Browse all Entries in the Civil War 1862 Time Period.
George Gordon Meade
December 31, 1815–November 6, 1872 Victorious commander at the Battle of Gettysburg, Major General George G. Meade commanded the Army of the Potomac throughout the Gettysburg, Bristoe, Mine Run, Overland, Petersburg, and Appomattox Campaigns. George Gordon Meade was born on December 31, 1815, in Cadiz, Spain. Meade was the eighth of eleven children of Richard…
George Henry Thomas
July 31, 1816–March 28, 1870 Major General George Henry Thomas was a prominent Union general who served primarily in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. George Henry Thomas was born on January 31, 1816, at Newsom's Depot, Virginia. His parents, John Thomas and Elizabeth Rochelle Thomas, were upper-class Southern planters who owned twenty-four…
George Hunt Pendleton
July 19, 1825 – November 24, 1889 George Hunt Pendleton was a Democratic Congressman and Senator from Ohio. A leading Peace Democrat during the American Civil War, Pendleton was also the sponsor of the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883. George Hunt Pendleton was born on July 19, 1825, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was…
George Stoneman
August 8, 1822 – September 5, 1894 A prominent Union cavalry officer, Major General George Stoneman commanded the cavalry corps of the Army of the Potomac and the cavalry corps of the Army of the Ohio. George Stoneman was born on August 8, 1822, on his family's farm in Chautauqua County, near Busti (later incorporated…
George Sykes
October 9, 1822 – February 8, 1880 Major General George Sykes was a career United States Army officer, whose 5th Corps of the Army of the Potomac successfully defended Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg. George Sykes was born, Oct. 9, 1822, at Dover, Delaware. He was the son of William and Elizabeth…
George Wythe McCook
November 2, 1821 – December 28, 1877 A member of the famed "Fighting McCooks," former Ohio Attorney General George W. McCook was one of the first four brigade commanders of Ohio volunteers during the Civil War. George Wythe; McCook was born at Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, on November 2, 1821. He was the second oldest son of…
Gideon J. Pillow
June 8, 1806 – October 8, 1878 A political appointee with little military experience prior to the American Civil War, Brigadier-General Gideon J. Pillow is most remembered for abandoning Fort Donelson in 1861 to avoid being captured by Federal soldiers. Gideon J. Pillow was born in Williamson County, Tennessee on June 10, 1806. He was…
Gordon Granger
November 6, 1821 – January 10, 1876 A career United States Army officer, Major General Gordon Granger held numerous commands and participated in many engagements in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Gordon Granger was born in Joy, in Wayne County, New York, on November 6, 1822. He was the only son and…
Gouverneur Kemble Warren
January 8, 1830 – August 8, 1882 Major General Gouverneur K. Warren was a prominent Union officer, who led the 5th Army Corps of the Army of the Potomac, until Major General Philip Sheridan relieved him of his command following the Battle of Five Forks in 1865. Gouverneur Kemble Warren was born on January 8,…
Hadley’s Battery of Ohio Volunteer Artillery
1862–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units. In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal…