Jacob Dolson Cox
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Born: October 27, 1828
Birthplace: Montreal, British Columbia
Father: Jacob Dolson Cox 1792 β 1852
Mother: Thedia Redelia Kenyon 1804 β 1876
(Buried: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Wife: Helen Clarissa Finney 1828 β 1911
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Children:
Helen Finney Cox Black 1850 β 1936
(Buried: Wooster Cemetery, Wooster, Ohio)
Jacob Dolson Cox Jr. 1852 β 1930
(Buried: Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio)
Kenyon Cox 1856 β 1919
(Buried: Cremated ashes Scattered in Cornish, New Hampshire)
Charles Norton Cox 1858 β 1907
(Buried: Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado)
Brewster Cox 1861 β 1861
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Dennison Cox 1867 β...
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Samuel Sullivan "Sunset" Cox
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Born: September 30, 1824
Birthplace: Zanesville, Ohio
Father: Ezekiel Taylor Cox 1795 β 1873
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio)
Mother: Maria Matilda Sullivan 1801 β 1885
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio)
Wife: Julia Ann Buckingham 1829 β 1911
(Buried: GreenβWood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
Attended Ohio University
Attended Brown University
While at Brown University gave speeches against abolition of slaves
1846: Graduated from Brown University
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Zanesville, Ohio
1852: Author of A Buckeye Abroad
1853 β 1854: Owner and Editor of Columbus Statesman Newspaper
1855: Secretary to...
William Ruffin Cox
Born: March 11, 1832
Birth Place: Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina
Father: Thomas Cox 1792 β 1836
Mother: Olivia Norfleet 1800 β 1845
1st Wife: Penelope Bradford Battle 1830 β 1880
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)
2nd Wife: Frances Augusta Lyman 1849 β 1885
(Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland)
3rd Wife: Katherine Hamilton Cabell Claiborne 1854 β 1925
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Children:
James Battle Cox 1859 β 1860
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)
William Ruffin Cox Jr. 1862 β 1868
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)
Pierre Bayard Cox 1867 β 1892
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)
Major...
William Cole Cozzens Sr.
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Born: August 26, 1811
Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island
Father: Matthew Cozzens 1784 β 1870
Mother: Ann Nancy Cole 1784 β 1852
Wife: Martha Stanton Gould 1811 β 1896
(Buried: Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island)
Children:
James G. Cozzens 1836 β
Henry W. Cozzens 1838 β
Susan F. Cozzens 1841 β 1884
Hannah T. Cozzens 1844 β
William Cole Cozzens Jr. 1846 β
Political Party: Democratic Party
Occupation before War:
Successful Businessman in Newport, Rhode Island
President of Rhode Island Union Bank
1854 β 1855: Mayor of Newport, Rhode Island
Civil War Career:
Successful Businessman in Newport, Rhode Island
President of Rhode Island Union Bank
Rhode Island State Representative...
John Cradlebaugh
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Born: February 22, 1819
Birthplace: Circleville, Ohio
Father: Andrew Cradlebaugh 1797 β 1852
(Buried: Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio)
Mother: Margaret M. Martin Unknown β 1876
(Buried: Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio)
1st Wife: Polly βKateβ Geil 1814 β 1840
Married: 1834
2nd Wife: Angeline Ring 1821 β 1852
Married: October 8, 1844 in Fairfield County, Ohio
Children:
George Cradlebaugh 1845 β
Alice Mary Cradlebaugh 1847 β 1855
John H. Cradlebaugh 1850 β 1918
(Buried: City View Cemetery, Salem, Oregon)
Andrew Cradlebaugh Jr. 1852 β 1852
(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)
Political Party: Independent Party
Education:
Attended Kenyon College
Attended Oxford University in...
Aaron Harrison Cragin
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Born: February 3, 1821
Birthplace: Weston, Vermont
Father: Aaron Cragin 1796 β 1881
Mother: Sarah Whitney 1799 β 1865
Wife: Isabella T. Tuller 1827 β 1897
(Buried: School Street Cemetery, Lebanon, New Hampshire)
Children:
Henry Wilton Cragin 1849 β 1909
Political Party: American Party and Republican Party
Occupation before War:
1847 β 1855: Attorney in Lebanon, New Hampshire
1852 β 1855: New Hampshire State Representative
1855 β 1859: United States Congressman from New Hampshire
1855 β 1857: House Chairman of War Department Expenditures
1855 β 1857: Member of House Revolutionary Claims Committee
1859: New Hampshire State Representative
1859 β 1865: Attorney in Lebanon, New Hampshire...
James Craig
Born: February 28, 1818
Birthplace: Washington County, Pennsylvania
Father: James Craig 1792 β 1874
Mother: Margaret Slater 1793 β 1855
Wife: Helen Moots Pfouts 1825 β 1907
(Buried: Mount Mora Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Missouri)
Children:
Clara C. Craig Garth 1845 β 1912
(Buried: Mount Mora Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Missouri)
Colonel Louis Aleck Craig Sr. 1851 β 1904
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Saint Joseph, Missouri
Served in the Mexican β American War rising to Captain
1852 β 1856: Missouri State Attorney for twelfth Judicial Circuit
1856 β 1857: Missouri State Representative
1857 β 1861: United States Congressman from Missouri
Civil War Career...
Francis Burton Craige
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Born: March 13, 1811
Birthplace: Salisbury, North Carolina
Father: David Craige 1780 β
Mother: Mary Foster 1782 β
Wife: Elizabeth Phifer Erwin 1815 β 1881
(Buried: Old English Cemetery, Salisbury, North Carolina)
Married: September 15, 1836 in Burke County, North Carolina
Children:
Major James Alexander Craige 1841 β 1914
(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tennessee)
Kerr Craige 1843 β 1904
(Buried: Old English Cemetery, Salisbury, North Carolina)
Margaret Erwin Craige 1844 β 1845
(Buried: Old English Cemetery, Salisbury, North Carolina)
Francis Burton Craige Jr. 1846 β 1913
(Buried: Arlington Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Tennessee)
Mary Elizabeth Craige Young 1848 β 1916
(Buried: Oakwood...
George Henry Cram
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Born: January 22, 1838
Birthplace: Shamokin, Pennsylvania
Father: Jacob Kram 1790 β 1855
Mother: Susan Bush 1805 β 1890
Wife: Frances M. Dodge 1852 β 1933
(Buried: Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa)
Occupation before War:
Merchant before the War
Civil War Career:
1861 β 1862: Captain in 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862 β 1863: Lt. Colonel of 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky
Wounded during the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee
1863 β 1866: Colonel of 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiment
1863: Served in the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
1863: Wounded during the Battle of Missionary...
Henry Howland Crapo
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Born: May 24, 1804
Birthplace: Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Father: Jesse Crapo 1781 β 1831
(Buried: Crapo Family Cemetery, Dartmouth, Massachusetts)
Mother: Phebe Howland 1785 β 1870
(Buried: Crapo Family Cemetery, Dartmouth, Massachusetts)
Wife: Mary Ann Slocum 1805 β 1875
(Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Michigan)
Children:
Mary Ann Crapo Orrell 1827 β 1903
(Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Michigan)
US Congressman William Wallace Crapo 1830 β 1926
(Buried: Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Massachusetts)
Rebecca Folger Crapo Durant 1833 β 1924
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Rhoda Macomber Crapo Willson 1838 β 1907
(Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Michigan)
Lucy Anna Crapo Smith...
Marshall David Craton
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Born: May 21, 1829
Birthplace: Rutherford County, North Carolina
Father: Isaac Craton 1786 β 1831
(Buried: Rutherfordton City Cemetery, Rutherfordton, North Carolina)
Mother: Elizabeth Bessie
Wife: Sarah H. βSallyβ Stammire 1831 β 1855
Wife: Anna G. βAnnieβ Washington 1837 β 1895
Children:
Elizabeth βLizzieβ Craton 1853 β 1854
Sarah Miller βSallyβ Craton Hines 1859 β 1924
(Buried: Greenlawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Maryland)
Richard Washington Craton Sr. 1864 β 1943
Virginia Craton
Education:
Attended West Point Military Academy
Occupation before War:
Medical Doctor in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain of Company A, 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1861 β...
James Addison Cravens
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Born: November 4, 1818
Birthplace: Rockingham County, Virginia
Father: John Cravens 1796 β 1879
(Buried: Hardin Cemetery, Hardinsburg, Indiana)
Mother: Ann Newman 1794 β 1861
(Buried: CravensβShanksβGraves Cemetery, Salem, Indiana)
Wife: Susan E. Hardin 1823 β 1892
(Buried: Hardin Cemetery, Hardinsburg, Indiana)
Children:
Aaron Asbury Cravens 1844 β 1926
(Buried: Hardinsburg Cemetery, Hardinsburg, Indiana)
Benjamin H. Cravens 1848 β 1932
(Buried: Hardinsburg Cemetery, Hardinsburg, Indiana)
Virginia Ella "Jennie" Cravens Davis 1850 β 1938
(Buried: Hardinsburg Cemetery, Hardinsburg, Indiana)
John Robert Cravens 1853 β 1940
(Buried: Hardinsburg Cemetery, Hardinsburg, Indiana)
Ella Harriett...
Martin Jenkins Crawford
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Born: March 17, 1820
Birthplace: Jasper County, Georgia
Father: Hardy Crawford 1793 β 1839
(Buried: Crawford Cemetery, Harris County, Georgia)
Mother: Elizabeth R. Jenkins 1799 β 1857
(Buried: Crawford Cemetery, Harris County, Georgia)
1st Wife: Mary Craig Cook 1824 β 1841
(Buried: Waverly Hall Cemetery, Waverly Hall, Georgia)
Married: January 28, 1840 in Harris County, Georgia
2nd Wife: Amanda Reese 1825 β 1905
(Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia)
Married: December 29, 1852 in Harris County, Georgia
Children:
Osborne Craig Crawford β 1841
(Buried: Waverly Hall Cemetery, Waverly Hall, Georgia)
Clara Crawford 1843 β 1862
(Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia)
Reese Crawford...
Samuel Johnson Crawford
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Born: April 10, 1835
Birthplace: Lawrence County Indiana
Father: William Crawford 1780 β 1845
(Buried: Old Crawford Cemetery, Lawrence County, Indiana)
Mother: Jane Morrow 1793 β 1867
(Buried: Crossroads Baptist Church, Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
Wife: Isabel Marshall Chase 1848 β 1920
(Buried: Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Kansas)
Married: November 27, 1866
Children:
Florence Crawford Capper 1868 β 1926
(Buried: Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Kansas)
George Marshall Crawford Sr. 1872 β 1918
(Buried: Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Kansas)
Political Party: Republican Party
Education:
Graduated from Cincinnati College
Occupation before War:
1859 β 1861: Attorney in Garnett, Kansas
1859: Attended the...
Samuel Wylie Crawford
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Born: November 8, 1829
Birthplace: Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Father: Ebenezer Crawford 1789 β 1859
(Buried: Lowe Cemetery, Butler County, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Jeanette Johnson Grant 1789 β 1877
(Buried: Emlenton Cemetery, Emlenton, Pennsylvania)
Education:
1846: Graduated from University of Pennsylvania
1850: Graduated from University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Occupation before War:
1851 β 1861: Assistant Surgeon in United States Army
Civil War Career:
1861: Surgeon at Fort Sumter during the bombardment
1861: Major of United States Army 13th Infantry Regiment
1861: Assistant Inspector General, Department of the Ohio
1862 β 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1862...
William Burton Creasman
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Born: 1825
Birthplace: Yancey County, North Carolina
Father: Joseph Creasman 1798 -
Mother: Martha
Wife: Joyce Caroline Wheeler 1829 β 1901
Children:
Martha R. Creasman
John Henry Creasman
Absalom P. Creasman 1851 -
Althea Jane Creasman Ownbey 1852 β 1935
(Buried: Riverview Church Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina)
Harriet S. Creasman 1855 β 1856
Manley Atkinson Creasman 1856 β 1928
(Buried: Green Hills Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina)
Mary Lucinda Creasman 1858 -
Willie Hardy Creasman Williams 1861 β 1948
(Buried: Morgan Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Weaverville, North Carolina)
Julia C. Creasman 1863 β 1864
Louisa Creasman 1868 -
Alice Burton Creasman Nelson 1869 β 1953...
John Andrew Jackson Creswell
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Born: November 18, 1828
Birthplace: Creswell's Ferry, Maryland
Father: John G. Creswell 1785 β 1831
(Buried: Hopewell United Methodist, Woodlawn, Maryland)
Mother: Rebecca Eliza Webb 1805 β 1889
(Buried: Hopewell United Methodist, Woodlawn, Maryland)
Wife: Hannah J. Richardson 1836 β 1919
(Buried: Elkton Presbyterian Cemetery, Elkton, Maryland)
Children: None
Political Party: Whig Party, Democratic Party, Republican Party
Education:
1848: Graduated from Dickinson College
Occupation before War:
1850 β 1863: Attorney in Elkton, Maryland
1850: Unsuccessful Candidate to Maryland Reform Convention
1856: Maryland Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
Civil War Career:
1861...
John Woodland Crisfield Sr.
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Born: November 8, 1806
Birthplace: Galena, Maryland
Father: Arthur Crisfield 1768 β 1824
Mother: Elizabeth Woodland 1784 β 1841
1st Wife: Ellen R. Johnston 1811 β 1835
(Buried: Manokin Presbyterian Church, Princess Anne, Maryland)
2nd Wife: Julia Ethelinde Page 1809 β 1841
(Buried: Manokin Presbyterian Church, Princess Anne, Maryland)
3rd Wife: Mary Wilson Handy 1822 β 1902
(Buried: Manokin Presbyterian Church, Princess Anne, Maryland)
Children:
Arthur Crisfield 1839 β 1925
(Buried: Chester Cemetery, Chestertown, Maryland)
Julia Ethelinde Crisfield 1846 β 1865
(Buried: Manokin Presbyterian Church, Princess Anne, Maryland)
Woodland Crisfield 1848 β 1859
(Buried: Manokin Presbyterian...
Charles Frederick Crisp
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Born: January 29, 1845
Birthplace: Sheffield, England
Father: William Henry Crisp 1817 β 1874
(Buried: Pioneer Cemetery, Dallas, Texas)
Mother: Eliza Tyrer 1817 β 1873
(Buried: First Street Cemetery, Waco, Texas)
Wife: Clara Belle Burton 1848 β 1907
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus, Georgia)
Married: 1867 in Ellaville, Georgia
Children:
Leila Crisp Davenport 1868 β 1955
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus, Georgia)
Charles Robert Crisp 1870 β 1937
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus, Georgia)
Clara Belle Crisp 1872 β 1872
(Buried: Ellaville City Cemetery, Ellaville, Georgia)
Walter Crisp 1874 β 1891
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus, Georgia)
Mattie B. Crisp 1876 β...
Silas Crispin
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Born: September 9, 1828
Birthplace: Holmesburg, Pennsylvania
Father: Benjamin Crispin 1792 β 1864
(Buried: Emanuel Resurrection Episcopal Church, Holmesburg, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Maria Foster 1796 β 1882
(Buried: Emanuel Resurrection Episcopal Church, Holmesburg, Pennsylvania)
Wife: None
Education:
1850: Graduated from West Point Military Academy β (3rd in class)
Occupation before War:
1850 β 1851: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Ordnance
1850 β 1852: Assistant at Watervilet Arsenal in New York
1851 β 1854: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Ordnance
1852 β 1854: Assistant at Washington, D.C. Arsenal
1854 β 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, Ordnance
1854 β 1859: Assistant at Allegheny Arsenal in...
George Bibb Crittenden
Born: March 20, 1812
Birth Place: Russellville, Kentucky
Father: U.S. Senator John Jordan Crittenden 1787 β 1863
(Buried: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky)
Mother: Sarah O. Lee 1787 β 1824
(Buried: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky)
Education:
1832: Graduated from West Point Military Academy β (26th in class)
Attended Transylvania University
Occupation before War:
1832 β 1833: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Infantry Regiment
1832: Served in the Black Hawk Expedition
1833: Garrison Duty at Augusta Arsenal in Augusta, Georgia
1833: Garrison Duty at Fort Mitchell, Alabama
1833: Resigned from United States Army on April 30th
1837 β 1842: Attorney in the State of Kentucky
1842 β...
Thomas Leonidas Crittenden
Born: May 15, 1819
Birthplace: Russellville, Kentucky
Father: U.S. Senator John Jordan Crittenden Jr. 1787 β 1863
(Buried: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky)
Mother: Sarah O. Lee 1787 β 1824
(Buried: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky)
Wife: Catherine Lucy βKittyβ Todd 1822 β 1895
(Buried: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky)
Brother: CSA Major General George Bibb Crittenden 1812 β 1880
(Buried: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky)
Children:
Annie Crittenden
(Buried: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky)
Maria Innes Crittenden
(Buried: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky)
Lt. John Jordan Crittenden III 1854 β 1876
(Buried: Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Montana)...
Thomas Turpin Crittenden Jr.
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Born: October 16, 1825
Birthplace: Huntsville, Alabama
Father: Thomas Turpin Crittenden Sr. 1788 β 1832
Mother: Mary Wilson Parker 1792 β 1869
Wife: Elizabeth Baldwin 1833 β 1905
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Children:
Howard Baldwin Crittenden 1853 β 1932
(Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, San Diego, California)
Lucy Lorena Crittenden Ackerman 1855 β 1930
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Education:
Graduated from Transylvania University
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Hannibal, Missouri
2nd Lt. in Missouri Volunteer Battalion, in Mexican-American War
Attorney in Madison, Indiana
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain in 6th Indiana...
Marcellus Monroe Crocker
Born: February 6, 1830
Birthplace: Franklin, Indiana
Father: James Gore Crocker 1807 β 1849
Mother: Jane Woollard 1811 β 1861
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa)
1st Wife: Harriet R. Pinkerton 1831 β 1853
(Buried: Sigourney East Cemetery, Sigourney, Iowa)
2nd Wife: Charlotte D. OβNeill 1831 β 1923
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa)
Children:
Kitty Crocker
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa)
Tommy Crocker
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa)
Adda Crocker 1852 β 1868
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa)
Frank Crocker 1858 β 1918
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa)
Mary Marcellus Crocker Duncan 1861 β 1951
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines...
John Watkins Crockett Jr.
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Born: May 17, 1818
Birthplace: Jessamine County, Kentucky
Father: John Watkins Crockett Sr. 1790 β 1852
Mother: Louisa Ann Bullock 1790 β 1840
Grandfather: Colonel Joseph Crockett 1742 β 1829
Wife: Louisa M. Ingram 1828 β 1870
(Buried: Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Kentucky)
Children:
Wyatt Ingram Crockett 1856 β 1936
(Buried: Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Kentucky)
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Paducah, Kentucky
Attorney in Henderson, Kentucky
Civil War Career:
1861: Member of Kentucky Sovereignty Convention in Russellville
1862 β 1864: Confederate States Congressman from Kentucky
1862 β 1864: Member of House Elections Committee
1862 β 1864: had a low opinion of the...
James Cromwell:
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Born: January 4, 1840
Birthplace: Cornwall, Orange County, New York
Father: David Cromwell 1794 β 1857
Mother: Rebecca Bowman 1798 β 1886
Wife: Anna W. Barton 1840 β 1901
Married: October 24, 1862, Troy New York
Children:
Louise Barton Cromwell 1863 β 1916
Civil War Career:
1861: Member of Governor of New York's enlistment committee
1861 β 1862: Captain Company D 7th New York Cavalry Regiment
1862: Mustered out of service in Washington D.C. on March 31st
1862: Captain Company C 124th New York Infantry Regiment
1862 β 1863: Major of 124th New York Infantry Regiment
1863: Acting regimental commander at Battle of Gettysburg
1863: Killed on the 2nd day of the Battle of Gettysburg Pennsylvania
Died: July...
George Crook
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Born: September 8, 1828
Birthplace: Taylorsville, Ohio
Father: Thomas Crook 1788 β 1875
(Buried: Bethel Cemetery, Phoneton, Ohio)
Mother: Elizabeth Matthews 1787 β 1844
(Buried: Bethel Cemetery, Phoneton, Ohio)
Wife: Mary Tapscott Dailey 1842 β 1895
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Education:
1852: Graduated from West Point Military Academy β (38th in class)
Occupation before War:
1852 β 1853: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Infantry Regiment
1852: Garrison Duty at Fort Columbus, New York
1852: Frontier Duty at Benicia California
1853: Frontier Duty at Fort Humboldt, California
1853 β 1856: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Infantry Regiment
1853 β 1855: Frontier...
Peirce Crosby Sr.
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Born: January 16, 1824
Birthplace: Upper Chichester Township, Pennsylvania
Father: John Pierce Crosby 1795 β 1828
Mother: Catherine Ann Beale 1794 β
1st Wife: Matilda Kinney Stribling Bowyer 1829 β 1853
(Buried: Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia)
2nd Wife: Julia Wells 1838 β 1866
(Buried: Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
3rd Wife: Miriam Gratz 1844 β 1878
(Buried: The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky)
4th Wife: Louise Catharine Audenreid 1848 β 1918
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Children:
Anna Boswell Gratz Crosby Bryant 1871 β 1953
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Missouri)
Benjamin Gratz Crosby 1872 β 1944
(Buried: The...
Edward Ephraim Cross
Born: April 22, 1832
Birthplace: Lancaster, New Hampshire
Father: Colonel Ephraim Cross 1795 β 1876
(Buried: Wilder Cemetery, Lancaster, New Hampshire)
Mother: Abigail C. Everett β 1884
(Buried: Wilder Cemetery, Lancaster, New Hampshire)
Occupation before War:
Writer for Coos Democrat Newspaper
Printer for Cincinnati Times Newspaper
Washington Correspondent for Cincinnati Times Newspaper
Supporter and Campaigner for Know β Nothing political party
Newspaper Article Writer for New York Herald Newspaper
Member of Santa Rita Silver Mining Company
Investor of Mines in Arizona Territory
Founder and Owner of Weekly Arizonian Newspaper
Scout for United States Army during the Apache Expeditions
1860...
John Thomas Croxton
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Born: November 20, 1836
Birthplace: Paris, Kentucky
Father: Henry Croxton 1807 β 1868
(Buried: Paris Cemetery, Paris, Kentucky)
Mother: Ann Kennedy Redmon 1816 β 1878
(Buried: Paris Cemetery, Paris, Kentucky)
Wife: Caroline βCarrieβ Rogers 1833 β 1882
(Buried: Paris Cemetery, Paris, Kentucky)
Education:
1857: Graduated from Yale University
Occupation before War:
1858: Taught Law Courses at School in Mississippi
1859 β 1861: Attorney in Paris, Kentucky
1860 β 1865: Supporter of Emancipation of Slaves
Civil War Career:
1861 β 1862: Lt. Colonel of 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky
1862 β 1864: Colonel of 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry...
Charles Cruft
Born: January 12, 1826
Birthplace: Terre Haute, Indiana
Father: John Foster Cruft 1800 β 1862
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana)
Mother: Elizabeth Armstrong 1805 β 1852
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana)
Occupation before War:
Bank Clerk in Terre Haute, Indiana
1855 β 1858: President St. Louis, Alton, and Terre Haute Railroad
1861 β 1872: Publisher of Wabash Express Newspaper
1861 β 1881: Attorney in Terre Haute, Indiana
Civil War Career:
1861: Witnessed the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia as Civilian
1861 β 1862: Colonel of 31st Indiana Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded in head, shoulder and left thigh Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862: Led his regiment in the...
Marcus Henderson Cruikshank:
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Born: December 12, 1826
Birthplace: Autauga County Alabama
Father: George Patterson Cruikshank 1793 β 1830
Mother: Lovedy Campbell McNeill 1804 β 1881
Wife: Matilda Washington Chrisman 1828 β 1912
Children:
Margaret Cruikshank Stone 1856 β 1909
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery Talladega Alabama)
George Marcus Cruikshank 1857 β 1936
(Buried: Grand Bay Cemetery Grand Bay Alabama)
Anna Cruikshank Gist 1863 β 1908
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery Talladega Alabama)
Political Party: Peace Party
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Talladega Alabama and law partner of Lewis E. Parsons
Owner of small farm in Talladega Alabama
Register in chancery in Talladega Alabama
Half Owner of Alabama Reporter Newspaper...
Jacob C. Culbertson
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Born: November 26, 1828
Birthplace: Campbell County, Kentucky
Father: James Culbertson 1781 β 1834
(Buried: Culbertson Cemetery, Taylor Mill, Kentucky)
Mother: Elizabeth Youtsey 1791 β 1869
(Buried: Culbertson Cemetery, Taylor Mill, Kentucky)
Wife: None
Education:
1850: Graduated from West Point Military Academy β (7th in class)
Occupation before War:
1850: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Artillery
1850: Garrison Duty at Key West, Florida
1850 β 1856: 2nd Lt. United States Army 4th Artillery
1850 β 1851: Garrison Duty at Fort Hamilton, New York
1851 β 1852: Garrison Duty at Fort Columbus, New York
1852 β 1856: Garrison Duty at Fort Mackinac, Michigan
1856 β 1857: 1st Lt. United States...
Shelby Moore Cullom Sr.
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Born: November 22, 1829
Birthplace: Monticello, Kentucky
Father: Richard Northcraft Cullom 1795 β 1872
(Buried: Old Washington Cemetery, Washington, Illinois)
Mother: Elizabeth G. "Betsey" Coffey 1797 β 1868
(Buried: Old Washington Cemetery, Washington, Illinois)
1st Wife: Hannah M. Fisher 1831 β 1861
(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois)
2nd Wife: Julia Fisher 1835 β 1909
(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois)
Children:
Infant Cullom
(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois)
Richard N. Cullom
(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois)
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cullom Unknown β 1871
(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois)
Ella Cullom...
George Washington Cullum
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Born: February 25, 1809
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Father: Arthur Cullum 1780 β 1829
Mother: Harriet Sturges 1781 β 1862
(Buried: Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pennsylvania)
Wife: Elizabeth Hamilton 1831 β 1884
(Buried: Green β Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Education:
1833: Graduated from West Point Military Academy β (3rd in class)
Occupation before War:
1833 β 1836: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army Corps of Engineers
1833 β 1834: Assistant Engineer, Construction of Fort Adams
1836 β 1838: 2nd Lt. United States Army Corps of Engineers
1838 β 1861: Captain, United States Army Corps of Engineers
1846 β 1847: Served at West Point as Superintendent Engineer
1852 β 1855...
Charles Vernon Culver
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Born: September 6, 1830
Birthplace: Logan, Ohio
Father: Reuben Culver 1798 β 1861
Mother: Hannah Dillon Brooke 1804 β 1862
Wife: Mary E. Austin 1834 β 1899
(Buried: Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Pennsylvania)
Children:
Clement Austin Culver 1857 β 1858
Political Party: Republican Party
Education:
Attended Ohio Wesleyan University
Occupation before War:
Mercantile Businessman in Reno, Pennsylvania
Senior Member of Culver, Penn, and Company Bankers
Oil Developer in Venango County, Pennsylvania
Helped Establish thirteen banks in throughout the East
Builder of a Railroad from Reno to Pithole
Civil War Career:
Oil Developer in Venango County, Pennsylvania
Helped Establish thirteen banks...
Alfred Cumming
Born: January 30, 1829
Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia
Father: Henry Harford Cumming 1799 β 1866
(Buried: Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)
Mother: Julia Ann Bryan 1803 β 1879
(Buried: Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)
Wife: Sarah M. Davis β 1910
(Buried: Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)
Children:
Carrie Cumming β 1904
(Buried: Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)
Julien Davis Cumming β 1955
(Buried: Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Georgia)
Henry Harford Cumming 1875 β 1896
(Buried: Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)
Education:
1849: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (35th in class)
Occupation before War:
1849 β 1850: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 8th Infantry Regiment
1850...
John B. Cumming
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Born: 1823
Birthplace: Georgia
Father: William Cumming
Wife: Sarah A. Cook 1832 β 1911
(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia)
Occupation before War:
Town Marshal for the City of Macon Georgia
Served in the Mexican β American War rising to the rank of Sgt.
Served in the Georgia State Militia
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain of Company A, 20th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1861 β 1862: Lt. Colonel of 20th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1862 β 1863: Colonel of 20th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1863: Resigned from Army due to atrophy of his left leg
1864 β 1865: Colonel of 5th Georgia Reserves Regiment
1865: Paroled in Macon, Georgia
Occupation after War:
Police Chief for the City of Macon, Georgia...
Kate Cumming
From A to Z - Women
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Kate Cumming was a Confederate Civil War nurse. Cumming remained a nurse throughout the duration of the war, rare for most servicewomen, urged on by her strong sense of patriotism.
Born: 1836
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Father: David Cumming 1799 β 1874
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery Mobile Alabama)
Mother: Janet βJessieβ Wood 1796 β 1872
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery Mobile Alabama)
About:
She didnβt support Secession
Blamed the war on President Abraham Lincoln
1861: Helped collect supplies and distribute to Sick
1862: Nursed the Wounded Soldiers at the Battle of Shiloh
1862: Nurse in Corinth, Okolona and Chattanooga
1863: listed all the Confederate Soldiers buried in Chattanooga...
Arthur Campbell Cummings
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Born: October 1, 1822
Birthplace: Abingdon, Virginia
Father: James Cummings 1773 β 1840
(Buried: Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Virginia)
Mother: Mary Campbell 1783 β 1829
(Buried: Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Virginia)
Wife: Elizabeth Preston 1824 β 1896
(Buried: Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Virginia)
Children:
John Montgomery Preston Cummings 1856 β 1876
(Buried: Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Virginia)
Education:
1844: Graduated from Virginia Military Institute
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Washington County, Virginia
Served in the Mexican War rising to rank of Brevet Major
Served in the Virginia State Militia, rising to rank of Colonel
Civil War Career...
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