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Battle of Appomattox Station

2013-04-26T17:33:07Z

SamuelFC:

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|begin=April 8, 1865
|end=Same day
|place=Appomattox County, Virginia
|theater=Eastern Theater
|campaign=Appomattox Campaign
|result=Union victory
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|commanders1=[[George A. Custer]] Major General, USA
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The '''Battle of Appomattox Station''' was an engagement which took place during the [[American Civil War]]. General [[George Armstrong Custer]]’s division captured a supply train and twenty-five guns, driving off and scattering the [[Confederate]] defenders. This unique action pitted artillery without infantry support against cavalry. Custer captured and burned three trains loaded with provisions for Lee’s army. (''NPS summary'')

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[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]

Battle of Appomattox Station

2013-04-26T17:32:38Z

SamuelFC: Adding basic details.

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|begin=April 8, 1865
|end=Same day
|place=Appomattox County, Virginia
|theater=Eastern Theater
|campaign=Appomattox Campaign
|result=Union victory
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|commanders1=[[George A. Custer]] Major General, USA
|commanders2=[[Lindsay Walker]] Brigadier General, CSA
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The '''Battle of Appomattox Station''' was an engagement which took place during the [[American Civil War]]. Custer’s division captured a supply train and twenty-five guns, driving off and scattering the [[Confederate]] defenders. This unique action pitted artillery without infantry support against cavalry. Custer captured and burned three trains loaded with provisions for Lee’s army. (''NPS summary'')

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{{Template:ACW Battles of 1865}}

[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]

King Arthur

2013-04-26T17:06:18Z

SamuelFC:

'''King Arthur''' was a mythical king of [[Britain]]. The myth has a number of formulations, some more dominant in the popular mind.

== T.H. White's formulation, ''The Once & Future King'' ==
According to T.H. White, who formulates the modern version of Arthurian Myth, Arthur was taken from his father, King [[Uther Pendragon]], when he was a baby by [[Merlin]], a wizard who lives life in reverse.

Merlin brings Arthur to the estate of a noble to be raised thinking that the noble is his father. When Arthur grows older, he becomes a page for the noble's son, Sir Kay. During this time Uther Pendragon becomes ill and soon dies. So Merlin says that they should have a grand tournament, and afterwards he will announce the next king. At the tournament Kay breaks his sword, so he sends Arthur to find him another. In his haste Arthur grabs a sword that is sticking out of a stone in the town square. As it turns out, Merlin had laid a spell on the stone that said that whoever could pull the sword - [[Excalibur]] - out of the stone would be the next king, so Arthur was made king. During his mythical reign, Arthur united all of England, and formed a league of knights called the Knights of the Round Table. When they gathered together, they all sat at a round table so no seat was better than another.

Arthur later sent his knights on a quest to find the [[Holy Grail]], which they finally found on the Isle of [[Avalon]] guarded by an order of virgin priestesses led by [[Morgan la Fay]]. After this successful quest, Arthur's illegitimate nephew [[Mordred]] planned to overthrow him, and the two met in battle at [[Camlann]]. Mordred is killed, and Arthur, mortally wounded, is taken to the Isle of Avalon for healing by Morgan la Fay. According to legend he will only return when his country truly needs him.

== King Arthur in History ==
The death of Arthur occurred in the year 539 AD, according to Welsh chronicles.<ref>''Annales Cambriae'', which cryptically states only that Arthur and Mordred both fell at the Battle of Camlaan, with no reference to either in the rest of the text.</ref> After Arthur's departure, Britain broke up into warring factions and was not again a united kingdom until the time of [[Alfred the Great]] in the 9th century.

== Relation to Mono-Myth ==
Joseph Campbell, in his book ''The Hero with a Thousand Faces'', describes elements of popular mythology evident in many cultures, and many different stories. One such characteristic is the obscure nature of the hero, which most iterations of the Arthur myth do satisfy.

== References==
<references/>

[[Category:Arthurian Mythology]]

King Arthur

2013-04-26T17:05:53Z

SamuelFC: /* King Arthur in History */ Arthur wasn't English. England is a Germanic name, and Arthur fought the German invaders.

'''King Arthur''' was a mythical king of [[England]]. The myth has a number of formulations, some more dominant in the popular mind.

== T.H. White's formulation, ''The Once & Future King'' ==
According to T.H. White, who formulates the modern version of Arthurian Myth, Arthur was taken from his father, King [[Uther Pendragon]], when he was a baby by [[Merlin]], a wizard who lives life in reverse.

Merlin brings Arthur to the estate of a noble to be raised thinking that the noble is his father. When Arthur grows older, he becomes a page for the noble's son, Sir Kay. During this time Uther Pendragon becomes ill and soon dies. So Merlin says that they should have a grand tournament, and afterwards he will announce the next king. At the tournament Kay breaks his sword, so he sends Arthur to find him another. In his haste Arthur grabs a sword that is sticking out of a stone in the town square. As it turns out, Merlin had laid a spell on the stone that said that whoever could pull the sword - [[Excalibur]] - out of the stone would be the next king, so Arthur was made king. During his mythical reign, Arthur united all of England, and formed a league of knights called the Knights of the Round Table. When they gathered together, they all sat at a round table so no seat was better than another.

Arthur later sent his knights on a quest to find the [[Holy Grail]], which they finally found on the Isle of [[Avalon]] guarded by an order of virgin priestesses led by [[Morgan la Fay]]. After this successful quest, Arthur's illegitimate nephew [[Mordred]] planned to overthrow him, and the two met in battle at [[Camlann]]. Mordred is killed, and Arthur, mortally wounded, is taken to the Isle of Avalon for healing by Morgan la Fay. According to legend he will only return when his country truly needs him.

== King Arthur in History ==
The death of Arthur occurred in the year 539 AD, according to Welsh chronicles.<ref>''Annales Cambriae'', which cryptically states only that Arthur and Mordred both fell at the Battle of Camlaan, with no reference to either in the rest of the text.</ref> After Arthur's departure, Britain broke up into warring factions and was not again a united kingdom until the time of [[Alfred the Great]] in the 9th century.

== Relation to Mono-Myth ==
Joseph Campbell, in his book ''The Hero with a Thousand Faces'', describes elements of popular mythology evident in many cultures, and many different stories. One such characteristic is the obscure nature of the hero, which most iterations of the Arthur myth do satisfy.

== References==
<references/>

[[Category:Arthurian Mythology]]

Talk:American History Homework Four Answers - Student Thirteen

2013-04-26T17:04:10Z

SamuelFC:

How was the 1800 election the first peaceful change of power in modern history? Great Britain had had a democratically elected parliament for quite a while by that point. So had Iceland. --[[User:SamuelFC|SamuelFC]] 13:03, 26 April 2013 (EDT)

Talk:American History Homework Four Answers - Student Thirteen

2013-04-26T17:03:51Z

SamuelFC: Created page with "How was the 1800 election the first epaceful change of power in modern history? Great Britain had had a democratically elected parliament for quite a while by that point. --~~~~"

How was the 1800 election the first epaceful change of power in modern history? Great Britain had had a democratically elected parliament for quite a while by that point. --[[User:SamuelFC|SamuelFC]] 13:03, 26 April 2013 (EDT)

First Battle of Memphis

2013-04-26T17:00:01Z

SamuelFC:

{{ACWbattle
|name=First Battle of Memphis
|image=
|begin=June 6, 1862
|end=Same day
|place=Shelby County, Tennessee
|theater=Western Theater
|campaign=Joint Operations on the Middle Mississippi River
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=Western Gunboat Flotilla
|combatants2=River Defense Fleet
|commanders1=[[Charles H. Davis]] Flag Officer, USN [[Charles Ellet]] Colonel, USA
|commanders2=[[James E. Montgomery]] Captain, CSN [[M. Jeff Thompson]] Brigadier General, CSA
|strength1=5 ironclad gunboats 2wooden steamboats
|strength2=8 CS Army rams
|casualties1='''1'''
|casualties2='''180''' (unclear)
}}
After the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] River Defense Fleet, commanded by Capt. James E. Montgomery and Brig. Gen. M. Jeff Thompson (Missouri State Guard), bested the Union ironclads at Plum Run Bend, Tennessee, on May 10, 1862, they retired to Memphis. Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard ordered troops out of Fort Pillow and Memphis on June 4, after learning of Union Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck's occupation of Corinth, Mississippi. Thompson's few troops, camped outside Memphis, and Montgomery's fleet were the only force available to meet the Union naval threat to the city. From Island No. 45, just north of Memphis, Flag-Officer Charles H. Davis and Col. Charles Ellet launched a naval attack on Memphis after 4:00 am on June 6. Arriving off Memphis about 5:30 am, the battle began. In the hour and a half battle, the Union boats sank or captured all but one of the Confederate vessels; ''General Van Dorn'' escaped. Immediately following the battle, Col. Ellet's son, Medical Cadet Charles Ellet, Jr., met the mayor of Memphis and raised the Union colors over the courthouse. Later, Flag-Officer Davis officially received the surrender of the city from the mayor. The Indiana Brigade, commanded by Col. G.N. Fitch, then occupied the city. Memphis, an important commercial and economic center on the Mississippi River, had fallen, opening another section of the Mississippi River to Union shipping. (''NPS summary'')

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[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]

Line Drive

2013-04-26T16:51:23Z

SamuelFC:

[[Image:Baseball Ball bw.jpg|left|120px]]
'''Line Drive''': A [[baseball]] term for a ball which is batted directly to a fielder without touching the ground.
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==References==
*[http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/baseball/beginners/glossary.html Baseball Glossary] WETA.
*[http://www.nocryinginbaseball.com/glossary/glossary.html Baseball Glossary OF TERMS]
*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/about/pitch_glossary.shtml Pitching Glossary]
*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/about/bat_glossary.shtml Batting Glossary]

==See also==
*[[Baseball]]
*[[Major League Baseball]]

==External links==
*[http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp The Official Site of Major League Baseball]
*[http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp Minor League Baseball]
*[http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/features/alumni/article.jsp?article=history BASEBALL HISTORY] Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association.
*[http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/features/alumni/stats.jsp Stats]
*[http://web.baseballhalloffame.org/index.jsp Hall of Fame] National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.
{{baseball}}

Jonathan Bayard Smith

2013-04-26T16:50:10Z

SamuelFC: /* Notable */ Military ranks should be capitalised.

'''Jonathan Bayard Smith''' (b. February 21, 1742; d. June 16, 1812) was a merchant from [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] who served as a delegate to the [[Continental Congress]] from 1777-1778. <ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000578</ref>

==Early Life==
Smith was born in [[Philadelphia]] on February 21, 1742, the son of Samuel Smith. He was educated in [[England]], and attended [[Princeton College]]. After graduating from Princeton in 1760, he joined his father in business.

==Continental Congress==
Smith was elected to the Continental Congress in 1777 and served until 1778, during which time he signed the [[Articles of Confederation]].

==Death==
Smith died in Philadelphia on June 16, 1812, and was buried in the graveyard of the Second Presbyterian Church.

==Notable==
*Secretary of the [[Committee of Safety]] in 1775.
*Served as a [[Lieutenant Colonel]] in the Pennsylvania militia.
*One of the founders of the University of the State of Pennsylvania; later a trustee of Princeton College.

==References==
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[[Category:Founding Fathers]]
[[Category:American Revolution]]