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Thirteen Chapters of American History

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Agreement of Confederation, written on board "Mayflower," 61, 62

America, Early Discoveries of, 33, 34

American Flag, First Recognition of, painting, description of, 68; Designing and Adoption of Present Form, 81.

Armaments: "Armstrong," 79; Modern Battleships, 68; "Ranger," 68

"Armstrong," Brig, Engaging the British Fleet, painting, description of, 82, 83

Bainbridge, Captain, 73

"Baltimore," Cruiser, 95

Braine, Admiral, 96

Brig "Armstrong" Engaging the British Fleet, painting, description of, 82, 83

"Brooklyn," Cruiser, 106, 107

Buchanan, Commodore, 88, 89

Burning of Frigate "Philadelphia," painting, description of, 75, 76

Byron, Lord, quotation from, 29

Caravels, 40, 105

Castelar, Emilio, quotation from, 41, 42

Cervera, Admiral, 105, 107

Chicago, Columbian Exposition, 40, 80

Columbus, Christopher, 39 to 43; Death, 42; Transfer of Remains, 43

Columbus, Debarkation of, painting, description of, 41, 42; "Santa Maria," "Niña" and "Pinta," painting, description of, 41, 42

Compact of Pilgrim Fathers, 61, 62

"Congress," Frigate, 88, 89, 90

Constitution of United States, Preamble, 62

Cowper, quotation from, 69

"Cumberland," The, 87 to 92, 95, 97; Sinking of, by the "Merrimac," painting, description of, 90, 91

Debarkation of Columbus, painting, description of, 41, 42

Decatur, Stephen, 10, 74, 106; Birth, Death, 75; Sword, 74; Toast to our Country, 74

De Soto, Ferdinand, 47 to 49; Birth, Death, 47; Expedition of, 47 to 49; Midnight Mass over the Body of, painting, description of, 48, 49

Dewey, George, Admiral, 10, 105, 106, 107, 109

Drake, quotation from, 67

Drakkars, 35, 105

Eirek the Red, 33, 34, 109

Embarkation of Pilgrims, painting, description of, 60

Ericsson, John, Birth, Death, 95; "Monitor," 92, 97 to 101; White Squadron's Farewell Salute to body of, painting, description of, 95, 96

Erickson, Lief, Landing in New World, 33, 34; painting, description of, 35, 36, 101

Esquimos, 34

Everett, Edward, quotation from oration on the Pilgrims, 60, 61

Exhibition of Paintings of Edward Moran, 9, 18, 19

Farewell Salute to John Ericsson, painting, description of, 95, 96

Farragut, Admiral, 108

Fayal, 79, 81, 83

First Recognition of American Flag, painting, description of, 68, 69

Fiske, John, 40

Flag, United States, 67, 68; First Recognition of, painting, description of, 68, 69; Captain Reid, 81; Resolutions of Congress authorizing, 67, 81

Florida, 47, 48

Greenland, Settlement of, 33, 34

"Half-Moon," ship of Hudson, 53, 105

Hamilton, James, 16

Hemans, Felicia, quotation from, 62, 63

Herald, New York, quotation from, 9

Hobson, Richmond Pearson, 10, 73, 92

Holland, 53, 54, 59

Hopkins, Admiral, 27

Hudson, Henry, 53 to 55; Entering New York Bay, painting, description of, 55

Hudson River, Discovery of, 54

Iceland, 33, 34, 36

Iron versus Wood, Sinking of "Cumberland" by "Merrimac," painting, description of, 90, 91

Jackson, Andrew, Defence of New Orleans, 82; Special Message to Congress about burning of frigate "Philadelphia," 75

Jefferson, Thomas, Special Message to Congress about Lieutenant Decatur, 74

Jones, John Paul, 10, 68, 106; Birth and Death, 69; Letter to Naval Committee, 68

La Motte Piquet, Admiral, 68

Landing of Lief Erickson in the New World, painting, description of, 35, 36, 101

Lincoln, Abraham, Special Message to Congress about Lieutenant George U. Morris, 92; about Lieutenant John Worden, 100; Commendation of Lieutenant John L. Worden, 99, 100

Litigation about thirteen paintings, 8

Lloyd, Commodore, 79, 82

Louisiana Purchase, 10, 49, 82; Exposition, 50

Manila Bay, Battle of, 107

"Mayflower," 59, 60, 61

"Merrimac," The, Confederate Ram, 87 to 92, 95, 97 to 101; of Spanish-American War, 92

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 9

Midnight Mass over the Body of Ferdinand De Soto, painting, description of, 48, 49

Mississippi River, Discovery of, 48, 49

"Monitor," The, 92, 95, 97 to 101

Montojo, Admiral, 105, 107

Moran, Annette, 8, 20; Death, 21; Paintings, 20

Moran, Edward, 15 to 21; Academies, Clubs, Societies, 16, 17; Birth, Death, 15; Marriage, 8, 20; Paintings of, 17, 18

Moran, Thomas, etching by, 96

Morris, George U., 10, 88, 89, 92

Nantucket, 34

Napoleon, Louis, Arbitration about Brig "Armstrong," 81

Navy, Ships of, 68, 73, 74, 79, 82, 88, 90, 97; Improvement, 87, 97, 105

New Orleans, 82

New York, City of, 54

"New York," Cruiser, 106

Norse Costumes, 35

Norsemen, 33, 34, 40, 105

Norse ships, 35

Norway, 33

Ocean, The, painting, description of, 10, 27, 28, 109

"Olympia," The, 106, 107, 108

Paintings of Edward Moran, partial list of, 17, 18

Parmentier, Antoine Augustin, 20

"Philadelphia," Frigate, Burning of, painting, description of, 75, 76

Pilgrims, 59 to 63, 109; Compact in "Mayflower," 61; Embarkation of, painting, description of, 60

Plymouth Rock, 59

Portuguese Government, 79, 80

Quiberon, 10, 68

"Ranger," 68

Reid, Capt. Samuel Chester, 10, 79, 106; Birth, Death, 82; Long Tom, 79, 80, 81; Sword, 81; United States Flag, 81

Return of the Conquerors, painting, description of, 105, 106, 107

Sampson, William T., 10, 105, 106

"Santa Maria," "Niña" and "Pinta," painting, description of, 41, 42

Santiago Harbor, Battle of, 107

Schiller, Friedrich, quotation from, 43

Schley, Winfield Scott, 10, 96, 105, 106

Ships of Captain Bainbridge, 73; Columbus, 39, 40; Commodore Decatur, 74; De Soto, 47; Dewey, 106, 107; Henry Hudson, 53; Paul Jones, 68; Commodore Lloyd, 79; Commander George U. Morris, 88; Norsemen, 35; Pilgrim Fathers, 59; Captain Samuel C. Reid, 79; Sampson, Schley, 106, 107; Lieutenant Worden, 98

Sinking of the "Cumberland" by the "Merrimac," painting, description of, 90, 91

Southampton, 60

Spanish-American War, 105 to 109; Return of Conquerors, painting, description of, 105, 106, 107

Statue of Liberty, 18, 96, 105

Taylor, Bayard, quotation from, 36

Thirteen, number connected with events in history of the United States, 9, 10, 67

Thirteen Paintings, Exhibition of, 9, 27; General Description, 7 to 11, 68; Litigation about, 8; Sizes of, 27, 33, 39, 47, 53, 59, 67, 73, 79, 87, 95, 105

Tripoli, 73, 74

United States, Constitution of, 62; Number of States, 9, 67, 81, 106; Population, 106

Vinland, 34, 36

Virginia, Colony of, 59

Wainwright, Richard, 10, 107

Wars: Civil, 82, 87, 108; 1812, 82, 108; Revolution, 67, 108; Spanish-American, 43, 108

Webber, Paul, 16

Welles, Gideon, Alarm about "Merrimac," 91; Letter to Lieutenant John L. Worden, 99, 100

West Indies, origin of name, 43

White Squadron's Farewell Salute to the Body of Capt. John Ericsson, painting, description of, 95, 96

Worden, John L., 10, 98, 99

World's Fair, Chicago, 40, 80

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