Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1840, Feb. 16 | Born, Washington, D.C. |
| 1852-1856 | Attended Academy of Protestant Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1858-1861 | Engaged in newspaper work as a correspondent and editorial writer; first newspaper assignment was on the Washington States |
| 1861-1865 | Staff officer, Confederate States of America |
| 1862-1863 | Editor, Chattanooga Rebel, Tenn. |
| 1864 | Chief of scouts for Gen. Joseph E. Johnston |
| 1865 | Editor, Republican Banner, Nashville, Tenn. |
| 1865 | Married Rebecca Ewing |
| 1868 | Moved to Louisville, Ky., to assume management of the Louisville Journal, which with Walter N. Haldeman was consolidated with other newspapers in the city as the Louisville Courier-Journal |
| 1868-1919 | Editor, Louisville Courier-Journal |
| 1872-1892 | Member, Democratic national convention |
| 1876-1877 | Filled unexpired term in the House of Representatives caused by the death of Edward Y. Parsons |
| 1883 | Edited Oddities in Southern Life and Character. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin |
| 1898 | Published History of the Spanish American War. New York, N.Y. and Akron, Ohio: Werner Co. |
| 1903 | Published The Compromises of Life.New York: Fox, Duffield and Co. |
| 1910 | Member, Perry Victory Memorial Commission |
| 1914 | Juror, Hall of Fame, New York University, New York, N.Y. |
| 1915 | Published History of the Manhattan Club. New York: [De Vinne Press] |
| 1917 | Awarded Pulitzer Prize for best editorial writing |
| 1919 | Published Marse Henry: An Autobiography. New York: George H. Doran Co. |
| 1921, Dec. 22 | Died, Jacksonville, Fla.. |