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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…
Freedman’s Village
1863–1900 Officially dedicated on December 4, 1863, Freedman's Village was a federal refuge for former slaves near Washington, D.C., throughout the last half of the 19th Century. On April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed “An Act for the release of certain persons held to service or labor in the District of Columbia," more commonly…
General Orders, No. 1 (Army of Tennessee)
December 27, 1863 On December 27, 1863, General Joseph E. Johnston issued General Orders, No. 1 (AoT) announcing that he was assuming command of the Army of Tennessee. GENERAL ORDERS,;;;; No. 1. DALTON, GA., December 27, 1863. In obedience to the orders of His Excellency the President, the undersigned has the honor to assume command…
General Orders, No. 1 (Grand Reserve Division, AOP)
January 10, 1863 On January 10, 1863, Major General Franz Sigel issued General Orders, No. 1 (Grand Reserve Division, Army of the Potomac), assuming command of the Grand Reserve Division, Army of the Potomac. General Orders, No. 1. Hdqrs. Grand Reserve Division, Stafford Court House, Va., January 10, 1863 I. In obedience to orders received…
General Orders, No. 121 (U.S. War Department)
May 13, 1863 On May 13, 1863, the U.S, War Department issued General Orders, No 121, naming Major General John M. Schofield as commander of the Department of the Missouri. General Orders, No. 121. War Dep't, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, May 13, 1863 I. Major General J.M. Schofield is, by direction of the President, assigned…
General Orders, No. 134 (U.S. War Department)
February 2, 1863 On February 2, 1863, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, No. 134 placing Major General Samuel P. Heintzelman in command of the newly created Department of Washington. General Orders, No. 134 War Dep't, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, February 2, 1863 The district of country north of the Potomac river from Piscataway…