Crittenden Compromise
1861–1862 Proposed by Kentucky Senator John J. Crittenden on December 18, 1860, the Crittenden Compromise, also known as the Crittenden Plan, was an unsuccessful … Read more
Daniel Edgar Sickles
October 20, 1819 – May 3, 1914 Daniel Sickles was a Congressman, United States diplomat, and prominent Union Civil War general, who was infamous … Read more
Daniel Harris Reynolds
December 14, 1832 – March 14, 1902 Ohio-born Daniel Harris Reynolds was a Confederate general, who served in the Far Western and Western Theaters … Read more
Daniel Harvey Hill
July 12, 1821–September 24, 1889 Daniel Harvey Hill (aka D.H. Hill) was a prominent general officer who led Confederate forces in the eastern and … Read more
Daniel McCook
June 20, 1798 – July 21, 1863 A member of the famed "Fighting McCooks," sixty-five-year-old Daniel McCook was mortally wounded during the Battle of … Read more
Daniel McCook, Jr.
July 22, 1834 – July 17, 1864 Daniel McCook was a member of the “Fighting McCooks,” fifteen family members who served the Union during … Read more
Daniel McCoy
Born at Rainsboro, Ohio circa 1840, McCoy received a limited education as a child, attending local schools in Highland County, Ohio. With the American … Read more
Daniel WebsterSenate Speech on the Compromise of 1850 (Transcript)
March 7, 1850 Transcript of a speech Daniel Webster delivered on the floor of the United States Senate on March 7, 1850 in support … Read more
Darius Nash Couch
July 23, 1822 – February 12, 1897 Darius N. Couch was a prominent Union general during the American Civil War, who served as a … Read more
David Hunter
July 21, 1802 – February 2, 1886 David Hunter was a Union general, who, as commander of the Department of the South, issued General … Read more