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Kanawha Valley Campaign
September 6–16, 1862 In September 1862, Major General William Wing Loring led a successful campaign that briefly reestablished Confederate control of the Kanawha Valley and western Virginia after occupying Charleston, Virginia (now West Virginia). During the summer of 1861, Union and Confederate forces struggled for control of western Virginia. The area was of considerable importance…
Latimer A. McCook
April 26, 1820 – August 23, 1869 A member of the famed "Fighting McCooks," Major Latimer A. McCook served as a surgeon with the Army of the Tennessee during the Civil War. Latimer A. McCook was born at Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, on April 26, 1820. He was the eldest son of Daniel McCook and Martha Latimer…
Leonidas Polk
April 10, 1806 – June 14, 1864 An ordained Episcopal bishop, Confederate Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk was killed by a Union artillery shell at Pine Mountain, near Marietta, Georgia, on June 14, 1864. Leonidas Polk was born in Raleigh, North Carolina on April 10, 1806. He was the second son and third of eleven children…
Lew Wallace
April 10, 1827 – February 15, 1905 Lew Wallace served as a general officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and he was the author of the highly-acclaimed novel, <i>Ben Hur, A Tale of the Christ</i>. Lewis Wallace was born in Brookville, Indiana on April 10, 1827. He was the second of…
Lewis Addison Armistead
February 18, 1817 – July 5, 1863 Lewis Addison Armistead was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded during Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. Lewis Addison Armistead was born on February 18, 1817, in New Bern, North Carolina. His parents were Walker Keith Armistead and Elizabeth Stanly Armistead.…
Lyman Trumbull
October 12, 1813 – June 25, 1896 Lyman Trumbull served as a United States Senator from Illinois for nearly three decades. During his tenure, he spearheaded the enactment of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution and the Civil Rights Act of 1866. Lyman Trumbull was born on October 12, 1813, in Colchester, Connecticut. He was…
Manning Marius Kimmel
October 25, 1832 – February 27, 1916 Manning M. Kimmel was one of four West Point graduates to fight initially for the Union during the American Civil War before switching sides. Manning Marius Kimmel (also known as Marius Manning Kimmel) was born in Perry County, Missouri, on October 25, 1832. He was the second of…
Markgraf’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…
Maryland Campaign
September 4–September 20, 1862 The Maryland Campaign was an ill-fated Confederate attempt to take the American Civil War to Northern soil in 1862. The failure of the invasion provided the impetus for President Abraham Lincoln to issue his Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Emboldened by the Rebel victory at the Battle of Bull Run II (August 28…
McLaughlin’s Squadron of Cavalry
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…