With bountiful supplies; And Grenville landed fifteen men To hold the enterprise. Then Raleigh sent more emicrrants With Governor White, who found The bones of all the fifteen men Exposed upon the ground. Returning home to get supplies, He left a hundred there, Among whom was the first born child They called Virginia Dare. 30 1583. 15S6. 1587. mif 40 JUustratrd Story a/ tlic L'niun in lUnjine. 1590. i6oi. 1603. 1605. Three years elapsed before John White The settlement regained; The colony had disappeared, No vestige then remained. Sir Walter sent five different times, But never found a trace; 'Tis thought they joined the Indians, And mingled with their race. Gosnold, in sixteen hundred two. Explored and named Ciipe Cod; Then Martin Pring, and Weymouth next, Maine's territory trod. :iii VIRGINIA. The chartered London Company, A settlement to form, Sent New^port out to Roanoke, But, driven by a storm, He found the Bay of Chesapeake, Up the James River came, Si J II II nl ml III Stitnj (if till'. I'll ion in PJiijine. m May twenty-third, in sixteen seven ; Thus Jamestown took its name. Gosnold, projector of the pljui. And half the settlers died; The rulers proving weak and bad, John Smith was wisely tried. He organized the colony, But, travellii.g through the lands, Was captured, and two men were .lain By savage Indian bands. Condemned to die, his life was saved By Pocahontas' love. Who, clinging to his neck, detained The clubs that swung above. The settlement was reinforced With idle gentlemen ; An accident made Smith go home; Disaster followed then; And as the starving colonists Were sailing far away, Mayjj, 1607. r 'it| hi 44 i6io. 1611. 1613 1621. lUitslrafi d Slort/ <>/ llic Uiii(j)i in lUtijme. Lord Delaware with full supplies Arrived within the bay. Tiieii Gates came out with working men, Prosper it \' returned ; Fair Pocahontas married Rolfe; Powhatan's love was earned. Bj' emigration every year, The State was firmly planted; King James, in sixteen twenty-one, A constitution granted. I m NEW ENGLAND — MASSACHUSETTS. The Plymouth Company resolved New lands abroad to gain ; An unsuccessful settlement 1607. George Popham made in Maine. 1614. In sixteen fourteen, brave John Smith The region well exj)lored. And, naming it New England, sailed To spread its fame abroad. .-.Ktai-Mjiuiiaui I I ( (JKoKliK. WAHillMJIn',-. liorn 1732, (lied 179.). Coninianilcr-in-chicf df the t'l Ic ii'-; Forces, War uf Iiulciicinlciice. i.lcctcd lirst I'lcsidcnt uf tlic Unil^ I .- .ales i7i>y. I'll! ,,lt*l! Illustrated Story of the Union in lilnjrac. He came to form a colony With sixteen men next year, But, captured by French pirates, lost His ship and all its gear. The persecuted Puritans Away from England fled; John Robinson, in sixteen eight, His faithful followers led To Leyden, wliere they formed a churcli And lieard Dutcli sailors tell Of favored lauds across the sea, Where they in peace might dwell. An embassy, to England sent, Got k.ave to colonize, And London merchants furnished means To purcliase their supplies. Although the Speedwells courage failed, The Mayfiotver spread her sails At Plymouth, with a hundred souls. And braved the Athintic gales. 47 1615. 1608. Sept. fl, 162a I ; ( I I ■'.'■j.''wn' ' ' ''•"^w^^mnmimmmimmm 48 III imf rated Slorij of Iha Vhkih tii Jiliijni ik 1620. 162 1. They sailed nine weeks and safely reached The harbor of Cape Cod, Rejoicing in a land that gave Freedom to worsliip God. They gathere(1 in tl e cabin there. A constitutic a 'te, And made Jolm C I'ver governor, By universal vote. Thev set their feet on Plymouth Rock, December twenty-second, In i-'ixteen twenty; from this date The settlement is reckoned. The governor and nearly half Of all the little nation, Ere sunnner came luid lost their lives Through sickness and privation. Their liopes were dull, when Samoset, An Indian chief, appeared. And sliouting, "Welcome, Englishmen!" Their drooping spirits cheered. il I I <■ i <\ I* THK MINT IK Ml r.'i" '•II il Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 51 A treaty, formetl with Massassoit, For fifty years was kept; And Bradford thirty years was made The ruler's place to accept. A colony, at AVeymouth formed. Aroused the Indian foe; Miles Standish to the rescue came In time to avert the blow. John Endicott, with five score men, To Salem came to stay, And there he formed the colony Of Massachusetts Bay. Next year "three godly ministers" Two hundred settlers brought From England, and on Charlestown Neck A residence they sought. John Winthrop fifteen hundred brought, In sixteen Jmndred thirty. And Boston, witli its neighboring towns, Was settled by this party. '^'23. 1628. 1629. 1630. 52 Ih: '635. : >^:SiSK^-^5,^^^ I 'i \\AbUlNe.luN Al VALLEY tuRGf. Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhynie, ^ew England's colonies were joined, In .sixteen forty-three, Except Rhode Ishi,)d, which had failed With Plymouth to agree. Ten Quakers, who had crossed the sea, Were back to E.,g]an-,-">tL'itSii* =^:: / I ?] 'A I Illnstrattd Slonj of (he Union in lilujme. The English flag above New York Then floated on tlie breeze. The Dutclj, in sixteen seventy-three, Through treason gained the town; But gave it, after sixteen months, Again to Enghmd's crown. The tyranny of governors Made Leisler take the rule, Whom Sloughter most unjustly hung, By liquor made a fool. Against West India pirate craft They sent out Captain Kidd, Wiio hoisted up the pirate's flag, "And wickedly he did." In politics the Democrats Were led by Rip Van Dam, And party strife, for matiy years. Kept passions in a flame. The people feared the "Negro Plot," To burn New York for gold. ca 1673. 1691. i6o5i «73* «74i. I' ■I lit, • r. ■ 14. w m ! Ml 64 lllustrafciJ Storij of the Union in Rhyme. And nearly eight}' colored folks Were hanged, or burned, or sold. > MARYLAND. Lord Maryland secured a grant Beyond Potomac's shore ; 1634. The persecuted Catholics, In sixteen thirty-four, From England to St. Mary's came In search of toleration, '635-45. And jMaryland was opened to The oppressed of every nation. Dissension came, and Clayborne twice Against th^ crown rebelled ; The Protestants unjustly used The powers that they held. In civil wars and party strifes The time was largel}' spent, 1715. Until the fourth Lord Baltimore Secured the government. hi^ • ?- A riloMAS JKFKKKSON. Born 1743. died ,826, fran.e.l Declaraion of Independence June .8. ,776. s,«ncd Julv 4 ,776 elected thud IVesident of the United States iSoi. ^ ' ^' ^^ ' ii 1 1 J I m u II li Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. CONNECTICUT. The river of Conriecticut Was found by Adiitui Block, In sixteen fourteen, and tlie Dutch Its trading chances took. Earl Warwick got a grant of land, Expressed in current notion, "From Narragansett liiver to The great Pacific Ocean." He soon transferred his interest To Say-and-Seal and Brooke, Who towards the region's settlement Some active measures took. In sixteen hundred thirty-three Holmes' colony was made At Windsor; Steele then brought a band Who near to Hartford stayed. A hundred more, from Boston, joined Their friends the following year. 67 1614. 163a 1^1. t636w ;i 1! I!, (I 1; '' It' I' 68 I I 1636. >637. 1638. 166*. ]Uu!^trl N( |; i iN TllK I'UKIU UK Jll.V, "1 nimtratcd Story „/ //,, C,,;,,,, ;,, y^.;^^^^^^^ The Colonies of Connecticut A bond of union drew. When Andros came with sixty men, The charter to revoke, Brave Captain Wadsworth Iiid it safe Within the "charter oak." DELAWARE. The Dutch came out to Delaware In sixteen thirty-one, But savages destroyed them all Before a year was gone. Then Swedes established colonies In sixteen thirty-eight; But Dutch and English finally. Secured the little State. NEW JERSEY, New Jersey's settlement was made In sixteen sixty-four, 71 1687. 1631. 1038. 1664. !l 11 'I (jl 72 111 list rated Stnri/ of the ['iiion in Jihytne. ir And Carteret and Berkeley both The landed titles bore. 1676. West Jersey passed within the hands Of Quakers and cf Penn, Until in seventeen hundred two, 1702. It joined the East again, And both were subject to New York Till seventeen thirty-eight, •738. When Governor Lewis Morris ruled t'lew Jersey separate. ■1 THE CAUOLIXAS. >663. Lord Clarendon and seven friends, In sixteen sixty-three. Secured the Carolina lands From Charles the Second — free. The colonies of Albemarle And Carteret were formed; To Charleston's genial settlement Both Dutch and Huguenots swarmed. I. il ill %\ »!t !1 !; J'HIN i.iriMV AHAMS. Born 1767, died 1S4S, ckclcil siinlor liinii Massm IuimUs iSoj, ai^pniiiicil Minister ti> Iranco, Secri-tary lit" Stale 1S17, MMiiine Aiiinini^tralinn ; 1'rrNi.li.iU, 1X25. W i! ;) ' !■ i 11^ . i J ^ ! ; 't' 2llustrakd Story uf the Union In lUujmc. In seventeen hundred twenty-nine A separation came ; Then Carolina, North and Sonth, The royal rule proclaini. PENNSYLVANIA. Good William Penn, in eighty-two, Brought out a chartered right, And bargained fairly with the Swedes For Philadelphias site. He paid respect to Indian tribes. And treated them as men; The Indians in turn resolved "To live in love with Peini." He went to England to reside n sixteen eighty-four, B came again in ninety-nine, Remaining two years more. Hi£ heirs controlled the government Till revolution came; 7& i;j9. 1683. 1684. •«» V » ' t ' • I 11 ( -5 Jj «i 1 !^i «733- 76 Jllnstralfil Slonj af (lie Union in Jiitijmf. 1779- The State of Pennsylvania Then paid them for their claim. GEORGIA. Good General Ogletliorpe came out, In seventeo!! thirty-three, And at Savannah formed a home, Where debtors might be free. KIXG WILLIAM'S WAR. King William's costl}' war with France For seven years was waged, Canadian, French, and Indian bauds The colonists enrag(Ml. Schenectady, and other towns, These foes attacked and burned ; The colonists were then aroused, And warfare was returned. 1690. Port Royal, in Acadia, Was plundered bv a fleet, 1680 i6go « • > l\ • I t < • I t! i: I .1 Illustrated Story of the Union in Rlujme. But forces sent to Canada Encountered sore defeat. QUEEN ANNE'S WAR. Queen Anne's War made \vith Prance and Spain, In seventeen hundred two, Awoke the French and Indian Hostilities anew. The town of Deerfield was destroyed, And all the frontier flamed; Port Royal, by the colonists seized, Annapolis was named. South Carolina fruitlessly Attacked St. Augustine; A British fleet and troops were sent To Boston by the Queen, And led by Walker made attempt Again to take Quebec: 79 iToa. •704- 1710. 1702. 2 * c r t t * I »1 171 L II-. li m '• 11^ -i so lUndndciJ Story of the Union in lilnjme. Eight ships were lost; nine liundred men All perished in the wreck. KING GEOnarS W'AIi. For thirty years repose was liad, Till seventeen fort3'-fonr, When France and England broke the peace 1744. And caused King (leorge's War. The English captured Louisburg, liut gave it back again, And failing to make boundaries, Let cause of war remain. FliENCir-IXDTAX WAR AND liEVOLVTION. 1754. This brought the French and Indian War, Disputed lands to gain, Which sixteen million dollars cost, And thirty thousand men. 175s. Defeat was met at Fort du Quesne, And Braddock lost his life ; H ) I IIIK n.Vni.K OK lll'KNA VISTA. 'Down the Mils of Aiij^ostura still tin: storm of battle rolls; IMood is tlowiny, men are dying; (iod have merry on their souls!" Illustmtvd Story »/ thr Union in Ithyme, George Washington then showed his skill, Retreating from the strife. In fifty-eiglit he led tlie attack Retrieving this disgrace, And Pittsburg, named for William Pitt, Now stands upon the place. Crown Point, Ticonderoga, both Were yielded by tlie foe, Niagara was then obtained By Johnson and Prideaux. Acadia and Louisburg, With all Cape Breton's isle, Were gained; and Wolfe secured Quebec, Expiring with a smile. The Paris treaty closed the war, In seventeen sixty-three. And England held the continent Across from sea to sea. The tiiirteen colonies progressed lu wealth and population. as «7S8. «7S9. »7S9. «7S7. '7S9. 1763. H „ t ! I |i 1 m 84 JUnslrated SUinj of tin; Union in Jiliytnc, I 176s. xjdot 1967. Oppressions of the parent land Aroused their indignation. Their manufactures were suppressed, All foreign trade prevented, And taxes laid by parliaments, Where none were represented. Their homes were searched by officers With Writings of Assistance: James Otis gave the trumpet call That roused the first resistance. The Stamp Act stirred the populace, And mobs defied the law; The Sons of Liberty combined, And home-made clothes they wore. Tiie English merchants losing trade. The Stamp Act was repealed; Then William Pitt and Edmund Burke Their love of right revealed. On colors, paper, glass and tea New taxes soon were laid. ! i. It I !;l : i DANIia. Wr.IiSTKK. Horn 17S2, Dicil 1S52. ( 'r.itor ami Statesman. M If I* iii I;; J:' I h m I'l ^ f 1! Illustrated Sturi/ a/ tliv i'nion in Jllijjinc. And Boston had to tolerate An English Board of Tiade. Then Enghmd sent some soldiers out, And passed the Mi tiny Act, WJiich ordered colonists to provide All tilings the soldiers Jacked. Two regiments, uith General Gage, On Boston town were quartered; The State Street massacre took place; Tiiree citizens were slaughtered. The rising of the populace Fdled England with alarm; By taking duties off of goods, She sought to undo the liarm. But jiiat to keep the principle, The lax was kept on tea, And Boston's patriots emptied out A portion in the sea. Of Massacliusetts, General Gage The governor was made. 87 768. March s, 1770. Dec. 16, 1773. I7W. :i t I » ? i I'i » I 1:! h !. • : ! ^^|l r 8>S JUnstratid ,'l(inj of tliv I'uiuii in Jlhi/tnc. 1774. The Boston Port Dill tlien \v;is passod, Which closed its foreign triide. A Continental Congress held, In seventeen seventy-four, In Philatlelphia, res')lved The English acts to ignore. New York, Virginia, and the South Were filled with freedom's breath, And echoed Patrick Henry's cry For liberty or death. Eighc hundred men were sent by Gage For arms at Concord stored; The famous rido of Paul Kevere Soon sprea\\ N, \1 ', ,^. F.rcctcd to cumiiiciuuiulc tlic I'.ulllc of iluiiUcr Hill, Juiii: 17, 1775. '' J I / m V II m W » i 1 j,. " 1 • U r ' llluHlnitid Stori/ of (ho Union hi, Rhyme. For all the country was aroiit;ed ; Each man for vengeance burned. From houses, fences, trees and rocks The musket bullets sped, And near three hundred men were lost, As home the soldiers fled. Ticonderoga and Crown Point Americans secured, And large supplies of stores and guns, Much needed, were procured. A second congress met to raise An army for the land : George Washington was authorized To take the chief command. Near twenty thousand fighting men Surrounded Boston soon, And battle rMgcnl at Bunker Hill The seventeenth of Jiuie. The British twice tied down Jie hill, But on the third attack, 91 '775. June 17,1775* / ll i 1 * ' II J WB5IBKSS5S mmm. 92 Jlhislrated Sforjj of thr l.'uion in Jihijtnc. m. U The ammunition being spent, They drove the "Yankees" back. Dec. 3«.«77S' Montgomery attacked Quebec, But fell when first they liretl ; They wounded Arnold, Morgan seized, The rest in spring retired. The Ileigiits of Dorchester were armed By colonists at night, March .7, .776. The English under General Howe To Halifax made flight. Eleven months they'd Boston held, While troops besieged it round ; Tiiey pillaged liouses, rilled shops. Profaning ''holy ground." The Eiiglish fleet to Charleston sailed, June 28, .776. And on Fort Moultrie iired ; The Southern guns replied so well. The shattered ships retired. July the fourth, in seventy-six, juiy4, I7A Was passed the Declanitiou i Al:i; All \M I.1N( Mi.N, horn iSoo, assassinated .' pri'. 14, iS()5, I'mLcl rii.-,i.ii'i;t iSCtc, iL-ilcilcl I'icskIcuI ilsi>4. issued ll'iuTiH-ipatijii i'niLlaiii:ui.iii l.uiiiaiy i, iSu]. y if 4> 4' m t ■ ' i Aug 27, 1776. JUustnilcil Sliuij •■/ (he i'niciii in lUtyiue. That made tlie united colonies An independent nation. The P^nglish, with the brothers Howe, End)arked to seize New York; They numbered thirty thousand men, All eaj^^er tor the woi-k. The battle of Long Island brought The patriots sore defeat; In fog, they made escape, while Howe Was waiting for the ileot. The British followed to New York, And Washington was found At Harlem Heights. They moved their troops His army to surround. But Washington withdrew in part His forces to White Plains, Where soon the British general Important victory gains. The Hessians took P'ort Washington, And lost a thousand men, •».") Oct. 28, 1776. Nov. 10,1776, I w i mm wmmmmm I i ' A- '•' i fit ]' ii '!-■ 9(5 lUmtnihil Sinn/ iij iJii: I'liimi ill lllii/mr. But gained two tliousaiul jnitridts To fill their prison pen. The troops across New Jersey's land Willi Washington made llight ; They crossed the ice-fdled Delaware In boats, on Christmas nigliL ; DeczM;?^. At Treuton killed some llesNian troops, Secured a thousand more, And safe re-crossed the Dehiware; Their loss was only four. A^^ain he crossed tlie Delaware, At Trenton took his p^.^t, Jan. 3, .777. On Princeton made a night attack ; The foe three hundred lost. The Howes, with eighteen thousand men, End)arked for Chesapeake ; And Washington departed South, The enemy to seek. He placed eleven tliousand men 111 camp on Brandywine, h 1 iiSH-JW 1 i' ^1 MKS. MAKV A. I.U l.KMi >lu:. IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I 1.25 !tf|||||^ 112,5 IIM 2.2 12.0 mm JA i 1.6 Va ^ % ^r e. ^-if / '^^ .. ?>' r / Photographic Sciences Corporation ^ «v #> V \\ # ^: 6^ '<^ 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) ';72'.«-03 V C/a ^> 'il ■PI :■ 111 1^1 f I ■ *> : ; t' " i i' ' i Jf ■ 1 Ilbistrah-cJ Slory ,>/ the Union in llhyme. And stood at Cl.ad's Ford to oppose Tlie enemy's design. The Hessians met them at the front, Cornwallis in the rear; The patriot troops were put to flight; Their losses were severe. Puhiski and brave La Fajette Displayed their valor well, But British numbers won the day, And Philadelphia fell. Then Washington, at Germantown, Led on a bold attack. And though almost victorious, The patriots fell back. The British fleet and army gained The forts of Delaware; To Valley Forge the patriots marched, For winter to prepare. Burgoyne's ten thousand soldiers took The forts on Lake Champlain; 99 Sept. II, 1777. Sept. S5, 1777. Oct. 4, 1777. June, 1777. hi .1 wmmmm 100 JlludruUd Slurif of iha Union iii, Jthi/ine. Oct. 17, 1777. '777. Aug ,r,, ,777 Bat General Stark, at lieiiDiiigton, Resolved to die or gain. Sept, .9 > 1 [ 1^' i ^t : ;' « lot lllusti-dtiil Sinnj ,if tin- Cinon in Ji'/'iijiue. The French refused their furtljer aid, Altlioiigh they'd fought so well. Connecticut's nio.st noted towns J"lv. '779. I5y Trjon were invaded, Wiio, tliough he burned or jdundered each,. His clemency paraded. Eight hundred men to Stony Point July 15. i??*?. Were led by General Wayne, By strategy and night attack The fortress they regain. The atrocities of Wyoming Severely were repaid By Sullivan, who led his troops Aug.,i77<;. Upon a vengeful raid. He burned some forty villages Among tlie famed Six Nations; But Indian hatred fiercer erew. By all these tribulations. American success was great. With ships and privateers; ' t CAKICAURK t)l" Till' MM.ITIA OF Till-. ClVII. WAR. :n ! ill! iV 1 i 1 sjU, '. jH »BWt' 1 ^Hl Mwj 1 jll iHI >.. ■I 1 ; i!H„ JlliislraU'd IStvrij <>/ ike i'nloa in Jihyine. lu; About five hundred British siiips Were captured in tliree yeiirs. Paul Jones went cruising with liis fleet, Along the English coast, And conquered the Serapis there, Sept. 23, i;?;- But Bon Homme Richard lost. Then Clinton came to Charleston's siege, Which forty days it bore, Till Lincoln luid to yield liis troops May 12 1780. As prisoners of war. The British made marauding trips, Through Carolina's lands, Which Marion, Sumler, Pickens, Lee, Resisted with their bands. Then Gates marched South, the losing cause At Camden to regain ; Cornwallis put his troops to flight, Aug. 16, 1780. And brave De Kalb was slain. West Point was nearly yielded up By Benedict Arnold's treason, ; r 1 i ' ' : I. '■: ■ I 108 Jllustralcd Storij of the L'nitni la lihijinv. Sept. 23, 17S0 But Major Andre's Ciiptors Iciiriied Tlio secret just in season. Bad Arnold, by a messenger, Was warned in time to fly. Good Andre rules of war condemned, Oct. 2, 17S0. They hung him as a s])y. Nat Greene succeeded General Gates, And Tarleton was defeated Jan. 17, .781. At Cowpens, by the Southern troops. With Morgan. They retreated, jsn.&Feb. 178.. And joined by Greene, the feeble band Virginia safely gain ; Cornwallis followed, but the streams Were swollen by the rain. When rested, Greene resumed the war, March 15, 1781. At Guilford Court House fouoht, Where, though the liritish gained the day. The field was dearly bought. In South Carolina Greene gave help, Sept. 8, 1781 At Eutaw Springs gave fight. c;kn. vly-ssks s. c;kam. Corn 1822, (lied 18S5, grarluateri at West I'oiiit 1S43. (icncral of L'nioii forces in th Civil War, (.Icctcd IVcsiilcnt 1S68, rc-ulcctcd rrcsidcnt 1872. .1 i I : J . il'i \\ ii^. I Illustrated Htunj of lite Un'uni hi Blujme. Ill That led the British troops to leave For Charleston in the night. The traitor Arnold led a force To gratify his hate, And burned and plundered brutally Within Virginia's State. Cornwallis taking Arnold's place Destroyed ten millions' worth; Against his forts at Yorktown marched The forces from the North, Who, led by Washington, encamped About twelve thousand strong, Americans and Frenchmen joined, A brave and hearty throng. They iired ships with red-hot shells, And forts were battered down ; Cornwallis, seeing no escape, Surrendered up tao town. His seven thousand troops marched out, Gave up the arms they bore, Jan., 1781, May and June, 1781. Oct. iq, 1781 ms!9m ■■ , I I f I'! '■ 1, L 1^ 'I I 1 if, 112 1783- Sept. 3, 1783. llhidrahd S(»r>j of tlir U)i!(»i !» Jihi/nx;. And all the patriots gladly hailed The closing of the war. A year the British Charleston held, Prepared for warlike work, Two years their soldiers occnpied Savannah and New York. Lord North, by Engli>h sentiment, His ministry resigned; In Paris, seventeen eighty -three, The terms of peace were signed. The struggle left America With poverty distressed, But Shaj^'s rebellion at the North By Lincoln was suppressed. The thirteen States had through the war Preserved confederation ; They met at Philadelphia now To form themselves a nation. In seventeen hundred eighty seven Sept. .7. .787. They framed the Conslituiion, 1787. 'li riiiLir SHERIDAN. ;%■ mmm Illustrated Stonj of the Union in lUnjmc. llo Which came in force in eighty-nine 1789- j By geiieriil resolution. | Electors of the United States | In unity arose ; George Washington for President, '789. With ghid acclaim they chose. !; By Alexander Hamilton Financial laws were made, | !} With duties on imported goods ^ And on the spirit trade. The latter made the whiskey men Ajjainst the law rebel, 1794. r| And fifteen thousand men came out The malcontents to quell. ^% Two armies in the West both failed The Indians to restrain. Until their country was laid waste 17.54. Before mad Anthony Wayne. Affairs of state were well controlled In Washington's eight years, m 11 s II i. «' feli ' !■ ft- .' I- h I llfi 1797. 1800. Dec. M, in9. I?OI. •i ' 1803. JUHntrattd Stonj uf tlic Union in Jliiijnie. And treaties were with England made, With S[)i;in and witli Algiers. John Adams, by the Federalists, Was President elected ; The alien and sedition laws His government effected. America fell out with France, And many insults bore ; Napoleon gained the Consulship, And wisely savetl a war. '^Tlie Father of his Country" died In seventeen ninety-nine ; The homaTC of the land was paid Around Mount Vernon's shrine. The wise and brilliant Jeffers(jn, The ''Saw of Monticello," Was chosen by Republicans, John Adams' term to follow. Then fifteen millions, paid to France, Louisiana bought ; A^mafe J » :(!• :! r^ ; ' i ,p 1 1 ,.v Illustrated Story of the Union v) lilii/rnn. \W And Hamilton with Ajiron Burr His deadly duel fought. Tlie war with Tripoli occurred That pirate dues might cetise , Bombardment of the port secared Desired terms of peace. While French and English were at war, Americans carried cargo, 'The Leopard took the Chesapeake, And Congress made Embargo. Republicans as candidate James Madison selected, And after Jefferson's two terms He too was twice elected. 'The British roused the Indian tribes, Who made attack by night, At Tippecanoe, on Ihirrison, But suffered in the fijjht. The seamen of America By England were impressed ; 1804. 1801-05. 1807. Dec. 22, 180/. Nov. 7, 181 1. mm ■P wm m ■ !t :i m f I 120 llbislralrd Slonj of llic i'liion In JUijine. Their sliips were seized and all resolved Tliese \vron<4s should ho redressed. A shot afjuiiist the Provident Mayir,, is.i Was fired hy Little Belt, But civil answer was r(,'tunied, AVheu the frigate's guns were felt. The War of Eighteen Hundred Twelve June I.,, i>*i2 Wilh England was declared, And armaments on land and sea, Witli vigor were prepared. Tiie British, under General lirock. Advanced to take Detroit, Aug. .6, .8.2 And Hull surrendered np tlie place, Disirraced bv tins exploit. Another failure was sustained, Oct. ,., .s„. Attacking Qneenstown Heights; But these disgraces were retrieved By brilliant naval figlits. Aug. .0, .S.2. The Comtitntion, Captain Hull, Subdued the Cruerriere ; 1 ! i j 1 1 1 Ik ADMIKAI. DAVIK lAKKACUT. Born iSoi, died 1870. Rendered distinj^uishcd naval services durinfj tlie Civil War, at Xew (Jrleans, Mobile, and other places. lilitslrali it Stuni ii/' 'he I'niun i,i Jt'lnniic, 1 2;^ The Wasp shot off the FruUcs crew, U:itil her decks were bare. The Macedonian stiuck her flii;.^ To Commodore Deetrtur , And Biiiubridge took the Java next, A.id burned her three days later. Tlie darhig Yankee jirivateers Excited British fear, For quite three liundred merchant sliips Were captured in a year. The armies sent to Ca;:ad:; Returned without success ; But Perry's vessels, on the Lakes, Brought Stars and Stripes redress. The Indians joined the British troops, And fought both South and West ; Tecumseii's death, at River Tiuimes, Their savage zeal depressed. The Hornet took the Peacock^ brig, And sank her by her cannon ; Oct. i3, i8i3. Oct. 25, 1S12. Dec. 2 ■9, "f'ii. Sept. 10, iSn. Oct. 5, 1813. Feb. 24, 1813. Iff' '' m If '■ ¥ ';'■.., 1 ; t 1 ! - } $' !■•' ¥' i i Tl 124 lUiiNtrah:(I Slonj of tne Union in Ilinjuir. June; I, iSi!. But Lawrence, in the Chesapeake, Fell victim to the Shannon. The Hritisli ,shi[)s nuicle ravages Along the SoutI -i-n coast. And man}' of the citizens Their lionies and fortunes lost. juiv 5. 1S14. Scott won the fight at Cliippewa, juiy:5, iSm. Aud ulso Luudy's Lauc ; McDonough took the British fleet, Sept 11, iSm. That fought on Lake Chaniplain. Auu. 24, 1814. "^'he British captured AVashingtcn, se:)t 12, 1S14. But failed at Baltimore; They captured ships and plundered towns Alono: tlie Northern shore. December twenty-fourth, at Ghent, Dec 24, 1S14. A treat}' settled peace ; Jan. s, 1S15. But Jackson won New Orleans' light Before the war could cease. To fill the Presidential chair, 1817. Monroe two terms was sought; ^^^:: (JKN. JiillN A. I.(h;aN. iJurii 1S26, died IbiSo, Statesman ami ("icnerai. 'SWB 'i g;7 -ir,;naa M » i »( i iri n.t«!-'j4> HARKir.T liF.KCHER SToWE. Ar.thdr of " Uncle Tom's Cal)iii." ' li. I hi 1!; ii 11 i llluslmtt'd Story of tha Union in lihynn 131 Both Oregon and Texas formed The questions of tlie day. The Northwest IJoundary Line was fixed, And Texas was annexed ; 1845. But Mexico still claimed this State, And thus to war was vexed. Then Taylor marched to Rio Grande, At Palo Alto fought ; May 8, .846. Resaca de la Palma too. May 9, 1846. A brilliant victory brought. He gained the day at Monterey, Sept. 24, 1846. And Buena Vista won, Feb. 23, 1847. Though Santa Anna bravely fought Till setting of the sun. New Mexico was quickly gained By General Kearney then, And California was won By John C. Fremont's men. Then Winfield Scott took Vera Cruz; March sg, 1847. Through several fights he bore 132 lUiififrdti (I Slonj of fhr Union in liJiijme. u' 11 1 1846 1848. ■ept .4. 1847. Tlie Stars and Stripes to ^Mexico, Feb, 2, 1S4S. And treaty closed the Avar. Wilmot';i rroviso aimed to keep All slavery from new States ; This roused the people North and South To violent debates. In fortv-eicfht a workman found The California gold; And thousands flocked from all the lands Where'er the tale was told. The Whigs now Zachary Taylor chose, Who died the following year ; And Millard Fillmore occupied Tlie Presidential chair. Domestic slavery now became The question of the day, And compromises were secured By Webster and by Clay. The "fillibusters" made attempts For Cuba'ij annexation; 1S49. July I,,, 1S50. 1850. \i vm ■!?? ' 1 llliiHtralcd Story of llie Union in lUnjmc. 135 But Lopez met defeat and death, And roused Spain's ijjdignution. The Democrats now gained the day, Electing Franklin Pierce ; iSj). The Kansas and Nebraska Hill May, 1854. Made slavery conflicts fierce. Ten millions, paid to Mexico, Arranged the boundary line, And Perry's visit caused Japan Trade privilege to assign. t8s4 Buchanan next was President, jSj;. And during his four years. Discussions upon slavery Excited general fears, ^ome Northern States opposed the law That fugitives returned ; John Brown an insurrection made, iSkq. And Southern anger burned. When Abraham Lincoln gained his place, i86i. Seven Southern States seceded, uetao, isea Ii' ^i' lit! l;l() Jll list ratal Slonj a/ Ihr I'lii'in i,i Ulit/iiir. ii ; 'f July 21, iSfii. 1861. Feb.4, 1861. And or^'iiuized Confederate States, By Jefferson Davis headed. April .2, 1861. Fort Sumter yielded; Northern blood. April 19, 1861. In Baltimore was shed; Virginia was the battle ground To whieh the troops were led. The Nortlieriiers sustained defeat At the Battle of Bull Run ; At Carthage, Wilson's Creek, Ball's Bluff,, The South more victories won. The North some minor battles gained, Gave Border States their aid, And off the seaports of the South Their ships maintained blockade. Commissioners, from Southern States, Were seized on board the Trent; When England nade remonstrances, Apologies w.-r^; sent. Fort Henry and Fort Donaldson, With Island Number Ten, Nov. 8, 1S61. 1S62. 1:1 S! JAMES A. CARTIELD. IP 1 3 i ! m i Kwm lllnstraUd Stonj of the Union in Ithijinc. Shiloh and Murfreesboioueh's fi<'hts. Were won by Northern men. Antietam's indecisive ficht Made Lee's command fall back. And thus protected Washington From danger of attack. The Monitor whipped the Merrimac, Preventing great defeat; New Orleans was forced to yield To Farragnt with his fleet ; Confederate victories were won By Jackson and by Lee; Then Lincoln's Proclamation came, That made the negroes free. The South at Chickainauga won. And Chancellorsville was gained i In Charleston, spite of Jl attacks. The Southern troops remained. The Northern forces Vicksburg gained. And Chattanooga's height ; 13f> Sept. 17, iS62. March 19, 1862' April 25, 1862. Jan. I, 1863. Sept, 20, 1863. May 3, 18^.3. July, 1863. Nov. 25, 1863, t '^'SimiiMBlli^imUci i ki II r 140 Illustrated Stnnj -. -' : ' ' Union, iu IHti/me. V i I May, 1S64. Nov., 1864. July 1-3, .863. The three days' iizht at Gettysburg, Turned Lee"> adviuice to tlight. Tlie Wilderness, ar. l other fields, Were won by General Lee, But Slierman ni,..lc Lis famous march Througli Georgia to the sea, And Northern ar:i:ivs g-iiiied success Throuo'hout the S 'iiih and West, While ''on to Richnionir" General Grant With firm persistence pressed. Throuoh Carolina Sherman marched, Feb. 17, 1865. Columbia was taken ; Feb. 18, 1865. And Charleston threatened in the rear. By Southerners was forsaken. On April third, in sixty-five, Aprils, i%3. Lee out of Richmond fled, April 9, 1865. And on the ninth surrendered up The troops he'd bravely led. Tills civil war, they estimate. Three thousand millions cost, bH' i M y. MKS. 1 n RKIIA CAKlll.l.Ii, ^Vilc ul" I'rcsiilciu (iaiin.1'1. iiu) w f 1 1 1 1 ' « I' ' ! SMii^ ^ Illustraltd Story vj the Union in liliymc. US And on both sides, 'tis probable, A million lives were lost. A second term as President To Lincoln was secured; Booth killed him by i^ pistol shot, When peace was just assured. Then Andrew Johnson measures took The Union to re^tore ; He freely pardoned all the South, Except the chief in war. But Congress, favoring sterner plans, His vetoes set aside ; With "carpet-bag" and negro rule The Southern States were tried. Impeachment of the President Failed only by one vote; The "Freedman's Bureau," "Civil Rights," Were measures of great note. Atlantic Cable then Avas laid, Alaska's hinds were bought; April 14, 1865. 1868. July, 1866. 1867. •■>■'' ■" ■■.J't-^'W^FWPWWW 51 ' f Br |;!! !' .1 i^ i I lit U4 1868. 1S69. Oct. R, iS;i. Nov. y, 1S72. "873. 1S76. 1877. 1877. llluat ratal Story of tltr Union in Ilhynic. A treaty was with China made ; III Canada Fenians fought. Now (jrant became the President ; Two terms his valor earned ; Pacific Ivailroad crossed tlie hind ; Prosperity returned. Great fires in Cliicago ragged, III Boston and the West; 1 le .lireatening " Ahibama Claims," Geneva's Board redressed. Financial crisis came again, Througli railroads' bad condition ; In Philadelphia was held Centennial Exhibition. The A'otes securing Tilden's seat, Conflicting questions raise; Electoral commission finds One extra vote for Hayes. A railroad strike 'gainst lower pay, Produced the Pittsburg riot; n i- GKN. BENJAMIN V. niTI.KK. Horn 1818, Governor of Massachusetts 1SS2. Rendered eminent ser\ice as Cf the Cnimi in lUn/nir. '^'f'4- The English navy took New York In sixteen sixty-four ; And from this time the colony An English title bore. Year sixteen hundred sixty-five, Is North Carolina's date ; In sixteen seventy began South Carolina's State. Penn came to Pennsylvania In sixteen eighty-two ; In seventeen hundred thirty-three 1733. To Georgia debtors go. These thirteen States the Union formed, And scarce three millions held ; Now forty-four compose the land, With sixty millions filled. Now four large territories lie Around the Western border, And thirty-one new States have been Adrnitlcd ui f^^'-s order; IKKSIDKNT BENJAMIN HARRISON. Burn 1833, LJrigadicr-general m Civil War, in iSSo Senator from Indiana, in tRSR rlocted rrcsidcnl. Jm I'ir ii ft ' Illustrated Story of tlit Union in Rlnjme. 155 Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana — The latter fairly bought from France ■ The next was Indiana. Then Mississippi, Illinois, With Alabama, Maine ; ]\Iissouri and Arkansas next. And then came Michigan. Now Florida and Texas next, With Iowa come on ; Wisconsin, California, Minnesota, Oregon. Then Kansas, West Virginia; Nevada and Nebraska Precede centennial Colorado ; Soon North and South Dakota ; Montana, Washington crowd in, Then Idaho, Wyoming. !'79'- I7'j6. ) iSoj. ( 1S12. 1816. iiSi-. }iSi8. 1 18.9. \ iSjo. (iS»i. I iSi6. '837. :84s. 1846. \ 1S48. \ iSsS. \ IS59- 51S61. /IS63. 1864. ( 1S67. I 1S76. 1S88. '1890. if I mi I.jO 17S9. iSoi. j iSw;. ) 1S.7. IS25. \ IS29. (IS4I. {1S4I. ( <74S- 1S.9. 1849. iSS3. I iSoi. isr.?. I so.;. 1S77. iSSi. iSSi. 1SS4. iSSS. lUudnitcd Storij of ihr Uuiim in Ithijme. THE rHESWEXTS. First Washington, Adams and Jefferson came ; Then Madison ; next James Monroe ; With John Ouincy Adam's notable name, Andrew Jackson, Van Burcn must go. Then Harrison, Tyler and Polk took their turn With Taylor and Fillmore and Pierce ; Buchanan and Lincoln the honor next earn. And Johnson, through murder so fierce. Then Grant for two terms was supreme in the land ; And the seat was next given to Hayes ; When Garfield had died by a murderous hand. Then Arthur to power they raise. New York then supplies a man for the nation. And Cleveland appears at the head ; He yields to Harrison's administration, But who shall come in his stead .'' m I