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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...
Joseph Bradford Carr :us34stars: Born: August 16, 1828 Birthplace: Albany, New York Father: William Carr 1787 – 1880 Mother: Hannah Gardner 1795 – 1887 Wife: Mary S. Gould 1832 – 1914 (Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New York) Children: Mary S. Carr 1853 – 1921 (Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New York) Major William Gould Carr 1856 – 1911 (Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New York) Occupation before War: Tobacconist in Troy, New York Served in the New York State Militia, rising to the rank of Colonel Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Colonel of 2nd New York Infantry Regiment 1861: Served in the Battle of Big Bethel, Virginia 1862: Served in the Virginia Peninsula Campaign 1862: Served in the Seven Days Campaign 1862...
Henry Alexander Carrington :CSA1stNat: Born: September 13, 1832 Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia Father: Henry Carrington 1793 – 1867 Mother: Louisa Elizabeth Cabell 1798 – 1865 Wife: Charlotte Elizabeth Cullen 1834 – 1889 (Buried: Village Church Cemetery, Charlotte Court House, Virginia) Children: Louise Cabell Carrington Leigh 1856 – 1930 (Buried: Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia) William Cabell Carrington 1858 – 1917 (Buried: Village Church Cemetery, Charlotte Court House, Virginia) John Cullen Carrington 1860 – 1917 (Buried: Village Church Cemetery, Charlotte Court House, Virginia) Henry Longstreet Carrington 1863 – 1888 (Buried: Village Church Cemetery, Charlotte Court House, Virginia) Alfred Randolph...
Henry Beebe Carrington Born: March 2, 1824 Birthplace: Wallingford, Connecticut Father: Miles McCleave Carrington 1794 – Mother: Mary Beebe 1800 – 1845 1st Wife: Margaret Irvin Sullivant 1831 – 1870 (Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio) 2nd Wife: Frances Courtney 1845 – 1911 (Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts) Children: Mary Carrington 1852 – 1854 (Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio) Margaret I. Carrington 1855 – 1856 (Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio) Joseph Sullivant Carrington 1859 – 1859 (Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio) Morton Carrington 1864 – 1864 (Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio) E. Jane Carrington 1874 – 1964 (Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Boston...
Samuel Sprigg Carroll :us34stars: Born: September 21, 1831 Birthplace: Takoma Park, Maryland Father: William Thomas Carroll Sr. 1802 – 1863 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Mother: Sally Sprigg 1812 – 1895 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Wife: Helen Morrell Bennett Unknown – 1897 – (Divorced) (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Children: Katherine Carroll Beale 1857 – 1937 (Buried: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Helen Hancock Carroll 1864 – 1884 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Samuel Sprigg Carroll Jr. 1875 – 1935 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Education: 1856: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (44th in class) Occupation...
William Henry Carroll Sr. :CSA1stNat: Born: 1810 Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee Father: Governor William Carroll 1788 – 1844 (Buried: Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee) Mother: Cecilia Bradford 1795 – 1848 (Buried: Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee) Wife: Elizabeth Breathitt 1819 – 1899 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee) Children: Mary Cecilia Carroll 1839 – 1840 (Buried: Franklin City Cemetery, Franklin, Tennessee) William Henry Carroll Jr. 1842 – 1915 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee) Anna Carroll Malone 1848 – 1902 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee) Ida Carroll Coward 1849 – 1929 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee) Katherine Carroll Seabrook 1850 –...
Barron Carter :CSA1stNat: Born: August 30, 1843 Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia Father: Dr. John Carter 1795 – 1854 (Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia) Mother: Martha Milledge Flournoy 1806 – 1872 (Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia) Wife: Lois Guerard 1846 – 1896 (Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia) Children: Godin Guerard Carter 1866 – 1883 (Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia) Barron Carter Jr. 1872 – 1914 (Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia) Civil War Career: 1861: Acting Midshipman Confederate States Navy 1861 – 1862: Served at Confederate States Navy, Savannah Station 1861: Participated in the Battle of Port Royal, South Carolina 1861: Master's Mate...
James William Carter :CSA1stNat: Born: 1830 Birthplace: Tennessee Father: James William Carter Mother: Deanna Mary Wisdom 1804 – 1850 Wife: Mary Elizabeth McKelvain 1834 – 1868 (Buried: Union Methodist Church, Oak Grove, Mississippi) Children: John B. Carter 1858 – 1882 (Buried: Union Methodist Church, Oak Grove, Mississippi) James William Carter 1861 – 1949 (Buried: Union Methodist Church, Oak Grove, Mississippi) Occupation before War: Farmer in Kemper County, Mississippi Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Captain Company K, 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment 1861: Served in the First Battle of Manassas, Virginia 1862: Elected Lt. Colonel during the regimental reorganization 1862: Lt. Colonel of 13th Mississippi Infantry...
John Carpenter Carter Born: December 19, 1837 Birthplace: Waynesboro, Burke County, Georgia Father: Dr. Edward James Carter 1814 – 1869 Mother: Angelina Matilda Carpenter 1816 – 1897 Wife: Louisa Dixon Caruthers 1840 - Children: Estelle Inez Carter 1859 – Eliza Caruthers Carter 1860 – 1879 Edward C. Carter 1864 - Education: 1854 – 1856: Attended University of Virginia Occupation before War: Attorney in Memphis, Tennessee Civil War Career: Captain in 38th Tennessee Infantry Regiment Colonel of 38th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 1862: Participated in the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee 1862: Participated in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky 1862 – 1863: Participated in the Battle of Stones River Tennessee 1863...
Samuel Perry “Powhatan” Carter :us34stars: Born: August 6, 1819 Birthplace: Elizabethton, Tennessee Father: Alfred Moore Carter 1784 – 1850 (Buried: Carter Cemetery, Elizabethton, Tennessee) Mother: Evalina Belmont Perry 1797 – 1877 (Buried: Carter Cemetery, Elizabethton, Tennessee) 1st Wife: Caroline C. “Carrie” Potts 1821 – 1875 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) 2nd Wife: Martha Custis “Markie” Williams 1827 – 1899 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Children: Alfred P. Carter 1852 – 1869 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Samuel Parry Carter 1863 – 1925 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Education: Attended Washington College in Limestone, Tennessee Attended Princeton...
Robert Looney Caruthers :CSA1stNat: Born: July 31, 1800 Birthplace: Carthage, Tennessee Father: Samuel Caruthers 1767 – 1813 Mother: Elizabeth Looney 1765 – 1823 Wife: Sally Sanders 1807 – 1870 (Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Tennessee) Children: Mary Jane Caruthers 1828 – 1845 (Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Tennessee) Political Party: Whig Party Education: 1820 – 1821: Attended Greenville College in Tennessee Occupation before War: 1817 – 1819: Clerk in a country store in Smith County Tennessee 1823 – 1824: Attorney in Smith County Tennessee Clerk of the Smith County Tennessee Chancery Court Clerk of the Tennessee State House of Representatives Editor of Tennessee Republican Newspaper 1827 – 1832...
Clarence Cary :CSA1stNat: Born: March 18, 1845 Birthplace: Fairfax County, Virginia Father: Archibald Cary 1815 – 1854 (Buried: Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia) Mother: Monimia Fairfax 1820 – 1875 (Buried: Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia) Wife: Elisabeth Miller Potter 1856 – 1945 (Buried: Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia) Children: Guy Fairfax Cary Sr. 1879 – 1950 (Buried: Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia) Howard Cary 1881 – 1906 (Buried: Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia) Civil War Career: 1861 – 1864: Acting Midshipman in Confederate States Navy 1861: Served on C.S.R.S United States 1861 – 1862: Served on C.S.S. Nashville 1862: Served at Confederate States Navy, Richmond, Virginia...
Richard Milton Cary Born: November 12, 1821 Birthplace: Pear Tree Hill, Warwick County, Virginia Father: Miles Cary 1795 – 1849 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) Mother: Harriet Staples 1804 – 1866 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) 1st Wife: Anna Parker 1834 – 1876 2nd Wife: Lucy Wilson 1844 – Children: Lelia Cary 1864 – Gladys Cary Richards 1880 - Education: Attended College of William & Mary Occupation before War: Attorney in Richmond and Hampton, Virginia Captain in Virginia State Militia Author of Drill Manuel used in the early years of the war Civil War Career: 1861: Served with Virginia Militia Company in Fredericksburg, Virginia 1861 – 1862: Colonel of 30th Virginia Infantry...
Joseph Casey Jr.: :us34stars: Born: December 17, 1814 Birthplace: Ringgold Manor Pennsylvania Father: Joseph Casey Sr. 1771 – 1841 Mother: Rebecca McLaughlin 1770 – Wife: Mary Ann Knettle 1816 – 1899 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery Washington D.C.) Children: Joseph William Casey 1842 – 1843 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery Washington D.C.) Isaac Knettle Casey 1844 – 1867 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery Washington D.C.) Alice Jane Casey 1846 – 1860 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery Washington D.C.) Occupation before War: 1838 – 1845: Attorney in Bloomfield Pennsylvania 1845 – 1849: Attorney in New Berlin Pennsylvania 1849 – 1851: United States Congressman from Pennsylvania 1851 – 1855: Attorney in New Berlin Pennsylvania 1855 – 1861: Attorney in Harrisburg...
Samuel Lewis Casey :us34stars: Born: February 12, 1821 Birthplace: Caseyville, Kentucky Father: Nicholas Casey 1790 – 1863 Mother: Susan Gibson Finnie 1797 – 1871 Wife: Mary Quincy Sheafe 1822 – 1884 (Buried: Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pennsylvania) Married: June 1, 1852 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire Children: Harriet L. Casey 1855 – George Farnum Casey 1858 – 1930 Jacob C. Casey 1861 – Political Party: Unionist Party Occupation before War: Mercantile Businessman in Kentucky 1853 – 1859: Treasurer of the United States 1860 – 1862: Kentucky State Representative Civil War Career: 1862: Filled Vacancy caused by expulsion of Henry Burnett. 1862 – 1863: United States Congressman from Kentucky Occupation after...
Silas Casey :us34stars: Born: July 12, 1807 Birthplace: East Greenwich, Rhode Island Father: Wanton Casey 1760 – 1842 (Buried: Silas Casey Cemetery, North Kingstown, Rhode Island) Mother: Elizabeth Goodale 1773 – 1830 (Buried: Silas Casey Cemetery, North Kingstown, Rhode Island) 1st Wife: Abby Perry Pearce 1813 – 1862 (Buried: Silas Casey Cemetery, North Kingstown, Rhode Island) 2nd Wife: Florida White Gordon 1841 – 1898 (Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York) Children: Brig. General Thomas Lincoln Casey 1831 – 1896 (Buried: Silas Casey Cemetery North Kingstown Rhode Island) Frederick Cummings Casey 1833 – 1834 (Buried: Silas Casey Cemetery North Kingstown Rhode Island) Abby Pearce Casey Hunt 1838 – 1886 (Buried: Silas...
Robert Alexander Caskie :CSA1stNat: Born: July 12, 1830 Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia Father: John Caskie 1790 – 1867 (Buried: Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) Mother: Martha Jane Norvell 1797 – 1844 (Buried: Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) Wife: Amanda Wallace Gregory 1844 – 1902 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) Children: Edmund Williams Caskie 1862 – 1944 (Buried: Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York) Margaret Caskie Plass 1864 – 1956 (Buried: Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery, Edgewater, Florida) Robert Alexander Caskie Jr. 1873 – 1927 (Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York) John Jos Kerr Caskie 1875 – 1949 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) Education: Attended...
William Henderson Caskie :CSA1stNat: Born: 1834 Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia Father: John Caskie 1790 – 1867 (Buried: Shockoe Hill Cemeter,y Richmond, Virginia) Mother: Martha Jane Norvell 1797 – 1844 (Buried: Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) Wife: Mary Ambler 1837 – 1918 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) Children: Ambler Caskie 1856 – 1934 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) John Caskie 1858 – 1915 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) Occupation before War: Merchant in Richmond, Virginia Civil War Career: 1862: Lt. In Hampden Confederate Artillery 1862 – 1864: Captain of Hampden Confederate Artillery 1864 – 1865: Major in the Confederate Army Artillery Occupation after...
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...
John Catron :us34stars: Born: January 7, 1786 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Father: Peter Catron 1754 – 1840 (Buried: Catron Cemetery, Sunnybrook, Kentucky) Mother: Maria Elisabetha Houck 1762 – 1791 (Buried: Catron Cemetery, Sunnybrook, Kentucky) Wife: Matilda Fountain Childress 1802 – 1872 Political Party: Democrat Party Occupation before War: Served in the War of 1812 under General Andrew Jackson 1815 – 1818: Attorney in Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee 1818 – 1824: Attorney in Nashville, Tennessee 1824 – 1831: Judge of Tennessee Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals 1831 – 1834: Chief Justice of Tennessee Supreme Court 1834 – 1837: Attorney in Nashville, Tennessee 1837 – 1865: Associate Justice of United States Supreme...
Robert Francis Catterson Born: March 22, 1835 Birthplace: Beech Grove, Indiana Father: James Catterson 1793 – 1841 Mother: Sarah “Sallie” Wyatt 1803 – 1873 Wife: Louisa Ellen Withall 1842 – 1922 (Buried: San Antonio National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas) Children: Harry A. Catterson 1871 – 1875 (Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana) Frank Catterson 1873 – 1874 (Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana) Jesse Catterson 1875 – 1876 (Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana) Education: Attended Adrian College in Michigan Attended Cincinnati Medical College Occupation before War: Medical Doctor in Rockville, Indiana Civil War Career: 1861: Private, Company A, 14th Indiana Infantry Regiment...
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...
James Ronald Chalmers Born: January 11, 1831 Birthplace: Halifax County, Virginia Father: Senator Joseph Williams Chalmers 1806 – 1853 (Buried: Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Mississippi) Mother: Frances “Fanny” M. Henderson 1813 – 1845 (Buried: Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Mississippi) Wife: Rebecca Arthur 1833 – 1899 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee) Children: Susan Arthur Chalmers 1855 – 1856 (Buried: Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Mississippi) Kate Henderson Chalmers Rogers 1857 – 1944 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee) Education: 1851: Graduated from South Carolina College Occupation before War: Attorney in Holly Springs, Mississippi District Attorney in Holly Springs...
Frances Caroline “Fanny” Adams Chamberlain From A to Z - Women :us34stars: Born: August 12, 1825 Birthplace: Boston Massachusetts Father: Asher Adams 1777 – 1860 (Buried: Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Mass.) Mother: Emily Wyllys Unknown – 1854 (Buried: Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Mass.) Husband: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain 1828 – 1914 (Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine) Married: December 7, 1855 in Brunswick, Maine Children: Grace Dupee “Daisy” Chamberlain Allen 1856 – 1937 (Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine) Infant Son Chamberlain 1857 – 1857 Harold Wyllys Chamberlain 1858 – 1928 (Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine) Emily Chamberlain 1860 –...
Jacob Payson Chamberlain :us34stars: Born: August 1, 1802 Birthplace: Dudley, Massachusetts Father: Colonel John Chamberlain 1762 – 1819 (Buried: Elisha Williams Cemetery, Waterloo, New York) Mother: Mary Lee 1762 – 1819 (Buried: Elisha Williams Cemetery, Waterloo, New York) Wife: Catherine Kuney 1806 – 1878 (Buried: Restvale Cemetery, Seneca Falls, New York) Children: Franklin Chamberlain 1826 – 1910 (Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York) Angeline C. Chamberlain Johnson 1831 – 1901 (Buried: Restvale Cemetery, Seneca Falls, New York) Lucretia Chamberlain Avery 1834 – 1917 (Buried: Restvale Cemetery, Seneca Falls, New York) John W. Chamberlain 1839 – 1868 (Buried: Restvale Cemetery, Seneca Falls, New York) Lucinda...
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain :us34stars: Born: September 8, 1828 Birthplace: Brewer, Maine Father: Joshua Chamberlain 1800 – 1880 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Brewer, Maine) Mother: Sarah Dupee Brastow 1803 – 1888 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Brewer, Maine) Wife: Frances Carolina “Fannie” Adams 1825 – 1905 (Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine) Married: 1855 Children: Grace Dupee Chamberlain Allen 1856 – 1937 (Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine) Harold Wyllys Chamberlain 1858 – 1928 (Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine) Emily Chamberlain 1860 – 1860 (Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine) Gertrude Loraine Chamberlain 1865 – 1865 (Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine) Education...
Alexander Chambers :us34stars: Born: August 23, 1832 Birthplace: Cattaragus, New York Father: Alexander Wood Chambers 1803 – 1876 (Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Owatonna, Minnesota) Mother: Sarah McDougall 1800 – 1882 (Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Owatonna, Minnesota) Wife: Hannah Frances “Fannie” Winslow 1839 – 1927 Children: Margaret T. Chambers Hoyt 1856 – 1912 (Buried: Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyoming) Education: 1853: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (43rd in class) Occupation before War: 1853 – 1855: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army Infantry 1853 – 1854: Garrison Duty at Fort Columbus, New York 1854 – 1855: Frontier Duty at Fort McIntosh, Texas 1855 – 1859: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 5th Infantry...
Henry Cousins Chambers :CSA1stNat: Born: July 26, 1823 Birthplace: Limestone County, Alabama Father: US Senator Henry Hector Chambers 1790 – 1826 (Buried: Chambers Family Cemetery, Kenbridge, Virginia) Mother: Eliza Smith Wife: Virginia Betts Children: Mary Chambers 1854 – 1916 Political Party: Democratic Party Education: 1843: Graduated from Princeton University with honors Occupation before War: 1843 – 1854: Planter in Rankin County, Mississippi 1854 – 1861: Planter in Coahoma County, Mississippi Landowner in Bolivar County, Mississippi 1859: Mississippi State Representative 1860: Breckinridge Democratic Party Presidential Elector Civil War Career: 1861: Fought a duel with his opponent for Congress William...
John Randolph Chambliss Jr. :CSA1stNat: Born: January 23, 1833 Birthplace: Hicksford Plantation, Greenville County, Virginia Father: Colonel John Randolph Chambliss Sr. 1809 – 1875 (Buried: Chambliss Family Cemetery, Emporia, Virginia) Mother: Sarah John Rives Blow Wife: Emaline Ann Turner 1832 – 1904 (Buried: Chambliss Family Cemetery, Emporia, Virginia) Children: William Hood Chambliss 1854 – 1925 (Buried: Emporia Cemetery Emporia Virginia) Mary Chambliss Bailey 1857 – 1882 (Buried: Chambliss Family Cemetery Emporia Virginia) Turner Randolph Chambliss 1861 – 1940 (Buried: Emporia Cemetery Emporia Virginia) Anna Lee Chambliss 1863 – 1875 (Buried: Chambliss Family Cemetery Emporia Virginia) Education: 1853: Graduated from...
John Randolph Chambliss Sr. :CSA1stNat: Born: March 4, 1809 Birthplace: Sussex County, Virginia Father: James Jared Chambliss 1784 – 1848 Mother: Lucy Rives Newsom 1782 – 1858 Wife: Sarah Jane Rives 1814 – 1880 Married: December 6, 1830 in Greensville County, Virginia Children: Elizabeth Rives Chambliss 1831 – 1850 (Buried: Chambliss Family Cemetery, Emporia, Virginia) Brig. General John Randolph Chambliss Jr. 1833 – 1864 (Buried: Chambliss Family Cemetery, Emporia, Virginia) Sallie Louisa Chambliss 1835 – 1847 (Buried: Chambliss Family Cemetery, Emporia, Virginia) James William Chambliss 1837 – 1842 (Buried: Chambliss Family Cemetery, Emporia, Virginia) Robert A. Chambliss 1840 – 1842 (Buried: Chambliss Family Cemetery...
Thomas Emmet Champion :us34stars: Born: August 3, 1825 Birthplace: Palmyra, Wayne County, New York Wife: Mary Elizabeth Deane 1828 – 1901 Married: 1848 in Michigan Children: George Byron Champion 1852 – 1872 Frederick E. Champion 1854 – 1924 Hattie L. Champion 1858 – Charles Thomas Champion 1860 – 1923 Frank L. Champion 1860 – Antebellum Years: Family Moved from New York to Michigan when Thomas was 12 years old Worked his fathers farm until he was 16 Worked in a printing office for several years Studied Medicine in his leisure time 1847: Graduated from the University of Michigan, and admitted to practice medicine that same year 1848: Married to Miss Deane 1850: Moved to Freeport, Illinois 1851: Moved to Warren...
Stephen Gardner Champlin :us34stars: Born: July 1, 1827 Birthplace: Kingston, New York Father: Jeffrey Clarke Champlin 1798 – 1872 (Buried: Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan) Mother: Allis Ellen 1804 – 1873 (Buried: Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan) Wife: Mary E. Snead 1832 – 1910 (Buried: Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan) Married: about 1856 Children: Alexander Champlain Education: Attended Academy at Rhinebeck in Duchess County, New York Studied medicine at Harpersfield, New York Attended New York State and National Law School Occupation before War: 1845 – 1848: Medical Doctor in Ulster County, New York 1850 – 1853: Attorney in Albany, New York 1853 – 1856: Attorney in Grand...
Zachariah Chandler: :us34stars: Born: December 10, 1813 Birthplace: Bedford New Hampshire Father: Samuel Chandler 1774 – 1870 (Buried: Bedford Center Cemetery Bedford New Hampshire) Mother: Margaret Orr 1774 – 1855 (Buried: Bedford Center Cemetery Bedford New Hampshire) Wife: Letitia Grace Douglass 1820 – 1899 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery Detroit Michigan) Children: Mary Douglass Chandler Hale 1848 – 1930 (Buried: Woodbine Cemetery Ellsworth Maine) Political Party: Whig Party and Republican Party Occupation before War: General Store Owner in Detroit Michigan Land Speculator in Michigan 1851 – 1852: Mayor of Detroit Michigan 1856: Michigan Delegate to Republican Party National Convention 1857 – 1875: United States Senator from...
John Winthrop Chanler :us34stars: Born: September 14, 1826 Birthplace: New York City, New York Father: Rev. John White Chanler 1789 – 1853 (Buried: Saint Marks Church the Bowery, Manhattan, New York) Mother: Elizabeth Sheriff Winthrop 1789 – 1866 (Buried: Saint Marks Church the Bowery, Manhattan, New York) Wife: Margaret Astor Ward 1838 – 1875 (Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan, New York) Children: John Armstrong “Archie” Chanler 1862 – 1935 (Buried: Grace Episcopal Church, Cismont, Virginia) Major Winthrop Astor Chanler 1863 – 1926 (Buried: Saint Marys Cemetery, Geneseo, New York) Emily Astor Chanler 1864 – 1872 (Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan, New York) Elizabeth Winthrop...
Edward Payson Chapin :us34stars: Born: August 16, 1831 Birthplace: Waterloo, New York Father: Rev. Ephraim Chapin 1789 – 1871 (Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Waterloo, New York) Mother: Elizabeth White Maltby 1794 – 1886 (Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Waterloo, New York) Occupation before War: Attorney in Buffalo, New York Member of the Niagara’s first semi – pro baseball club Captain in New York State Militia Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Captain in 44th New York Infantry Regiment 1862: Major of 44th New York Infantry Regiment 1862: Wounded at the Battle of Hanover Court House 1862: Lt. Colonel of 44th New York Infantry Regiment 1862: Resigned on the same day he was promoted to Lt. Colonel 1862 – 1863: Colonel of...
George Henry Chapman :us34stars: Born: November 22, 1832 Birthplace: Holland, Massachusetts Father: Jacob Page Chapman 1797 – Mother: Pauline Fairbanks 1801 – 1870 Wife: Hannah Gilman Chapman 1838 – 1912 (Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana) Children: George H. Chapman 1867 – Lawrence G. Chapman 1869 – Maurice Morris Chapman 1870 – Page Chapman 1872 – 1947 Victor Chapman 1874 – 1881 Marvin Chapman 1880 – Occupation before War: 1847 – 1850: Served in the United States Navy, rising to Midshipman Mercantile Businessman in Indianapolis, Indiana Editor and Publisher of Indiana Republican Newspaper 1860 – 1861: Assistant Clerk in United States House of Representatives Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Major of...
Reuben Chapman jr.: :CSA1stNat: Born: July 15, 1799 Birthplace: Bowling Green Virginia Father: Reuben Chapman Sr. 1746 – 1824 Mother: Ann Reynolds 1751 – 1815 Wife: Felicia A. Pickett 1819 – 1870 (Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Alabama) Children: Sarah Chilton Chapman 1839 – Unknown (Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Alabama) Private Steptoe Pickett Chapman 1840 – 1864 (Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Alabama) Margaret Sophia Chapman 1842 – 1843 (Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Alabama) Juliet Chapman Clanton 1845 – 1910 (Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Alabama) Alberta Pickett Chapman Taylor 1850 – 1912 (Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Alabama) Ellelee Chapman Humes 1850 – 1920 (Buried: Maple...
Katherine Jane “Kate” Chase From A to Z - Women :us34stars: Born: August 13, 1840 Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Father: Chief Justice Salmon Portland Chase 1808 – 1873 (Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio) Mother: Eliza Ann Smith 1821 – 1845 (Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio) Husband: Governor William Sprague IV 1830 – 1915 (Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island) Married: November 12, 1863 in Washington, D. C. Divorced: 1882 taking her maiden name back Children: William “Willie” Sprague V 1865 – 1890 (Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island) Portia Sprague Browning 1867 – 1932 (Buried: Riverside Cemetery, South Kingstown, Rhode Island) Ethel Chase Sprague Donaldson 1869...
Salmon Portland Chase U.S. Secretary of Treasury - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court :us34stars: Born: January 13, 1808 Birthplace: Cornish, New Hampshire Father: Ithamar Chase 1762 – 1817 (Buried: Washington Cemetery, Keene, New Hampshire) Mother: Janette Ralston 1777 – 1832 (Buried: Old Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, New Hampshire) 1st Wife: Katherine Jane Garniss 1811 – 1835 (Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio) 2nd Wife: Eliza Ann Smith 1821 – 1845 (Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio) 3rd Wife: Sarah Bella Dunlop Ludlow 1820 – 1852 (Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio) Signature: Children: Catherine Jane Chase 1835 – 1840 (Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio) Katherine...
Jose Francisco Chaves (Chavez) :us34stars: Born: June 27, 1833 Birthplace: Los Padillas, Mexico Father: Mariano Chavez 1799 – 1845 Mother: Dolores Perea 1816 – 1877 Wife: Mary Bowie 1833 – 1873 Children: Dolores Elizabeth “Lola” Chavez de Armijo 1863 – 1919 (Buried: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, New Mexico) Francesca Chavez Political Party: Republican Party Education: Studied Medicine at the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons Occupation before War: Stock Raiser in New Mexico Territory President of New Mexico Territorial Council for eight sessions Civil War Career: Major of 1st New Mexico Union Volunteers Regiment 1862: Participated in the Battle of Valverde, Mexico Helped establish Fort Wingate in New...

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