syncretism
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syncretism. The attempt to combine opposing doctrines and practices, especially in reference to philosophical and religious systems. The term came into prominence in the 17th cent. when it was applied to the teaching of G.
Calixtus (q.v.).
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PORTSMOUTH'S FAMOUS IRONCLAD PUT WASHINGTON IN A PANIC.(PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 7/14/1996; 700+ words
; ...Lincoln's secretary of Navy, Gideon Welles. ``Although my Department and...Department's power over the Navy, Welles admitted that he had countered...with his Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles, which, to say the least, infuriated...
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Navy always changing to meet the demands of war.(INSIGHT)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 4/8/2007; 700+ words
; ...a later report by Navy Secretary Gideon Welles, only three or four ships were available...Chesapeake to the Rio Grande. As Mr. Welles reported, his department proceeded...fleet at Hampton Roads. Secretary Welles, a long term Navy official, was...
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Lincoln saves man who tells of bribes.(Saturday)(The Civil War)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 4/19/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...he wrote to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, but nothing happened because his...profiteers. Fox evidently hoodwinked Welles into believing that the Smith brothers...congressional delegation was storming Welles' offices, demanding that he intervene...
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Leading the way.
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...serve on (or around) the seas. GIDEON WELLES, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, AND GUSTAVUS...appointment to the Navy Department, Welles, a Connecticut newspaper editor...was made to blockade the South, Welles scrambled to find vessels that could...
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The Blockade Board of 1861 and Union naval strategy.
Magazine article from: Civil War History; 6/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...service in April 1861, Secretary Gideon Welles had but twelve to call upon to enforce...the task of effective blockade. Welles faced not only inadequate resources...With Lincoln's proclamation, Welles and Gustavus V. Fox, chief clerk...
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Ward used Potomac as `moat' to protect imperiled capital.(Saturday)(The Civil War)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 11/28/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...year, he was selected to assist Gideon Welles, the new secretary of the Navy...this mission was not explained in Welles'{D-} papers. However, Ward...1847. Ward's selection to assist Welles also may have had something to do...
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Were the Rebs Were Too Groggy to Carry the Day?
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/15/1990; 700+ words
; ...Lincoln's Navy secretary, Gideon Welles, a teetotaler, had ordered the...Preston Blair, a close friend of Welles, were said to have taken advantage...according to local legend it was Gideon Welles who unwittingly rendered many of...
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Now for the Contest: Coastal and Oceanic Naval Operations in the Civil War
Magazine article from: The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...and his counterpart in Washington, Gideon Welles. This highly readable narrative...said, Roberts gives high marks to Welles for clearly articulating Union war...the Union intentions set forth by Welles. Confederates failed to build a...
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A grand strategy.
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Indeed, Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles wrote in his diary that he "disapproved...had only twenty-six steamers. Welles needed ships, guns, and trained...personnel. It was an overwhelming task. Welles launched a rebuilding effort, including...
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Vicksburg canal projects become deadly debacles.(Saturday)(The Civil War)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 12/13/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Stanton, who in turn sent a favorable report to Gideon Welles, secretary of the navy. Welles then sent the following order to Flag Officer...efforts to dig such a canal and isolate Vicksburg. Welles' approval immediately brought on claims from...
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Gideon Welles
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Gideon Welles Gideon Welles (1802-1878), a member of Lincoln's Cabinet, is known especially for the diary he kept throughout the Civil War period. Gideon Welles was born at Glastonbury, Conn. He was educated at the Episcopal Academy at...
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Welles, Gideon
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Welles, Gideon (1802–1878), secretary...1898 ; Union Navy .] Bibliography Gideon Welles , Diary , 3 vols., 1911. John Niven , Gideon Welles , 1973. George E. Buker
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Charles Wilkes
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...destroyers plaguing Union supply ships. Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles recalled him in 1863, complaining that instead of capturing...months before his recall). Wilkes's angry letter to Welles, which appeared in the newspapers, led to another court...
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Emancipation Proclamation
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Lincoln kept the plan to himself until July 13, 1862, when, according to the cabinet diarist Gideon Welles, he first mentioned it to Welles and Secretary of State William H. Seward. On July 22 he read a preliminary draft to the cabinet...
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Samuel Francis Du Pont
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...him to attack Charleston with ironclad monitors. When the attack failed (Apr. 7, 1863), Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles blamed Du Pont and, at Du Pont's request, relieved him of his command (July, 1863). A congressional investigation...
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