After the Civil War, Harrison was a Colonel of the 70th VolunteerInfantry1. He became a pillar of Indianapolis business and society, enhancing his reputation as a brilliant lawyer. In the 1880's he served in the United States Senate,...
The Civil War forced the U.S. government to focus on the conflict between North and South. But Native American policy could not be ignored. This became clearer as a "Manifest Destiny" captured the imagination and spirit of the post-Civil-War era.Genovese, Michael A....
1853年,他与卡罗琳·拉维尼姬·斯科特结婚。 After the Civil War, Harrison was a Colonel of the70th Volunteer Infantry. He became a pillar of Indianapolis business and society, enhancing hisreputation as a brilliant lawyer. In the 1880's he served in the ...
Ignoring his father’s contention that “none but knaves should ever enter the political arena,” Harrison found in Indianapolis an inviting arena for his political ambitions, especially in the newly formed Republican Party. He served in the Civil War as an officer in the Union army, finally ...
Harrison, Benjamin (1833–1901) twenty-third U.S. president; born in North Bend, Ohio. Grandson of a U.S. president and son of a U.S. senator, he took up law practice in Indianapolis in 1854. During the Civil War he raised a regiment and led it with distinction. Active thereafter ...
Did you know? Benjamin Harrison was the last Civil War general to serve as president of the United States. He stood five feet six inches tall, and was called "Little Ben" by his Democratic opponents. Though his father had warned Benjamin of the pressures of a life in politics, his wife...
Harvard to his brief service in the Civil War as a member of General Grant's staff to appointments as Secretary of War by President James Garfield and as Minister to Great Britain by President Benjamin Harrison, and, finally, to his lucrative and controversial presidency of the Pullman Company...
This museum is dedicated to Benjamin Harrison's achievements and his impact on United States history. As an educational and historical service, the home seeks to promote patriotism and citizenship through appropriate educational activities and by artfully exhibiting the Victorian time period as Harrison...
United States presidential election of 1888 was an American presidential election held on November 6, 1888, in which Republican Benjamin Harrison defeated Democratic incumbent Grover Cleveland.
Over time, Harrison steadily built a career as a public official. But his political path wasinterruptedby the American Civil War. Harrison rose to the rank of general in the Union Army. He fought under General William T. Sherman, and was one of the first soldiers to enter Atlanta, Georgia...