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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 Buffington Island on July 19, 1863; he died two days later, on July 21. Daniel McCook was born on June 20, 1798 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. He was the second son of…
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 the American Civil War. Daniel McCook, Jr., was born at Carrollton, Ohio, on July 22, 1834. He was the sixth son of Daniel McCook and Martha Latimer (McCook). McCook graduated from…
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 corps commander with the Army of the Potomac in the Eastern Theater and as a division commander with the 23rd Army Corps in the Western Theater. Darius Nash Couch was born…
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 Order Number 11, on May 9, 1862, which declared the slaves in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina to be emancipated. President Lincoln quickly rescinded the order. David Hunter was born on…
David McMurtrie Gregg
April 10, 1833 – August 7, 1916 Brevet Major General David McMurtrie Gregg was the longest tenured Federal cavalry division commander during the Civil War. David McMurtrie Gregg was born on April 10, 1833, at Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He was the third of nine children born to Matthew Duncan Gregg and Ellen McMurtrie. Matthew Gregg was…
David Sloane Stanley
June 1, 1828 – March 13, 1902 Major General David S. Stanley was a prominent Union officer and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, who served as commander of the 4th Army Corps in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. David Sloane (or Sloan) Stanley was born on June 1, 1828, in Cedar Valley,…
David Tod
February 21, 1805 – November 13, 1868 David Tod was the twenty-fifth Governor of Ohio, serving from January 4, 1862 through January 11, 1864. He was Ohio's second governor during the American Civil War. David Tod was born at Youngstown, Ohio on February 21, 1805. He was the son of George and Sarah (Isaacs) Tod.…
Department of the Ohio
1861 – 1865 Created on May 3, 1861, the Department of the Ohio was a Union military administrative unit that existed in various forms during the American Civil War until January 17, 1865. On April 15, 1861, one day after the surrender of Fort Sumter propelled the nation into civil war, President Abraham Lincoln issued…
Donald Chester Stith
July 21, 1829 – March 18, 1920 Colonel Donald Chester Stith (CSA) was one of four graduates of the United States Military Academy to join the Confederate Army after first fighting for the Union Army during the Civil War. Donald Chester Stith was born July 21, 1829 in the ancient city of Smyrna in the…
Earl Van Dorn
September 17, 1820 – May 7, 1863 Earl Van Dorn was a prominent Confederate general officer whose military career was cut short when he was assassinated by a jealous husband in 1863. Earl Van Dorn was born near Port Gibson, Mississippi, on September 17, 1820. He was the fifth of nine children and oldest of…