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Henry W. Barry :us34stars: Born: April 11, 1840 Birthplace: Schoharie County, New York Wife: Kate Thyson 1850 – 1907 (Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D. C.) Children: Frank Thyson Barry 1874 – 1889 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D. C.) Political Party: Republican Party Education: Self-educated. Occupation before War: 1858: Principal of Locust Grove Academy, Louisville, Kentucky Civil War service: 1861: Enlisted as private, 10th Kentucky Infantry Regiment November 1861: Commissioned as First Lieutenant November 1862: Resigned. April 1864: Commissioned as Colonel, 8th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment at Paducah, Kentucky April 1864: Skirmish at Smithland, Kentucky July 1864 – January...
Adelbert Ames :us34stars: Born: October 31, 1835 Birthplace: Rockland, Maine Father: Captain Jesse Ames 1808 – 1894 (Buried: Northfield Cemetery, Northfield, Minnesota) Mother: Martha Bradbury Tolman 1813 – 1903 (Buried: Northfield Cemetery, Northfield, Minnesota) Wife: Blanche Butler 1847 – 1939 (Buried: Hildreth Family Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts) Father–in–law: Major General Benjamin F. Butler 1818 – 1893 (Buried: Hildreth Family Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts) Children: U.S. Congressman Butler Ames 1871 – 1954 (Buried: Hildreth Family Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts) Sarah Hildreth Ames 1874 – 1931 (Buried: Hildreth Family Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts) Blanche Ames 1878 – 1969 (Buried: Village Cemetery, Easton...
Christopher Columbus Andrews :us34stars: Born: October 27, 1829 Birthplace: Hillsborough, New Hampshire Father: Luther Andrews 1791 – 1870 Mother: Nabby Beard 1794 – 1870 Wife: Mary Francis Baxter 1837 – 1893 (Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota) Children: Alice E. Andrews 1869 – 1961 (Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota) Education: Attended Francestown Academy in New Hampshire Attended Harvard Law School Occupation before War: Attorney in Newton, Massachusetts Went to Kansas in 1854 Law Clerk in United States Treasury Department 1857: Established Residence in St. Cloud, Minnesota 1859: Minnesota State Senator Newspaper Owner of Minnesota Union Newspaper Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Captain...
William Woods Averell :us34stars: Born: November 5, 1832 Birthplace: Cameron, New York Father: Hiram Averell 1795 – 1887 Mother: Huldah Hemenway 1809 – 1881 Education: 1855: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (26th in class) Occupation before War: 1855: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Riflemen 1855 – 1856: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri 1855 – 1861: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Riflemen 1856 – 1857: Attended Cavalry School of Practice in Carlisle, Pennsylvania 1857: Frontier Duty in Command Escorting General Dept. of New Mexico 1857: Frontier Duty at Fort Craig, New Mexico 1857: Engaged against Kiowa Indians in skirmish near Fort Craig 1857 – 1858: Frontier Duty at Fort Craig...
Joseph Jackson Bartlett :us34stars: Born: November 1, 1834 Birthplace: Binghamton, New York Father: Gunmaker Joseph Bartlett 1804 – 1889 (Buried: Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, New York) Mother: Deborah Cafferty 1812 – 1870 (Buried: Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, New York) Children: Bertha Bartlett Sherman 1875 – 1955 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia Occupation before War: 1858 – 1861: Attorney in Binghamton, and Elmira, New York Civil War Career: 1861: Captain in 27th New York Infantry Regiment 1861: Major of 27th New York Infantry Regiment 1861: Served in the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia 1861 – 1862: Colonel of 27th New York Infantry Regiment 1862: Led his men in the Virginia...
Cyrus Bussey :us34stars: Born: October 5, 1833 Birthplace: Hubbard, Ohio Father: Rev. Amos Bussey 1806 – 1865 Mother: Hannah Tyler 1811 – 1901 Wife: Ellen Kiser 1836 – 1881 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Children: Cora Bussey Hillis 1858 – 1924 (Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa) Nellie Bussey 1861 – 1861 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Laura Bussey 1867 – 1902 (Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa) Education: Studied medicine for a brief time but didn’t continue Occupation before War: Clerk for dry goods business at age 14 Owner of his own mercantile Business at age 15 1855 – 1861: Mercantile Businessman in Bloomfield, Iowa Iowa State Senator...
William Passmore Carlin :us34stars: Born: November 23, 1829 Birthplace: Rich Woods, Greene County, Illinois Father: William B. Carlin 1804 – 1850 (Buried: Carrollton City Cemetery, Carrollton, Illinois) Mother: Mary Goode 1805 – 1888 (Buried: Carrollton City Cemetery, Carrollton, Illinois) Wife: Catherine Jeanette Michael 1843 – 1912 Children: William Edward Carlin 1866 – 1928 Education: 1850: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (20th in class) Occupation before War: 1850 – 1851: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Infantry 1850 – 1851: Frontier Duty at Fort Snelling, Minnesota 1851 – 1855: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment 1851 – 1854: Frontier Duty at Fort Ripley, Minnesota 1854 – 1855: Garrison...
Richard Coulter Sr. :us34stars: Born: October 1, 1827 Birthplace: Greensburg, Pennsylvania Father: Eli Coulter Jr. 1791 – 1830 (Buried: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania) Mother: Rebecca Alexander 1788 – 1854 (Buried: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania) Wife: Emma Welty 1841 – 1929 (Buried: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania) Children: Brig. General Richard Coulter Jr. 1870 – 1955 (Buried: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania) Rebecca Coulter Barclay 1872 – 1937 (Buried: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania) Lt. Colonel Henry Welty Coulter 1873 – 1932 (Buried: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania) Alexander Coulter 1875 – 1916 (Buried: Saint Clair Cemetery...
Samuel Wylie Crawford :us34stars: Born: November 8, 1829 Birthplace: Franklin County, Pennsylvania Father: Ebenezer Crawford 1789 – 1859 (Buried: Lowe Cemetery, Butler County, Pennsylvania) Mother: Jeanette Johnson Grant 1789 – 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 – 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 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers 1862...
John Thomas Croxton :us34stars: Born: November 20, 1836 Birthplace: Paris, Kentucky Father: Henry Croxton 1807 – 1868 (Buried: Paris Cemetery, Paris, Kentucky) Mother: Ann Kennedy Redmon 1816 – 1878 (Buried: Paris Cemetery, Paris, Kentucky) Wife: Caroline “Carrie” Rogers 1833 – 1882 (Buried: Paris Cemetery, Paris, Kentucky) Education: 1857: Graduated from Yale University Occupation before War: 1858: Taught Law Courses at School in Mississippi 1859 – 1861: Attorney in Paris, Kentucky 1860 – 1865: Supporter of Emancipation of Slaves Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry Regiment 1862: Served in the Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky 1862 – 1864: Colonel of 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry...
Jefferson Columbus Davis :us34stars: Born: March 2, 1828 Birthplace: Clark County, Indiana Father: William Davis Jr. 1800 – 1879 (Buried: Silver Creek Cemetery, Sellersburg, Indiana) Mother: Mary Drummond 1801 – 1881 (Buried: Silver Creek Cemetery, Sellersburg, Indiana) Wife: Marietta Woodson Athon 1838 – 1917 (Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana) Occupation before War: 1846: Enlisted as a soldier in the United States Army 1846 – 1848: Sergeant in the United States Army Served in the Mexican – American War 1848 – 1852: 2nd Lt. United States Army 1st Artillery 1852 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army 1st Artillery 1858 – 1861: Served at Fort Moultrie South Carolina Civil War Career: 1861: Officer in the...
Elias Smith Dennis Jr.: :us34stars: Born: December 4, 1812 Birthplace: Newburgh New York Father: Elias Smith Dennis Sr. 1770 – 1865 Mother: Abeline Stevens 1784 – 1828 1st Wife: Mary Drake Kain 1799 – 1873 (Buried: Carlyle Cemetery Carlyle Illinois) Divorced: November 14, 1871 2nd Wife: Mary A. McFarland Step – Children: Lt. William Henry Drake Slade 1820 – 1884 (Buried: Carlyle Cemetery Carlyle Illinois) Charles Slade Joseph Alfred "Jack" Slade 1830 – 1864 (Buried: Salt Lake City Cemetery Salt Lake City Utah) Elias Smith Dennis III 1840 – 1917 (Buried: Carlyle Cemetery Carlyle Illinois) Occupation before War: 1842 – 1844: Illinois State Representative 1846 – 1848: Illinois State Senator 1857 – 1858: United States Marshal for...
Hugh Boyle Ewing :us34stars: Born: October 31, 1826 Birthplace: Lancaster, Ohio Father: U.S. Senator Thomas Ewing 1789 – 1871 (Buried: Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio) Mother: Maria Willis Boyle 1801 – 1864 (Buried: Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio) Wife: Henrietta Elizabeth Young 1834 – 1927 (Buried: Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio) Children: Edith Ewing Miller 1859 – 1918 (Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio) Hugh Ewing 1862 – 1925 (Buried: Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio) George Washington Ewing 1865 – 1930 (Buried: Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio) Thomas Fenwick Ewing 1869 – 1927 (Buried: Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio) Marie W...
Benjamin Henry Grierson :us34stars: Born: July 8, 1826 Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Father: Robert Crittenden Grierson 1789 – 1867 (Buried: Jacksonville East Cemetery, Jacksonville, Illinois) Mother: Mary Sheppard 1788 – 1862 (Buried: Jacksonville East Cemetery, Jacksonville, Illinois) 1st Wife: Alice Kirk 1828 – 1888 (Buried: Jacksonville East Cemetery, Jacksonville, Illinois) 2nd Wife: Lillian Atwood 1850 – 1914 (Buried: Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Illinois) Children: John Kirk Grierson – 1858 (Buried: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois) Colonel Charles Henry Grierson 1855 – 1928 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Robert Kirk Grierson 1860 – 1922 (Buried: Jacksonville East...
Joseph Roswell Hawley :us34stars: Born: October 31, 1826 Birthplace: Stewartsville, North Carolina Father: Rev. Francis Hawley 1802 – 1884 (Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut) Mother: Mary McLeod 1800 – 1869 (Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut) 1st Wife: Harriet Ward Foote 1831 – 1886 (Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut) 2nd Wife: Edith Ann Hornor 1851 – 1925 (Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut) Children: Edith Josephine Roswell Hawley 1890 – 1970 (Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut) Education: 1847: Graduated from Hamilton College Occupation before War: Attorney in Hartford, Connecticut 1857 – 1867: Editor of Hartford Evening Press Newspaper...
Michael Kelly Lawler :us34stars: Born: November 16, 1814 Birthplace: Monasterevin County, Kildare, Ireland Father: John Lawler Mother: Elizabeth Kelly Wife: Elizabeth Hart Crenshaw 1820 – 1908 (Buried: Lawler Cemetery, Equality, Illinois) Children: Sina Elizabeth Lawler Evans 1842 – 1915 (Buried: Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas) Raphael Edward Lawler 1858 – 1927 (Buried: Lawler Cemetery, Equality, Illinois) Occupation before War: Attorney in Gallatin County, Illinois Served in the Mexican American War rising to Captain Farmer and Mercantile Businessman in Gallatin County, Illinois Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Colonel of 18th Illinois Volunteers Infantry Regiment 1862: Wounded during the Battle of...
John McArthur :us34stars: Born: November 17, 1826 Birthplace: Erskine, Scotland Father: John McArthur 1787 – 1867 Mother: Isabella Neilson 1792 – 1850 Wife: Christina Agnes Cuthbertson 1825 – 1908 (Buried: Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Illinois) Children: Bessie Denham McArthur Heaton 1852 – 1931 (Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan) Walter Scott McArthur 1870 – 1945 (Buried: Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Illinois) Education: Learned his father’s trade of blacksmithing Occupation before War: 1849: Immigrated to the United States, from Scotland Boilermaker in Chicago, Illinois Proprietor of Excelsior Iron Works in Chicago, Illinois Instructed in the Chicago Highland Guards Militia Civil...
John Franklin Miller Sr. :us34stars: Born: November 21, 1831 Birthplace: South Bend, Indiana Father: William Miller 1809 – 1879 Mother: Mary Martin 1811 – 1884 Wife: Mary Wickersham Chess 1836 – 1890 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Children: Mary Eudora Miller Clover 1860 – 1920 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Virginia) John Franklin Miller Jr. 1871 – 1878 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Virginia) Education: 1852: Graduated from New York Law School Occupation before War: Attorney in South Bend, Indiana Attorney for a short time in California 1860 – 1861: Indiana State Senator Civil War Career: 1861 – 1864: Colonel of 29th Indiana Infantry Regiment 1862: Served...
John Grant Mitchell :us34stars: Born: November 6, 1838 Birthplace: Piqua, Ohio Father: Judge Moses Grant Mitchell 1798 – 1870 (Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio) Mother: Elizabeth McCullough 1800 – 1865 (Buried: Johnston Cemetery, Piqua, Ohio) Wife: Laura Arabella Platt 1842 – 1916 (Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio) Children: Elizabeth “Lily” Mitchell Heyl 1864 – 1956 (Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio) Fanny Mitchell Wall 1869 – 1893 (Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio) Jean Andrews Mitchell Monsarrat 1871 – 1944 (Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio) John Grant Mitchell Jr. 1874 – 1957 (Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio) Education: 1859: Graduated from Kenyon...
Henry Andrew Morrow :us34stars: Born: July 10, 1829 Birthplace: Warrenton, Virginia Wife: Isabella Graves 1836 – 1911 (Buried: Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Michigan) Children: Colonel Frank James Morrow 1873 – 1951 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Occupation before War: Page for United States Senate Served in the Mexican – American War City Recorder for the City of Detroit, Michigan Attorney in Detroit, Michigan Civil War Career: 1862 – 1865: Colonel of 24th Michigan Infantry Regiment 1863: Wounded on the First Day of Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 1864: Wounded in right leg during the Battle of Wilderness, Virginia 1864: Brevetted Brigadier General in the Union Army 1865: Wounded during...
Byron Root Pierce :us34stars: Born: September 20, 1829 Birthplace: East Bloomfield, New York Father: Silas Pierce 1801 – 1880 (Buried: Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan) Mother: Mary Root 1801 – 1872 (Buried: Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan) Wife: Abbie Evans 1837 – 1917 (Buried: Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan) Occupation before War: Wool Businessman in New York 1856 – 1861: Dentist in Grand Rapids, Michigan Civil War Career: 1861: Captain, Company K, 3rd Michigan Infantry Regiment 1861: Served in the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia 1861 – 1862: Major of 3rd Michigan Infantry Regiment 1862: Served in the Battle of Yorktown, Virginia 1862: Served in the Battle of Williamsburg...
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...
Elliott Warren Rice A General Who Suffers from Mistaken Identity :us34stars: Born: November 16, 1835 Birthplace: Allegheny, Pennsylvania Father: Allen Briggs Rice 1785 – 1845 Mother: Melinda Chapman 1794 – 1863 Education: Attended Franklin College in Ohio 1858: Graduated from Albany Law School Occupation before War: 1858 – 1861: Attorney in Oskaloosa, Iowa Civil War Career: Wounded Seven times during the Civil War 1861: Corporal in 7th Iowa Infantry Regiment 1861 – 1862: Major of 7th Iowa Infantry Regiment 1861: Wounded in the leg at the Battle of Belmont, Missouri 1862: Had to use crutches at Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee 1862: Served in the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee 1862 – 1864: Colonel of 7th Iowa Infantry...
James Sidney Robinson :us34stars: Born: October 14, 1827 Birthplace: Mansfield, Ohio Father: Francis Robinson 1777 – 1850 (Buried: Zeiter Cemetery, Richland County, Ohio) Mother: Jane Dickens 1786 – 1872 (Buried: Zeiter Cemetery, Richland County, Ohio) Wife: Hester Aona Carlin 1837 – 1907 (Buried: Grove Cemetery, Kenton, Ohio) Children: William Stables Robinson 1851 – 1905 (Buried: Grove Cemetery, Kenton, Ohio) Jane S. Robinson 1858 – 1924 (Buried: Grove Cemetery, Kenton, Ohio) Parlee C. Robinson 1859 – 1934 (Buried: Grove Cemetery, Kenton, Ohio) Occupation before War: 1847 – 1861: Editor and Publisher of Kenton Republican Newspaper 1856: Chief Clerk of Ohio State House of Representatives Civil War Career: 1861: 1st Lt...
Adrian Rowe Root :us34stars: Born: May 6, 1832 Birthplace: Buffalo, New York Father: Edward Root 1790 – 1850 Mother: Mary Rowe 1794 – 1888 Occupation before War: Commission Merchant in New York Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 21st New York Infantry Regiment 1862 – 1865: Colonel of 94th New York Infantry Regiment 1862: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Cedar Mountain 1862: Wounded at the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia 1862: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia 1863: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia 1863: Led 445 Men into the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 1863: Acted as Brigade Commander of Paul’s Regiment, 1st Army Corps 1863: Wounded...
John Benjamin Sanborn Sr.: :us34stars: Born: December 5, 1826 Birthplace: Epsom New Hampshire Father: Deacon Frederick Sanborn 1789 – 1881 (Buried: McClary Cemetery Epsom New Hampshire) Mother: Lucy L. Sargent 1793 – 1863 (Buried: McClary Cemetery Epsom New Hampshire) 1st Wife: Catherine Hall 1828 – 1860 (Buried: Oakland Cemetery Saint Paul Minnesota) 2nd Wife: Anna Elmer Nixon 1832 – 1878 (Buried: Oakland Cemetery Saint Paul Minnesota) 3rd Wife: Rachel Rice 1855 – 1938 (Buried: Oakland Cemetery Saint Paul Minnesota) Children: Harriet French Sanborn 1858 – 1880 (Buried: Oakland Cemetery Saint Paul Minnesota) John F. Sanborn 1860 – 1860 (Buried: Oakland Cemetery Saint Paul Minnesota) John Benjamin Sanborn Jr. 1883 – 1964...
Daniel Ullman :us34stars: Born: April 28, 1810 Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware Father: John James Ullmann Wife: Amelia Goodin Berrian 1831 – 1890 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Nyack, New York) Education: 1829: Graduated from Yale University Occupation before War: Attorney in New York City, New York Prominent leader in the opposition of William H. Seward 1854: Unsuccessful Know – Nothing Candidate for Governor 1857: Witness in the trial of Burdell – Cunningham Trial Civil War Career: 1862 – 1863: Colonel of 78th New York Volunteers Infantry Regiment 1862: Captured at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Virginia 1862: Prisoner of War held at Libby Prison for two months. Approached President Lincoln about enlisting African...
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 –...
James Samuel Wadsworth :us34stars: Born: October 30, 1807 Birthplace: Geneseo, New York Father: General James Wadsworth 1768 – 1844 (Buried: Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, New York) Mother: Naomi Wolcott 1776 – 1831 (Buried: Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, New York) Wife: Mary Craig Wharton 1814 – 1874 (Buried: Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, New York) Children: Nannie Wadsworth Rogers Unknown – 1919 (Buried: Pau Urban Cemetery, Pau, France) Brevet Major Charles Frederick Wadsworth 1835 – 1899 (Buried: Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, New York) Cornelia Wadsworth Adair 1837 – 1921 (Buried: Cremated ashes placed in Ireland) Craig Wharton Wadsworth 1841 – 1872 (Buried: Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, New York) U.S. Congressman...
Alexander Stewart Webb :us34stars: Born: February 15, 1835 Birthplace: New York City, New York Father: James Watson Webb 1802 – 1884 (Buried: Claverack Dutch Reform Churchyard, Claverack, New York) Mother: Helen Lispenard Stewart 1805 – 1848 (Buried: New York City Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, New York) Brother: Lt. Colonel Robert Stewart Webb 1824 – 1899 (Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown, New York) Brother: Captain Watson Webb 1833 – 1876 (Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut) Wife: Anna Elizabeth Remsen 1837 – 1912 (Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York) Children: Elizabeth Remsen Webb Parsons 1864 – 1926 (Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York) Anne Remsen Webb 1868 – 1943...
August Von Willich :us34stars: Born: November 19, 1810 Birthplace: Braunsberg Province, East Prussia Father: Johann Georg N.W. Willich Mother: Elisabeth Michalowski 1781 – 1851 Education: Attended Military Academy at Berlin Learned the trade of Carpenter Occupation before War: Early Embraced the teachings of Karl Marx and firm believer 1828 – 1846: Served in the Prussian Army rising to 2nd Lt. 1853: Immigrated to the United States Carpenter in Brooklyn, New York Editor of German Language labor Newspaper in Cincinnati, Ohio Civil War Career: 1861: Adjutant and Lt. of 9th Ohio Infantry Regiment 1861: Major of 9th Ohio Infantry Regiment 1861: Served in the Battle of Rich Mountain, Western Virginia 1861 – 1862: Colonel of...

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