List of people associated with the American Civil War
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American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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- Anderson, Joseph Reid, (1813–1892), Brigadier General, owned Tredegar Iron WorksTredegar Iron WorksThe Tredegar Iron Works was a historic iron foundry in Richmond, Virginia, United States of America, opened in 1837. During the American Civil War, the works served as the primary iron and artillery production facility of the Confederate States of America...
- Armistead, Lewis AddisonLewis Addison ArmisteadLewis Addison Armistead was a Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War, who was wounded, captured, and died after Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:...
, Brigadier General - Barton, Seth M.Seth BartonSeth Maxwell Barton was a United States Army officer and, then, a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He later became noted as a chemist.-Early life and career:...
, Brigadier General, Commanding, Barton's Brigade - Beall, William N.R.William BeallWilliam Nelson Rector Beall was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He is most noted for his supply efforts on behalf of Confederate prisoners of war.-Early life and career:...
, (1825–1883), Brigadier General - Beauregard, Pierre G.T., (1818–1893), General, commanded firing on Fort SumterFort SumterFort Sumter is a Third System masonry coastal fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The fort is best known as the site upon which the shots initiating the American Civil War were fired, at the Battle of Fort Sumter.- Construction :...
- Benavides, SantosSantos BenavidesSantos Benavides was a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War. Benavides was the highest-ranking Tejano soldier in the Confederate military.-Biography:...
, (1823–1891), Colonel (Texas) - Benning, Henry L.Henry L. BenningHenry Lewis Benning was a lawyer, legislator, judge on the Georgia Supreme Court, and a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He is also noted for the U.S...
, (1814–1875), Brigadier General - Bonham, Milledge LukeMilledge Luke BonhamMilledge Luke Bonham was an American politician and Congressman who served as the 70th Governor of South Carolina from 1862 until 1864. He was a Confederate General during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
, (1813–1890), Brigadier General and Governor of South Carolina - Borland, SolonSolon BorlandSolon Borland was a newspaperman, soldier, diplomat, Democratic United States Senator from the State of Arkansas and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
, (1808–1864), Brigadier General - Bragg, BraxtonBraxton BraggBraxton Bragg was a career United States Army officer, and then a general in the Confederate States Army—a principal commander in the Western Theater of the American Civil War and later the military adviser to Confederate President Jefferson Davis.Bragg, a native of North Carolina, was...
, (1817–1871), Lieutenant General - Breckinridge, John C.John C. BreckinridgeJohn Cabell Breckinridge was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Kentucky and was the 14th Vice President of the United States , to date the youngest vice president in U.S...
, (1821–1875), Major General - Buckner, Simon BolivarSimon Bolivar Buckner, Sr.Simon Bolivar Buckner fought in the United States Army in the Mexican–American War and in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He later served as the 30th Governor of Kentucky....
, (1823–1914), Major General, Commanding, Army of East Tennessee - Cabell, William L.William Lewis Cabell-External links:* from the published 1880, hosted by the...
, (1827–1911), Brigadier General - Chalmers, James R.James Ronald ChalmersJames Ronald Chalmers was an American politician and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
, (1831–1898), Brigadier General - Churchill, Thomas J.Thomas James ChurchillThomas James Churchill was a Confederate major general during the American Civil War and the 13th Governor of the state of Arkansas.-Early life:...
, (1824–1905), Major General - Clark, John Bullock Sr.John Bullock ClarkJohn Bullock Clark, Sr. was a member of both the United States Congress and the Confederate Congress.-Biography:...
, Brigadier General, Commanding, 3rd Division, Missouri State Guard - Clark, John Bullock Jr.John Bullock Clark, Jr.John Bullock Clark, Jr. was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum five-term U.S. Congressman from Missouri.-Biography:...
, Brigadier General - Cleburne, Patrick R.Patrick CleburnePatrick Ronayne Cleburne was an Irish American soldier, best known for his service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, where he rose to the rank of major general....
, (1828–1864), Major General - Cockrell, FrancisFrancis CockrellFrancis Marion Cockrell was a Confederate military commander and American politician from the state of Missouri. He served as a United States Senator from Missouri for five terms. He was a prominent member of the famed South–Cockrell–Hargis family of Southern politicians.-Early life:Cockrell was...
Brigadier General, later a United States Senator - Cooper, Douglas H.Douglas H. CooperDouglas Hancock Cooper was a politician, a soldier, an Indian Agent in what is now Oklahoma, and a Confederate general during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
, (1815–1879), Brigadier General - Dahlgren, Charles G, (1811–1888), Brigadier General, Commander of the 3rd Brigade, Army of Mississippi
- Dockery, Thomas P.Thomas Pleasant DockeryThomas Pleasant Dockery was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
, (1833–1898), Brigadier General - Early, Jubal A.Jubal Anderson EarlyJubal Anderson Early was a lawyer and Confederate general in the American Civil War. He served under Stonewall Jackson and then Robert E. Lee for almost the entire war, rising from regimental command to lieutenant general and the command of an infantry corps in the Army of Northern Virginia...
, (1816–1894), Lieutenant General - Evans, Clement A.Clement A. EvansClement Anselm Evans was a Confederate infantry general in the American Civil War. He was also a noted politician, preacher, historian and prolific author....
, (1833–1911), Brigadier General - Evans, Nathan G.Nathan George EvansNathan George "Shanks" Evans was a captain in the 2nd U.S. Cavalry who became a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
, (1824–1868), Brigadier General - Fagan, James F.James Fleming FaganJames Fleming Fagan was a planter, public official, and a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
, (1827–1893), Major General - Forrest, Nathan BedfordNathan Bedford ForrestNathan Bedford Forrest was a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He is remembered both as a self-educated, innovative cavalry leader during the war and as a leading southern advocate in the postwar years...
, (1821–1877), Cavalry general - Gordon, John B.John Brown GordonJohn Brown Gordon was one of Robert E. Lee's most trusted Confederate generals during the American Civil War. After the war, he was a strong opponent of Reconstruction and is thought by some to have been the titular leader of the Ku Klux Klan in Georgia during the late 1860s. A member of the...
, (1832–1904), Major General, later a U.S. Senator, railroad executive, and Governor of Georgia - Govan, Daniel C.Daniel GovanDaniel Chevilette Govan was an American miner, planter, and soldier. He served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, prominent in campaigns and battles in the Western Theater.-Early life and career:...
, (1829–1911), Brigadier General - Hanson, Roger W.Roger HansonRoger Weightman Hanson was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The commander of the famed "Orphan Brigade," he was mortally wounded at the Battle of Murfreesboro. He was nicknamed "Old Flintlock."-Early life:Hanson was born in Clark County, Kentucky...
, (1827–1863), Brigadier General, mortally wounded at Murfreesboro, Tennessee - Hawthorn, Alexander T.Alexander Travis HawthornAlexander Travis Hawthorn was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
, (1825–1899), Brigadier General - Hébert, Louis, Colonel, Commanding, 3rd Louisiana Infantry Regiment
- Hill, Ambrose P., (1825–1865), Lieutenant General
- Hill, Daniel H.Daniel Harvey HillOn July 22, 1862, Hill and Union Maj. Gen. John A. Dix concluded an agreement for the general exchange of prisoners between the Union and Confederate armies. This agreement became known as the Dix-Hill Cartel....
, (1821–1889), Major General - Hindman, Thomas C.Thomas C. HindmanThomas Carmichael Hindman, Jr. was a lawyer, United States Representative from the 1st Congressional District of Arkansas, and a Major General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War....
, (1828–1868), Major General - Hood, John BellJohn Bell HoodJohn Bell Hood was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Hood had a reputation for bravery and aggressiveness that sometimes bordered on recklessness...
, ((1831 – 1879) Lieutenant General - Huger, Benjamin, (1805–1877), Major General
- Hunton, EppaEppa HuntonEppa Hunton II was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Virginia and a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.-Early years:...
, (1822–1908), Brigadier General, later a U.S. Senator from Virginia - Imboden, John D.John D. ImbodenJohn Daniel Imboden was a lawyer, teacher, Virginia state legislator. During the American Civil War, he was a Confederate cavalry general and partisan fighter...
, (1823–1895), Brigadier General, Virginia politician - Jackson, Thomas J. "Stonewall", (1824–1863), Lieutenant General
- Johnson, Bushrod R.Bushrod JohnsonBushrod Rust Johnson was a teacher, university chancellor, and Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was one of a handful of Confederate generals who were born and raised in the North.-Early life:...
, (1817–1880), Major General - Johnston, Albert SidneyAlbert Sidney JohnstonAlbert Sidney Johnston served as a general in three different armies: the Texas Army, the United States Army, and the Confederate States Army...
, (1803–1862), General, killed at Shiloh - Joseph E. Johnson., (1807–1891), Full General
- Jones, William E.William E. JonesWilliam Edmondson Jones, known as Grumble Jones, was a planter, a career United States Army officer, and a Confederate cavalry general, killed in the Battle of Piedmont in the American Civil War.-Early life:...
, ( -1864), Brigadier General - Lane, James H.James H. Lane (general)James Henry Lane was a university professor and Confederate general in the American Civil War.He is considered to be the father of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and is the namesake of the University's oldest building, Lane Hall.-Early life:Lane was born in Mathews Court...
, (1833–1907), Brigadier General - Law, Evander M.Evander M. LawEvander McIver Law was an author, teacher, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...
, (1836–1920), Brigadier General - Lee, Robert E.Robert E. LeeRobert Edward Lee was a career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War....
, (1807–1870), Commander of all Confederate armies - Lee, Stephen D.Stephen D. LeeStephen Dill Lee was an American soldier, planter, legislator, and author. He was the youngest Confederate lieutenant general during the American Civil War, and later served as the first president of Mississippi A&M College...
, (1833–1908), Lieutenant General, the youngest Confederate with that rank - Longstreet, JamesJames LongstreetJames Longstreet was one of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse." He served under Lee as a corps commander for many of the famous battles fought by the Army of Northern Virginia in the...
, (1821–1904), Lieutenant General - Mahone, WilliamWilliam MahoneWilliam Mahone was a civil engineer, teacher, soldier, railroad executive, and a member of the Virginia General Assembly and U.S. Congress. Small of stature, he was nicknamed "Little Billy"....
, (1826–1895), Major General - Marmaduke, John S.John S. MarmadukeJohn Sappington Marmaduke was a career military man and a West Point graduate. He is known for his service as a Confederate Major general during the American Civil War...
, (1833–1887), Major General - Maxey, Samuel Bell, general.
- McCulloch, BenjaminBenjamin McCullochBenjamin McCulloch was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, a Texas Ranger, a U.S. marshal, and a brigadier general in the army of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
, Brigadier General, Commanding, McCulloch's Brigade, and Commanding, all Southern Forces at Wilson's Creek - McGuire, HunterHunter McGuireHunter Holmes McGuire, M.D. was a physician, teacher, and orator. He started several schools and hospitals which later became part of the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. His statue sits prominently on the grounds of the Virginia State Capitol...
, (1835–1900), Brigade surgeon, doctor for Stonewall Jackson - McNair, EvanderEvander McNairEvander McNair was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
, (1820–1902), Brigadier General - McRae, DandridgeDandridge McRaeDandridge McRae was a lawyer, court official, and inspector general of Arkansas, as well as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...
, (1829–1899), Brigadier General, Commanding, McRae's Arkansas Infantry Battalion - Morgan, John HuntJohn Hunt MorganJohn Hunt Morgan was a Confederate general and cavalry officer in the American Civil War.Morgan is best known for Morgan's Raid when, in 1863, he and his men rode over 1,000 miles covering a region from Tennessee, up through Kentucky, into Indiana and on to southern Ohio...
, Brigadier General, Commanding, 2nd Cavalry Brigade, 3rd Division, Department of East Tennessee - Mosby, John S. (1833–1916), Colonel, guerrilla leader
- Parsons, Mosby M.Mosby ParsonsMosby Monroe Parsons was a United States officer in the Mexican-American War and brigadier general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
, Brigadier General, Commanding, 6th Division, Missouri State Guard - Pearce, Nicholas BartlettNicholas Bartlett PearceNicholas Bartlett Pearce was a brigadier general in the Arkansas state militia during the American Civil War...
, Brigadier General, Commanding, 1st Division, Army of Arkansas, and Commanding, all Arkansas State Forces - Pemberton, John C.John C. PembertonJohn Clifford Pemberton , was a career United States Army officer who fought in the Seminole Wars and with distinction during the Mexican–American War. He also served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, noted for his defeat and surrender in the critical Siege of Vicksburg in...
, (1814–1881), Lieutenant General, Commanding, Department of Mississippi and Eastern Louisiana - Pender, William DorseyWilliam Dorsey PenderWilliam Dorsey Pender was one of the youngest, and most promising, generals fighting for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:...
, (1834–1863), Major General - Pickett, George E.George PickettGeorge Edward Pickett was a career United States Army officer who became a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...
, (1825–1876), Major General, commander of 'Pickett's Charge' - Pike, AlbertAlbert PikeAlbert Pike was an attorney, Confederate officer, writer, and Freemason. Pike is the only Confederate military officer or figure to be honored with an outdoor statue in Washington, D.C...
, (1809–1891), Brigadier General - Polk, LeonidasLeonidas PolkLeonidas Polk was a Confederate general in the American Civil War who was once a planter in Maury County, Tennessee, and a second cousin of President James K. Polk...
, (1806–1864), Lieutenant General, cousin of U.S. President James K. PolkJames K. PolkJames Knox Polk was the 11th President of the United States . Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He later lived in and represented Tennessee. A Democrat, Polk served as the 17th Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 12th Governor of Tennessee... - Price, SterlingSterling PriceSterling Price was a lawyer, planter, and politician from the U.S. state of Missouri, who served as the 11th Governor of the state from 1853 to 1857. He also served as a United States Army brigadier general during the Mexican-American War, and a Confederate Army major general in the American Civil...
, (1809–1867), Major General - Rains, James S.James S. RainsJames Spencer Rains was a brigadier general of the Missouri State Guard during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
, Brigadier General, Commanding, 2nd Division, Missouri State Guard - Roane, John SeldenJohn Selden RoaneJohn Selden Roane was a Confederate Brigadier General during the American Civil War. He also served as the fourth Governor of the State of Arkansas.-Biography:...
, (1817–1867), Major General - Ruggles, DanielDaniel RugglesDaniel Ruggles was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He commanded a division at the Battle of Shiloh.-Biography:Ruggles was born in Barre, Massachusetts, in 1810...
, (1810–1897), Major General - Rust, AlbertAlbert RustAlbert Rust was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas, and a delegate to the Provisional Confederate Congress...
, (1818–1870), Brigadier General - Scurry, William R.William Read ScurryWilliam Read Scurry was a general in the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War.-Biography:...
, (1821–1864), Brigadier General - Smith, Edmund KirbyEdmund Kirby SmithEdmund Kirby Smith was a career United States Army officer and educator. He served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, notable for his command of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederacy after the fall of Vicksburg.After the conflict ended Smith...
, (1824–1893), General - Stevenson, Carter L., Major General, Commanding, 2nd Military District, including Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Stuart, James E.B., (1833–1864), Major General, cavalry
- Tappan, James C.James Camp TappanJames Camp Tappan was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.right|thumb|James C. Tappan...
, (1825–1906), Brigadier General - Taylor, Walter H.Walter H. TaylorWalter Herron Taylor was an American banker, lawyer, soldier, politician, author, and railroad executive from Norfolk, Virginia. During the American Civil War, he was an officer in the Confederate States Army, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel as an aide to General Robert E. Lee...
, (1838–1916), Lieutenant Colonel - Thomas, William H.William Holland ThomasWilliam Holland Thomas was Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War....
, Colonel - Thompson, M. JeffM. Jeff ThompsonMeriwether Jeff Thompson was a brigadier general in the Missouri State Guard during the American Civil War. He served the Confederate Army as a cavalry commander, and had the unusual distinction of having a ship in the Confederate Navy named for him.-Early life:*Father: Meriwether Thompson b....
, (1826–1876), Brigadier General in the Missouri State Guard - Van Dorn, EarlEarl Van DornEarl Van Dorn was a career United States Army officer, fighting with distinction during the Mexican-American War and against several tribes of Native Americans...
, (1820–1863), Major General, Commanding, Army of the West and Trans-Mississippi District - Vaughn, John C.John C. VaughnJohn C. Vaughn was a Confederate cavalry officer from East Tennessee.He served in the Mexican-American War, prospected in the California Gold Rush, and participated in American Civil War battles...
, Brigadier General, Commanding, Vaughn's Brigade - Walker, Lucius M. "Marsh"Lucius M. WalkerLucius Marshall "Marsh" Walker was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded in a duel with fellow general John S. Marmaduke.-Early life and career:...
, (1829–1863), Brigadier General - Watie, StandStand WatieStand Watie , also known as Standhope Uwatie, Degataga , meaning “stand firm”), and Isaac S. Watie, was a leader of the Cherokee Nation and a brigadier general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...
(1806-9 - 1871) Brigadier General. - Wharton, John A.John A. WhartonJohn Austin Wharton was a lawyer, plantation owner, and Confederate general during the American Civil War. He is considered one of the Confederacy's best tactical cavalry commanders.-Early life:...
, (1828–1865), Major General - Wheeler, JosephJoseph WheelerJoseph Wheeler was an American military commander and politician. He has the rare distinction of serving as a general during war time for two opposing forces: first as a noted cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and later as a general in the...
, (1813–1892), Major General
Confederate States civilians
- Booth, John WilkesJohn Wilkes BoothJohn Wilkes Booth was an American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. Booth was a member of the prominent 19th century Booth theatrical family from Maryland and, by the 1860s, was a well-known actor...
, (1838–1865), assassin of Abraham Lincoln - Chesnut, Mary, (1823–1886), diarist
- James, FrankFrank JamesAlexander Franklin "Frank" James was a famous American outlaw. He was the older brother of outlaw Jesse James.-Childhood:...
, (1843–1915), claimed to have been present at the Battle of Wilson's CreekBattle of Wilson's CreekThe Battle of Wilson's Creek, also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri, between Union forces and the Missouri State Guard, early in the American Civil War. It was the first major battle of the war west of the Mississippi River and is sometimes...
-- likely a member of a Clay County company in the 5th Division, Missouri State Guard - James, Jesse W.Jesse JamesJesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. He also faked his own death and was known as J.M James. Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary...
, (1847–1882), guerilla fighter - Mudd, Samuel A.Samuel MuddSamuel Alexander Mudd I, M.D. was an American physician who was convicted and imprisoned for aiding and conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the 1865 assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. He was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson and released from prison in 1869...
, (1833–1883), physician, assisted John Wilkes Booth - Quantrill, William C. (1837–1865), leader of Quantrill's Raiders
- Younger, ColeCole YoungerThomas Coleman "Cole" Younger was an American Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War and later an outlaw with the James-Younger gang...
, (1844–1916), guerilla fighter
Confederate States Navy [See also: Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS) hosted by the National Park Service > http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/]
- Brown, Isaac N.Isaac N. BrownIsaac Newton Brown was a naval officer in both the United States Navy and the Confederate States Navy. He received the Confederate Medal of Honor for his distinguished service during the American Civil War....
, (1817–1889), Captain of CSS Arkansas - Read, Charles W., (1840–1890), Confederate raider
- Semmes, RaphaelRaphael SemmesFor other uses, see Semmes .Raphael Semmes was an officer in the United States Navy from 1826 - 1860 and the Confederate States Navy from 1860 - 1865. During the American Civil War he was captain of the famous commerce raider CSS Alabama, taking a record sixty-nine prizes...
, (1809–1877), Admiral, Captain of CSS Alabama - Wood, John T.John Taylor WoodJohn Taylor Wood was an officer in the United States Navy who became a "leading Confederate naval hero" as a captain in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
, (1830–1904), Captain of CSS TallahasseeCSS TallahasseeThe CSS Tallahassee was a twin-screw steamer and cruiser in the Confederate States Navy, purchased in 1864, and used for commerce raiding off the Atlantic coast.-History:...
Confederate States political leaders
- Davis, Jefferson F.Jefferson DavisJefferson Finis Davis , also known as Jeff Davis, was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as President for its entire history. He was born in Kentucky to Samuel and Jane Davis...
, (1808–1889), President of the Confederate States - Stephens, AlexanderAlexander StephensAlexander Hamilton Stephens was an American politician from Georgia. He was Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He also served as a U.S...
(1812–1883), Vice-President of the Confederate States - Benjamin, Judah P.Judah P. BenjaminJudah Philip Benjamin was an American politician and lawyer. Born a British subject in the West Indies, he moved to the United States with his parents and became a citizen. He later became a citizen of the Confederate States of America. After the collapse of the Confederacy, Benjamin moved to...
, (1811–1884), Attorney General, Secretary of War, Secretary of State - Breckenridge, John C., (1821–1875), Secretary of War
- Stephen MalloryStephen MalloryStephen Russell Mallory served in the United States Senate as, Senator from Florida from 1850 to the secession of his home state and the outbreak of the American Civil War. For much of that period, he was chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs...
, (1812-1873), Confederate Secretary of the NavyConfederate States NavyThe Confederate States Navy was the naval branch of the Confederate States armed forces established by an act of the Confederate Congress on February 21, 1861. It was responsible for Confederate naval operations during the American Civil War... - Pickens, Francis WilkinsonFrancis Wilkinson PickensFrancis Wilkinson Pickens was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 69th Governor of South Carolina when the state seceded from the United States during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
, (1805–1869), Secessionist Governor of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
United States Army [See also: Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS) hosted by the National Park Service > http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/]
- Adams, Charles F. Jr.Charles Francis Adams, Jr.Charles Francis Adams II was a member of the prominent Adams family, and son of Charles Francis Adams, Sr. He served as a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
, Brigadier General - Ames, AdelbertAdelbert AmesAdelbert Ames was an American sailor, soldier, and politician. He served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. As a Radical Republican and a Carpetbagger, he was military governor, Senator and civilian governor in Reconstruction-era Mississippi...
, (1835–1933), Major General - Anderson, RobertMajor Robert AndersonRobert Anderson was an American military leader. He served as a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, known for his command of Fort Sumter at the start of the war. He is often referred to as Major Robert Anderson, referring to his rank at Fort Sumter...
, (1805–1871), Major, commander at Fort SumterFort SumterFort Sumter is a Third System masonry coastal fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The fort is best known as the site upon which the shots initiating the American Civil War were fired, at the Battle of Fort Sumter.- Construction :... - Aplin, Henry H.Henry H. AplinHenry Harrison Aplin was an American Civil War veteran, businessman, and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:...
, (1841–1910), Second Lieutenant - Armstrong, Samuel ChapmanSamuel C. ArmstrongSamuel Chapman Armstrong was an American educator and a commissioned officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
, (1839–1893), Brigadier General, white commander of a colored regiment - Asboth, AlexanderAlexander AsbothAlexander Asboth was a Hungarian military leader best known for his victories as a Union general during the American Civil War. He also served as United States Ambassador to Argentina and as United States Ambassador to Uruguay.-Early life:Asboth was born in Keszthely, Hungary...
, Brigadier General, Commanding, 2nd Division, Army of the Southwest - Baker, Edward D.Edward Dickinson BakerEdward Dickinson Baker was an English-born American politician, lawyer, military leader. In his political career, Baker served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois and later as a U.S. Senator from Oregon. A long-time close friend of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, Baker served as U.S...
, (1811–1861), Colonel, U.S. Rep. from Illinois, Senator from Oregon, close friend of Abraham LincolnAbraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
, killed at the Battle of Ball's BluffBattle of Ball's BluffThe Battle of Ball's Bluff, also known as the Battle of Harrison’s Island or the Battle of Leesburg, was fought on October 21, 1861, in Loudoun County, Virginia, as part of Union Maj. Gen. George B... - Blair, Frank P., Jr.Francis Preston Blair, Jr.Francis Preston Blair, Jr. was an American politician and Union Army general during the American Civil War. He represented Missouri in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and he was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President in 1868.-Early life and career:Blair was born in...
, (1821–1875), Major General, Commanding, 1st Brigade - Bootes, Levi ClarkLevi Clark BootesLevi Clark Bootes was a career officer in the United States Army, serving in the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.-Biography:...
Officer, wounded at AntietamBattle of AntietamThe Battle of Antietam , fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek, as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000...
and GettysburgBattle of GettysburgThe Battle of Gettysburg , was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War, it is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac...
. Survived the War - Boyle, Jeremiah T.Jeremiah BoyleJeremiah Tilford Boyle was a successful lawyer and noted abolitionist. He served as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
, Brigadier General, Commanding, District of Western Kentucky - Brinton, Daniel G.Daniel Garrison BrintonDaniel Garrison Brinton was an American archaeologist and ethnologist.-Biography:Brinton was born in Thornbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Yale University in 1858, Brinton studied at Jefferson Medical College for two years and spent the next travelling in Europe....
, (1837–1899), surgeon in charge of the U.S. Army general hospital at Quincy, IllinoisQuincy, IllinoisQuincy, known as Illinois' "Gem City," is a river city along the Mississippi River and the county seat of Adams County. As of the 2010 census the city held a population of 40,633. The city anchors its own micropolitan area and is the economic and regional hub of West-central Illinois, catering a... - Buell, Don CarlosDon Carlos BuellDon Carlos Buell was a career United States Army officer who fought in the Seminole War, the Mexican-American War, and the American Civil War. Buell led Union armies in two great Civil War battles—Shiloh and Perryville. The nation was angry at his failure to defeat the outnumbered...
, (1818-1898) Controversial Major General; resigned June 1, 1864 - Buford, John F.John BufordJohn Buford, Jr. was a Union cavalry officer during the American Civil War, with a prominent role at the start of the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early years:...
, (1826–1863), Brigadier General, cavalry - Burnside, Ambrose E.Ambrose BurnsideAmbrose Everett Burnside was an American soldier, railroad executive, inventor, industrialist, and politician from Rhode Island, serving as governor and a U.S. Senator...
, (1824–1881), Major General, commander of the Army of the Potomac - Butler, Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin Butler (politician)Benjamin Franklin Butler was an American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and later served as the 33rd Governor of Massachusetts....
, (1818–1893), Major General, USV, Congressman, Governor of Massachusetts - Canby, Edward Richard SpriggEdward CanbyEdward Richard Sprigg Canby was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War, Reconstruction era, and the Indian Wars...
, ( –1873), Major General - Chamberlain, JoshuaJoshua ChamberlainJoshua Lawrence Chamberlain , born as Lawrence Joshua Chamberlain, was an American college professor from the State of Maine, who volunteered during the American Civil War to join the Union Army...
, (1828–1914), Major General - Clark, Horace Lee, ( –1865), Lieutenant, 2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
- Curtis, Samuel R.Samuel CurtisSamuel Ryan Curtis was an American military officer, and one of the first Republicans elected to Congress. He was most famous for his role as a Union Army general the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War.-Biography:Born near Champlain, New York, Curtis graduated from the United...
, (1805–1866), Brigadier General, Commanding, Army of the Southwest - Custer, George A.George Armstrong CusterGeorge Armstrong Custer was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. Raised in Michigan and Ohio, Custer was admitted to West Point in 1858, where he graduated last in his class...
, (1839–1876), cavalry Major General - Custer, Thomas W.Thomas CusterThomas Ward Custer was a United States Army officer and two-time recipient of the Medal of Honor for bravery during the American Civil War...
, (1845–1876), cavalry Lieutenant - Davis, Jefferson C.Jefferson C. DavisJefferson Columbus Davis was an officer in the United States Army who served in the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and the Modoc War. He was the first commander of the Department of Alaska, from 1868 to 1870...
, (1828–1879), Brigadier General, USV, Commanding, 3rd Division, Army of the Southwest - Doubleday, AbnerAbner DoubledayAbner Doubleday was a career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter, the opening battle of the war, and had a pivotal role in the early fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg. Gettysburg was his finest hour, but his...
, (1819–1893), Major General, Army of the Potomac - Moncena Dunn (soldier)Moncena Dunn (soldier)for the inventor of the fraud proof coupon ballot, please see Moncena DunnMoncena Dunn , was a bookkeeper and cutler inducted into the Union Army...
(1823-1895), Lieutenant Colonel who fought at Battle of FredericksburgBattle of FredericksburgThe Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside... - Eaton, JohnJohn Eaton (General)For other people named John Eaton, see John Eaton .John Eaton, Jr. was a U.S. Commissioner of Education and a brevet brigadier general during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
(1829-1906) Brevet brigadier general - Ellet, Charles R.Charles R. ElletCharles Rivers Ellet was a medical student who became a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was most noted for his command of the ram Queen of the West during the Vicksburg Campaign in 1863....
, (1843–1863), Colonel - Fremont, John C.John C. FrémontJohn Charles Frémont , was an American military officer, explorer, and the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States. During the 1840s, that era's penny press accorded Frémont the sobriquet The Pathfinder...
, (1813–1890), Major General - Fry, James BarnetJames Barnet FryJames Barnet Fry was an American soldier and prolific author of historical books.-Biography:He was born in Carrollton, Illinois. He graduated from West Point in 1847 and served for a time as assistant instructor of artillery there. He was stationed successively in Oregon, Louisiana, and Texas, and...
(1827-94) Major General; author of books - Garfield, James A., (1831–1881), Major General, 20th U.S. President
- Grant, Ulysses S.Ulysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
, (1822–1885), Lieutenant General, commander of all US armies - Grierson, Benjamin H., (1826–1911), cavalry Brigadier General
- Halleck, Henry WagerHenry Wager HalleckHenry Wager Halleck was a United States Army officer, scholar, and lawyer. A noted expert in military studies, he was known by a nickname that became derogatory, "Old Brains." He was an important participant in the admission of California as a state and became a successful lawyer and land developer...
, (1815–1872), General-in-chief, Chief of Staff - Haller, Granville O.Granville O. HallerGranville Owen Haller was a noted Indian fighter and United States Army military officer, as well as a wealthy postbellum businessman in the Seattle, Washington, area...
, (1819–1897), Major, responsible for the defense of south-central Pennsylvania during the Gettysburg Campaign - Hancock, Winfield ScottWinfield Scott HancockWinfield Scott Hancock was a career U.S. Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service in the Mexican-American War and as a Union general in the American Civil War...
, Major General, II Corps, Army of the Potomac - Harney, William S.William S. HarneyWilliam Selby Harney was a cavalry officer in the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War and the Indian Wars. He was born in what is today part of Nashville, Tennessee but at the time was known as Haysborough....
, (1800–1889), Brigadier General - Harrison, BenjaminBenjamin HarrisonBenjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there...
, (1833–1901), Brigadier General, 23rd U.S. President - Hobson, Edward H., (1825–1901), Brigadier General, Commanding, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XXIII Army Corps
- Hooker, JosephJoseph HookerJoseph Hooker was a career United States Army officer, achieving the rank of major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although he served throughout the war, usually with distinction, Hooker is best remembered for his stunning defeat by Confederate General Robert E...
, (1814–1879), Major General, commander of the Army of the Potomac - Howard, Oliver O.Oliver O. HowardOliver Otis Howard was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War...
, (1830–1909), Brigadier General, USV, Army of the Potomac, Commanding, Army of the Tennessee - Hovey, Charles EdwardCharles Edward HoveyCharles Edward Hovey was an educator, college president, pension lobbyist and a brevet major general in the United States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
, (1827–1897), Brigadier General, Commanding, 2nd Brigade - Hunter, DavidDavid HunterDavid Hunter was a Union general in the American Civil War. He achieved fame by his unauthorized 1862 order emancipating slaves in three Southern states and as the president of the military commission trying the conspirators involved with the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.-Early...
, (1803–1888), Major General - Kautz, AugustAugust KautzAugust Valentine Kautz was a German-American soldier and Union Army cavalry officer during the American Civil War. He was the author of several army manuals on duties and customs eventually adopted by the U.S. military.-Early life and career:Born in Ispringen, Baden, Germany, Kautz immigrated with...
, (1828–1895), Brigadier General - Kearny, PhilipPhilip KearnyPhilip Kearny, Jr., was a United States Army officer, notable for his leadership in the Mexican-American War and American Civil War. He was killed in action in the 1862 Battle of Chantilly.-Early life and career:...
, (1815–1862), Major General - King, RufusRufus King (Civil War General)Rufus King was a newspaper editor, educator, U.S. diplomat, and a Union brigadier general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...
, (1814–1876) General - Lyon, NathanielNathaniel LyonNathaniel Lyon was the first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War and is noted for his actions in the state of Missouri at the beginning of the conflict....
, (1818–1861), Brigadier General, the first Union general killed in the war - Manson, Mahlon D.Mahlon Dickerson MansonMahlon Dickerson Manson was a druggist, Indiana politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War.-Biography:...
, (1820–1895), Brigadier General, Commanding, 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, XXIII Army Corps - McDowell, IrvinIrvin McDowellIrvin McDowell was a career American army officer. He is best known for his defeat in the First Battle of Bull Run, the first large-scale battle of the American Civil War.-Early life:...
(1818-85) Major General; served from 1838-82 - McClellan, George B.George McClellanGeorge B. McClellan was an American Civil War military leader, Presidential candidate and Governor of New Jersey.George McClellan may also refer to:*George McClellan , American physician who founded medical schools...
, (1826–1885), Major General, commander of the Army of the Potomac - McClernand, John A.John Alexander McClernandJohn Alexander McClernand was an American lawyer and politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was a classic case of the politician-in-uniform coming into conflict with career Army officers, graduates of the United States Military Academy. He was a prominent Democratic...
, (1812–1900), Major General, USV, commander of the Army of the Mississippi - McPherson, James B.James B. McPhersonJames Birdseye McPherson was a career United States Army officer who served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
, (1828–1864), Major General, commander of the Army of the Tennessee, died at the Battle of AtlantaBattle of AtlantaThe Battle of Atlanta was a battle of the Atlanta Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia. Continuing their summer campaign to seize the important rail and supply center of Atlanta, Union forces commanded by William T. Sherman overwhelmed... - Meade, George G.George MeadeGeorge Gordon Meade was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer involved in coastal construction, including several lighthouses. He fought with distinction in the Second Seminole War and Mexican-American War. During the American Civil War he served as a Union general, rising from...
, (1815–1872), Major General, commander of the Army of the Potomac, including at Gettysburg - Meigs, Montgomery C.Montgomery C. MeigsMontgomery Cunningham Meigs was a career United States Army officer, civil engineer, construction engineer for a number of facilities in Washington, D.C., and Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army during and after the American Civil War....
, (1816–1892), Brigadier General, Brevet Major General, Quartermaster General beginning 1861 - Miles, Nelson A.Nelson A. MilesNelson Appleton Miles was a United States soldier who served in the American Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish-American War.-Early life:Miles was born in Westminster, Massachusetts, on his family's farm...
, (1839–1925), Major General, USV - Mitchel, Ormsby M.Ormsby M. MitchelOrmsby MacKnight Mitchel was an American astronomer and major general in the American Civil War....
, (1809–1862), Major General - Morgan, George Washington, (1820–1893), Brigadier General, Commanding, 3rd Division
- Ord, EdwardEdward OrdEdward Otho Cresap Ord was the designer of Fort Sam Houston, and a United States Army officer who saw action in the Seminole War, the Indian Wars, and the American Civil War. He commanded an army during the final days of the Civil War, and was instrumental in forcing the surrender of Confederate...
, (1818–1883), Major General, commander of the Army of the James - Ordronaux, JohnJohn Ordronaux (doctor)John Ordronaux was an American Civil War army surgeon, a professor of medical jurisprudence, a pioneering mental health commissioner and a generous patron of university endowments...
, (1830–1908), Army surgeon - Palmer, William J.William Jackson PalmerWilliam Jackson Palmer was an American civil engineer, soldier, industrialist, and philanthropist.-Overview:...
, (1836–1909), Brigadier General - Pope, JohnJohn Pope (military officer)John Pope was a career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War. He had a brief but successful career in the Western Theater, but he is best known for his defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run in the East.Pope was a graduate of the United States Military Academy in...
, (1822–1892), Major General, commander of the Army of Virginia - Rosecrans, William S.William RosecransWilliam Starke Rosecrans was an inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and United States Army officer. He gained fame for his role as a Union general during the American Civil War...
, (1819–1898), Major General, commander of the Army of the Cumberland - Schimmelfennig, AlexanderAlexander SchimmelfennigAlexander Schimmelfennig was a German soldier and political revolutionary, and then an American Civil War general in the Union Army.-Early life and career:...
, (1824–1865), Brigadier General, USV - Schurz, CarlCarl SchurzCarl Christian Schurz was a German revolutionary, American statesman and reformer, and Union Army General in the American Civil War. He was also an accomplished journalist, newspaper editor and orator, who in 1869 became the first German-born American elected to the United States Senate.His wife,...
, (1829–1906), Major General, USV - Scott, WinfieldWinfield ScottWinfield Scott was a United States Army general, and unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party in 1852....
, (1786–1866), General-In-Chief - Sedgwick, JohnJohn SedgwickJohn Sedgwick was a teacher, a career military officer, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War. He was the highest ranking Union casualty in the Civil War, killed by a sniper at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.-Early life:Sedgwick was born in the Litchfield Hills town of...
, (1813–1864), Major General, commander, VI Corps - Shaw, Robert G.Robert Gould ShawRobert Gould Shaw was an American officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. As colonel, he commanded the all-black 54th Regiment, which entered the war in 1863. He was killed in the Second Battle of Fort Wagner, near Charleston, South Carolina...
, (1837–1863), Colonel, white commander of colored 54th Massachusetts Regiment, killed at Battle of Ft. Wagner - Sheridan, Philip H.Philip SheridanPhilip Henry Sheridan was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S...
, (1831–1888), Major General, commander of the Middle Military Division - Sherman, William T., (1820–1891), Major General, marched to the sea
- Sickles, DanielDaniel SicklesDaniel Edgar Sickles was a colorful and controversial American politician, Union general in the American Civil War, and diplomat....
, (1825–1914), Major General, commander, III Corps - Sigel, FranzFranz SigelFranz Sigel was a German military officer, revolutionist and immigrant to the United States who was a teacher, newspaperman, politician, and served as a Union major general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...
, (1824–1902), Brigadier General, Commanding, 1st and 2nd Divisions, Army of the Southwest - Smith, Andrew J.Andrew Jackson SmithAndrew Jackson Smith was a United States Army general during the American Civil War, rising to the command of a corps. He was most noted for his victory over Confederate General S.D...
, (1815–1897), Brigadier General, Commanding, 1st Division, consisting of Company C, 4th Indiana Cavalry as Escort, 1st and 2nd Brigades and Artillery - Smith, Morgan L.Morgan Lewis SmithMorgan Lewis Smith was a Union general in the American Civil War.-Biography:Smith was born in Oswego County, New York. In 1843 he settled in Indiana, and later had some military experience in the United States Army. At the outbreak of the Civil War he raised the 8th Missouri Volunteer Infantry, of...
, (1822–1874), Brigadier General, Commanding, 2nd Division - Smith, William F.William Farrar SmithWilliam Farrar Smith , was a civil engineer, a member of the New York City police commission, and Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...
, (1824–1903), Major General - Steele, FrederickFrederick SteeleFrederick Steele was a career military officer in the United States Army, serving as a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was most noted for his successful campaign to retake much of secessionist Arkansas for the Union cause.-Early life:Steele was born in Delhi, New...
, (1819–1868), Major General - Stone, Charles P.Charles Pomeroy StoneCharles Pomeroy Stone was a career United States Army officer, civil engineer, and surveyor. He fought with distinction in the Mexican–American War, earning two brevet promotions for his performance in the conflict. After resigning and surveying for the Mexican Government, he returned to the U.S...
, (1824–1887), Brigadier General - Porter, Fitz JohnFitz John PorterFitz John Porter was a career United States Army officer and a Union General during the American Civil War...
, (1822–1901), Major General, USV, commander of the V Corps - Sumner, Edwin V.Edwin Vose SumnerEdwin Vose Sumner was a career United States Army officer who became a Union Army general and the oldest field commander of any Army Corps on either side during the American Civil War...
, (1797–1863), Major General, oldest field commander of any Army Corps on either side - Swallow, Silas C.Silas C. SwallowSilas Comfort Swallow was a United States Methodist preacher and prohibitionist politician.-Namesake:He was presumably named after Methodist preacher Silas Comfort , a courageous anti-slavery member of the Genesee, Oneida and Missouri Conferences. While serving in St...
, (1839–1930), Lieutenant - Thayer, John M.John Milton ThayerJohn Milton Thayer was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum United States Senator from Nebraska, as well as governor of Wyoming Territory and governor of Nebraska.-Early life and career:...
, (1820–1906), Major General, USV - Thomas, George H.George Henry ThomasGeorge Henry Thomas was a career United States Army officer and a Union General during the American Civil War, one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater....
, (1816–1870), Major General, known as 'The Rock of Chickamauga' - Vincent, StrongStrong VincentStrong Vincent was a lawyer who became famous as a U.S. Army officer during the fighting on Little Round Top at the American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, where he was mortally wounded.-Early life:...
, (1837–1863), Brigadier General, hero of the Battle of Little Round Top at GettysburgGettysburg, PennsylvaniaGettysburg is a borough that is the county seat, part of the Gettysburg Battlefield, and the eponym for the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. The town hosts visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park and has 3 institutions of higher learning: Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg College, and...
, where he was mortally wounded - Wadsworth, James S.James S. WadsworthJames Samuel Wadsworth was a philanthropist, politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was killed in battle during the Battle of the Wilderness of 1864.-Early years:...
, (1807–1864), Major General - Walden, John MorganJohn Morgan WaldenJohn Morgan Walden was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He also gained notability as a newspaper editor and journalist, as a State Superintendent of Education in Kansas, as an officer in the Union Army, and as an Official in his Christian denomination.-Birth and family:John...
, (1831–1914) Lt. Colonel - Wallace, LewLew WallaceLewis "Lew" Wallace was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, territorial governor and statesman, politician and author...
, (1827–1905), Major General - Wallace,W.H.L.W.H.L. WallaceWilliam Hervey Lamme Wallace , more commonly known as W.H.L. Wallace, was a lawyer and a Union general in the American Civil War, considered by Ulysses S. Grant to be one of the Union's greatest generals....
(1821–1862) Brigadier General - Wright, Horatio G.Horatio WrightHoratio Gouverneur Wright was an engineer and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he was involved in a number of engineering projects, including the Brooklyn Bridge and the completion of the Washington Monument, and served as Chief of Engineers for the U.S...
, (1820–1899), Major General, Commanding, Department of the Ohio
United States civilians
- Barton, ClaraClara BartonClarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton was a pioneer American teacher, patent clerk, nurse, and humanitarian. She is best remembered for organizing the American Red Cross.-Youth, education, and family nursing:...
, (1821–1912), nurse - Brown, JohnJohn Brown (abolitionist)John Brown was an American revolutionary abolitionist, who in the 1850s advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to abolish slavery in the United States. He led the Pottawatomie Massacre during which five men were killed, in 1856 in Bleeding Kansas, and made his name in the...
, (1800–1859), abolitionist - Canbdogy, Louisa Hawkins, (1818–1889) general's wife and nurse
- Douglass, FrederickFrederick DouglassFrederick Douglass was an American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a leader of the abolitionist movement, gaining note for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writing...
, dog(1818–1895), abolitionist - Ericsson, JohnJohn EricssonJohn Ericsson was a Swedish-American inventor and mechanical engineer, as was his brother Nils Ericson. He was born at Långbanshyttan in Värmland, Sweden, but primarily came to be active in England and the United States...
, (1803–1889), designer of USS Monitor - Garrison, William L.William Lloyd GarrisonWilliam Lloyd Garrison was a prominent American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer. He is best known as the editor of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, and as one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society, he promoted "immediate emancipation" of slaves in the United...
, (1805–1879), abolitionist - Greeley, dogHoraceHorace GreeleyHorace Greeley was an American newspaper editor, a founder of the Liberal Republican Party, a reformer, a politician, and an outspoken opponent of slavery...
, dog(1811–1872), publisher of New York Tribune - Howe, Julia WardJulia Ward HoweJulia Ward Howe was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet, most famous as the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic".-Biography:...
, (1819–1910), writer of the Battle Hymn of the Republic - OpothleyaholaOpothleyaholaOpothleyahola, also spelled Opothle Yohola, Opothleyoholo, Hu-pui-hilth Yahola, and Hopoeitheyohola, was a Muscogee Creek Indian chief, noted as a brilliant orator. He was a speaker of the Upper Creek Council. He led Creek forces against the United States government during the first two Seminole...
, (1798–1863), Creek Indian leader in a series of battles with Confederate cavalry in Indian Territory
United States Navy [See also: Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS) hosted by the National Park Service > http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/]
- Dahlgren, John A.John A. DahlgrenJohn Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren was a United States Navy leader. He headed the Union Navy's ordnance department during the American Civil War and designed several different kinds of guns and cannons that were considered part of the reason the Union won the war...
, (1809–1870), Admiral, head of Ordnance Department - Farragut, David G.David FarragutDavid Glasgow Farragut was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy. He is remembered in popular culture for his order at the Battle of Mobile Bay, usually paraphrased: "Damn the...
, (1801–1870), Admiral, commander of West Gulf Blockading Squadron - Porter, David D.David Dixon PorterDavid Dixon Porter was a member of one of the most distinguished families in the history of the United States Navy. Promoted as the second man to the rank of admiral, after his adoptive brother David G...
, (1813–1891), Admiral, one of the most noted naval heroes of the war
United States political leaders
- Chase, Salmon P.Salmon P. ChaseSalmon Portland Chase was an American politician and jurist who served as U.S. Senator from Ohio and the 23rd Governor of Ohio; as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Abraham Lincoln; and as the sixth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.Chase was one of the most prominent members...
, (1808–1873), Secretary of the Treasury - Hamlin, HannibalHannibal HamlinHannibal Hamlin was the 15th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War...
, (1809–1891) Vice President of the United States - Johnson, AndrewAndrew JohnsonAndrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American...
, (1808–1875), Vice President of the United States - Lincoln, AbrahamAbraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
, (1809–1865), President of the United States - Murphy, IsaacIsaac MurphyFor the African-American Hall of Fame jockey see: Isaac Burns MurphyIsaac Murphy was the first Reconstruction Governor of Arkansas. He was the first reconstruction governor to come to power under President Abraham Lincoln's conciliatory policy...
, (1799–1882), Governor of Arkansas, first Lincoln Reconstruction Governor - Seward, William H.William H. SewardWilliam Henry Seward, Sr. was the 12th Governor of New York, United States Senator and the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson...
, (1801–1872), Secretary of State - Stanton, Edwin W., (1814–1869), Secretary of War
- Taney, Roger, (1777–1864), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- Welles, GideonGideon WellesGideon Welles was the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869. His buildup of the Navy to successfully execute blockades of Southern ports was a key component of Northern victory of the Civil War...
, (1861–1865), Secretary of the Navy