Civil War Terms and Definitions, B
BattalionA military unit larger than a company and smaller than a regiment. BatteryThe basic unit of artillery in the Federal and Confederate armies. Each … Read more
Don Carlos Buell
March 23, 1818 – November 19, 1898 Native Ohioan Don Carlos Buell was a Union general during the American Civil War who directed the … Read more
Francis Preston Blair, Jr.
February 19, 1821 – July 8, 1875 U.S. Senator and Congressman from Missouri, Frank P. Blair was one of President Abraham Lincoln's more successful … Read more
James Gillpatrick Blunt
July 21, 1826 – July 27, 1881 Major General James G. Blunt was a prominent Union officer who served in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of … Read more
John Armor Bingham
January 21, 1815 – March 19, 1900 An influential congressman from Ohio during the American Civil War and Reconstruction eras, John Bingham drafted the … Read more
John Brough
September 17, 1811–August 29, 1865 Born on September 17, 1811, in Marietta, Ohio, John Brough had a difficult childhood. His father died when Brough … Read more
John Brown
May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859 John Brown was an ardent abolitionist whose raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in October … Read more
John Buford, Jr.
March 4, 1826 – December 16, 1863 A prominent Union cavalry officer, Major General John Buford is credited with choosing the ground upon which … Read more
John Cabell Breckinridge
January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875 U.S. Vice-president John C. Breckinridge was an American political leader who represented Kentucky in the U.S. House … Read more
John R. Bowles
June 13, 1826–September 3, 1864 Born on June 13, 1826, in Lynchburg, Virginia, John R. Bowles eventually moved to Ohio, settling in the vicinity … Read more
