Detroit, Michigan (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 105.
DETROIT, city, and seat of justice of Wayne co., Mich., occupies a pleasant and commanding situation on the west bank of Detroit river, 18 miles from Lake Erie, and 7 miles from Lake St. Clair. Between the two great lakes, Huron and Erie, upon both of which, its vessels carry on an extensive trade, through Lakes Superior and Michigan, and with Canada, Pennsylvania, and New York. It is an important metropolis of the western states, and is destined to a still higher rank than it now holds.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 224.
MILWAUKEE, the chief city of Wisconsin, and next to Chicago, the largest on Lake Michigan, is situated in Milwaukee co., finely located for commerce, on both sides of Milwaukee river, at its entrance into the lake, 90 miles north of Chicago, 90 miles east of Madison, and 805 miles from Washington. It is the market of a large part of the productions of the state. Steamboats and other vessels, navigating Lake Michigan, touch here, on their way to and from Detroit and points on Lake Erie, and the St. Lawrence, Erie, and Welland canals.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

James Knox Polk (Congressional Biographical Directory)

Reference
“Polk, James Knox,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000409.
POLK, James Knox, (brother of William Hawkins Polk), a Representative from Tennessee and 11th President of the United States; born near Little Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 2, 1795; moved to Tennessee in 1806 with his parents, who settled in what later became Maury County; attended the common schools and was tutored privately; graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1818; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1820 and commenced practice in Columbia, Tenn.; chief clerk of the state senate 1821-1823; member of the state house of rep
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present

“A Desperate Battle At Gettysburg,” Philadelphia (PA) North America and United States Gazette, July 3, 1863

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Cropped, edited, and prepared for use here by Don Sailer, Dickinson College, April 2, 2011.
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A Desperate Battle At Gettysburg
Source citation
“A Desperate Battle At Gettysburg,” Philadelphia (PA) North America and United States Gazette, July 3, 1863, p. 7: 1.
Source note
Original image has been adjusted here for presentation purposes.

William Farrar Smith (American National Biography)

Scholarship
Chris Calkins, "Smith, William Farrar," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/05/05-00728.html.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Smith was commissioned colonel of the Third Vermont Volunteers; he fought at First Bull Run (First Manassas) on the staff of General Irvin McDowell. On 13 August 1861 he was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers and given command of the Second Division, VI Corps, Army of the Potomac. Participating in the Peninsula campaign of spring 1862, he led his command in the battle of Williamsburg and later in the Seven Days' battles around Richmond.
American National Biography Online

Fitzhugh Lee (American National Biography)

Scholarship
Steven E. Woodworth, "Lee, Fitzhugh," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/05/05-00428.html.
At the battle of Chancellorsville (1-4 May 1863), Lee commanded the only full brigade of cavalry operating with the main army, Stuart having been detached to counter a move by the Union cavalry. Lee's troopers uncovered the fact that the Federal right flank was unprotected and vulnerable to attack. This led to "Stonewall" Jackson's famous flanking march, which Lee's cavalry ably screened.
American National Biography Online

“Gen. Lee Again Victorious!,” Fayetteville (NC) Observer, July 9, 1863

Notes
Cropped, edited, and prepared for use here by Don Sailer, Dickinson College, April 2, 2011.
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document
Use in Day View?
No
Courtesy of
19th Century U.S. Newspapers (Gale)
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Gen. Lee Again Victorious!
Source citation
“Gen. Lee Again Victorious!,” Fayetteville (NC) Observer, July 9, 1863, p. 2: 6.
Source note
Original image has been adjusted here for presentation purposes.
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