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John Hunt Morgan
June 1, 1825–September 4, 1864 John Hunt Morgan was a Confederate cavalry officer during the American Civil War best known for leading a raid into Indiana and Ohio during the summer of 1863. Born to wealthy slaveholding parents in Huntsville, Alabama on June 1, 1825, Morgan and his family moved to Lexington, Kentucky five years…
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 Joseph Klem
August 13, 1851 – May 13, 1937
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 McAllister Schofield
September 29, 1831–March 4, 1906 John McAllister Schofield was a prominent Union general who served primarily in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. As commanding general of the Army of the Ohio, Schofield played a leading role in the Atlanta Campaign (May 7–September 2, 1864) and the Franklin-Nashville Campaign (September 18-December 27, 1864).…
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…
John Pope
March 16, 1822 – September 23, 1892 Major General John Pope was a prominent and controversial army officer who commanded the Union Army of Virginia at the Battle of Bull Run II. John Pope was born on March 16, 1822, in Louisville, Kentucky. He was the son of Nathaniel Pope and Lucretia (Backers) Pope. His…
John Potts Slough
1825-1867 Ohioan John Potts Slough was a brigadier-general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Born on February 1, 1829, Slough spent his youth in Cincinnati, Ohio, where his father, Martin Slough, had settled by 1806. John Slough received an education in the city's public schools and briefly attended Cincinnati College. Slough eventually…