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| Scipio | Sep 4 2006, 12:33 PM Post #1 |
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United States of America![]() State Flag President Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the USA General Information President of the United States: - Franklin Pierce Capital: - Washington, D.C. Currency: - United States Dollar (USD) Estimated Population: - 25,736,000 (1853) Predominant Language: - American English Predominant Ethnic Groups: - European, African, Native United States Government The Executive Branch (1853) President: - Franklin Pierce Vice President: - (None) Secretary of State: - William L. Marcy Secretary of the Treasury: - James Guthrie Secretary of War: - Jefferson Davis Attorney General: - Caleb Cushing Postmaster General: - James Campbell Secretary of the Navy: - James C. Dobbin Secretary of the Interior: - Robert McClelland The Legislative Branch - Senate (34th Congress, 1855-57) Democratic Party: - 39 Seats Whig Party: - 22 Seats American Party: - 1 Seat The Legislative Branch - House (34th Congress, 1855-57) Speaker of the House of Representatives: - Linn Boyd Democratic Party: - 84 Seats American Party: - 62 Seats Whig Party: - 60 Seats Republican Party: - 46 Seats Independents: - 0 Seats The Judicial Branch (1853) Chief Justice: - Roger B. Taney (Appointed 1836) Associates Justice: - John McLean - James M. Wayne - John Catron - Peter V. Daniel - Samuel Nelson - Roger C. Grier - Benjamin R. Curtis - John A. Campbell The States (1850 - 31 states) Delaware - 1776 Pennsylvania - 1776 New Jersey - 1776 Georgia - 1776 Connecticut - 1776 Massachusetts - 1776 Maryland - 1776 South Carolina - 1776 New Hampshire - 1776 Virginia - 1776 New York - 1776 North Carolina - 1776 Rhode Island - 1776 Vermont - 1791 Kentucky - 1792 Tennessee -1796 Ohio - 1803 Louisiana - 1812 Indiana - 1816 Mississippi - 1817 Illinois - 1818 Alabama - 1819 Maine - 1820 Missouri - 1821 Arkansas - 1836 Michigan - 1837 Florida - 1845 Texas - 1845 Iowa - 1846 Wisconsin - 1848 California - 1850 The Territories (1850) Minnesota Territory New Mexico Territory Utah Territory Oregon Territory Washington Territory Colony of Liberia |
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| Scipio | Sep 4 2006, 12:34 PM Post #2 |
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United States Foreign Relations![]() Secretary of State William Learned Marcy Active Treaties - Rush-Bagot Treaty of 1817 (Outlying the demilitarization in the Great Lakes between the US and Great Britain) - Anglo-American Convention of 1818 (Outlying the joint-government of the Oregon Territory between the US and Great Britain) - Treaty of Detroit (Outlying Native American land cessions) - Treaty of Saginaw (Outlying Native American land cessions) - Adams-Onís Treaty (Outlying the Spanish cession of Florida and defining the Louisiana-Texas and the Louisiana-California boundaries) - Brazilian-American Trade Agreement (Outlying the sale of American manufactured goods to Brazil) - Mexican-American Treaty of 1831 (Outlying the purchase of western lands) - Bidlack-Delapena Treaty of 1850 (Outlying American rights to enforce military protection over Panama, and the construction of a railroad) - 1851 Treaty of London (Outlying Anglo-American boundary definitions) - 1851 Treaty of Lima (Outlying US-Peruvian friendship, commercial relations and arms proliferation) - 1851 Treaty of Mexico City (Outlying US-Mexican friendship, commercial relations and arms proliferation) - 1852 Treaty of Edo (Outlying US-Japanese commercial relations) - 1853 Sao Paulo Treaty of Commerce (Outlying US-Brazilian friendship and commercial relations) - 1853 American-Venezuelan Treaty of Commerce (Outlying US-Venezuelan commercial relations and arms proliferation) - 1854 Anglo-American Trade Agreement (Outlying the mutual lowering of tariffs regarding the Province of Canada) - 1855 Marcy-Rebeco Industrial Trade Agreement (Outlying the reduction and eradication of mutual tariffs on Industrial Goods) Cordial Relations - Brazilian Empire - Kingdom of the French - Kingdom of the Netherlands - Republic of Chile - Republic of Peru - United States of Mexico Indifferent Relations - Austrian Empire - Japanese Empire - Kingdom of Denmark - Kingdom of Portugal - Kingdom of Prussia - Kingdom of Sardinia - Kingdom of Spain - Kingdom of Sweden-Norway - Kingdom of the Hellenes - Kingdom of the Two Sicilies - Ottoman Empire - Republic of Argentina - Republic of Colombia - Republic of Ecuador - Republic of Venezuela - Russian Empire - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Unfriendly Relations - None Hostile Relations - None |
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| Scipio | Sep 4 2006, 12:35 PM Post #3 |
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United States Army![]() Commanding General of the United States Army Major-General Winfield Scott ![]() American Soldiers in a Battle Drill, 1855 ![]() Field Artillery, 1855 Statistics Army Technology: - Napoleonic (1) Total Manpower: - 3,860,400 men (1853) Professionals: - 42,000 men (26,000 Field, 16,000 Garrisons) Militia: - 257,000 men Reservists: - 66,000 men Annual Army Upkeep: - £4,014,400 Professionals - £672,000 Militia - £3,289,600 Reservists - £52,800 Regular Armies Army of the Potomac (20,000 Infantry, 2,000 Cavalry, 70 guns - Washington, D.C.) Commanded by: Major-General Winfield Scott, Major-General John E. Wool 1st Infantry Division - 1st New York Infantry - 2nd Pennsylvania Infantry - 1st Artillery 2nd Infantry Division - 3rd Connecticut Infantry - 4th Maryland Infantry - 2nd Artillery 1st Cavalry Brigade - 1st New York Cavalry - 2nd Ohio Cavalry Army of the Plains (2,000 Cavalry - Great Plains) 2nd Cavalry Brigade - 3rd Iowa Cavalry - 4th Wisconsin Cavalry Foreign Stations Fort Madden, Panama, United States of Mexico - New York Volunteers Battalion - 1,000 men, 5 guns Fort Monrovia, Monrovia, Colony of Liberia - Monrovia Volunteers Battalion - 1,000 men, 5 guns Garrisons Washington, D.C. Fort Washington - Stone Fort, Garrison of 900 men and 60 Artillery Pieces Garrison of 1,000 men in the city Baltimore Fort McHenry - Stone Fort, Garrison of 800 men and 50 Artillery Pieces Garrison of 1,000 men in the city New York Fort Columbus - Stone Fort, Garrison of 500 men and 40 Artillery Pieces Castle Williams - Stone Fort, Garrison of 500 men and 40 Artillery Pieces Garrison of 1,000 men in the city Portsmouth Fort McClary - Stone Fort, Garrison of 300 men and 20 Artillery Pieces Fort Constitution - Stone Fort, Garrison of 300 men and 20 Artillery Pieces Garrison of 500 men in the city Boston Fort Independence - Stone Fort, Garrison of 800 men and 50 Artillery Pieces Garrison of 900 men in the city New London Fort Griswold - Earthen Fort, Garrison of 200 men and 10 Artillery Pieces Philadelphia Fort Mifflin - Stone Fort, Garrison of 500 men and 30 Artillery Pieces Garrison of 1,000 men in the city Norfolk Fort Norfolk - Stone Fort, Garrison of 300 men and 25 Artillery Pieces Garrison of 800 men in the city Savannah Fort Jefferson - Stone Fort, Garrison of 200 men and 15 Artillery Pieces Garrison of 100 men in the city Mobile Fort Morgan - Stone Fort, Garrison of 400 men and 30 Artillery Pieces Garrison of 200 men in the city New Orleans Fort Jackson - Stone Fort, Garrison of 600 men and 40 Artillery Pieces Fort St. Philip - Stone Fort, Garrison of 600 men and 40 Artillery Pieces Fort Pike - Stone Fort, Garrison of 600 men and 40 Artillery Pieces Garrison of 1,000 men in the city Sacramento Fort Sutter - Stone Fort, Garrison of 500 men and 40 Artillery Pieces Garrison of 500 men in the city Reserves Infantry Reserves: 1st Pennsylvania Reserves 2nd New York Reserves 3rd Massachusetts Reserves 4th Kentucky Reserves 5th Ohio Reserves 6th Georgia Reserves 7th North Carolina Reserves 8th Louisiana Reserves 9th Missouri Reserves 10th Tennessee Reserves Cavalry Reserves: 1st Virginia Cavalry Reserves 2nd Georgia Cavalry Reserves 3rd Alabama Cavalry Reserves 4th Mississippi Cavalry Reserves 5th Louisiana Cavalry Reserves 6th Missouri Cavalry Reserves 7th Tennessee Cavalry Reserves 8th Tennessee Cavalry Reserves 9th Illinois Cavalry Reserves 10th Indiania Cavalry Reserves 11th Ohio Cavalry Reserves 12th Kentucky Cavalry Reserves 13th Georgia Cavalry Reserves 14th Alabama Cavalry Reserves 15th North Carolina Cavalry Reserves 16th South Carolina Cavalry Reserves State Militias Delaware Militia Pennsylvania Militia New Jersey Militia Georgia Militia Connecticut Militia Massachusetts Militia Maryland Militia South Carolina Militia New Hampshire Militia Virginia Militia New York Militia North Carolina Militia Rhode Island Militia Vermont Militia Kentucky Militia Tennessee Militia Ohio Militia Louisiana Militia Indiana Militia Mississippi Militia Illinois Militia Alabama Militia Maine Militia Missouri Militia Arkansas Militia Michigan Militia Florida Militia Texas Militia Iowa Militia Wisconsin Militia California Militia |
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| Scipio | Sep 4 2006, 12:38 PM Post #4 |
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United States Navy![]() The USS Mississippi, 1851, a 22-gun Sidewheel Steam Frigate Statistics Sail Ships - 4 ships (Sub-total - £160,000) 4 Two-Deckers (£160,000) Steam Ships - 38 ships (Sub-total - £2,275,200) 2 Three-Deckers (£201,600) 8 Two-Deckers (£576,000) 20 Cruising Frigates (£1,152,000) 8 Sidewheel Escort Frigates (£345,600) Total Annual Upkeep: - £2,435,200 (1856) Naval Technology: - Steam-based Screw Propulsion (4) Ship List Three-Decker Screw Battleships - USS Delaware (90 Smoothbore, 16 8"-Shell, 1853) - USS Pennsylvania (90 Smoothbore, 16 8"-Shell, 1853) Two-Decker Screw Battleships - USS New Jersey (60 Smoothbore, 12 8"-Shell, 1853) - USS Georgia (60 Smoothbore, 12 8"-Shell, 1853) - USS Connecticut (60 Smoothbore, 12 8"-Shell, 1853) - USS Massachusetts (60 Smoothbore, 12 8"-Shell, 1853) - USS Maryland (60 Smoothbore, 12 8"-Shell, 1853) - USS South Carolina (60 Smoothbore, 12 8"-Shell, 1853) - USS New Hampshire (60 Smoothbore, 12 8"-Shell, 1853) - USS Virginia (60 Smoothbore, 12 8"-Shell, 1853) Cruising Screw Frigates - USS Cape May (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Cumberland (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Salem (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Gloucester (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Camden (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Burlington (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Atlantic (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Ocean (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Monmouth (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Mercer (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Middlesex (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Somerset (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Hunterdon (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Warren (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Morris (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Princeton (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1852) - USS Philadelphia (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1852) - USS Montgomery (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1852) - USS Chester (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1852) - USS Lehigh (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1852) Two-Decker Sail Battleships - USS Constitution (52 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1797, R. 1831 - Sail) - USS Guerriere (52 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1814 - Sail) - USS Java (52 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1814 - Sail) - USS Potomac (52 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1822 - Sail) Sidewheel Escort Frigates - USS Adirondack (8 Smoothbore, 1824 - Sidewheel) - USS Saratoga (18 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1851 - Sidewheel) - USS Mississippi (18 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1851 - Sidewheel) - USS Plymouth (18 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1851 - Sidewheel) - USS Champlain (18 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1851 - Sidewheel) - USS Alert (18 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1851 - Sidewheel) - USS Erie (18 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1851 - Sidewheel) - USS Hornet (18 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1851 - Sidewheel) Under Construction - USS Brown (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1856) - USS Highland (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1856) - USS Scioto (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1856) - USS Pike (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1856) - USS Ross (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1856) - USS Adams (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1856) - USS Vinton (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1856) - USS Jackson (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1856) - USS Lawrence (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1856) - USS Gallia (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1856) ![]() The USS Constitution, a decommissioned Frigate symbolising nationhood Fleets North Atlantic Squadron (15 ships - Chesapeake Bay) Commanded by: Commodore Robert F. Stockton - USS Delaware (90 Smoothbore, 16 8"-Shell, 1853) - USS Pennsylvania (90 Smoothbore, 16 8"-Shell, 1853) - USS New Jersey (60 Smoothbore, 12 8"-Shell, 1853) - USS Georgia (60 Smoothbore, 12 8"-Shell, 1853) - USS Connecticut (60 Smoothbore, 12 8"-Shell, 1853) - USS Massachusetts (60 Smoothbore, 12 8"-Shell, 1853) - USS Maryland (60 Smoothbore, 12 8"-Shell, 1853) - USS South Carolina (60 Smoothbore, 12 8"-Shell, 1853) - USS New Hampshire (60 Smoothbore, 12 8"-Shell, 1853) - USS Virginia (60 Smoothbore, 12 8"-Shell, 1853) - USS Cape May (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Cumberland (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Salem (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Gloucester (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Camden (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) Middle Atlantic Squadron (4 ships - Charleston) Commanded by: Commodore Charles Stewart - USS Constitution (52 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1797, R. 1831 - Sail) - USS Guerriere (52 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1814 - Sail) - USS Java (52 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1814 - Sail) - USS Potomac (52 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1822 - Sail) Gulf Squadron (15 ships - New Orleans) Commanded by: Commodore Alexander S. Wadsworth - USS Burlington (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Atlantic (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Ocean (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Monmouth (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Mercer (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Middlesex (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Somerset (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Hunterdon (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Warren (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Morris (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1854) - USS Princeton (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1852) - USS Philadelphia (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1852) - USS Montgomery (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1852) - USS Chester (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1852) - USS Lehigh (30 Smoothbore, 8 8"-Shell, 1852) Pacific Squadron (8 ships - San Diego) Commanded by: Commodore Matthew Perry - USS Adirondack (8 Smoothbore, 1824 - Sidewheel) - USS Saratoga (18 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1851 - Sidewheel) - USS Mississippi (18 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1851 - Sidewheel) - USS Plymouth (18 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1851 - Sidewheel) - USS Champlain (18 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1851 - Sidewheel) - USS Alert (18 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1851 - Sidewheel) - USS Erie (18 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1851 - Sidewheel) - USS Hornet (18 Smoothbore, 4 8"-Shell, 1851 - Sidewheel) Dockyards Atlantic Coast, North to South Portland, Maine (Large) Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Medium) Boston, Massachusetts (Large) New Bedford, Massachusetts (Small) Providence, Rhode Island (Small) New Haven, Connecticut (Medium) Bridgeport, Connecticut (Medium) Stamford, Connecticut (Small) Brooklyn, New York (Small) New York, New York (Large) Newark, New Jersey (Medium) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Large) Baltimore, Maryland (Large) Norfolk, Virginia (Large) Charleston, South Carolina (Small) Savannah, Georgia (Small) Jacksonville, Florida (Small) Gulf Coast, East to West Pensacola, Florida (Medium) Mobile, Alabama (Small) New Orleans, Louisiana (Medium) Galveston, Texas (Small) Pacific Coast, North to South San Diego, California (Small) Other Monrovia, Liberia (Small) |
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