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Johnson and Poleas jointly commanded the Rhode Island-built 18-gun, 90-man sloop Two Brothers. [2] He was known as a ruthless and bloodthirsty pirate, said to be an excellent shot despite missing a hand: [3] “though he has but one hand, he fires a piece very dexterously, laying the barrel upon his stump, and drawing the trigger with his right hand.” [4] He was also said to keep loaded ...
Henry Johnson biographical cartoon by Charles Alston, 1943.. Henry Johnson enlisted in the United States Armed Forces on June 5, 1917 as a 5-foot-4-inch young man. This was almost two months after the American entry into World War I, joining the all-black New York National Guard 15th Infantry Regiment, which, when mustered into Federal service, was redesignated as the 369th Infantry Regiment ...
Lewis and Cornelius are likely the fictional creations of Captain Charles Johnson, who presented their stories among those of real historical pirates. John Coxon: d. 1689 1677–1682 England One of the most famous of the Brethren of the Coast, a loose consortium of pirates and privateers who were active on the Spanish Main. George Cusack: d. 1675
Henry F. Johnson (1860–1941), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; Henry Lincoln Johnson (1870–1925), African-American attorney and Republican politician; Hank Johnson (Henry C. Johnson Jr., born 1954), U.S. representative from Georgia; Henry Augustus Johnson, justice of the peace, sheriff, and state legislator in Arkansas
The sloops returned fire and split up, but Henry ran aground again along with the other ship. To avoid enemy fire, Stede Bonnet steered his vessels close to the western shore of the river, and they ran aground on sand. At this point, only Henry and Royal James were within range of each other. For five to six hours, the two sides dueled, each ...
Henry Lincoln Johnson was a. As the nation celebrates military heroes on National Purple Heart Day, AOL takes a look at some of the most compelling, heart-wrenching and heartwarming stories behind ...
She died in 1823. Their eldest son, Henry Allen Johnson (1785–1860), who matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1804. and was a student of the college to 1817, [6] and afterwards aide-de-camp to the Prince of Orange, succeeded as second baronet. [7] Their younger son, George, a captain in the 81st Foot, was killed in Portugal in 1812.
Shia LaBeouf doesn’t appear until more than 20 minutes into “Henry Johnson,” a new David Mamet play making its world premiere at the Electric Lodge in Venice, Calif. The play amounts to just ...