Gen. Stephen Minot Weld Jr. (1842-1920), a member of Boston's illustrious Weld Family, was a horticulturalist and much-decorated U.S. Army officer of the American Civil War. Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... The Weld Family is an extended family of Boston Brahmin most remembered for the philanthropy of its members. ... The Latin words hortus (garden plant) and cultura (culture) together form horticulture, classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Lincoln, President Ulysses S. Grant, General Jefferson Davis, President Robert E. Lee, General Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action...

Early life

Weld prepared for higher education at the Jamaica Plain boarding school mastered by his father, Stephen Minot Weld. Weld was an abstemious young man who claimed: Jamaica Plain, commonly known as JP, is a historic neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Stephen Minot Weld (1806-1867), scion of the Weld Family of Boston, was a schoolmaster, real estate investor and politician. ...

"I did not touch a drop of wine or liquor all through my college career until about a month before I graduated, nor did I smoke until then.." ^[1] Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of the juice of fruits, usually grapes, although a number of other fruits, such as plum, elderberry and blackcurrant, may also be fermented. ... Spirits redirects here. ... Academic procession during the University of Canterbury graduation ceremony. ... Species Nicotiana acuminata Nicotiana alata Nicotiana attenuata Nicotiana benthamiana Nicotiana clevelandii Nicotiana excelsior Nicotiana forgetiana Nicotiana glauca Nicotiana glutinosa Nicotiana langsdorffii Nicotiana longiflora Nicotiana obtusifolia Nicotiana paniculata Nicotiana plumbagifolia Nicotiana quadrivalvis Nicotiana repanda Nicotiana rustica Nicotianasuaveolens Nicotiana sylvestris Nicotiana tabacum Nicotiana tomentosa Ref: ITIS 30562 as of August 26, 2005...

Once he arrived at Harvard College, however, Weld had little love of that institution's authority figures and wrote: Harvard Yard Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, having been founded in 1636. ...

"The whole spirit between the Faculty and the students was one of war...we looked on the Faculty as our oppressors, and we were--a great many of us--up to every devilment that we could think of, to trouble and bother them....The College then was more in the nature of a boarding-school." ^[1] Look up Faculty on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Faculty has several different meanings and can refer to: University faculty are the instructors and/or researchers of high standing at universities, as opposed to the students or support staff. ...

Stephen Minot Weld's older cousin George Walker Weld (for whom Weld Boathouse is named) was at Harvard the same time as Stephen and the pair sometimes cooperated in their mischief.^[2] George Walker Weld (1840-1905), youngest son of William Fletcher Weld and member of the Weld Family of Boston, was a founding member of the Boston Athletic Association (organizers of todays Boston Marathon) and the financier of the Weld Boathouse, a landmark on the Charles River. ... Weld Boathouse with Harvard University buildings visible in the background. ...

View on slavery

Weld was a first-year student at Harvard Law School when the war broke out and he was eager to join the action. Although Weld soon distinguished himself in this war which put and end to slavery in the United States, he was no abolitionist and had: Harvard Law School (HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This French poster depicting the horrific conditions on slave ships was influential in mobilizing public opinion against slavery. ...

"little liking for those he considered antislavery zealots...when abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner made an appearance at the Harvard class day exercises in 1860, Weld was a member of the graduating class that booed and hissed him. Like most conservative upper-class New Englanders, Weld disliked slavery, but he had no special sympathy for the sufferings of blacks; he felt that, if left alone, the South's 'peculiar institution' would die out of its own accord." ^[3] Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811 – March 11, 1874) was an American politician and statesman from Massachusetts. ... The states marked in red show New England. ... Male Kenyan This article describes competing perspectives on the word Black (and its equivalents in other languages) as applies to people, both at present and in historical contexts. ... Southern United States The states shown in dark red are usually included in the South, while all or portions of the striped states may or may not be considered part of the Southern United States. ...

Thus it is clear that Weld viewed the Union cause as essentially one of putting down Southern rebellion, not liberating slaves. ^[4]

Civil War

As a member of the Army of the Potomac from 1861 to 1865, Weld participated in many major conflicts, including the Second Battle of Bull Run, Antietam, and Gettysburg. Generals Burnside, Hancock, Couch, Ferro, Patrick, Wilcox, Cochrane, Buford and others. ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders John Pope Robert E. Lee James Longstreet Stonewall Jackson Strength 63,000 54,000 Casualties 1,747 killed 8,452 wounded 4,263 captured/missing 1,553 killed 7,812 wounded 109 captured/missing The Second Battle of Bull Run... Battle of Antietam Conflict American Civil War Date September 16–18, 1862 Place Near Sharpsburg, Maryland Result (Union strategic victory) The Battle of Antietam (known as the Battle of Sharpsburg in the South), fought on Wednesday, September 17, 1862 near Sharpsburg, Maryland, was the first major battle of the... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America Commanders George G. Meade Robert E. Lee Strength 93,921 71,699 Casualties 23,055 (3,155 killed, 14,531 wounded, 5,369 captured/missing) 22,231 (4,708 killed, 12,693 wounded, 5,830 captured/missing) The Battle of...

Twice he was captured by Confederate troops, and twice exchanged. A bullet once pierced his boot and he had his horse shot from under him. Weld rose rapidly from second lieutenant to lieutenant colonel to colonel. When discharged in 1865 at age 23 he was brevetted a brigadier general. Even today, Weld family members remember him as "the General." ^[5] This article is in need of attention. ... .357 Magnum cartridges, containing bullets A bullet is a solid projectile propelled by a firearm and is normally made from metal (usually lead). ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank. ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... Colonel (IPA: or ) is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. ... The word brevet has several meanings: In the military, brevet refers to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to temporarily hold a higher rank, without a corresponding pay increase. ... A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ...

Misfortune

After the Civil War, Weld returned home to misfortune. In 1867, his father died suddenly, prompting his uncle William Fletcher Weld to erect Harvard's Weld Hall in his honor. William Fletcher Weld (1800-1881), scion of the Weld Family of Boston, was a shipping magnate during the Golden Age of Sail. He later invested in railroads and real estate. ... This is a list of dormitories at Harvard College. ...

Soon after, a felting mill in which he had inherited about $14,000 failed. He made a new start by borrowing $25,000 from friends to buy a cotton mill that was connected with the first venture. That mill, however, was swept away by a flood when a pond two miles broke its dam. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Baize. ... The term mill, depending on context, can refer to: Mill (factory) – a place of business for making articles of manufacture; e. ... Cotton ready for harvest. ...

S.M. Weld & Co.

To pay his debts, Weld became a cotton broker and eventually built a fortune. Despite setbacks such as the embezzlement of $326,000 by a friend and business partner, the downtown Boston firm of S.M. Weld & Company prospered and opened branches in India and Japan. This made "the General' another very wealthy Weld.

Horticulture

Weld had a great interest in botany and became president of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1906, He also helped Charles Sprague Sargent build the collection at the Arnold Arboretum. But his greatest horticultural achievement was his own estate: Rockwell.^[6] Pinguicula grandiflora Botany is the scientific study of plantlife. ... Charles Sprague Sargent Charles Sprague Sargent (April 21, 1841-March 22, 1927) was an American botanist. ... The Arnold Arboretum is one of the worlds finest research arboretums. ...

Rockweld

Weld lived on a 52-acre estate he named "Rockweld" in Dedham, most of which was surrounded by a high stone wall. He creating one of the finest rock gardens in the country and employed eight gardener. His estate had a water tower and a dozen greenhouses, one of which was dedicated to growing grapes year round.   Nickname: Contentment Settled: 1635 â€“ Incorporated: 1636 Zip Code(s): 02026-02027 â€“ Area Code(s): / 781 Official website: http://www. ... Look up stonewall in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A rock garden, also known as a rockery or an alpine garden, is a type of garden that features extensive use of rocks or stones, along with plants native to rocky or alpine environments. ... A gardener is any person involved in the growing and maintenance of plants, notably in a garden. ... The mushroom-shaped concrete water tower of Roihuvuori in Helsinki, Finland was built in the 1970s. ... A greenhouse in Saint Paul, Minnesota. ... Species Vitis acerifolia Vitis aestivalis Vitis amurensis Vitis arizonica Vitis x bourquina Vitis californica Vitis x champinii Vitis cinerea Vitis x doaniana Vitis girdiana Vitis labrusca Vitis x labruscana Vitis monticola Vitis mustangensis Vitis x novae-angliae Vitis palmata Vitis riparia Vitis rotundifolia Vitis rupestris Vitis shuttleworthii Vitis tiliifolia Vitis...

He built his mansion on a craggy hill with a dramatic view of the Charles River valley. Outcrops, boulders, woodlands, and ponds dotted the surrounding property, offering endless opportunities to satisfy Weld's passion for horticulture. The Charles River from the Boston side, facing Cambridge and the main campus of Harvard University. ...

Frederick Law Olmsted sited the house and planned the driveway and west terrace. Weld designed the grounds, pathways, and an extensive rock garden. He brought plants from around the world to embellish his designs. At its peak, Rockwell had 500 varieties of flowering plants. [[Imagesystem of public parks and parkways in Buffalo, New York, the countrys oldest state park, the Niagara Reservation in Niagara Falls, New York, Mount Royal Park in Montreal, the Emerald Necklace in Boston, Massachusetts, Cherokee Park (and the entire parks and parkway system) in Louisville, Kentucky, as well as...

A few years after Weld's death, the estate was sold to H. Wendell Endicott of the family that founded the Endicott Johnson Corporation. Endicott razed Rockweld and replaced it with a French-country style mansion designed by Charles Platt. This ediface, known as Endicott House, is now a conference facility maintained by MIT. The Endicott Johnson Shoe Company (E-J) was a prosperous manufacturer of shoes based in New Yorks Southern Tier, with factories mostly located in the Tiers Triple Cities of Binghamton, Johnson City, and Endicott. ... Charles Platt (born in London, England, 1945) is the author of 41 fiction and nonfiction books, including science-fiction novels such as The Silicon Man (endorsed by William Gibson as A plausible, well-crafted narrative exploring cyberspace in a wholly new and very refreshing way) and Protektor (published in paperback... MIT Endicott House in Dedham, Massachusetts MIT Endicott House is a suburban event facility in Dedham, Massachusetts about 30 minutes from downtown Boston. ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is a private coeducational research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. MIT has five schools and one college, containing 32 academic departments,[2] with a strong emphasis on theoretical, applied, and interdisciplinary scientific and technological research. ...

Indian Neck

In his later years, Weld spent much of his time at the family compound he established near Cape Cod at Indian Neck, a spot which commands a majestic view of Bourne Cove and the Atlantic Ocean. There he created another spectacular garden and built a private 18-hole golf course as well as several comfortable houses. In addition to time playing gold, Weld enjoyed fishing and shooting on the Cape. Cape Cod and Cape Cod Bay from space. ... Greg Norman on the 18th tee at St Andrews. ... Fishing is NOT a sport. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

A transitional figure between the nineteenth century and the modern era, Weld also acquired hundreds of acres along the shores of Buzzards Bay and transferred lots to friends at cost. This created an enclave of old Yankee stock with similar values in a part of Massachusetts that was increasingly heterogeneous.^[7] Buzzards Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the state of Massachusetts. ... The term Yankee refers to citizens of the United States, particularly northerners, especially those Americans from the Northeastern United States whose ancestors arrived from Britain before 1700. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²)  - Width 183 miles (295 km)  - Length 113 miles (182 km)  - % water 13. ... Look up Heterogeneous in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Descendants of "the General" still own a cluster of six separate houses at the family compound in Wareham, although in recent decades a preponderance of female offspring has made the Weld surname rare among them. The historic cottages now house Bigelows, Bentons, and Baldwins. ^[8]

Family

Weld married Eloise Rodman (of the Forest Hills family of that name) in 1869 and they lived together on the Dedham estate. Stephen and Eloise had six boys and one girl before she died in 1898 Forest Hills is a part of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of the U.S. city of Boston, Massachusetts. ...

Among these children, twins Stephen and Alfred succumbed to rheumatic fever at 17 and tuberculosis at 32, respectively. Eight-year-old Lothrop Motley Weld drowned in the channel at Bourne Cove in Wareham a year after the family purchased their property there. In 1907, his daughter Eloise died in England at the age of 28. Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease which may develop after a Group A streptococcal infection (such as strep throat or scarlet fever) and can involve the heart, joints, skin, and brain. ... Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for Tubercle Bacillus) is a common and deadly infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system, lymphatic system, circulatory system, genitourinary system, bones and joints. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ...

In 1904, Weld married Susan Edith Waterbury, who was 24 younger than him and had been governess to his younger sons. On their honeymoon they toured the Civil War battlefields where Weld had fought 40 years earlier. A governess is a female employee from outside of the family who teaches children within the family circle. ... A honeymoon is the traditional trip taken by newlyweds to celebrate their marriage. ...

Death

"The General" died in the winter of 1920 in Boca Grande, Florida. Befitting his status as a Civil War veteran, a single bugler playsed taps at his funeral.^[9] This page is about the community in Florida. ... The word bugle has two different meanings: A brass musical instrument, seeBugle (instrument) An often cultivated lamiaceae, Bugle (plant) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Taps (Butterfields Lullaby), sometimes known by the lyrics of its second verse, Day is Done, is a famous musical piece, played in the U.S. military during flag ceremonies and funerals, generally on bugle or trumpet. ... Underwater funeral in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea A funeral is a ceremony marking a persons death. ...

Trivia

• Actress Tuesday Weld is his great-granddaughter.^[1]
• Former Governor of Massachusetts William Weld is his first cousin twice removed.^[10]

Tuesday Weld, born August 27, 1943, is an American film actress. ... John Hancock, the first Governor The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the United States Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... William Weld William Floyd Weld (born July 31, 1945) was the Republican Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997, resigning to pursue the ambassadorship to Mexico. ...

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} War diary and letters of Stephen Minot Weld, 1861-1865
2. ^ Lambert, C.A. "The Welds of Harvard Yard"
3. ^ David Herbert Donald, Harvard University Warren professor of American history emeritus, in his forward to War diary and letters of Stephen Minot Weld, 1861-1865 republished in 1979 by the Massachusetts Historical Society.
4. ^ Contrast his views with those of distant relative Theodore Dwight Weld.
5. ^ Lambert, C.A. "The Welds of Harvard Yard"
6. ^ The Welds once owned much of the land that became Arnold Arboretum. Isabel Weld Perkins, the niece of the Weld described in this article, donated the arboretum's Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection.
7. ^ Thomas H. O'Connor, Boston College professor and author of Bibles, Brahmins, and Bosses: A Short History of Boston and other books on the region, has noted this enclavist Yankee tendency .
8. ^ Lambert, C.A. "The Welds of Harvard Yard"
9. ^ Lambert, C.A. "The Welds of Harvard Yard"
10. ^ i.e. Stephen Minot Weld Jr. and Francis Minot Weld Jr. (Gov. Weld's grandfather) were first cousins

Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... The Massachusetts Historical Society is a a major historical archive specializing in early American, Massachusetts, and New England history. ... Theodore Dwight Weld (1803–1895), the author of American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses, was an American abolitionist. ... The Weld Family is an extended family of Boston Brahmin most remembered for the philanthropy of its members. ... The Arnold Arboretum is one of the worlds finest research arboretums. ... The Weld Family is an extended family of Boston Brahmin most remembered for the philanthropy of its members. ... The Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection at the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts is one of the premier collections of bonsai in the United States and includes a Hinoki Cypress over 250 years old. ... This article is about Boston College; for the unaffiliated urban university see Boston University. ... The Weld Family is an extended family of Boston Brahmin most remembered for the philanthropy of its members. ...

References

• Harvard Magazine November-December 1998, "The Welds of Harvard Yard" by associate editor Craig A. Lambert
• Jamaica Plain Historical Society, "The Weld Family"
• Project Gutenberg, Book of Annals and Reminiscences of Jamaica Plain by Harriet Manning Whitcomb
• Technology Review, "Endicott House"