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Robert Cumming Schenck
October 4, 1809 – March 23, 1890 Robert Cumming Schenck was an eight-time United States Congressman from Ohio and a major general in the Union army during the American Civil War. Robert Cumming Schenck was born in Franklin, Ohio, in Warren County, on October 4, 1809. He was the son of Elizabeth Rogers Schenck and…
Robert Edward Lee
January 19, 1807–October 12, 1870 Robert E. Lee was a prominent Confederate army officer who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia throughout most of the Civil War and who also served as General-in-Chief of Confederate forces near the end of the conflict. Robert Edward Lee was born January 19, 1807, at Stratford, a family plantation…
Robert Hatton
November 2, 1826 – May 31, 1862 Ohio born Robert Hatton was a United States Congressman from Tennessee and a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Robert Hatton was born at Steubenville, Ohio on November 2, 1826. He was one of six children of Robert Clopton Hatton, a Methodist Episcopal…
Robert Latimer McCook
December 28, 1827 – August 6, 1862 A member of the famed "Fighting McCooks," Brigadier General Robert Latimer McCook died near New Market, Alabama on August 6, 1862, from wounds he received during an ambush the previous day. Robert Latimer McCook was born at New Lisbon, Ohio, on December 28, 1827. He was the fourth…
Robert Selden Garnett
December 16, 1819 – July 13, 1861 Confederate Brigadier-General Robert S. Garnett was mortally wounded at the Battle of Corrick's Ford on July 13, 1861, making him the first general officer on either side to be killed during the American Civil War. Robert Selden Garnett, Jr., was born on December 16, 1819, at his family's…
Roderick Sheldon McCook
March 10, 1839 – February 13, 1886 A member of the famed "Fighting McCooks" and a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Lieutenant Roderick Sheldon McCook served as a officer with the U.S. Navy during and after the Civil War. Roderick Sheldon McCook was born on March 10, 1839 in New Lisbon, Ohio. He…
Roswell Sabine Ripley
March 14, 1823 – March 29, 1887 Ohio-born Roswell Sabine Ripley was a Confederate brigadier general, who served with the Department of South Carolina and the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. Roswell Sabine Ripley was born in Worthington, Ohio, March 14, 1823. He was the son of Christopher and Julia Ripley.…
Samuel Emerson Opdycke
January 7, 1830 – April 25, 1884 A prominent Union general officer, Ohioan Emerson Opdycke played significant roles at the Battle of Chattanooga and the Battle of Franklin. Samuel Emerson Opdycke was born January 7, 1830, on his family's farm in Hubbard Township, Trumbull County, Ohio. He was the youngest of seven children of Albert…
Samuel Medary
February 25, 1801 – November 7, 1864 Samuel Medary was a prominent Ohio newspaper publisher. During the American Civil War, his newspaper, the Crisis, was a nationally prominent voice for Peace Democrats. Samuel Medary was born on February 25, 1801, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. His father, Jacob Medary, was a tenant farmer of Welsh descent.…
Samuel Peter Heintzelman
September 30, 1805 – May 1, 1880 Samuel P. Heintzelman was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War, serving as commander of the 3rd Corps of the Army of the Potomac during the Peninsula and the Northern Virginia Campaigns of 1862. Samuel Peter Heintzelman was born on September 30, 1805, in Manheim, Pennsylvania.…