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Clement Laird Vallandigham :us34stars: Born: July 29, 1820 Birthplace: Lisbon, Ohio Father: Rev. Clement Vallandigham 1778 – 1839 (Buried: Lisbon Cemetery, Lisbon, Ohio) Mother: Rebecca Laird 1789 – 1861 (Buried: Lisbon Cemetery, Lisbon, Ohio) Wife: Louisa Anna McMahon 1825 – 1871 Married: August 27, 1846 in Allegany County, Maryland Children: William M. Vallandigham 1848 – 1848 (Buried: Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum, Dayton, Ohio) Charles Noble Vallandigham 1854 – 1926 (Buried: Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum, Dayton, Ohio) Education: Attended Jefferson College honorably dismissed from college Occupation before War: Preceptor in Union Academy at Snow Hill Maryland Friend of Edwin M. Stanton before war who loaned him $500...
Henry Van Aernam :us34stars: Born: March 11, 1819 Birthplace: Marcellus, New York Father: Jacob Bogert Van Aernam 1780 – 1846 (Buried: Willson Cemetery, Eddyville, New York) Mother: Hannah Wallace 1787 – 1848 (Buried: Willson Cemetery, Eddyville, New York) Wife: Amy Melissa Etheridge 1823 – 1894 (Buried: Mount Prospect Cemetery, Franklinville, New York) Married: November 30, 1845 Children: Isadora G. Van Aernam McVey 1844 – 1908 (Buried: Mount Prospect Cemetery, Franklinville, New York) Charles Duane Van Aernam 1851 – 1919 (Buried: Mount Prospect Cemetery, Franklinville, New York) Political Party: Republican Party Education: Studied Medicine at Geneva and Willoughby Medical Colleges Occupation before War: Medical Doctor...
James Henry Van Alen :us34stars: Born: August 17, 1819 Birthplace: Kinderhook, New York Father: James I. Van Alen 1788 – 1874 Mother: Lucy Trumbull 1788 – 1867 Wife: Mary Young Steward 1818 – 1852 (Buried: Berkeley Memorial Cemetery, Middletown, Rhode Island) Children: James John Van Alen 1846 – 1923 (Buried: Berkeley Memorial Cemetery, Middletown, Rhode Island) Occupation before War: Businessman and Real Estate Owner in New York Civil War Career: 1861: Recruited and Equipped 3rd New York Cavalry Regiment 1861 – 1862: Colonel of 3rd New York Cavalry Regiment 1861 – 1863: Stationed in Washington, D.C. 1862 – 1863: Brigadier General, Union Army Volunteers 1863: Aide to Major General Joseph Hooker at Chancellorsville 1863...
13th President ▶ Martin Van Buren 8th President of the United States of America :us34stars: Born: December 5, 1782 Birthplace: Kinderhook, New York Father: Abraham Van Buren 1737 – 1817 (Buried: Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery, Kinderhook, New York) Mother: Maria Hoes 1747 – 1818 (Buried: Kinderhook Reformed Church, Cemetery Kinderhook, New York) Wife: Hannah Hoes 1783 – 1819 (Buried: Kinderhook Reformed Church, Cemetery Kinderhook, New York) Married: February 21, 1807 in Catskill, New York Children: Abraham Van Buren 1807 – 1873 (Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York) John Van Buren 1810 – 1866 (Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York) Martin Van Buren Jr. 1812 – 1855 (Buried: Kinderhook Reformed Church...
Horatio Phillips Van Cleve :us34stars: Born: November 23, 1809 Birthplace: Princeton, New Jersey Father: John Van Cleve 1778 – 1826 Mother: Sarah Cullum 1779 – 1830 Wife: Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark 1819 – 1907 (Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota) Children: Elizabeth Archer Van Cleve Hall 1846 – 1918 (Buried: O’ahu Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii) Seymour Van Cleve 1849 – 1914 (Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota) Edward Mortimer Van Cleve 1851 – 1924 (Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota) Samuel H. Van Cleve 1853 – 1912 (Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota) Paul Ledyard Van Cleve 1856 – 1945 (Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Big Timber, Montana) Carl Ernest Van Cleve 1861 –...
Earl Van Dorn :CSA1stNat: Born: September 17, 1820 Birth Place: Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi Father: Peter Aaron Van Dorn 1773 – 1837 (Buried: Wintergreen Cemetery, Port Gibson, Mississippi) Mother: Sophia Donelson Caffery (Buried: Wintergreen Cemetery, Port Gibson, Mississippi) Wife: Caroline Godbold 1827 – 1876 (Buried: Godbold – Webb – Simms Cemetery, Washington Co., Alabama) Children: Olivia Van Dorn Lumsden 1852 – 1874 (Buried: Godbold – Webb – Simms Cemetery, Washington Co., Alabama) Earl Van Dorn Jr. 1854 – 1884 (Buried: Monroe City Cemetery, Monroe, Louisiana) Percy Goodbread Van Dorn 1856 – 1879 (Buried: Wrightsboro Cemetery, Wrightsboro, Texas) Lammie Belle Van Dorn Carr 1858 – 1930 (Buried: Mission...
Burt Van Horn Sr. :us34stars: Born: October 28, 1823 Birthplace: Newfane, New York Father: James Augustus Van Horn 1770 – 1856 (Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Lockport, New York) Mother: Abigail Carpenter 1784 – 1856 (Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Lockport, New York) 1st Wife: Charlotte T. Goodell 1823 – 1869 (Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Lockport, New York) 2nd Wife: Alicine Schuyler 1848 – 1901 (Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Lockport, New York) Children: Burt Van Horn Jr. 1852 – 1935 (Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Lockport, New York) Willis B. Van Horn 1856 – 1923 (Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Hood River, Oregon) Mary Van Horn 1871 – 1873 (Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Lockport, New York) Schuyler Van Horn 1876 – 1880 (Buried: Glenwood...
Robert Thompson Van Horn :us34stars: Born: May 19, 1824 Birthplace: Indiana County, Pennsylvania Father: Henry Van Horn 1788 – 1877 Mother: Elizabeth Thompson 1789 – 1858 Wife: Adela Honeywood Cooley Hayes 1826 – 1910 (Buried: Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Missouri) Children: Richard Dick Van Horn 1851 – 1934 (Buried: Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Missouri) Robert Cannon Van Horn 1853 – 1888 (Buried: Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri) Political Party: Republican Party Education: Apprenticed as a Printer in Pennsylvania Occupation before War: 1850 – 1855: Attorney in Pomeroy, Ohio 1855: Moved to Kansas City, Missouri Founder and Editor of Kansas City Journal Newspaper 1857: Alderman for the...
Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh :us34stars: Born: September 4, 1821 Birthplace: Prattsburgh, New York Father: Judge Jacob Van Valkenburgh 1795 – 1879 (Buried: Historic Saint Nicholas Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida) Mother: Mary Bethia Higgins 1793 – 1871 (Buried: Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 1st Wife: Catherine F. “Kate” Rumsey 1821 – 1863 (Buried: Grove Cemetery, Bath, New York) 2nd Wife: Anne Simpson 1827 – 1887 (Buried: Historic Saint Nicholas Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida) Political Party: Republican Party Occupation before War: Attorney in Bath, New York 1852: Member of New York State Assembly 1857 – 1858: Member of New York State Assembly Civil War Career: 1861 – 1865: United States Congressman from...
Stewart Leonard Van Vilet :us34stars: Born: July 21, 1815 Birthplace: Ferrisburg, Vermont Father: Christian Van Vilet Mother: Rachel Hough Wife: Sarah Jane Brown 1824 – 1917 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Children: Dr. Frederick C. Van Vilet 1853 – 1934 (Buried: Christ Churchyard, Shrewsbury, New Jersey) Brig. General Robert Campbell Van Vilet 1857 – 1943 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Education: 1840: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (9th in class) Occupation before War: 1840 – 1843: 2nd Lt. United States Army 3rd Artillery 1840: Garrison Duty at Fort Columbus, New York 1840 – 1841: Served in the Seminole War in Florida 1841: Assistant Math Professor at...
Peter Godwin Van Winkle :us34stars: Born: September 7, 1808 Birthplace: New York City, New York Father: Peter Van Winkle Mother: Phebe Godwin 1782 – 1871 (Buried: Union Cemetery, Hyde Park, New York) Wife: Juliette Rathbone 1812 – 1844 (Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Parkersburg, West Virginia) Children: Rathbone Van Winkle 1834 – 1870 (Buried: Parkersburg Memorial Gardens, Parkersburg, West Virginia) Godwin Van Winkle 1836 – 1883 (Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Parkersburg, West Virginia) Mary Van Winkle Blackford 1838 – 1927 (Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Parkersburg, West Virginia) Political Party: Unionist Party and Republican Party Occupation before War: Attorney in Parkersburg, Virginia (West Virginia) 1844 – 1850...
Charles Henry Van Wyck :us34stars: Born: May 10, 1824 Birthplace: Poughkeepsie, New York Father: Theodorus C. Van Wyck 1787 – 1861 (Buried: Van Wyck Cemetery, Hopewell Junction, New York) Mother: Margretia Brinckerhoff Wife: Kate Brodhead 1842 – 1901 (Buried: Milford Cemetery, Milford, Pennsylvania) Education: 1843: Graduated from Rutgers College Occupation before War: Attorney in Bloomingburg, New York 1850 – 1856: District Attorney in Sullivan County, New York 1859 – 1863: United States Congressman from New York 1859 – 1861: House Chairman of Mileage Committee Civil War Career: 1859 – 1863: United States Congressman from New York 1861 – 1863: House Chairman of Revolutionary Pensions 1861 – 1865: Colonel of 56th New...
Robert Brank Vance :CSA1stNat: Born: April 24, 1828 Birth Place: Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Father: David Vance II 1792 – 1844 (Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina) Mother: Elmira Margaret Baird 1802 – 1878 (Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina) Wife: Harriett Valencia McElory 1837 – 1887 (Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina) Children: David Vance 1854 – Unknown James Noel “J.N.” Vance 1862 – 1926 (Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, Virginia) Zebulon Foster “Zeb” Vance Sr. 1867 – 1929 (Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, Virginia) Mary Laura Vance Wilbar 1871 – 1918 (Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, Virginia) Education: Attended Common Schools...
Zebulon Baird Vance Born: May 13, 1830 Birth Place: Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Father: David Vance II 1792 – 1844 (Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina) Mother: Myra Margaret Baird (Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina) 1st Wife: Hariette Espy 1832 – 1878 (Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina) 2nd Wife: Florence Steele 1840 – 1924 (Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina) Children: Charles N. Vance Unknown – 1922 (Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina) Robert Espy Vance 1854 – 1855 (Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina) David Mitchell Vance 1857 – 1894 (Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina) Major...
William Vandever Jr. :us34stars: Born: March 31, 1817 Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland Father: William Vandever Sr. 1791 – 1871 Mother: Margaret Denike 1793 – 1887 Wife: Jane Henderson Williams 1821 – 1908 (Buried: Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura, California) Children: Mary Vandever 1853 – 1896 (Buried: Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura, California) Occupation before War: Attorney in Dubuque, Iowa 1859 – 1863: United States Congressman from Iowa Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Colonel of 9th Iowa Infantry Regiment 1862: Served in the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas 1862 – 1865: Brigadier General, Union Army Infantry 1863: Union Army Commander at Battle of Chalk Bluff, Arkansas 1863: Served in the Siege of Vicksburg...
John Ellison Vassar "Uncle John" :us34stars: Born: January 13, 1813 Birthplace: Poughkeepsie, New York Father: Thomas Vassar 1756 – 1849 (Buried: Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, New York) Mother: Joanna Ellison 1775 – 1852 (Buried: Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, New York) Wife: Harriet M. Brownson 1826 – 1912 (Buried: Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, New York) Children: Albert Ellison Vassar 1857 – 1926 (Buried: Valhalla Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri) Hattie G. Vassar Ambler 1861 – 1932 (Buried: Stanford Cemetery, Stanfordville, New York) Occupation before War: Started working in a brickyard at age 12 in Poughkeepsie, New York Devoted life to being a Baptist Missionary attending Baptist...
Alfred Jefferson Vaughan Jr. Born: May 10, 1830 Birthplace: Dinwiddie County, Virginia Father: Alfred Jefferson Vaughan Sr. 1800 – 1871 Mother: Dorothy Hunt 1809 – 1834 Wife: Martha Jane Hardaway 1838 – 1911 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee) Children: Mary Virginia Vaughan Jefferies 1858 – 1930 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee) Lucy Vaughan 1864 – 1942 Alfred Jefferson Vaughan III 1867 – 1942 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee) William Franklin Vaughan 1874 – 1953 (Buried: Shady Grove Cemetery, Clarendon, Arkansas) Infant Vaughan 1878 – 1878 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee) Education: 1851: Graduated from Virginia Military Institute (15th in class) Occupation before War...
John Crawford Vaughn Born: February 24, 1824 Birthplace: Monroe County, Tennessee Father: James Alfred Vaughn 1798 – 1868 (Buried: Madisonville Cemetery, Madisonville, Tennessee) Mother: Mary “Sarah” Jane Crawford 1796 – 1856 (Buried: Madisonville Cemetery, Madisonville, Tennessee) Wife: Florence Jones Vaughn 1844 – 1896 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Thomasville, Georgia) Children: John Crawford Vaughn Jr. 1872 – 1934 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Thomasville, Georgia) Education: 1830 – 1841: Attended Bolivar Academy Occupation before War: Served in the Mexican War rising to Captain Participated in the California Gold Rush unsuccessful Owner of Hotel and Railroad in Sweetwater, Tennessee 1856 – 1862: Sheriff of Monroe...
Captain Moses Veale :us34stars: SERVICE NOTES Service/Branch: United States Army Entered Service In: Philadelphia, Pa. Entered Service On: February 20, 1862 Unit: Company F, 109th Pennsylvania Infantry Rank: Captain Discharged on: June 8, 1865 Additional Service Notes: In addition to his MoH action, he taken prisoner at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, and was held at the infamous Libby Prison. Exchanged, he served on the staff of Union General John W. Geary during Sherman's March to the Sea. Highest Rank Attained: Major MEDAL OF HONOR DETAILS Location of Action: Wauhatchie, Tenn Date of Action: October 28, 1863 Date Award Issued: January 17, 1894 Citation: Gallantry in action manifesting throughout the engagement coolness, zeal...
James Clifford Veatch Born: December 19, 1819 Birthplace: Elizabeth, Indiana Father: Isaac Veatch 1786 – 1833 (Buried: Fairview Cemetery, New Albany, Indiana) Mother: Lucinda Ramsey 1787 – 1822 (Buried: Little Fork Baptist Cemetery, Elizabeth, Indiana) Wife: Eliza Jane Anderson 1820 – 1906 (Buried: Sunset Hill Cemetery, Rockport, Indiana) Children: John Thomas Veatch Sr. 1840 – 1917 (Buried: Hosey Hill Cemetery, Weir, Kansas) Harry Veatch 1846 – 1929 (Buried: Sunset Hill Cemetery, Rockport, Indiana) Sarah Elizabeth “Bettie” Veatch Spayd 1851 – 1931 (Buried: Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Washington) Charles Allen Veatch 1859 – 1945 (Buried: Sunset Hill Cemetery, Rockport, Indiana) Occupation before War: Attorney in...
Abraham Watkins Venable :CSA1stNat: Born: October 17, 1799 Birthplace: Springfield, Virginia Father: Samuel Woodson Venable 1756 – 1821 (Buried: Sweet Springs Cemetery, Sweet Springs, West Virginia) Mother: Mary Scott Carrington 1758 – 1837 (Buried: College Church Cemetery, Hampden Sydney, Virginia) Wife: Isabella Alston Brown 1807 – 1876 (Buried: Shiloh Presbyterian Church, Bullock, North Carolina) Children: Thomas Brown Venable 1824 – 1893 (Buried: Shiloh Presbyterian Church, Bullock North Carolina) Captain Samuel Frederick Venable 1830 – 1903 (Buried: Oak Forest Presbyterian Church, Asheville, North Carolina) Martha Venable Hamilton 1833 – 1877 (Buried: Shiloh Presbyterian Church, Bullock, North Carolina) Isabella Brown...
John Paul Verree :us34stars: Born: March 9, 1817 Birthplace: Verree Mills on Pennypack Creek, near what is now Fox Chase Station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Father: James Paul Verree 1764 – 1854 Mother: Susanna Paul 1779 – 1842 Political Party: Republican Party Occupation before War: Iron Manufacturer, dealer of edged tools always as Iron and Steel 1851 – 1857: Member of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Select Council 1859 – 1863: United States Congressman from Pennsylvania 1859 – 1861: Member of House Revolutionary Pensions Committee Civil War Career: 1861 – 1863: Member of House Naval Affairs Committee 1862: Choose not to be a candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress. Occupation after War: President of Life Insurance...
Charles Vertz :us34stars: Born: April 24, 1840 Birthplace: Yamaska, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada Father: Private Jacob Vertz; Chalmette Regiment, C.S.A, (1817 - 1899) (Buried: Saint John the Baptist Cemetery, Egg Harbor, Door County, Wisconsin) Mother: Marie Rosalie “Rosa” Lefebvre dite Boulanger (1812 - 1901) (Buried: Saint John the Baptist Cemetery, Egg Harbor, Door County, Wisconsin) Spouse: Mary Louise Le Lorrain (1850 - 1906); m. 1867 in Mishicot, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. (Buried: Saint John the Baptist Cemetery, Egg Harbor, Door County, Wisconsin) Children: Mary (Vertz) Curtice (1868 - 1930); married Frank E. Curtice in 1902. (Buried: Fort Howard Memorial Park, Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin) Charles Vertz...
George Graham Vest: :CSA1stNat: Born: December 6, 1830 Birthplace: Frankfort Kentucky Father: John Jay Vest 1798 – 1851 (Buried: Frankfort Cemetery Frankfort Kentucky) Mother: Harriet V. Graham 1807 – 1852 (Buried: Frankfort Cemetery Frankfort Kentucky) Wife: Sallie Elizabeth Sneed 1832 – 1906 (Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery Saint Louis Missouri) Children: Mary Ellen "Mollie" Vest Jackson 1856 – 1933 (Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery Saint Louis Missouri) Alexander Sneed Vest 1859 – 1931 (Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery Saint Louis Missouri) George Pugh Vest 1861 – 1902 (Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery Saint Louis Missouri) Political Party: Democratic Party Education: 1848: Graduated from Centre College 1853: Graduated from...
Chauncey Vibbard: :us34stars: Born: November 11, 1811 Birthplace: Galway New York Father: Timothy Vibbard Jr. 1777 – 1823 (Buried: Ashley Cemetery Galway New York) Mother: Abigail Nash 1780 – 1848 (Buried: Ashley Cemetery Galway New York) Wife: Mary Ann Vedder 1810 – 1884 Children: Mary Josephine Vibbard 1838 – Edwin F. Vibbard 1840 – 1854 Charles Henry Vibbard 1847 – Chauncey Vibbard Jr. 1855 – 1893 Political Party: Democratic Party Education: Graduated from Mott's Academy for Boys Occupation before War: Wholesale Grocery Store Clerk in Albany New York Chief Clerk of Utica & Schenectady Railroad Company Railroad freight and Ticket Agent for Utica & Schenectady Railroad 1853 – 1865: General Superintendent of New York Central...
Egbert Ludovicus Viele Born: June 17, 1825 Birthplace: Waterford, New York Father: John Ludovicus Viele 1788 – 1832 (Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York) Mother: Cathalina Schuyler Knickerbacker 1792 – 1837 (Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York) Wife: Teresa Griffin 1831 – 1906 (Buried: Cimetiere du Pere Lachaise, Paris, France) Wife: Juliette Henrietta Dana 1837 – 1899 (Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York) Children: Francis Griffin Viele 1851 – 1853 (Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York) Kathlyne Knickerbocker Viele 1853 – 1924 (Buried: Fairlawn Cemetery, Ridgefield, Connecticut) Herman Knickerbocker Viele 1856 – 1908 (Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn...
John Bordenave Villepigue :CSA1stNat: Born: July 2, 1830 Birthplace: Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina Father: Paul Frances Villepigue 1795 – 1862 (Buried: Quaker Cemetery, Camden, South Carolina) Mother: Agnes Mattuce Unknown – 1859 (Buried: Quaker Cemetery, Camden, South Carolina) Education: 1846 – 1847: Attended South Carolina Military Academy Attended The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina 1854: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (22nd in class) Occupation before War: 1854 – 1855: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army Dragoons 1854 – 1855: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri 1855 – 1857: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Dragoons 1855: Served at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 1855: Served in...
Strong Vincent Born: June 17, 1837 Birthplace: Waterford, Pennsylvania Father: Bethuel Boyd Vincent 1803 – 1876 (Buried: Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania) Mother: Sarah Ann Strong 1815 – 1901 (Buried: Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania) Wife: Elizabeth H. Carter 1838 – 1914 (Buried: Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania) Children: Blanche Strong Vincent 1863 – 1864 (Buried: Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania) Education: Attended Trinity College 1859: Graduated from Harvard University Occupation before War: 1859 – 1861: Attorney in Erie, Pennsylvania Civil War Career: 1861: 1st Lt. and Adjutant for Erie Pennsylvania Regiment 1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 1862: Served in the Seven Days Campaign...
Francis Laurens Vinton Born: June 1, 1835 Birthplace: Fort Preble, Maine Father: Major John Rogers Vinton 1801 – 1847 (Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island) Mother: Lucretia Dutton Parker 1810 – 1858 (Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island) Wife: None Education: 1856: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (10th in class) 1860: Graduated from Imperial School of Mines at Paris, France Occupation before War: 1856: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Cavalry Regiment – (July 1st) 1856: Resigned from United States Army on September 30th 1860 – 1861: Mining Engineer in United States Civil War Career: 1861 – 1863: Captain United States Army, 16th Infantry Regiment 1861: Served in the Defenses...
Israel Vodges :us34stars: Born: August 4, 1816 Birthplace: Willistown, Pennsylvania Father: Aaron Vodges Mother: Ann Hayman Wife: Georgiana Walsh Berard 1819 – 1907 (Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York) Children: Child Vodges (Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York) Brig. General Anthony Wayne Vodges 1843 – 1923 (Buried: San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California) Annie Vodges Wieting 1847 – 1919 (Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York) Albert Church Vodges 1849 – 1879 (Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York) William M. Vodges 1852 – 1875 (Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina)...
Leonhard Toll Von Zinken :CSA1stNat: Born: 1827 Birthplace: Germany Wife: Elizabeth Miller 1849 – 1870 Occupation before War: Builder in New Orleans, Louisiana Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Major of 20th Louisiana Infantry Regiment (Lovell Regt.) 1862: Disabled during Battle of Shiloh when horse fell on him 1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 20th Louisiana Infantry Regiment 1863: Colonel of 20th/13th Louisiana Consolidated Infantry Regiment 1863: Colonel on the Staff of Major General John C. Breckinridge 1863 – 1864: Confederate Post Commander at Marietta, Georgia 1864 – 1865: Confederate Post Commander at Columbus, Georgia 1864: Led Brigade of Government workers in Siege of Savannah, Georgia 1865: Confederate Commander during...
Daniel Wolsey Voorhees :us34stars: Born: September 26, 1827 Birthplace: Butler County Ohio Father: Stephen Voorhees 1798 – 1880 (Buried: Union Christian Cemetery, Newtown, Indiana) Mother: Rachel Elliott 1802 – 1891 (Buried: Union Christian Cemetery, Newtown, Indiana) Wife: Anna Hardesty 1832 – 1887 (Buried: Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana) Children: Harriet Cecelia Voorhees 1851 – 1919 (Buried: Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana) Charles Stewart Voorhees 1853 – 1909 (Buried: Greenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, Washington) James Paxton Voorhees 1855 – 1936 (Buried: Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana) Reese H. Voorhees 1858 – 1935 (Buried: Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana)...

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