Irish Brigade
February 8, 1862–June 25, 1865 Composed mostly of Irishmen from New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, including eleven Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, the Irish … Read more
Iron Brigade
August 9, 1861–July 12, 1865 Composed of regiments from Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan, the Iron Brigade sacrificed proportionally more in terms of human life … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Isabella (Belle) Baumfree
c. 1797–November 26, 1883
Jackson Guards
With the American Civil War's outbreak, neither the North nor the South had sufficient military forces to conduct a war. Both the United States … Read more
Jackson’s Valley Campaign
February–June 1862
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 … Read more
James Abram Garfield
November 19, 1831–September 19, 1881 James Abram Garfield was an American political and military leader who rose to the rank of major general in … Read more
James Abram Garfield, Photo
About This Image Black and White Photograph, James A. Garfield Source and Copyright Medium Black and White Photograph Source Library of Congress Prints and … Read more