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John Charles Fremont
January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890 John C. Fremont was a famous American explorer, U.S. Senator from California, and controversial political general who served in both theaters of the American Civil War John Charles Fremont was born in Savannah, Georgia, on January 21, 1813. He was the first of three children of Charles Fremon…
John Clifford Pemberton
August 10, 1814 – July 13, 1881 Vilified by Northerners for leaving the U.S. Army to fight for the South, and by Southerners for surrendering Vicksburg, Pennsylvanian, John C. Pemberton rose to the rank of lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Early Life and Education Future Confederate Lieutenant General John…
John Gray Foster
May 27, 1823 – September 2, 1874 A prominent general officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, John G. Foster served briefly as commander of the Department of the Ohio from December 12, 1863 to February 9, 1864. John Gray Foster was born on May 27, 1823, in Whitefield, New Hampshire. He…
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 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 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…
Johnston’s Battery of Ohio Volunteer Artillery
1862–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units. In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal…
Joseph Bailey
May 6, 1825 – March 21, 1867 Ohio-born Brigadier General Joseph Bailey served in the Union Army throughout the American Civil War. He is most remembered for planning and supervising the construction of Bailey's Bridge during the Red River Campaign in 1864. Joseph Bailey was born on May 6, 1825, near the town of Pennsville…
Joseph Eggleston Johnston
February 3, 1807 – March 21, 1891 Joseph Eggleston Johnston was a Confederate military leader during the American Civil War, who received both criticism and praise for his defensive tactics during the Peninsula and Atlanta Campaigns. Joseph Eggleston Johnston was born near Farmville, in Prince Edward County, Virginia, on February 3, 1807. He was the…