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Fighting McCooks
During the American Civil War many family members fought alongside one another, and it is believed that at least fifteen members of the McCook family of Ohio fought in the war. Daniel McCook, eight of his sons, his brother John McCook, and his five sons fought for the Union. During the American Civil War many…
Fitz John Porter
August 31, 1822 – May 21, 1901 Fitz John Porter was a corps commander with the Union Army, whose career was ruined by court martial proceedings over his performance at the Battle of Bull Run II. Fitz John Porter was born on August 31, 1832, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He was the son of Captain…
Fitzhugh Lee
November 19, 1835–April 28, 1905 A nephew of Robert E. Lee and a Confederate major general, Fitzhugh Lee served one term as governor of Virginia before commanding U.S. troops as a brigadier general during the Spanish-American War. Fitzhugh Lee was born on his family's plantation, Clermont, in Fairfax County, Virginia, on November 19, 1835. He…
Francis Jay Herron
February 17, 1837 – January 8, 1902 Major General Francis J. Herron was a prominent Union officer who served in the Western Theater of the American Civil War and commanded the Army of the Frontier in 1863. Francis Jay Herron was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on February 17, 1837. He was the third child of…
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 political generals, rising to command the 15th and 17th Army Corps during most of the major campaigns in the Western Theater of the Civil War. Francis Preston Blair, Jr. (more commonly…
Franz Sigel
November 18, 1824 – August 21, 1902 During the American Civil War, Franz Sigel, one of President Abraham Lincoln's "political generals," achieved the rank of major general in the volunteer army and served as a corps commander with the Army of the Potomac. Franz Sigel was born in the town of Sinsheim, in the duchy…
Frederick Douglass
February 1818–February 20, 1895 After escaping from bondage on September 3, 1838, Frederick Douglass became a highly-acclaimed orator and writer supporting the abolition of slavery before the Civil War and the enactment of African American rights during Reconstruction. Acclaimed abolitionist and women's rights supporter Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland, near…
General Orders, No. 1 (Department of the Ohio, 1862)
August 23, 1862 Major-General Horatio G. Wright issued General Orders No. 1 on August 23, 1862, taking command of the Department of the Ohio. GENERAL ORDERS NO. 1 Hdqrs. Department of the Ohio Louisville, Ky. August 23, 1862 Pursuant to general Orders, No. 112, War Department, Washington, August 19, 1862, the undersigned hereby assumes command…
General Orders, No. 1 (Dept. of Ms. & E. La.) (CSA)
October 14, 1862 On October 1, 1862, Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton issued General Orders, No. 1 (Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, announcing that he had taken command of the department. General Orders, No. 1 Hdqrs. Dept. of Miss. and East La. Jackson, Miss., October 14, 1862 I. In compliance with instructions received from…
General Orders, No. 1-8 (Headquarters of Forces at Corinth, Mississippi)
March 29, 1862 On March 29, 1862, Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston issued eight general orders in one document, reorganizing the troops under his command in the Western Military Department. GENERAL ORDERS. HEADQUARTERS OF THE FORCES, Corinth, Miss., March 29, 1862. I. The undersigned assumes the command and immediate direction of the Armies of Kentucky…