Isaac Ingalls Stevens
March 25, 1818 – September 1, 1862 Isaac Ingalls Stevens was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War who was killed during … Read more
Isabella (Belle) Baumfree
c. 1797–November 26, 1883
Jackson Guards
With the American Civil War's outbreak, neither the North nor the South had sufficient military forces to conduct a war. Both the United States … Read more
Jackson’s Valley Campaign
February–June 1862
Jacob Dolson Cox
October 27, 1828 – August 4, 1900 Jacob Cox was a nineteenth century American political and military leader who served as a brigadier general … Read more
James Abram Garfield
November 19, 1831–September 19, 1881 James Abram Garfield was an American political and military leader who rose to the rank of major general in … Read more
James Birdseye McPherson
Killed during the Battle of Atlanta on July 22, 1864, Commander of the Army of the Tennessee Major General James Birdseye McPherson was the … Read more
James Blair Steedman
Born on July 29, 1817, Steedman spent his youth in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, where he worked as a printer’s apprentice. At fifteen years of … Read more
James Ewell Brown “JEB” Stuart
February 6, 1833 – May 12, 1864 James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart was one of the greatest cavalry commanders in American history. Popularly known … 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