Browse all Entries in the Civil War Ohio Soldiers topic.
James Birdseye McPherson
Killed during the Battle of Atlanta on July 22, 1864, Commander of the Army of the Tennessee Major General James Birdseye McPherson was the highest-ranking Ohioan serving in the United States military to die in the American Civil War. Born on November 14, 1828 in Clyde, Ohio, James Birdseye McPherson was the highest-ranking Ohioan serving…
James Blair Steedman
Born on July 29, 1817, Steedman spent his youth in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, where he worked as a printer’s apprentice. At fifteen years of age, Steedman, now an orphan, moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where he became a printer and, in 1836, embarked with General Sam Houston to help Texans secure their independence from Mexico During…
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…
John E. Cummins
Born on April 5, 1831, in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, Cummins enlisted in the Ninety-Ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry on August 6, 1862. He received his commission as a lieutenant colonel in the Ninety-Ninth Regiment on August 26, 1862. John E. Cummins was a brevet brigadier-general in the Union Army by the American Civil War's conclusion. Born…
John Henry Grate
1845–1949 John Henry Grate served in the 6th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War and served as the commander of Ohio’s and eventually the national Grand Army of the Republic near the end of his life. John Henry Grate was born in Edinburg, Portage County, Ohio on August 1, 1845. His father…
John James McCook (Lawyer)
May 25, 1845 – September 17, 1911 A member of the famed "Fighting McCooks," Captain John James McCook participated in the Battles of Perryville, Stones River, and Chickamauga, as well as the Tullahoma, Chattanooga, and Wilderness Campaigns during the Civil War. John James McCook was born at Carrollton, Ohio, on May 25, 1845. He was…
John James McCook (Physician)
February 21, 1806– October 11, 1865 A member of the famed "Fighting McCooks," John James McCook served as a surgeon for the Union army during the Civil War. John James McCook was born on February 21, 1806 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Some sources claim that McCook was born on February 22, 1806. He was the son…
John James McCook (Professor)
February 4, 1843 – January 9, 1927 A member of the famed "Fighting McCooks," Second Lieutenant John James McCook served briefly in Company D of the 1st (West) Virginia Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. John James McCook was born on February 4, 1843 in New Lisbon, Ohio. He was the fifth son and sixth…
John Lincoln Clem
August 13, 1851 – May 13, 1937 Also known as Johnny Shiloh and the Drummer Boy of Chickamauga, Johnny Clem was one of the youngest Union soldiers to fight during the American Civil War, and he was the last Civil War veteran still on active duty in the army when he retired from the military…
John Milton Chivington
January 27, 1821 – October 4, 1894 Known as the "Fighting Parson," John M. Chivington was an ordained Methodist minister and Union officer, who was acclaimed for his performance at the Battle of Glorieta Pass but condemned for his role in the Sand Creek Massacre. John Milton Chivington was born on January 27, 1821, near…