Browse all Entries in the Civil War 1863 Time Period.
Joshua Reed Giddings
October 6, 1795 – May 27, 1864 Joshua Giddings was a leader in the founding of the Republican Party and an outspoken opponent of the extension of slavery during his twenty-year career as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Joshua Reed Giddings was born on October 6, 1795, in Tioga Point (later Athens),…
Knoxville Campaign
November 4–December 14, 1863 Also known as Longstreet's Knoxville Campaign, the Knoxville Campaign was a Confederate attempt in November and December 1863 to prevent Union forces commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside from relieving other Federal troops who were also under siege at Chattanooga. On June 8, 1861, Tennessee became the last Southern state to…
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…
Letter from Major General U.S. Grant to Brigadier General Lorenzo Thomas
July 18, 1863 On July 18, 1863, Ulysses S. Grant acknowledged the receipt of his appointment as major general in the United States Army. Head Quarters, Dept. of the Ten. Vicksburg Miss. July 18th 1863 Brig. Gen. L. Thomas, Adj. Gen. of the Army, Washington, D. C. Gen. I have the honor to acknowledge the…
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…