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Henry Warner Slocum
September 24, 1827 – April 14, 1894 One of the youngest major generals and corps commanders in the American Civil War, Henry Slocum led Union troops in many key battles of the Eastern and Western Theaters. Henry Warner Slocum was born on September 24, 1827 in Delphi Falls, New York, approximately twenty-five miles southeast of…
Horatio Gouverneur Wright
March 6, 1820 – July 2, 1899 A prominent general officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, Horatio Wright served briefly as commander of the Department of the Ohio from August 19, 1862 to March 12, 1863. Horatio Gouverneur Wright was born on March 6, 1820, at Clinton, Connecticut. He was the…
Hugh Boyle Ewing
October 31, 1826 – June 30, 1905 Hugh Boyle Ewing was a lawyer, writer, ambassador and soldier, who served the Union army as a general officer in the Eastern and Western theaters during the American Civil War. Hugh Boyle Ewing was born in Lancaster, Ohio on October 31, 1826. He was the fourth child and…
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
January 14, 1836 – December 4, 1881 A prominent Union cavalry officer, Major General Judson Kilpatrick served extensively in the eastern and western theaters of the Civil War. Hugh Judson Kilpatrick was born on his family farm in Wantage Township, near Deckertown, New Jersey on January 14, 1836. He was the fourth child of Colonel…
Isaac Ingalls Stevens
March 25, 1818 – September 1, 1862 Isaac Ingalls Stevens was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War who was killed during the Battle of Chantilly on September 1, 1862. Isaac Ingalls Stevens was born on March 25, 1818, in North Andover, Massachusetts. He was the first son and third of seven children…
Jacob Dolson Cox
October 27, 1828 – August 4, 1900 Jacob Cox was a nineteenth century American political and military leader who served as a brigadier general in the U.S. volunteer army during the American Civil War. Jacob Cox was born in Montreal, Canada, on January 8, 1866. Although his family lived in New York, Cox's father was…
James Ewell Brown “JEB” Stuart
February 6, 1833 – May 12, 1864 James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart was one of the greatest cavalry commanders in American history. Popularly known for his dashing image, Stuart inspired Southern morale with his daring raids and reconnaissance missions into enemy territory during the American Civil War. James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart was born on…
James Gillpatrick Blunt
July 21, 1826 – July 27, 1881 Major General James G. Blunt was a prominent Union officer who served in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. James Gillpatrick (sometimes spelled "Gilpatrick") Blunt was born on July 21, 1826, probably on his family's farm near Trenton, Maine. He was the son of John and…
James Mitchell Ashley
November 14, 1824 – September 16, 1896 James M. Ashley was a five-term Ohio Congressman and Radical Republican leader who introduced the House proposal that would become the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. James Mitchell Ashley was born on November 14, 1824, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. He was the…
James Monroe Trotter
February 7, 1842–February 26, 1892 Born on February 7, 1842 (some sources state that he was born on November 8, 1842 or on February 8, 1842) in Grand Gulf, Mississippi, James Monroe Trotter was born a slave. His mother was Letitia, a slave, and his father was Richard S. Trotter, a white man and his…