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John James McCook (Professor)
February 4, 1843 – January 9, 1927 A member of the famed "Fighting McCooks," Second Lieutenant John James McCook served briefly in Company D of the 1st (West) Virginia Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. John James McCook was born on February 4, 1843 in New Lisbon, Ohio. He was the fifth son and sixth…
John Lincoln Clem
August 13, 1851 – May 13, 1937 Also known as Johnny Shiloh and the Drummer Boy of Chickamauga, Johnny Clem was one of the youngest Union soldiers to fight during the American Civil War, and he was the last Civil War veteran still on active duty in the army when he retired from the military…
John Milton Chivington
January 27, 1821 – October 4, 1894 Known as the "Fighting Parson," John M. Chivington was an ordained Methodist minister and Union officer, who was acclaimed for his performance at the Battle of Glorieta Pass but condemned for his role in the Sand Creek Massacre. John Milton Chivington was born on January 27, 1821, near…
John Pope
March 16, 1822 – September 23, 1892 Major General John Pope was a prominent and controversial army officer who commanded the Union Army of Virginia at the Battle of Bull Run II. John Pope was born on March 16, 1822, in Louisville, Kentucky. He was the son of Nathaniel Pope and Lucretia (Backers) Pope. His…
John Potts Slough
1825-1867 Ohioan John Potts Slough was a brigadier-general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Born on February 1, 1829, Slough spent his youth in Cincinnati, Ohio, where his father, Martin Slough, had settled by 1806. John Slough received an education in the city's public schools and briefly attended Cincinnati College. Slough eventually…
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 of Chillicothe in Ross County. Here, Bowles married Sarah Jane Bryant in 1848. Born on June 13, 1826, in Lynchburg, Virginia, John R. Bowles eventually moved to Ohio, settling in the…
John Sedgwick
September 13, 1813 – May 9, 1864 Killed by a Confederate sharpshooter during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House on May 9, 1864, Major General John Sedgwick was the highest ranking Union combat casualty during the Civil War. John Sedgwick was born at Cornwall Hollow, Connecticut on September 13, 1813. He was the son of…
John Yates Beall
Born on January 1, 1835, John Yates Beall spent his youth in Jefferson County, Virginia (modern-day West Virginia). He attended the University of Virginia, where he studied law, before returning home in 1855 without graduating. Born on January 1, 1835, John Yates Beall spent his youth in Jefferson County, Virginia (modern-day West Virginia). He attended…
Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War
December 10, 1861 – May 22, 1865 The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War was a Congressional committee established in 1861 to "inquire into the conduct" of the American Civil War. After Confederate artillery fired on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, touching off the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued a…
Joseph Bailey
May 6, 1825 – March 21, 1867 Ohio-born Brigadier General Joseph Bailey served in the Union Army throughout the American Civil War. He is most remembered for planning and supervising the construction of Bailey's Bridge during the Red River Campaign in 1864. Joseph Bailey was born on May 6, 1825, near the town of Pennsville…