Richard Kidder Meade
July 21, 1829 – March 18, 1920 A lieutenant in the Union army and later a major in the Confederate army, Richard K. Meade … Read more
Richard Stoddert Ewell
February 8, 1817 – January 25, 1872 Richard Stoddert Ewell was a prominent Confederate general during the American Civil War who has been tarnished … Read more
Richard Strother Taylor
January 27, 1826 – April 12, 1879 The son of United States President Zachary Taylor, Richard Taylor was a prominent Confederate general in the … Read more
Robert Anderson
June 14, 1805 – October 26, 1871 Commander of Fort Sumter during the engagement that started the American Civil War, Robert Anderson also served … Read more
Robert Cumming Schenck
October 4, 1809 – March 23, 1890 Robert Cumming Schenck was an eight-time United States Congressman from Ohio and a major general in the … Read more
Robert Edward Lee
January 19, 1807–October 12, 1870 Robert E. Lee was a prominent Confederate army officer who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia throughout most of … Read more
Roderick Sheldon McCook
March 10, 1839 – February 13, 1886 A member of the famed "Fighting McCooks" and a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Lieutenant … Read more
Roswell Sabine Ripley
March 14, 1823 – March 29, 1887 Ohio-born Roswell Sabine Ripley was a Confederate brigadier general, who served with the Department of South Carolina … Read more
Rutherford B. Hayes
October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893 Civil War general, U.S. Congressman, and Governor of Ohio, Rutherford Birchard Hayes served as nineteenth President of … Read more