Gordon Granger
November 6, 1821 – January 10, 1876 A career United States Army officer, Major General Gordon Granger held numerous commands and participated in many engagements in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Gordon Granger was born in Joy, in Wayne County, New York, on November 6, 1822. He was the only son and…
Gouverneur Kemble Warren
January 8, 1830 – August 8, 1882 Major General Gouverneur K. Warren was a prominent Union officer, who led the 5th Army Corps of the Army of the Potomac, until Major General Philip Sheridan relieved him of his command following the Battle of Five Forks in 1865. Gouverneur Kemble Warren was born on January 8,…
Henry Christopher McCook
July 3, 1837 – October 31, 1911 Henry Christopher McCook was a member of the “Fighting McCooks,” fifteen family members who served the Union during the American Civil War. Henry Christopher McCook was born on July 3, 1837 in New Lisbon, Ohio. He was the third son of John James McCook and Catherine Sheldon McCook.…
Henry Wager Halleck
January 16, 1815 – January 9, 1872 Henry Wager Halleck was a prominent Union general during the American Civil War. Following a brief but successful stint commanding Union operations in the Western Theater, including the Department of the Ohio, during the early part of the war, Halleck was named General-in-Chief of all United States armies…
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 Judge Jewett
On July 1, 1817, Jewett was born in Deer Creek, Maryland. As a child, his parents enrolled Jewett in the Hopewell Academy, a preparatory school in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Upon completing the Hopewell Academy’s coursework, Jewett moved to Elkton, Maryland, where he studied to become an attorney. During the American Civil War, Hugh Jewett ran…
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…
Irvin McDowell
October 15, 1818–May 4, 1885 Irvin McDowell was a prominent Union general during the American Civil War and a career army officer. He commanded the Army of Northeastern Virginia during the First Battle of Bull Run and was relieved of his command after this Union defeat. Irvin McDowell was born at Columbus, Ohio on October…