Spartan David Goodlett
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Born: April 20, 1831
Birthplace: Greenville, South Carolina
Father: Major Spartan Goodlett 1787 β 1854
(Buried: Springwood Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina)
Mother: Martha N. Hopson 1794 β 1832
(Buried: Springwood Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina)
Wife: Mary Lyles 1839 β 1876
(Buried: Springwood Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina)
Children:
Florence Lyles βFloyβ Goodlett Cunningham 1860 β 1926
(Buried: Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Greer, South Carolina)
Spartan David Goodlett Jr. 1862 β 1914
(Buried: Monticello Cemetery, Fairfield County, South Carolina)
Occupation before War:
Editor of Greenville Patriot Newspaper
Attorney in Greenville, South Carolina
Civil War Career...
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John Noble Goodwin
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Born: October 18, 1824
Birthplace: South Berwick, Maine
Father: John Goodwin 1796 β 1847
Mother: Mary Noble 1798 β 1879
Wife: Susan Howard Robinson 1836 β 1923
(Buried: Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine)
Children:
Susan Goodwin 1858 β 1924
Richard Emery Goodwin 1861 β 1942
Howard Robinson Goodwin 1863 β 1948
Political Party: Republican Party
Education:
1844: Graduated from Dartmouth College
Occupation before War:
Attorney in South Berwick, Maine
1854: Maine State Senator
Civil War Career:
1861 β 1863: United States Congressman from Maine
1861 β 1863: Member of House Invalid Pensions Committee
1861 β 1863: Member of House Militia Committee
1863 β 1866: Governor of Arizona...
Artemas Darby Goodwyn
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Born: December 10, 1827
Birthplace: Saint Matthews, South Carolina
Father: Dr. Thomas Jefferson Goodwyn 1800 β 1878
(Buried: Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Columbia, South Carolina)
Mother: Eliza Elliott Darby 1807 β 1882
(Buried: Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Columbia, South Carolina)
Wife: Sarah Ciples Niles 1830 β 1908
(Buried: Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Columbia, South Carolina)
Married: 1848 in Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Children:
Elizabeth Reese Goodwyn Legare 1849 β 1929
(Buried: Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Columbia, South Carolina)
Occupation before War:
Planter and Politician in Columbia, South Carolina
Civil War Career:
1861 β 1863: Lt. Colonel of 2nd South Carolina...
Charles Goodyear
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Born: April 26, 1804
Birthplace: Cobleskill, New York
Father: Jared Goodyear 1767 β 1843
Mother: Beda Ives 1770 β 1857
Wife: Charlotte Seitz Gebhard 1815 β 1887
Children:
George Gebhard Goodyear 1834 β 1919
(Buried: Maplewood Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia)
Charles A. Goodyear 1836 β 1899
Mary Goodyear 1843 β
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
1842: Graduated from Union College
Occupation before War:
1826 β 1838: Attorney in Schoharie, New York
1838 β 1847: Judge of Schoharie County, New York
1840: Member of New York State Assembly
1845 β 1847: United States Congressman from New York
1845 β 1847: Member of House Invalid Pensions Committee
1847 β 1852: Attorney in...
Frances Rebecca βFannyβ Haralson Gordon
From A to Z - Women
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Born: September 18, 1837
Birthplace: LaGrange, Georgia
Father: U.S. Congressman Hugh Anderson Haralson 1805 β 1854
(Buried: Hillview Cemetery, LaGrange, Georgia)
Mother: Caroline Matilda Lewis 1808 β 1858
Husband: Major General John Brown Gordon 1832 β 1904
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)
Married: September 18, 1854 at Myrtle Hill in Troup County, Georgia
Children:
Hugh Haralson Gordon 1855 β 1937
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)
Major Frank Gordon 1858 β 1907
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
John Brown Gordon Jr. 1865 β 1884
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)
Frances Gordon Smith 1868 β 1951
(Buried...
George Henry Gordon
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Born: July 19, 1823
Birthplace: Charlestown, Massachusetts
Father: Robert Gordon
Mother: Elizabeth S. Carlisle 1791 β 1882
(Buried: Edgell Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum, Framingham, Massachusetts)
Wife: Maria Elizabeth Scott 1833 β 1914
(Buried: Edgell Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum, Framingham, Massachusetts)
Education:
1846: Graduated from West Point Military Academy β (43rd in class)
Occupation before War:
1846 β 1848: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles
1846: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1847: Served in the Siege of Vera Cruz, Mexico
1847: Wounded in the Battle of Cerro Gordo, Mexico
1847: Brevetted 1st Lt. for Gallantry at Battle of Cerro Gordo, Mexico...
George Washington Gordon
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Born: October 5, 1836
Birth Place: Pulaski, Tennessee
Father: Andrew Gordon 1802 β 1889
(Buried: Garden Cemetery, Hare, Texas)
Mother: Eliza Kerr Goff 1801 β 1872
(Buried: Garden Cemetery, Hare, Texas)
1st Wife: Ora Paine 1858 β 1876 (Married: 1876)
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)
2nd Wife: Mary Harbor Hannah 1861 β 1928 (Married: 1899)
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)
Education:
1859: Graduated from Western Military Institute
Occupation before War:
1859 β 1861: Civil Engineer in Nashville, Tennessee
Civil War Career:
1862 β 1864: Colonel of 11th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded & Captured in thigh during Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1862 β...
James Byron Gordon
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Born: November 2, 1822
Birthplace: Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Father: Major Nathaniel Gordon 1784 β 1829
(Buried: Saint Paulβs Episcopal, Wilkesboro, North Carolina)
Mother: Sarah Gwyn 1798 β 1889
(Buried: Saint Paulβs Episcopal, Wilkesboro, North Carolina)
Education:
Attended Emory and Henry College
Occupation before War:
Mercantile Businessman in Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Supervised the farm her inherited from his father
1850: North Carolina State Representative
Civil War Career:
1861: Enlisted as a Private in Wilkes Valley Guards
1861: 1st Lt. Company B 1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1861 β 1863: Major of 1st North Carolina Cavalry Regiment
1861: Served in the Battle of Vienna...
John Brown Gordon
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Born: February 6, 1832
Birthplace: Upson County, Georgia
Father: Rev Zachariah Herndon Gordon 1796 -
(Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia)
Mother: Malinda Cox 1805 β 1867
(Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia)
Wife: Fannie Rebecca Haralson 1837 β 1931
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)
Married: September 18, 1854, at Myrtle Hill, near La Grange, Georgia
Children:
Hugh Haralson Gordon 1855 - 1937
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)
Frank Gordon 1858 β 1907
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
John Brown Gordon Jr. 1865 - 1884
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)
Frances βFannieβ Haralson Gordon Smith 1868 β 1951
(Buried: Dublin Town Cemetery...
Thomas Jewett Goree
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Born: November 14, 1835
Birthplace: Marion, Alabama
Father: Dr. Langston J. Goree 1793 β 1853
(Buried: Midway Cemetery, Midway, Texas)
Mother: Sarah Williams Kittrell 1807 β 1903
(Buried: Midway Cemetery, Midway, Texas)
Wife: Elizabeth βElizaβ Thomas Nolley 1845 β 1929
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Texas)
Children:
Susan Hayes βSueβ Goree Thomason 1871 β 1964
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Texas)
Herbert Thomas Goree 1874 β 1890
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Texas)
Robert Edwin Goree 1877 β 1953
(Buried: Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Aberdeen, Mississippi)
Education:
Attended Howard College
Graduated from Texas Educational School Law School
Occupation before War...
Josiah Gorgas
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Born: July 1, 1818
Birthplace: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Father: Joseph Gorgas 1770 β 1841
(Buried: Center Church of the Brethern Cemetery, Louisville, Ohio)
Mother: Sophia Atkinson 1778 β 1849
(Buried: Massillon City Cemetery, Massillon, Ohio)
Wife: Amelia Ross Gayle 1826 β 1913
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Married: December 29, 1853 in Toulminville, Alabama
Children:
Major General William Crawford Gorgas 1854 β 1920
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Jessie Gorgas 1856 β 1925
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Mary Gayle Gorgas 1857 β 1944
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Minnie Gorgas Palfrey 1859 β 1953
(Buried...
Willis Arnold Gorman
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Born: January 12, 1816
Birthplace: Flemingsburg, Kentucky
Father: David Gorman 1780 β 1833
Mother: Elizabeth McCart 1790 β 1832
Wife: Emily Newington 1827 β 1879
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota)
Children:
Judge Ellis Stone Gorman 1845 β 1892
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota)
Education:
1845: Graduated from Indiana University Law School
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Bloomington, Indiana
1837 β 1838: Clerk of Indiana State Senate
1841 β 1844: Indiana State Representative
Served in the Mexican β American War rising to Colonel
1849 β 1853: U.S. Congressman from Indiana
1853 β 1857: Governor of Minnesota Territory
1857: Delegate to Minnesota State...
Daniel Chevillette Govan
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Born: July 4, 1829
Birth Place: Northampton County North Carolina
Father: Andrew Robison Govan 1794 β 1841
(Buried: Govan Family Cemetery, Hudsonville, Mississippi)
Mother: Mary Pugh Jones 1802 β 1888
(Buried: Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Mississippi)
Wife: Mary Fogg Otey 1832 β 1897
(Buried: Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Washington)
Children:
Benjamin McCullogh Govan 1854 β 1943
(Buried: Cedar Heights Cemetery, Marianna, Arkansas)
Eliza Pannill Govan 1856 β 1863
James Hervey Govan 1857 β 1863
Julia Govan 1862 β
Donna Govan 1862 β
Louisa Govan 1862 β
Danica Govan 1863 β
Henrietta Govan 1869 β
Daniel Chevillette Govan Jr. 1870 β
William Mercer Govan 1872 β 1872
Helen F. Govan...
Jesse Augustus Gove was born on December 5, 1824, in Weare, New Hampshire, to Squier Gove and Dolly Atwood, both of whom are buried in Hillside Cemetery in their hometown. Raised in rural New England, he later attended Norwich Military Academy, an institution known for producing disciplined military leaders. In 1852, he married Maria Louisa Sherburne, who would survive him by many years and is interred in Blossom Hill Cemetery in Concord, New Hampshire. Together they had two children: Charles Augustus Gove, who went on to become a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, and Jessie Ridgely Gove Killeen, both of whom are buried beside family members in their respective cemeteries.
Before the Civil War, Gove led a varied and active...
William βBattling Billieβ Grace
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Born: 1830
Birthplace: Ireland
Occupation before War:
Contractor for Nashville & Northwestern Railroad Company
Civil War Career:
1861 β 1862: Captain of Company B, 10th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1862: Major of 10th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1862: Prisoner of war at Fort Donelson, Tennessee
1862 β 1863: Lt. Colonel of 10th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1863 β 1864: Colonel of 10th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1864: Mortally wounded during the Battle of Jonesboro, Georgia
Died: September 1, 1864
Place of Death: Jonesboro, Georgia
Cause of Death: Gun Shots to the Stomach
Age at time of Death: 33 or 34 years old
Burial Place: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee
Archibald Gracie III
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Born: December 1, 1832
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Father: Archibald Gracie Jr. 1795 β 1865
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Mother: Elizabeth Davidson Bethune 1806 β 1864
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Wife: Josephine Mayo 1842 β 1901
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Children:
Archibald Gracie IV 1858 β 1912
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Adeline Gracie 1864 β 1948
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Education:
Attended University of Heidelberg in Germany
1854: Graduated from West Point Military Academy β (14th in class)
Occupation before War:
1854 β 1855: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army Infantry
1855 β 1856: 2nd Lt...
Charles Kinnaird Graham
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Born: June 3, 1824
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Wife: Mary 1836 β 1888
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Occupation before War:
1841 β 1848: Midshipman in United States Navy
Construction Engineer for Brooklyn, New York Navy Yard
Served in New York State Militia rising to the rank of Colonel
Civil War Career:
1861 β 1862: Colonel of 74th New York Infantry Regiment
1862: Resigned as Colonel on April 10th
1862: Colonel of 74th New York Infantry Regiment
1862: Served with his regiment during the Peninsula Campaign
1862 β 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1863: Served in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
1863: Wounded in the hip and Shoulders at...
Elizabeth Jennings Graham
In 1854, Elizabeth Jennings, an african-american teacher, insisted on her right to ride on a segregated New York City streetcar run by a private company. She was thrown off. A jury agreed she had that right in 1855, and it slowly led to the desegregation of New York City streetcars and other transit systems by 1865.
Born: March 1827
(Born as a Free African American)
Birthplace: New York State
Father: Thomas L. Jennings 1791-1856
Mother: Elizabeth Jennings 1798-1873
Husband: Charles Graham 1830β1867
(Buried: Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Married: June 18, 1860 in Manhattan, New York
Children:
Thomas J. Graham 1862-1863
(Buried: Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Antebellum...
Lawrence Pike Graham
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Born: January 8, 1815
Birthplace: Amelia County, Virginia
Father: William Graham 1757 β 1845
Mother: Ann Hartley 1768 β 1851
Wife: Julia Hutchinson 1815 β 1903
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Children:
Lt. James Duncan Graham 1843 β 1868
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Charles McDougall Graham 1850 β 1865
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Occupation before War:
2nd Lt. United States Army Dragoons
Served in the Seminole War in Florida
1st Lt. United States Army Dragoons
Captain United States Army Dragoons
Won Brevet in the Mexican β American War
1858 β 1864: Major United States Army Dragoons
Civil War Career...
Malcolm Daniel Graham
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Born: July 6, 1827
Birthplace: Autauga County, Alabama
Father: John Graham 1793 β 1865
(Buried: Graham β Hall Cemetery, Henderson, Texas)
Mother: Jeanette Smith 1798 β 1850
1st Wife: Amelia Cunningham Ready 1831 β 1859
(Buried: Graham β Hall Cemetery, Henderson, Texas)
2nd Wife: Sarah Cornelia Bethea 1835 β 1905
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama)
Children:
Edward A. Graham 1852 β 1904
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama)
Jeanette Graham 1855 β Unknown
(Buried: Graham β Hall Cemetery, Henderson, Texas)
Eliza Hall Graham 1857 β Unknown
(Buried: Graham β Hall Cemetery, Henderson, Texas)
Mary Palmer Graham Phelan 1857 β 1907
(Buried: Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)...
William Alexander Graham Sr.
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Born: September 5, 1804
Birthplace: Vesuvius Furnace near Lincolnton, North Carolina
Father: Major General Joseph Graham 1759 β 1836
(Buried: Machpelah Presbyterian Church, Lincolnton, North Carolina)
Mother: Isabella Davidson 1764 β 1808
(Buried: Machpelah Presbyterian Church, Lincolnton, North Carolina)
Wife: Susannah Sarah βSusanβ Washington 1816 β 1890
(Buried:Hillsborough Old Town Cemetery, Hillsborough, North Carolina)
Children:
CS Surgeon Dr. Joseph Graham 1837 β 1907
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina)
Major John Washington Graham 1838 β 1928
(Buried: Saint Matthews Episcopal, Hillsborough, North Carolina)
Major William Alexander Graham Jr. 1839 β 1923
(Buried...
Hiram Bronson Granbury
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Born: March 1, 1831
Birth Place: Copiah County, Mississippi
Father: Norvell R. Granbury 1805 β 1850
Mother: Nancy McLaurin 1809 β 1850
Wife: Fannie Sims Granbury 1838 β 1863
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama)
Education:
Attended Oakland College
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Waco, Texas
Chief Justice of McLennan County, Texas
1856 β 1858: Chairman of McLennan County, Board of Supervisors
Civil War Career:
1861 β 1862: Major of 7th Texas Infantry Regiment
1862: Captured and Imprisoned at Fort Warren Boston Massachusetts
1862 β 1864: Colonel of 7th Texas Infantry Regiment
1863: Wounded during the Battle of Chickamuga
1864: Brigadier General of Confederate Infantry Regiment...
Bradley Francis Granger
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Born: March 12, 1825
Birthplace: Lowville, New York
Father: Moses Granger 1794 β 1861
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Michigan)
Mother: Mahala Barker 1791 β 1852
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Michigan)
Wife: Susan A. Delamater 1827 β 1913
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Children:
Frances Granger 1850 β 1850
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Mary Jane Granger Thacker 1854 β 1889
(Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Texas)
Howard Granger 1856 β 1887
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Ross Granger 1859 β 1926
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Sheldon Francis Granger 1865 β 1925
(Buried: Highland...
Gordon Granger
Born: November 6, 1821
Birthplace: Joy Wayne County, New York
Father: Gaius Granger 1797 β 1863
(Buried: Cambria Cemetery No. 1, Cambria, Michigan)
Mother: Catherine Taylor 1800 β 1825
(Buried: Johnson Burial Ground, Wayne County, New York)
Wife: Maria H. Letcher 1842 β 1887
(Buried: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky)
Children:
Gordon Ellen Granger
(Buried: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky)
Education:
1845: Graduated from West Point Military Academy β (35th in class)
Occupation before War:
1845 β 1846: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Infantry Regt.
1846 β 1847: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles Regt.
1847 β 1852: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles Regiment...
Robert Seaman Granger
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Born: May 24, 1816
Birthplace: Zanesville, Ohio
Father: Ebenezer Granger 1781 β 1822
Mother: Eliza Seaman 1795 β
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio)
Wife: Anna Elizabeth Turner 1828 β 1895
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio)
Education:,
1838: Graduated from West Point Military Academy β (28th in class)
Occupation before War:
1838 β 1839: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Infantry Regiment
1838 β 1840: Served in the Seminole War in Florida
1839 β 1847: 1st Lt. United States Army, 1st Infantry Regiment
1840: Recruiter for United States Army
1841 β 1843: Frontier Duty at Fort Snelling, Minnesota
1843: Frontier Duty at Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin
1843 β 1844: Assistant...
Alexander Grant Jr.
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Born: July 11, 1825
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
Father: Alexander Grant 1796 β 1868
Mother: Catherine Knab 1797 β 1839
1st Wife: Olympe Clementine Grass 1827 β 1872
(Buried: Saint Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Florida)
Married: 1848
2nd Wife: Mary Ann Croxton 1839 β 1931
(Buried: Paris Cemetery, Paris, Kentucky)
Married: 1877
Children:
Catherine Clemence "Kate" Grant Sullivan 1851 β 1937
(Buried: Saint Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Florida)
Alexandre Alcee Grant 1854 β 1864
(Buried: Saint Louis No. 1 Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana)
Joseph John Grant 1856 β 1916
(Buried: Saint Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Florida)
Mary Clara Grant Avery 1858 β 1928
(Buried: Saint John's...
Julia Boggs Dent Grant
First Lady of the United States
From A to Z - Women
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Born: January 26, 1826
Birthplace: Saint Louis, Missouri
Father: Frederick Fayette Dent 1787 β 1873
(Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri)
Mother: Ellen Bray Wrenshall 1793 β 1857
(Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri)
Brother: Brig. General Frederick Tracy Dent
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Husband: President Ulysses S. Grant 1822 β 1885
(Buried: General Grant National Memorial, Manhattan, New York)
Married: August 22, 1848, in Saint Louis, Missouri
Children:
Frederick Dent Grant 1850 β 1912
(Buried: US Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York)
Ulysses Simpson βBuckβ...
Lewis Addison Grant
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Born: January 17, 1828
Birthplace: Winhall, Vermont
Father: James Grant 1772 β 1856
Mother: Elizabeth Wyman 1784 β 1875
1st Wife: Sarah Augusta Hartwell 1835 β 1859
(Buried: Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Massachusetts)
2nd Wife: Mary Helen Pierce 1836 β 1927
(Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Children:
Augusta Sarah Grant Stone 1859 β 1924
(Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Ulysses Sherman Grant 1867 β 1932
(Buried: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois)
James Colfax Grant 1869 β 1930
(Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Education:
Attended Academy in Chester, Vermont
Occupation before War:
School Teacher in New Jersey, Vermont and...
β 17th President
19th President βΆ
Ulysses Simpson Grant
18th President of the United States of America
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Ulysses S. Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant, was an American general and the 18th President of the United States (1869β1877). He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the American Civil War.
Grant first reached national prominence by taking Forts Henry and Donelson in 1862 in the first Union victories of the war. The following year, his celebrated campaign ending in the surrender of Vicksburg secured Union control of the Mississippi andβwith the simultaneous Union victory at Gettysburgβturned the tide of the war in the North's favor. Named commanding general of the Federal armies in 1864, he...
Frank Graves
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Born: 1836
Birthplace: Niles, Michigan
Father: William Graves 1809 β 1881
(Buried: Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Michigan)
Mother: Sarah Sutherland Graves 1811 β 1878
(Buried: Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Michigan)
Civil War History:
1861 β 1863: Lt. Colonel of 8th Michigan Infantry Regiment
1863 β 1864: Colonel of 8th Michigan Infantry Regiment
Participated in 21 battles of the American Civil War
1863: Served in the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
1864: Killed in action during the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
Died: May 6, 1864
Place of Death: Wilderness Battlefield, Richmond County, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 27 or 28 years old
Burial Place: His body was not recovered and may have been...
Henry Gray Jr.
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Born: January 19, 1816
Birthplace: Laurens District, South Carolina
Father: Captain Henry Gray Sr. 1786 β 1831
(Buried: Gray-Jones-Tolbert-Riley Cemetery, Greenwood, South Carolina)
Mother: Elvira Flanagan 1787 β 1847
(Buried: Tench Cemetery, Coweta County, Georgia)
Wife: Eleanor Ann Howard 1821 β 1865
Children:
Martha Potts Gray 1843 β 1843
(Buried: Old Concord Cemetery, Choctaw County, Mississippi)
Reuben Gray 1847 β 1863
Nora F. Gray Gibbs 1848 β 1885
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Texas)
Elvie Gray Stothart 1860 β 1902
(Buried: Springville Cemetery, Coushatta, Mississippi)
Education:
1834: Graduated from South Carolina College
Occupation before War:
1839 β 1845: Winston County...
Peter W. Gray:
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Born: December 12, 1819
Birthplace: Fredericksburg Virginia
Father: Lt. Colonel William Fairfax Gray 1787 β 1841
(Buried: Glenwood Cemetery Houston Texas)
Mother: Milly Richards Stone 1800 β 1851
(Buried: Glenwood Cemetery Houston Texas)
Wife: Jane Avery 1820 β 1894
(Buried: Glenwood Cemetery Houston Texas)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Occupation before War:
Served in the Texas Army
1841 β 1845: District Attorney in Houston Texas
Alderman for the City of Houston Texas
Member of Houston Texas local board of Health
1848: Founder of Houston Lyceum
Texas State Representative from Harris County Texas
1854 β 1856: Texas State Senator
1856 β 1861: Judge of Texas State District Court
Civil War Career...
John Breckinridge Grayson
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Born: October 18, 1806
Birthplace: Cabell's Dale Plantation, Fayette County, Kentucky
Father: Alfred William Grayson 1780 β 1811
(Buried: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky)
Mother: Letitia Breckinridge 1786 β 1831
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, New York)
Step-Father: U.S. Secretary of War Peter Buell Porter
Wife: Caroline Searle 1812 β Unknown
Children:
John Breckinridge Grayson 1835 β 1897
(Buried: Girod Street Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana)
Education:
1826: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (22nd in class)
Occupation before War:
1826: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 3rd Artillery
1826 β 1834: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Artillery
1834 β 1838: 1st...
Horace Greeley
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Born: February 3, 1811
Birthplace: Amherst, New Hampshire
Father: Zaccheus Greeley 1782 β 1866
(Buried: Clymer Cemetery Clymer, New York)
Mother: Mary Woodburn 1788 β 1855
(Buried: Clymer Cemetery, Clymer, New York)
Wife: Mary Young Cheney 1811 β 1872
(Buried: Green β Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Married: July 5, 1836 in Warrenton, North Carolina
Children:
Arthur Young Greeley 1844 β 1849
(Buried: Green β Wood Cemetery Brooklyn New York)
Mary Inez Greeley 1847 β 1847
(Buried: Green β Wood Cemetery Brooklyn New York)
Ida Lillian Greeley Smith 1848 β 1882
(Buried: Green β Wood Cemetery Brooklyn New York)
Raphael Uhland Greeley 1851 β 1857
(Buried: Green β Wood Cemetery Brooklyn New York)...
John Alexander Green
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Born: April 2, 1821
Birthplace: Winchester, Tennessee
Father: Judge Nathan Green Sr. 1792 β 1866
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Tennessee)
Mother: Mary Field 1792 β 1849
(Buried: Winchester City Cemetery, Winchester, Tennessee)
Wife: Kate Eccles West 1835 β 1910
(Buried: City Cemetery No. 4, San Antonio, Texas)
Education:
Attended Lebanon College
Occupation before War:
Served in the Mexican-American War
1846 β 1852: District Attorney in La Grange, Texas
Civil War Career:
1861: Delegate to Texas State Secession Convention
Assistant Adjutant General and Captain on His brotherβs staff
1864: Acting Provost Marshal to Major General John A. Wharton
1865: Colonel and Chief Judge of...
Martin Edwin Green
:CSA1stNat:
Born: June 3, 1815
Birthplace: Fauquier County, Virginia
Wife: Margaret Jane Marks Green 1812 β 1886
(Buried: Colony Cemetery, Colony, Missouri)
Children:
Miranda Elizabeth Green McMurry 1839 β 1910
(Buried: Colony Cemetery, Colony, Missouri)
Occupation before War:
Saw Mill Owner in Lewis County, Missouri
Judge of the Lewis County, Missouri, County Court
Civil War Career:
Lt. Colonel of Missouri Cavalry Regiment
1862 β 1863: Brigadier General of Confederate Infantry Regiment
1863: Slightly wounded during the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
1863: Shot thru the head by a Union Army Sharpshooter
Died: June 27, 1863
Place of Death: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Age at time of Death: 48 years old...
Peter V. Green
:CSA1stNat:
Born: 1837
Birthplace: Rutherford County, North Carolina
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Bradley County, Arkansas
Civil War Career:
1861: 3rd Lt. In Company C, 5th Arkansas Infantry Regiment
1861 β 1862: Captain of Company C, 5th Arkansas Infantry Regiment
1862 β 1863: Major of 5th Arkansas Infantry Regiment
1863 β 1864: Lt. Colonel of 5th/13th Arkansas Consolidated Infantry Regt.
1864 β 1865: Colonel of 5th/13th Arkansas Consolidated Infantry Regt.
1865: Commander of Govanβs Brigade at Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina
Occupation after War:
1865 β 1869: Gambler in Texas
1869: Severely Beaten and Lynched by gang of five freedmen in Millville, Texas
Died: March 1869
Place of Death...
Nathaniel Thomas Green
Soldier, Lawyer and Statesman, Hero of the Texas Revolution.
Born: June 8, 1814
Birthplace: Buckingham County, Virginia
Father: Judge Nathan Green, Sr., (1792-1866)
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Tennessee)
Mother: Mary Field, (1792-1849)
(Buried: Winchester City Cemetery)
Wife: Mary Wallace Chalmers, (1828-1866)
Daughter of John Gordon Chalmers, editor and politicianβU.S. Senator from Mississippi
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Texas)
Married: January 31, 1847
Children:
Mary Wallace Lane, (1847-1926).
(Buried Maverick Co. Cemetery, Eagle Pass, Texas)
Eliza Chalmers Neil; (1849-1931)
Alice Bentley, (1850-1940)
(Buried Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Abilene, Texas)
Jeanette Haydon...
Colton Greene
:CSA1stNat:
Born: July 7, 1833
Birthplace: South Carolina
Occupation before War:
Wealthy & Successful Wholesale Merchant in St. Louis, Missouri
Attorney in a St. Louis, Missouri Law Firm
Head of the Minute Men Movement in St. Louis, Missouri
Civil War Career:
1861: Drillmaster for Missouri State Guards
1861 β 1862: Colonel, Assistant Adjutant, 7th Division Missouri Guards
1862: Commander of 7th Division during the Battle of Pea Ridge
1862 β 1865: Colonel of 3rd Missouri Cavalry Regiment
Acted as Commander of Marmaduke's Brigade Trans Miss. Dept.
1864: Court Martialed for disobeying orders but acquitted
1865: Recommended for Promotion to Brigadier General
1865: Paroled in Houston Texas on June 27, 1865 by...
George Sears βPapβ Greene
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Born: May 6, 1801
Birthplace: Apponaug, Rhode Island
Father: Caleb Greene 1772 β 1853
(Buried: Major Gen. George Sears Greene Lot, Warwick, Rhode Island)
Mother: Sarah Robinson Greene 1774 β 1838
(Buried: Major Gen. George Sears Greene Lot, Warwick, Rhode Island)
1st Wife: Elizabeth Vinton 1805 β 1832
(Buried: Major Gen. George Sears Greene Lot, Warwick, Rhode Island)
2nd Wife: Martha Dana 1809 β 1883
(Buried: Major Gen. George Sears Greene Lot, Warwick, Rhode Island)
Children:
Mary Vinton Greene 1829 β 1833
(Buried: Major Gen. George Sears Greene Lot, Warwick, Rhode Island)
George Sears Greene Jr. 1830 β
(Buried: Major Gen. George Sears Greene Lot, Warwick, Rhode Island)
Francis Vinton...
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