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Richard Carlton Walker Radford :CSA1stNat: Born: July 8, 1822 Birthplace: Bedford County, Virginia Father: William Carlton Radford 1787 – 1861 Mother: Elizabeth Moseley 1785 – 1858 Wife: Octavia DuVal 1829 – 1877 (Buried: Saint Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery, Forest, Virginia) Wife: Fannie Calloway Steptoe 1840 – 1926 (Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia) Children: Edward Washington Radford Unknown – 1869 (Buried: Saint Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery, Forest, Virginia) Richard Carlton Walker Radford Jr. 1849 – 1849 (Buried: Saint Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery, Forest, Virginia) Octavia Duval Radford 1851 – 1851 (Buried: Saint Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery, Forest, Virginia) Carlton Radford...
William Radford :us34stars: Born: June 24, 1814 Birthplace: Poughkeepsie, New York Father: Nathaniel Radford 1780 – 1839 Mother: Sarah Barton 1778 – 1854 Wife: Sarah E. R. Baker 1817 – 1845 (Buried: Presbyterian Church Burial Grounds, Westfield, New Jersey) Political Party: Democratic Party Occupation before War: 1829 – 1863: Mercantile Businessman in New York City, New York Civil War Career: 1863 – 1867: United States Congressman from New York 1863 – 1865: Member of House Public Buildings and Grounds Committee 1865 – 1867: Ranking Member of House Pacific Railroad Committee 1865 – 1867: Member of House Elections Committee 1865: Voted against the 13th Amendment to U.S. Constitution. Occupation after War: 1866...
Gabriel James Rains :CSA1stNat: Born: June 4, 1803 Birth Place: New Bern, North Carolina Father: Gabriel Manigault Rains 1774 – 1840 Mother: Ester Ambrose 1776 – 1819 Wife: Mary Jane McClellan 1823 – 1883 (Buried: Saint Thaddeus Cemetery, Aiken, South Carolina) Children: Stella Mary Rains 1839 – 1899 (Buried: Saint Thaddeus Cemetery, Aiken, South Carolina) Leila Rains Smythe 1847 – 1923 (Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia) Lt. Dr. Henry J. Rains 1847 – 1940 (Buried: Geiger Avenue Cemetery, Columbia, South Carolina) Gabriel Sevier McClellan Rains 1851 – 1877 (Buried: Fort Walla Walla Military Cemetery, College Place, Washington) Francis May “Fanny” Rains Chatfield 1858 – 1924 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery...
James Edwards Rains :CSA1stNat: Born: April 10, 1833 Birth Place: Nashville, Tennessee Father: Rev. John Kenton Rains 1796 – 1879 (Buried: Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee) Mother: Lucinda Cartwright 1803 – 1887 (Buried: Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee) Wife: Ida Laura Yeatman 1838 – 1900 Children: Laura Rains Education: 1854: Graduated from Yale law school – (2nd in class) Occupation before War: Headmaster at Millwood Institute Associate Editor of the Daily Republican Banner Newspaper City Attorney for Nashville, Tennessee Attorney General for judicial district of Davidson, Tennessee Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Colonel of 11th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 1862: Served unofficially as...
Dr. John Perkins Ralls :CSA1stNat: Born: January 1, 1822 Birthplace: Greensboro, Georgia Father: Hector Ralls 1785 – 1840 Mother: Sarah “Sallie” Stowe 1796 – 1859 Wife: Agnes Mary Hamilton 1829 – 1899 (Buried: Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Alabama) Children: Helen Slade Ralls Moody 1849 – 1923 (Buried: Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia) Rev. Hamilton Blount Ralls 1851 – 1930 (Buried: Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Alabama) Oscar Black Ralls 1854 – 1929 (Buried: Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Alabama) Agnes Mary Ralls 1860 – 1861 (Buried: Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Alabama) John Perkins Ralls Jr. 1861 – 1928 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina) Sallie Stowe Ralls Bellenger 1862 – 1946 (Buried: Forrest Cemetery...
George Douglas Ramsay :us34stars: Born: February 21, 1802 Birthplace: Dumfries, Virginia Father: Andrew Ramsay 1772 – 1828 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Mother: Catherine Graham 1776 – 1844 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) 1st Wife: Frances Whetcroft Munroe 1806 – 1835 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) 2nd Wife: Eliza H. Gales 1815 – 1891 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Children: Rear Admiral Francis Munroe Ramsay 1835 – 1914 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Julianna Gales Ramsay 1840 – 1883 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Captain George Douglas Ramsay Jr. 1842 – 1878 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Lt. Colonel Joseph...
James Graham Ramsay :CSA1stNat: Born: March 1, 1823 Birthplace: Iredell County, North Carolina Father: Colonel David Ramsay 1792 – 1857 (Buried: Prospect Presbyterian Church, China Grove, North Carolina) Mother: Margaret Foster Graham 1795 – 1840 (Buried: Prospect Presbyterian Church, China Grove, North Carolina) Wife: Sarah Jane Foster 1828 – 1895 (Buried: Third Creek Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, North Carolina) Married: 1846 Children: Margaret Foster Ramsay Nelson 1849 – 1909 (Buried: Saint Michaels Cemetery, Faunsdale, Alabama) Florence May Ramsay 1850 – 1861 (Buried: Third Creek Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, North Carolina) David Allan Ramsay 1852 – 1891 (Buried: Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, North Carolina)...
Stephen Dodson Ramseur :CSA1stNat: Born: May 31, 1837 Birthplace: Lincolnton, North Carolina Father: Jacob Able Ramseur 1808 – 1880 (Buried: Saint Lukes Episcopal Church, Lincolnton, North Carolina) Mother: Lucy Mayfield Dodson 1812 – 1859 (Buried: Saint Lukes Episcopal Church, Lincolnton, North Carolina) Wife: Ellen Richmond 1840 – 1900 (Buried: Saint Lukes Episcopal Church, Lincolnton, North Carolina) Children: Mary Dodson Ramseur 1864 – 1935 (Buried: Saint Lukes Episcopal Church, Lincolnton, North Carolina) Education: Attended Davidson College 1860: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (14th in class) Occupation before War: 1860 – 1861: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army Artillery 1860 – 1861: Garrison Duty at...
Alexander Ramsey :us34stars: Born: September 8, 1815 Birthplace: Hummelstown, Pennsylvania Father: Thomas Ramsey 1784 – 1826 Mother: Elizabeth Kilker 1791 – 1858 Wife: Anna Earl Jenks 1826 – 1884 (Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota) Children: Alexander Jenks Ramsey 1846 – 1850 (Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota) William Henry Ramsey 1850 – 1851 (Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota) Marion Ramsey Furness 1853 – 1935 (Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota) Political Party: Whig Party and Republican Party Education: Attended Lafayette College Occupation before War: 1839 – 1843: Attorney in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1840: Secretary of Pennsylvania Electoral College 1841...
Horace Randal :CSA1stNat: Born: January 4, 1833 Birthplace: McNairy County, Tennessee Father: John Leonard Randal 1800 – 1874 (Buried: Boonville Cemetery, Bryan, Texas) Mother: Sarah McNeil Kyle 1807 – 1893 (Buried: Oak Park Cemetery, Alvin, Texas) 1st Wife: Julia Bassett 2nd Wife: Nannie J. Taylor 1843 - 1879 (Buried: Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Texas) Children: Horace Randal Jr. 1863 - 1924 (Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri) Education: 1854: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (45th in class) Occupation before War: 1854 – 1855: Brevet 2nd Lt. Of United States Army, Infantry 1854 – 1855: Conductor of Recruits in Fort Washita, Indian Territory 1855: Frontier Duty at Fort Davis, Texas 1855 –...
Samuel Jackson Randall :us34stars: Born: October 10, 1828 Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Father: Josiah Randall 1788 – 1866 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Mother: Ann Worrell 1796 – 1880 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Wife: Fannie Agnes Ward 1829 – 1904 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Married: June 25, 1851 in New York City, New York Signature: Children: Ann Randall Lancaster 1859 – 1903 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Samuel Jackson Randall Jr. 1873 – 1933 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Education: Attended University Academy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Occupation before...
Samuel Jackson Randall Sr. :us34stars: Born: October 10, 1828 Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Father: Josiah Randall 1788 – 1866 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Mother: Ann Worrell 1796 – 1880 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Wife: Fannie Ward 1829 – 1904 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Children: Ann Randall Lancaster 1859 – 1903 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Samuel Jackson Randall Jr. 1873 – 1933 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Political Party: Whig Party and Democratic Party Education: Attended University Academy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Occupation before War: Mercantile...
William Harrison Randall Sr. :us34stars: Born: July 15, 1812 Birthplace: Richmond, Kentucky Father: Richard Randall 1780 – 1844 Mother: Mary Butcher Wife: Martha Jane “Patsy” Slaughter 1820 – 1890 Children: Mary M. Randall 1837 – 1840 Julia E. Randall Ramsey 1840 – 1880 William Harrison Randall Jr. 1845 – 1930 James Stockton Randall 1847 – 1922 Sarah Emily “Sallie” Randall Boering 1850 – 1918 (Buried: Randall Cemetery, London, Kentucky) Thomas Page Randall 1853 – 1855 Charles M. Randall 1860 – 1907 Political Party: Unconditional Unionist Party Occupation before War: 1835 – 1836: Attorney in London, Kentucky 1836 – 1844: Clerk of Circuit and County Courts in Laurel County 1844 – 1863: Attorney in London, Kentucky...
George Wythe Randolph :CSA1stNat: Born: March 10, 1818 Birthplace: Monticello Plantation, Charlottesville, Virginia Father: Governor Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. 1768 – 1828 (Buried: Monticello Graveyard, Albemarle County, Virginia) Mother: Martha “Patsy” Jefferson 1772 – 1836 (Buried: Monticello Graveyard, Albemarle County, Virginia) Maternal Grandfather: President Thomas Jefferson 1743 – 1826 (Buried: Monticello Graveyard, Albemarle County, Virginia) Wife: Mary Elizabeth Adams 1830 – 1871 (Buried: Monticello Graveyard, Albemarle County, Virginia) Married: April 10, 1852 Children: None Education: Attended University of Virginia Occupation before War: 1831 – 1839: Midshipman in United States Navy Sailed on USS John Adams and...
Victor Moreau Randolph :CSA1stNat: Born: July 24, 1797 Birthplace: Culpeper County, Virginia Father: Brett Randolph 1766 – 1828 (Buried: Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi) Mother: Lucy Beverley 1771 – 1854 (Buried: Randolph Family Cemetery, Greensboro, Alabama) Wife: Augusta Granberry 1802 – 1839 (Buried: Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi) Children: John Granberry Randolph 1826 – 1852 (Buried: Trinity Episcopal Churchyard, Staunton, Virginia) Brett Randolph 1829 – 1899 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama) 1st Lt. Ryland Randolph 1835 – 1903 (Buried: East Lake Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama) Occupation before War: 1814 – 1825: Midshipman in United States Navy Served under Captain Stephen Decatur...
William Wellford Randolph :CSA1stNat: Born: February 20, 1837 Birthplace: Clarke County, Virginia Father: Dr. Robert Carter Randolph 1808 – 1887 (Buried: Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Virginia) Mother: Lucy Nelson Wellford 1810 – 1882 (Buried: Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Virginia) Wife: Ada Marian Stuart 1841 – 1914 (Buried: Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Virginia) Children: William Wellford Randolph Jr. 1864 – 1924 (Buried: Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Virginia) Education: Attended University of Virginia Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Private – 1862: Private in 2ndVirginia Infantry Regiment 1862 – 1864: Captain in Company C, 2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment 1863 – 1864: Member of Virginia State House of Delegates...
Matt Whitaker Ransom :CSA1stNat: Born: October 8, 1826 Birth Place: Warren County, North Carolina Father: Robert Ransom Sr. 1797 – 1866 (Buried: Ransom Family Burial Ground, Warrenton, North Carolina) Mother: Priscilla Coffield Whitaker 1800 – 1848 (Buried: Ransom Family Burial Ground, Warrenton, North Carolina) Wife: Marth Ann “Pattie” Exum 1830–1918 (January 19, 1853) (Buried: Ransom Family Cemetery, Jackson, North Carolina) Children: Matt Whitaker Ransom Jr. 1854 – 1919 (Buried: Sunset Hill Cemetery, Littleton, North Carolina) Joseph Exum Ransom 1857 – 1938 (Buried: Ransom Family Cemetery, Jackson, North Carolina) Robert Ransom 1860 – 1930 (Buried: Ransom Family Cemetery, Jackson, North Carolina) Thomas R. Ransom 1863 –...
Robert Ransom Jr. :CSA1stNat: Born: February 12, 1828 Birthplace: Warren County, North Carolina Father: Robert Ransom Sr. 1797 – 1866 (Buried: Ransom Family Cemetery, Warrenton, North Carolina) Mother: Priscilla Coffield Whitaker 1800 – 1848 (Buried: Ransom Family Cemetery, Warrenton, North Carolina) 1st Wife: Minnie Huntt 1830 – 1881 (Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, North Carolina) 2nd Wife: Katherine DeWitt Lumpkin 1853 – 1951 (Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia) Children: George G. Ransom 1869 – 1922 (Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, North Carolina) Seymour H. Ransom 1870 – 1930 (Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, North Carolina) Katherine DeWitt Ransom 1885 – 1887 (Buried: Cedar Grove...
Thomas Edwin Greenfield Ransom :us34stars: Born: November 29, 1834 Birthplace: Norwich, Vermont Father: Colonel Truman Bishop Ransom 1802 – 1847 (Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Norwich, Vermont) Mother: Margaret Morrison Greenfield 1810 – 1880 Education: 1851: Graduated from Norwich University Occupation before War: Civil Engineer and Real Estate Speculator in LaSalle County, Illinois Employee of Illinois Central Railroad when the War Started Civil War Career: 1861: Captain of Company E 11th Illinois Infantry Regiment 1861: Major of 11th Illinois Infantry Regiment 1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 11th Illinois Infantry Regiment 1861: Served in the Skirmish at Charleston, Missouri 1862: Served in the Battle of Fort Donelson...
Clara Harris Rathbone From A to Z - Women :us34stars: Born: September 4, 1834 Birthplace: Albany, New York Birthname: Clara Hamilton Harris Father: U.S. Senator Ira Harris 1802 – 1875 (Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York) Mother: Louisa Tubbs 1809 – 1845 (Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York) Step Mother: Pauline Rathbone (Married to her father Ira Harris on August 1, 1848) Husband: Major Henry Rathbone 1837 – 1911 (Buried: Stadtfriedhof Engesohde, Hanover, Germany) Married: July 11, 1867, at Albany, New York Children: Henry Riggs Rathbone 1870 – 1928 (Buried: Rosehill Cemetery & Mausoleum, Chicago, Illinois) Gerald Laurence Rathbone 1871 – 1936 (Buried: Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California)...
Henry Reed Rathbone :us34stars: Born: July 1, 1837 Birthplace: Albany, New York Father: Jared Lewis Rathbone 1791 – 1845 (Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York) Stepfather: U.S. Senator Ira Harris 1802 – 1875 (Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York) Mother: Pauline Penney 1810 – 1894 (Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York) Wife: Clara Hamilton Harris 1834 – 1883 (Buried: Stadtfriedhof Engesohde, Hanover, Germany) Married: July 11, 1867 in Albany, New York Children: Henry Riggs Rathbone 1870 – 1928 (Buried: Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Illinois) Gerald Laurence Rathbone 1871 – 1936 (Buried: Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California) Clara Pauline Rathbone Randolph 1872 – 1918...
Green Berry Raum Sr. :us34stars: Born: December 3, 1829 Birthplace: Golconda Illinois Father: Major John Raum 1793 – 1869 (Buried: Golconda Cemetery Golconda Illinois) Mother: Juliet C. Field 1810 – 1872 (Buried: Golconda Cemetery Golconda Illinois) Wife: Maria Field 1831 – 1915 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Virginia) Children: Effie Raum Walters 1854 – 1938 (Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery West Palm Beach Florida) Maud Raum Maguire 1859 – 1928 (Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery Washington D.C.) Green Berry Raum Jr. 1863 – 1914 (Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery Washington D.C.) Maria Raum Moses 1867 – 1951 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Virginia) Frances Raum Cranston 1871 – 1962 (Buried: Arlington...
John Aaron Rawlins :us34stars: Born: February 13, 1831 Birthplace: Galena, Illinois Father: James Dawson Rawlins 1801 – 1893 (Buried: Scales Mound Township Cemetery, Scales, Illinois) Mother: Lovisa Jane Collier 1803 – 1891 (Buried: Scales Mound Township Cemetery, Scales, Illinois) 1st Wife: Emily Smith 1833 – 1861 (Buried: Wallkill Cemetery, Phillipsburg, New York) 2nd Wife: Mary Emeline “Emma” Hurlburt 1840 – 1874 (Buried: Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, Connecticut) Children: Mary Rawlins (Buried: Wooster Cemetery Danbury Connecticut) James Bradner Rawlins 1857 – 1917 (Buried: Wallkill Cemetery Phillipsburg New York) Jane Lovisa “Jennie” Rawlins Holman 1858 – 1941 (Buried: Wallkill Cemetery Phillipsburg New York) Emily Smith...
Henry Jarvis Raymond :us34stars: Born: January 24, 1820 Birthplace: Lima, New York Father: Jarvis Raymond 1796 – 1868 (Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York) Mother: Lavinia Brockway 1798 – 1878 (Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York) Wife: Juliette Weaver 1822 – 1914 (Buried: Green–Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York) Children: Edward Henry Raymond 1845 – 1847 (Buried: Green–Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York) Henry Warren Raymond 1847 – 1925 (Buried: Green–Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York) Mary Elizabeth Raymond Mason 1849 – 1897 (Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island) Lucy Margaret Raymond Larned 1851 – 1899 (Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island) Walter Jarvis Raymond...
Henry English Read :CSA1stNat: Born: December 25, 1824 Birthplace: Larue County, Kentucky Father: Lewis Read 1787 – 1863 (Buried: Read Family Cemetery, Tonieville, Kentucky) Mother: Aisley M. Brown 1793 – 1863 (Buried: Read Family Cemetery, Tonieville, Kentucky) Wife: Lottie C. "Lott" Read 1834 – 1903 (Buried: Elizabethtown City Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Kentucky) Children: William D. Read 1855 – 1873 (Buried: Elizabethtown City Cemetery Elizabethtown Kentucky) Mary D. Read 1859 – 1859 (Buried: Elizabethtown City Cemetery Elizabethtown Kentucky) Thomas Doran Read 1861 – 1862 (Buried: Elizabethtown City Cemetery Elizabethtown Kentucky) Political Party: Democratic Party Occupation before War: Blacksmith in Larue County...
Edwin Godwin Reade: :CSA1stNat: Born: November 13, 1812 Birthplace: Mount Tirzah North Carolina Father: Robert R. Reade Mother: Judith A. Gooch 1st Wife: Emily Ann Livingston Moore 1813 – 1871 (Buried: Stephen Moore Cemetery Timberlake North Carolina) 2nd Wife: Mary Elizabeth Shaw Parmele 1820 – 1896 (Buried: Oakwood Cemetery Raleigh North Carolina) Children: None Political Party: Whig Party, Know – Nothing Party, Republican Party Occupation before War: Laborer in Tannery and Carriage Shop in North Carolina Assistant Teacher at Orange County North Carolina Academy 1835 – 1855: Attorney in Roxboro North Carolina Plantation Manager in Roxboro North Carolina 1855 – 1857: United States Congressman from North Carolina 1855 – 1857...
Edwina Moss Nelms Reagan :CSA1stNat: Born: December 12, 1832 Birthplace: Westmoreland County, Virginia Father: Colonel Edwin Nelms 1807 – 1862 (Buried: Nelms Family Cemetery, Grimes County, Texas) Mother: Diana Moss Omohundro 1810 – 1882 (Buried: Nelms Family Cemetery, Grimes County, Texas) Husband: C.S. Postmaster General John H. Reagan 1818 – 1905 (Buried: Palestine City Cemetery, Palestine, Texas) Married: December 23, 1852 in Anderson, Texas Children: John Edwin Reagan 1854 – 1938 (Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Crockett, Texas) Edwina Nelms Reagan Fowler 1856 – 1880 (Buried: Palestine City Cemetery, Palestine, Texas) Elizabeth May "Betty" Reagan Ferguson 1859 – 1939 (Buried: Palestine City Cemetery, Palestine, Texas) Diana...
John Henninger Reagan C.S. Postmaster General - C.S. Secretary of Treasury :CSA1stNat: Born: October 8, 1818 Birthplace: Seiverville, Tennessee Father: Timothy Richard Reagan 1797 – 1847 (Buried: White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Tennessee) Mother: Elizabeth Lusk Reagan 1799 – 1831 (Buried: White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Tennessee) 1st Wife: Edwina Moss Nelms Reagan 1832 – 1863 (Buried: Palestine City Cemetery, Palestine, Texas) 2nd Wife: Mollie Ford Reagan 1847 – 1916 (Buried: Palestine City Cemetery, Palestine, Texas) Children: John Edwin Reagan 1854 – 1938 (Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Crockett, Texas) Edwina Nelms Reagan Fowler 1856 – 1880 (Buried: Palestine City Cemetery, Palestine, Texas) Elizabeth May "Betty"...
Frank Armstrong Rector :CSA1stNat: Born: January 1830 Birthplace: Pulaski County, Arkansas Father: Colonel Wharton Rector Jr. 1800 – 1842 Mother: Elizabeth Ann “Betsey” Langham 1801 – 1859 Wife: Laura Caroline Nowland 1838 – 1902 Education: 1849 – 1850: Attended West Point Military Academy Occupation before War: Miner in Nevada County, California Civil War Career: 1861: Colonel and Assistant Adjutant General to General Pearce Volunteer Aide during the Battle of Wilson's Creek 1861 – 1862: Colonel of Rector's Arkansas Infantry Regiment 1862: Resigned as Colonel due to bad health 1862 – 1865: Major & Quartermaster in Indian Territory Occupation after War: Clerk in Fort Smith, Arkansas Store Died: September 10, 1874...
Henry Massie Rector Sr. :CSA1stNat: Born: May 1, 1816 Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky Father: Elias Rector 1786 – 1822 Mother: Frances Bardella Thurston 1795 – 1852 (Buried: Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas) 1st Wife: Jane Elizabeth Field 1822 – 1857 (Buried: Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas) Married: October 1838 2nd Wife: Ernestine Flora Linke 1839 – Children: Ann Baylor Rector Matheny 1841 – 1913 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Hot Springs, Arkansas) Lt. William Field Rector 1843 – 1863 (Buried: Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas) Julia Sevier Rector Mitchell 1844 – 1880 (Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Texas) Dr. Henry Massie Rector Jr. 1847 – 1904 (Buried: Mount Holly Cemetery, Little...
Henry Massie Rector Sr. :CSA1stNat: Born: May 1, 1816 Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky Father: Colonel Elias Rector 1786 – 1822 Mother: Frances “Fannie” Bardella Thurston 1795 – 1852 Wife: Jane Elizabeth Field 1822 – 1857 (Buried: Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas) Children: Ann Baylor Rector Matheny 1841 – 1913 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Hot Springs Arkansas) William Field Rector 1843 – 1863 (Buried: Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas) Julia Sevier Rector Mitchell 1844 – 1880 (Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Texas) Dr. Henry Massie Rector Jr. 1847 – 1904 (Buried: Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas) Elias William Rector 1849 – 1917 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Hot Springs, Arkansas) Ada...
Charles Wellington Reed :us34stars: Charles Wellington Reed was a gifted artist who could capture the everyday life of a Civil War army camp. A Boston native, he enlisted in the 9th Massachusetts Light Artillery as a bugler on the 2nd of August, 1862. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his gallantry in saving the life of his Captain, John Bigelow on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Reed also fought at the Battles of the Wilderness, as well as Spotsylvania, and Petersburg. In letters to his family, Reed recorded a number of inspired drawings and sketches of his wartime experiences. His enthusiasm for drawing led to a post-war career as an artist, illustrating publications like Hardtack and Coffee in 1887, and other Civil...
Thomas Brackett Reed :us34stars: Born: October 18, 1839 Birthplace: Portland, Maine Father: Thomas Brackett Reed Sr. 1803 – 1887 (Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine) Mother: Matilda Prince Mitchell 1810 – 1890 (Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine) Wife: Susan Prentiss Merrill 1842 – 1914 (Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine) Married: February 5, 1870 in Portland, Maine Education: 1860: Graduated from Bowdoin College Civil War Career: 1864 – 1865: Assistant Paymaster and Supply Officer U. S. Navy 1864 – 1865: Served aboard the U.S.S. Sybil on the Mississippi River Occupation after War: 1865 – 1868: Attorney in Portland, Maine 1868 – 1869: Maine State Representative 1870: Maine State Senator 1870...
Augustus Albert Mortiz Reichard :CSA1stNat: Born: April 11, 1820 Birthplace: Minden, Hanover, Germany Father: Heinrich Mortiz Reichard Nettin 1771 – 1835 Mother: Henrietta Magdalene Hampe Luedmann 1788 – 1865 1st Wife: Faure Prevot 2nd Wife: Blanche Bacquie 1844 – 1933 Children: Maurice Edgar Charles Reichard 1867 – 1868 Maritz Julius Karl Reichard 1869 – 1952 Max Jean Albert Reichard 1871 – 1954 Marie Adelaide Lydia Reichard 1873 – 1954 Magda Reichard 1874 – 1954 Marie Adelaide Therese Reichard 1881 – 1959 Marie Odile Reichard 1885 – 1985 Occupation before War: Served as officer in Hanoverian Army 1844: Immigrated to the United States from Germany Cotton and Sugar Broker in New Orleans Louisiana Civil War Career...
Hugh Thompson Reid :us34stars: Born: October 18, 1811 Birthplace: Union County, Indiana Father: James Reid 1784 – 1868 (Buried: Charleston Cemetery, Charleston, Iowa) Mother: Ann Thompson Wife: Mary Alexine Leroy 1828 – 1899 Children: James Henry Reid 1861 – 1884 (Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa) Alan Leroy Reid 1861 – 1911 (Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa) Education: Graduated from Bloomington College in Indiana Occupation before War: 1839 – 1849: Attorney in Keokuk, Iowa 1840 – 1842: Prosecuting Attorney for five counties in Iowa President of Des Moines Valley Railroad Company Civil War Career: 1862 – 1863: Colonel of 15th Iowa Volunteers Infantry Regiment 1862: Served in the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee...
John William Reid :CSA1stNat: Born: June 14, 1821 Birthplace: Lynchburg, Virginia Father: John Charles Reid 1789 – 1859 Mother: Esther Austin 1783 – 1867 1st Wife: Marellen Flournoy 1822 – 1860 2nd Wife: Sallie Cochrane Magraw 1844 – 1893 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri) Children: John Henry Reid 1854 – 1893 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri) William McGraw Reid 1866 – 1936 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri) Political Party: Democratic Party Occupation before War: Attorney in Jefferson City, Missouri Served in Mexican–American War rising to the rank of Captain 1847: Served in the Battle of Sacramento River, Mexico Served in the Expedition against the Navajo in Mexico...
Thomas Jefferson Reid :CSA1stNat: Born: January 6, 1838 Birthplace: Caswell County, North Carolina Father: Thomas Jefferson Reid Sr. 1801 – 1880 (Buried: Tulip Cemetery, Tulip, Arkansas) Mother: Frances “Fannie” Lightfoot Edwards 1814 – 1896 Wife: Carrie Wolcott Wife: Maud Kennicott Education: Attended University of Pennsylvania Medical School 1861: Graduated from Richmond Medical College Civil War Career: 1861: Major of 12th Arkansas Infantry Regiment 1862: Major of Phifer's Arkansas Cavalry Battalion 1862 – 1864: Colonel of 12th Arkansas Infantry Regiment Captured during the Battle of Port Hudson escaping in New Orleans, Louisiana 1864 – 1865: Colonel of 2nd Arkansas Consolidated Infantry Regiment Occupation after...
James William Reilly :us34stars: Born: May 20, 1828 Birthplace: Akron, Ohio Father: Thomas Reilly 1790 – 1852 Mother: Elizabeth McAvoy 1794 – 1862 (Buried: Saint Elizabeth Cemetery, Wellsville, Ohio) Education: Graduated from Mount St. Mary’s College Occupation before War: Attorney in Wellsville, Ohio Ohio State Representative 1860: Supporter of Abraham Lincoln for President Campaign Civil War Career: 1862 – 1864: Colonel of 104th Ohio Infantry Regiment 1862 – 1863: Served in Garrison and Post Duty in Kentucky 1863: Served in the fighting around Cumberland Gap 1863: Served in the Siege of Knoxville, Tennessee 1864: Commanded a Division during the Atlanta Campaign 1864 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers...
James Reily Born: July 3, 1811 Birthplace: Hamilton, Ohio Father: John Reily 1763 – 1850 (Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Ohio) Mother: Nancy Hunter 1789 – 1881 (Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Ohio) Wife: Ellen Hart Ross Education: 1829: Graduated from Miami University (Ohio) Attended Transylvania University law school Occupation before War: Attorney in Lexington, Kentucky Attorney in Vicksburg, Mississippi Attorney in Houston, Texas Served in the Texas Republic Army rising to Major and Aide 1840 – 1841: Texas Republic Congressman 1841 – 1842: Texas Republic Minister to United States Served in the Indian Wars rising to rank of Captain Leader of the Texas Regiment during Mexican War 1853 – 1854: Texas...
Jesse Lee Reno :us34stars: Born: June 20, 1823 Birthplace: Wheeling, Virginia (West Virginia) Father: Lewis Thomas Reno 1795 – 1870 (Buried: Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Illinois) Mother: Rebecca Q. Quinby 1795 – 1883 (Buried: Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Illinois) Wife: Mary Bradley Beanes Cross 1828 – 1880 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Children: Jesse Wilford Reno 1861 – 1947 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Education: 1846: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (8th in class) Occupation before War: 1846 – 1847: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Ordnance 1846: Assistant Ordnance Officer at Watervliet Arsenal, New York 1847 – 1853: 2nd Lt. United States Army...

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