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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...
John Albion Andrew :us34stars: Born: May 31, 1818 Birthplace: Windham, Massachusetts (Maine) Father: Jonathan Andrew 1782 – 1849 (Buried: Brookside Cemetery, West Boxford, Massachusetts) Mother: Nancy Green Pierce 1783 – 1832 (Buried: Brown Cemetery, Windham, Maine) Wife: Eliza Jones Hersey 1826 – 1898 (Buried: Hingham Cemetery, Hingham, Massachusetts) Children: Charles Albion Andrew 1849 – 1850 (Buried: Hingham Cemetery, Hingham, Massachusetts) U.S. Congressman John Forrester Andrew 1850 – 1895 (Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts) Elizabeth Loring “Bessie” Andrew 1852 – 1897 (Buried: Hingham Cemetery, Hingham, Massachusetts) Edith Andrew 1854 – 1922 (Buried: Hingham Cemetery, Hingham, Massachusetts)...
George W. Arrowsmith: :us34stars: Born: April 18, 1839 Birthplace: Middletown New Jersey Father: Major Thomas Arrowsmith 1795 – 1866 (Buried: Fair View Cemetery Middletown New Jersey) Mother: Emma Corbit Van Brackle 1800 – 1871 (Buried: Fair View Cemetery Middletown New Jersey) Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Captain Company D 26th New York Infantry Regiment 1862: Captain and Assistant Adjutant General 1862: Resigned as Assistant Adjutant General on November 6th 1862: Captain Company D 26th New York Infantry Regiment 1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 157th New York Infantry Regiment 1863: Became sick on the eve of Battle of Gettysburg 1863: His regimental surgeon objected to him taking the field 1863: Led his men in the defense of line north...
William Bailey Avery :us34stars: Born: September 10, 1840, Place of Birth: Providence, Rhode Island Father: William David Avery Mother: Elizabeth "Eliza" Hoxie Wife: Ann Osborn Children: Eliza Avery William Yale Avery Sibyl Howe Perkins Antebellum Activities: Attended Brown University until war broke out, was among the first to enlist from that college. Civil War Service: 1861: Enlisted in Company A of the 1st Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry on the 2nd of May at the age of 21 Participated in the First Battle of Bull Run When his 3 months term had expired, he was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant with Company B of the 1st New York Marine Artillery 1862: Participated in the Battle of Tranter's Creek, in North Carolina on...
Nathaniel Springer Berry :us34stars: Born: September 1, 1796 Birthplace: Bath, Massachusetts Father: Abner Berry 1772 – 1802 Mother: Betsy Springer 1772 – 1st Wife: Ruth Smith 1800 – 1857 (Buried: Homeland Cemetery, Bristol, New Hampshire) 2nd Wife: Louisa Farley Bartlett 1796 – 1878 (Buried: Phillips Academy Cemetery, Andover, Massachusetts) Children: Emeline S. Berry Morse 1823 – 1888 (Buried: Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) William Augustus Berry 1824 – 1916 (Buried: Homeland Cemetery, Bristol, New Hampshire) Political Party: Democratic Party, Free Soil Party, and Republican Party Education: Apprenticed leather goods learning tanning, currier, Saddle making Occupation before War: Owner of Tannery in...
Hillary Beyer :us34stars: Born: September 28, 1837 Service: U.S. Army Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa Organization: Company H, 90th Pennsylvania Infantry Rank: Second Lieutenant Location of Action: At Antietam, Maryland Date of Action: September 17, 1862 Date Presented: October 30, 1896 Citation: After his command had been forced to fall back, Second Lieutenant Beyer remained alone on the line of battle, caring for his wounded comrades and carrying one of them to a place of safety. Died: September 24, 1907 (aged 69) Burial Place: Lower Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Eagleville, Pennsylvania Additional Notes: He enlisted and was mustered into Company A, 90th Pennsylvania as Sergeant in September 1861, and was...
Henry H. Bickford . :us34stars: SERVICE NOTES Service/Branch: U.S. Army Unit: Company E, 8th New York Cavalry Enlisted: Hartland, Niagara County, N.Y. in October 1861 Rank: Corporal Mustered Out: June 1865 MEDAL OF HONOR DETAILS Location of Action: Waynesboro, Virginia Date of Action: March 2, 1865 Date Award Issued: March 26, 1865 Citation: Recapture of flag. On March 27, 1865, the Captured flags were turned over to the War Department by the men who captured them. Corporal Bickford told Secretary of War Stanton, as well as the Hon. Ira Harris, a Senator from New York that his home was at Johnson's Creek, Niagara County, New York, that he had been in service nearly four years, and thought he would "see the war out." The...
Alexander Williams Biddle :us34stars: Born: April 29, 1819 Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Father: Thomas A. Biddle 1776 – 1857 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Mother: Christine Biddle 1780 – 1861 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Wife: Julia Williams Rush 1832 – 1898 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Children: Dr. Alexander Williams Biddle Jr. 1856 – 1916 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Henry Rush Biddle 1858 – 1877 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Julia Rush Biddle 1859 – 1885 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) James Wilmer Biddle 1861 – 1927 (Buried: Laurel Hill...
Jeremiah Sullivan Black :us34stars: Born: January 10, 1810 Birthplace: Glades, Pennsylvania Father: Henry Black 1783 – 1841 (Buried: Black Family Cemetery, Somerset, Pennsylvania) Mother: Mary Sullivan 1780 – 1852 (Buried: Black Family Cemetery, Somerset, Pennsylvania) Wife: Mary Forward 1819 – 1897 (Buried: Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, Pennsylvania) Children: Henry M. Black 1833 – 1910 (Buried: IOOF Cemetery, Indianola, Iowa) Rebekah Black Hornsby 1837 – 1911 (Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Chauncey Forward Black 1839 – 1904 (Buried: Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, Pennsylvania) Henry Black 1842 – 1888 (Buried: Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, Pennsylvania) Nannie Black 1852 – 1871 (Buried: Prospect Hill...
Captain William Perkins Black :us34stars: SERVICE NOTES Service/Branch: United States Army Entered Service In: Danville, Illinois Entered Service On: September 18, 1861 Unit: Company K, 37th Illinois Infantry Rank: Captain Discharged on: September 29, 1864 Additional Service Notes: He was the brother of John C. Black, Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, who was also a Medal of Honor recipient. The Black brothers are one of only five pairs of brothers to have received the Medal of Honor. In 1867, together with Thomas Dent, Black founded the law firm of Dent & Black. As a lawyer, Black was best known for having served as defense counsel to the people charged with inciting the Haymarket Riot of 1886. MEDAL OF HONOR...
Austin “The War Governor” Blair :us34stars: Born: February 8, 1818 Birthplace: Caroline, New York Father: George Blair 1786 – 1869 (Buried: Blair Family Burial Ground, Caroline, New York) Mother: Rhoda Mann Blackman 1790 – 1874 (Buried: Blair Family Burial Ground, Caroline, New York) 1st Wife: Persis Lyman Unknown – 1844 (Buried: Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Michigan) 2nd Wife: Elisabeth Pratt 1820 – 1847 (Buried: Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Michigan) 3rd Wife: Sarah Louesa Ford 1824 – 1897 (Buried: Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Michigan) Children: Gertrude Blair 1842 – 1842 (Buried: Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Michigan) James Hunter Blair 1847 – 1847 (Buried: Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson...
Henry Goode Blasdel :us34stars: Born: January 20, 1825 Birthplace: Lawrenceburg, Indiana Father: Jacob Blasdel 1782 – 1841 (Buried: Cambridge Cemetery, Dearborn, Indiana) Mother: Elizabeth “Eliza” Weaver 1791 – 1878 (Buried: Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Manchester, Indiana) Wife: Sarah Jane Cox 1827 – 1904 (Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California) Children: Sherrill Weaver Blasdel 1848 – 1935 (Buried: River View Cemetery, Portland, Oregon) Henry Goode Blasdel Jr. 1857 – 1915 (Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California) Lillian May “Lillie” Blasdel Keyse 1863 – 1931 (Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California) Political Party: Republican Party Occupation before War: Miner, Farmer, Merchant, and...
Augustus Williamson Bradford :us34stars: Born: January 9, 1806 Birthplace: Bel Air, Maryland Father: Samuel Bradford 1774 – 1849 Mother: Jane Bond 1780 – Wife: Elizabeth Kell 1818 – 1894 (Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland) Children: William Kell Bradford 1838 – 1871 (Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland) Emeline Kell Bradford 1840 – 1930 Jane Bond Bradford 1841 – 1905 (Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland) Augustus Williamson Bradford Jr. 1848 – 1921 (Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland) Thomas Kell Bradford 1851 – 1906 (Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland) Samuel Webster Bradford 1856 – 1932 (Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland)...
Matthew Brady Born: May 18, 1822 Birthplace: Warren County, New York Father: Andrew Brady 1788 – 1870 Mother: Samantha Julia Brady 1790 – 1869 Wife: Julia B. Handy 1823 – 1887 (Buried: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Education: Student of Painter William Page Student of Samuel F. B. Morse Occupation before War: 1839: Met Jacques Daguerre in France Manufacturer of leather cases for daguerreotypes 1844: Opened his own photography studio in New York 1845: Started to exhibit his famous portraits of Famous Americans 1849: Opened a studio at 625 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. Winner of many awards for his work with daguerreotypes 1850: Producer of The Gallery of Illustrious Americans 1856: Placed an Ad in the...
George Brinski (alternatively spelled Beniski, Benninsky, Brinske, and sometimes Berrisker) :us34stars: Born: 1832 (claimed to be born George Berrisker) Birthplace: Poland Father: Unknown Mother: Unknown Wife: Mary Brinski 1839 – Occupation before War: Sailor for shipping lines in the Atlantic Ocean Sailor for Shipping lines in the Great Lakes Worked on ship Acme running commodities from Chicago to Buffalo The National Tribune. (Washington, DC), November 03, 1892, page 12. Civil War Career: Paid $150 as a substitute soldier for future President Grover Cleveland If he survived the war, he would be paid an additional $150 1863 – 1865: Private Company F, 76th New York Infantry Regiment 1863: Enlisted on August 5th in Buffalo...
John Brough Jr. :us34stars: Born: September 17, 1811 Birthplace: Marietta, Ohio Father: John Brough Sr. 1746 – 1822 Mother: Jane Garnett 1785 – 1821 (Buried: Mound Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio) Wife: Caroline A. Nelson 1820 – 1889 (Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio) Children: Emma Frances Brough Gerard 1850 – 1918 (Buried: West Chester Cemetery, West Chester, Ohio) Annie Cornelia Brough 1857 – 1861 (Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio) Carrie Anna Brough Omwake 1857 – 1893 (Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio) Political Party: Democratic Party and Unionist Party Education: Apprenticed to the Printer’s Trade Attended Ohio University for three years Occupation before War: Part – time reporter for...
Private Louis J. Bruner :us34stars: Birthdate: October 6, 1834 Birthplace: Monroe County, Indiana Spouse: Caroline Pfeiffer Service/Branch: United States Army Entered Service At: Clifty Brumer, Indiana Unit: Company H, 5th Indiana Cavalry Rank: Private, promoted to Quarter Master Sergeant of Company H before leaving the service. Location of Action: At Walkers Ford, Tennessee Obituary, The Indianapolis Journal, February 25, 1896 Page 1 - LOC Collection Date of Action: December 2, 1863 BRUNER'S BRAVE RIDE One on the most precarious and interesting situations in the War of the Rebellion was furnished by the investment of Knoxville, where General Burnside and his army were cooped up for a considerable time, very much to the...
William Alfred Buckingham :us34stars: Born: May 28, 1804 Birthplace: Lebanon, Connecticut Father: Deacon Samuel Buckingham 1770 – 1850 Mother: Joanna Matson 1777 – 1846 Wife: Eliza Ripley 1808 – 1868 (Buried: Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, Connecticut) Children: William Ripley Buckingham 1836 – 1838 (Buried: Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, Connecticut) Eliza Coit Buckingham Aiken 1838 – 1924 (Buried: Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, Connecticut) Political Party: Republican Party and National Union Party Occupation before War: Organizer and Owner of Hayward Rubber Company 1849 – 1850: Mayor of Norwich, Connecticut Member of Norwich, Connecticut City Council Town Treasurer for Norwich, Connecticut 1856 – 1857: Mayor of Norwich, Connecticut...
Governor William Burton Born: October 16, 1789 Birthplace: Sussex County, Delaware Father: John Burton 1746 – 1791 Mother: Mary “Polly” West 1757 – 1806 1st Wife: Eliza Sorden 1773 – 1829 (Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Milford, Delaware) 2nd Wife: Ann Catherine Hill 1812 – 1885 (Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Milford, Delaware) Children: Rhoda H. Burton Roudebush 1841 – 1917 (Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Milford, Delaware) Education: Graduated from University of Pennsylvania Medical School Occupation before War: Medical Doctor in Lewes, Delaware and Milford, Delaware Brigadier General of Sussex County, Delaware Militia 1830 – 1834: Sheriff of Kent County, Delaware 1854: Unsuccessful Candidate for Governor of...
Andre Cailloux :CSA1stNat: :us34stars: Born: 1825 Birthplace: Louisiana Father: Unknown Mother: Unknown Wife: Felicie Coulon ? - 1874 Children: Four Children, names and lives unknown; three survived infancy Education: Learn cigar making as a slave May have learned to read and write English and French at Institute Catholique Occupation before War 1825-1846: Slave, owned by the Duvernay family of New Orleans 1846: Received manumission Established cigar-making business, based on his experience as a slave Participated in city sports; considered one of the best boxers of the city Supported the Institute Catholique to educate children of free people of color and black orphans Prominent community leader Civil War Career...
Henry Clay Caldwell: :us34stars: Born: September 4, 1832 Birthplace: Marshall County Virginia (West Virginia) Father: Van Caldwell 1799 – 1856 (Buried: Iowaville Cemetery Selma Iowa) Mother: Susan Moffett Unknown – 1887 (Buried: Greenwood Cemetery Wheeling West Virginia) Wife: Harriet Jane Bennett 1836 – 1921 (Buried: Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Little Rock Arkansas) Children: Cornelia Caldwell Smith (Buried: Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Little Rock Arkansas) Occupation before War: 1852 – 1856: Attorney in Keosauqua Iowa 1856 – 1858: Prosecuting Attorney for Van Buren County Iowa 1859 – 1861: Iowa State Representative Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Major of 3rd Iowa Cavalry Regiment 1862 – 1864: Lt. Colonel of...
Governor William Cannon Born: March 15, 1809 Birthplace: Bridgeville, Delaware Father: Josiah Cannon (Buried: Bridgeville Cemetery, Bridgeville, Delaware) Mother: Nancy Bowlin – 1829 (Buried: Bridgeville Cemetery, Bridgeville, Delaware) Wife: Margaret Ann Barker 1813 – 1899 (Buried: Bridgeville Cemetery, Bridgeville, Delaware) Children: Elizabeth Amanda Cannon Cahall 1835 – 1912 (Buried: Bridgeville Cemetery, Bridgeville, Delaware) Sarah P. Cannon Heydrick 1836 – 1904 (Buried: Bridgeville Cemetery, Bridgeville, Delaware) Captain William Laws Cannon 1839 – 1863 (Buried: Bridgeville Cemetery, Bridgeville, Delaware) Ellie Sophie Cannon Buckelew 1845 – 1905 (Buried: Fernwood Cemetery, Jamesburg, New Jersey) Henry Pervis Cannon...
William Cannon :us34stars: Born: March 15, 1809 Birthplace: Bridgeville, Delaware Father: Josiah Cannon 1779 – 1813 (Buried: Bridgeville Cemetery, Bridgeville, Delaware) Mother: M. Nancy Bowlin 1790 – 1829 (Buried: Bridgeville Cemetery, Bridgeville, Delaware) Wife: Margaret Ann Laws 1813 – 1899 (Buried: Bridgeville Cemetery, Bridgeville, Delaware) Married: November 11, 1832 Children: Elizabeth Amanda Cannon Cahall 1835 – 1912 (Buried: Bridgeville Cemetery, Bridgeville, Delaware) Sarah P. Cannon Heydrick 1836 – 1904 (Buried: Bridgeville Cemetery, Bridgeville, Delaware) Captain William Laws Cannon 1839 – 1863 (Buried: Bridgeville Cemetery, Bridgeville, Delaware) Ellie Sophia Cannon Buckelew 1845 – 1905 (Buried: Fernwood...
Thomas Carney :us34stars: Born: August 20, 1824 Birthplace: Delaware County, Ohio Father: James Carney 1797 – 1828 (Buried: Blue Church Cemetery, Sunbury, Ohio) Mother: Jane Ostrander 1800 – 1880 (Buried: Blue Church Cemetery, Sunbury, Ohio) Wife: Rebecca Ann Canady 1827 – 1894 (Buried: Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Kansas) Children: Edwin LeRoy Carney 1852 – 1902 (Buried: Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Kansas) William Ware Carney 1854 – 1927 (Buried: Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Kansas) Charles T. Carney 1861 – 1938 (Buried: Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Kansas) Political Party: Republican Party Occupation before War: Worked in a Mercantile business making $50.00 per month. He would get a raise the next year to...
William Harvey Carney :us34stars: Born: February 29, 1840 Birthplace: Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia Father: William Carney Sr. 1800–1885 (Burial Place: Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Massachusetts) Mother: Francis Ann Dean Carney 1818–1888 (Burial Place: Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Massachusetts) Wife: Susanna Williams 1846-1916 (Burial Place: Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Massachusetts) Married: Late 1865, in New Bedford, Massachusetts Children: Clara Heronia Carney 1876–1939 (Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Massachusetts) Nicknames: "The bravest colored soldier of the Civil War." Antebellum History: Carney spent the majority of his boyhood enslaved. Approx. 1854: At the age of fourteen, he secretly...
Franklin Carr :us34stars: . SERVICE NOTES Service/Branch: United States Army Entered Service at: Toledo, Ohio Entered Service on: August 16, 1862 as a Corporal Unit: Company D, 124th Ohio Infantry Rank: Corporal Discharged: Mustered Out with Company on July 9, 1865 Service Notes: appointed Sergeant Jan. 28, 1865 MEDAL OF HONOR DETAILS Location of Action: Nashville, Tennessee Date of Action: December 16, 1864 Date Award Issued: February 24, 1865 Citation: Recapture of U.S. guidon from a rebel battery. Details from the Regimental History: The morning of the fifteenth of December opened with everything about our lines and camps veiled in an impenetrable fog. One could not see a man ten feet away. Under the cover of this fog...
Lewis Cass Sr. :us34stars: Born: October 9, 1782 Birthplace: Exeter, New Hampshire Father: Major Jonathan Cass 1753 – 1830 (Buried: Dresden Cemetery, Dresden, Ohio) Mother: Molly Gillman Wife: Eliza Spencer 1786 – 1853 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan) Children: Isabella Lewis Cass Van Limburg 1805 – 1879 (Buried: Cimitero Evangelico degli Allori, Florence, Italy) Elizabeth Selden Cass 1812 – 1832 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan) Mary Sophia Cass Canfield 1812 – 1882 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan) Lewis Cass Jr. 1814 – 1878 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan) Matilda Frances Cass Ledyard 1818 – 1883 (Buried: Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island) Political Party: Democratic...
Federico Fernandez Cavada :us34stars: Born: July 8, 1831 Birthplace: Cienguegos, Cuba Father: Isidoro Fernandez Cavada – 1838 Mother: Emelie Howard Wife: Carmela “Mela” Merino Occupation before War: Civil Engineer and Topographer with Panama Canal Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Captain, Company K, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 1862: Served in Union Army Air Balloon Corps 1862 – 1865: Lt. Colonel of 114th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 1862: Served in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia 1863: Served in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia 1863: Led 312 men onto the field at Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 1863: Captured on 2nd day of Battle of Gettysburg, Peach Orchard 1863 – 1864: Prisoner of War held...
John Wesley Clark :us34stars: Birthdate: October 21, 1830 Birthplace: Moretown, Vermont Prewar Occupation: Carriage Manufacturer Spouse: Betsey Ann Dewey Died: August 4, 1898 (aged 67) Buried: Green Mount Cemetery in Montpelier, Vermont SERVICE NOTES Service/Branch: United States Army Entered Service In: Vermont Entered Service On: September 28, 1861 Unit: 6th Vermont Infantry Rank: First Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster Additional Service Notes: Participated in several engagements including the battles of Lee's Mills, Williamsburg, Golding's Farm, Savage Station, White Oak Swamp, Crampton's Gap, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Maryland Heights, Gettysburg, and others of minor importance. On April 7 1864 he was promoted...
Abner Coburn :us34stars: Born: March 22, 1803 Birthplace: Skowhegan, Massachusetts Father: Eleazer Coburn 1777 – 1845 (Buried: Southside Cemetery, Skowhegan, Massachusetts) Mother: Mary “Polly” Weston 1782 – 1860 (Buried: Southside Cemetery, Skowhegan, Massachusetts) Political Party: Federalist Party, Whig Party, and Republican Party Occupation before War: Worked on his family farm at a young age. Assistant to his father who was a land surveyor Helped Start the firm of E. Coburn & Sons buying lands and dealing in lumber on the Kennebec River. After the death of his father the Firm became A & P Coburn This firm would become the largest landowner in the state of Maine. The Firm would acquire large timber holdings in...
Samuel Cony Jr. :us34stars: Born: February 27, 1811 Birthplace: Augusta, Massachusetts (Maine) Father: Samuel Cony Sr. 1775 – 1835 Mother: Susan Bowdoin 1781 – 1851 1st Wife: Mercy Hannah Sewall 1815 – 1847 Married: October 17, 1833 2nd Wife: Lucy Williams Brooks 1825 – 1906 (Buried: Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine) Married: November 22, 1849 in Augusta, Maine Children: Abby Stone Cony Lucy Williams Cony 1853 – 1898 (Buried: Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine) Frederick Cony 1856 – 1898 (Buried: Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine) Political Party: Democratic Party and Republican Party Religion: Congregationalist Education: 1829: Graduated from Brown University Occupation before War: 1832 – 1840: Attorney...
William Cole Cozzens Sr. :us34stars: Born: August 26, 1811 Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island Father: Matthew Cozzens 1784 – 1870 Mother: Ann Nancy Cole 1784 – 1852 Wife: Martha Stanton Gould 1811 – 1896 (Buried: Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island) Children: James G. Cozzens 1836 – Henry W. Cozzens 1838 – Susan F. Cozzens 1841 – 1884 Hannah T. Cozzens 1844 – William Cole Cozzens Jr. 1846 – Political Party: Democratic Party Occupation before War: Successful Businessman in Newport, Rhode Island President of Rhode Island Union Bank 1854 – 1855: Mayor of Newport, Rhode Island Civil War Career: Successful Businessman in Newport, Rhode Island President of Rhode Island Union Bank Rhode Island State Representative...
Henry Howland Crapo :us34stars: Born: May 24, 1804 Birthplace: Dartmouth, Massachusetts Father: Jesse Crapo 1781 – 1831 (Buried: Crapo Family Cemetery, Dartmouth, Massachusetts) Mother: Phebe Howland 1785 – 1870 (Buried: Crapo Family Cemetery, Dartmouth, Massachusetts) Wife: Mary Ann Slocum 1805 – 1875 (Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Michigan) Children: Mary Ann Crapo Orrell 1827 – 1903 (Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Michigan) US Congressman William Wallace Crapo 1830 – 1926 (Buried: Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Massachusetts) Rebecca Folger Crapo Durant 1833 – 1924 (Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York) Rhoda Macomber Crapo Willson 1838 – 1907 (Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Michigan) Lucy Anna Crapo Smith...
Silas Crispin :us34stars: Born: September 9, 1828 Birthplace: Holmesburg, Pennsylvania Father: Benjamin Crispin 1792 – 1864 (Buried: Emanuel Resurrection Episcopal Church, Holmesburg, Pennsylvania) Mother: Maria Foster 1796 – 1882 (Buried: Emanuel Resurrection Episcopal Church, Holmesburg, Pennsylvania) Wife: None Education: 1850: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (3rd in class) Occupation before War: 1850 – 1851: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Ordnance 1850 – 1852: Assistant at Watervilet Arsenal in New York 1851 – 1854: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Ordnance 1852 – 1854: Assistant at Washington, D.C. Arsenal 1854 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, Ordnance 1854 – 1859: Assistant at Allegheny Arsenal in...
James Cromwell: :us34stars: Born: January 4, 1840 Birthplace: Cornwall, Orange County, New York Father: David Cromwell 1794 – 1857 Mother: Rebecca Bowman 1798 – 1886 Wife: Anna W. Barton 1840 – 1901 Married: October 24, 1862, Troy New York Children: Louise Barton Cromwell 1863 – 1916 Civil War Career: 1861: Member of Governor of New York's enlistment committee 1861 – 1862: Captain Company D 7th New York Cavalry Regiment 1862: Mustered out of service in Washington D.C. on March 31st 1862: Captain Company C 124th New York Infantry Regiment 1862 – 1863: Major of 124th New York Infantry Regiment 1863: Acting regimental commander at Battle of Gettysburg 1863: Killed on the 2nd day of the Battle of Gettysburg Pennsylvania Died: July...
Andrew Gregg Curtin :us34stars: Born: April 22, 1815 Birthplace: Bellefonte, Pennsylvania Father: Roland Curtin 1764 – 1850 (Buried: Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) Mother: Jane Gregg 1791 – 1854 (Buried: Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) Wife: Katharine Irvin Wilson 1821 – 1903 (Buried: Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) Married: May 30, 1844 Children: Mary Curtin Harris 1845 – 1927 (Buried: Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) Martha Irvin Curtin Breese 1848 – 1935 (Buried: Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island) Myron Stanley Curtin 1854 – 1857 (Buried: Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) Katherine Irvine Wilson Curtin Burnet 1859 – 1930 Bessie Elliott Curtin 1865 – 1866 (Buried: Union...
Greely Stevenson Curtis Sr. :us34stars: Born: November 21, 1830 Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts Father: James Freeman Curtis 1797 – 1839 (Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts) Mother: Isabella Stevenson 1803 – 1875 (Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts) Brother: Brevet Brig. General James Freeman Curtis Jr. 1825 – 1914 (Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts) Wife: Harriot Sumner "Hatty" Appleton 1841 – 1923 (Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts) Children: William Stevenson Curtis 1865 – 1899 (Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts) Greely Stevenson Curtis Jr. 1871 – 1947 (Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)...
Alonzo Hereford Cushing :us34stars: Born: January 19, 1841 Birthplace: Delafield, Wisconsin Father: Dr. Milton Buckingham Cushing Sr. 1800 – 1847 (Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, New York) Mother: Mary Barker Smith 1807 – 1891 (Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, New York) Siblings: USN Paymaster Milton Buckingham Cushing Jr. 1837 – 1887 (Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, New York) Lt. Howard Bass Cushing 1838 – 1871 (Buried: San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California) Walter Buckingham Cushing 1839 – 1839 (Buried: Unknown Burial Place died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) USN Commander William Barker Cushing 1842 – 1874 (Buried: United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland) Mary Rachel...
John Gately Downey :us34stars: Born: June 24, 1827 Birthplace: County Roscommon, Ireland Father: Denis Downey 1790 – 1837 Mother: Bridget Gately 1790 – 1857 1st Wife: Maria Jacinta Guirado 1836 – 1883 (Memorial: Old Cavalry Cemetery, Los Angeles, California) 2nd Wife: Rose Vincentcia Kelly 1845 – 1892 (Buried: Cavalry Cemetery, Los Angeles, California) Political Party: Lecompton Democratic Party Occupation before War: 1842: Immigrated to the United States from Ireland 1842 – 1846: Apprenticed at an Apothecary in Washington, D.C. Pharmacist in Cincinnati, Ohio On his way to the west, he stopped in Vicksburg, and New Orleans Gold Prospector in Grass Valley, California Pharmacist in San Francisco, California, and Los...
William Wade Dudley :us34stars: Born: August 27, 1842 Birthplace: Weathersfield Bow, Vermont Father: Rev. John Dudley 1805 – 1898 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Mother: Abby Patch Wade 1807 – 1894 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) 1st Wife: Theresa Fiske 1844 – 1897 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) 2nd Wife: Nannie A. Robinson 1865 – 1949 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Children: Dr. George Fiske Dudley 1866 – 1940 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) William Northrup Dudley 1869 – 1920 (Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts) Charles Tarbell Dudley 1878 – 1908 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Frances...

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