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William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English polymath, [1] writer, poet, philologist, [2] priest, mathematician, [3] engraving artist [4] and inventor. [3] He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect , and much other work, including a comprehensive English grammar quoting from more than 70 different languages. [ 1 ]
Three members of the 38th, William H. Barnes, James H. Harris, and Edward Ratcliff, were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions at Chaffin's Farm. The unit then served in the trenches north of the James River until the fall of Richmond in April 1865. The 38th occupied Richmond on April 3, 1865, and continued duty in the Department of ...
The William Barnes vs. Theodore Roosevelt libel trial was a 1915 case between former president Theodore Roosevelt and New York State Republican Party Chairman William Barnes Jr. Barnes sued Roosevelt for libel following accusations of corruption made by Roosevelt against Barnes. [1] The trial became a high-profile news event, and was reported ...
William Henry Barnes (c. 1840 or 1845-December 24, 1866) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of the Medal of Honor, America's highest military decoration. He was African American .
Car Seat Headrest began as the solo project of singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Will Toledo (born William Barnes) [1] shortly after he graduated high school. . Toledo had previously released music under other aliases, including "The 63rd Fret" and "Nervous Young Men", and played in a band in high school called Mr. Yay Ok, but after struggling to establish an audience, he decided to ...
William Barnes was born in Albany, New York on November 17, 1866, [1] the son of William Barnes Sr. (1824–1913) and Emily Peck Weed (1827–1889). [2] His father was an attorney who helped organize the first New York State convention of the new Republican Party in 1854, and served as state Insurance Commissioner from 1860 to 1870, the first person to hold the position after it was created. [3]
The last stand of the survivors of Her Majesty's 44th Regiment of Foot at Gandamak in Afghanistan in 1842, painted by William Barnes Wollen. A last stand is a military situation in which a body of troops holds a defensive position in the face of overwhelming and virtually insurmountable odds. [1] Troops may make a last stand due to a sense of ...
Rapture (Blondie song) " Rapture " is a song by American rock band Blondie from their fifth studio album Autoamerican (1980). Written by band members Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, and produced by Mike Chapman, the song was released as the second and final single from Autoamerican on January 12, 1981, by Chrysalis Records.