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Bill McFerren

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George Lafayette Beal - Wikipedia

George Lafayette Beal. (1825-1896) Beal was commended for the 10th Maine's service covering the retreat of Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Banks' Army of Virginia, and later at Second Bull Run, and Antietam, where Beal was severely wounded. Beal was mustered out with his regiment on May 8, 1863.

Fighting Irish: 5 Irish Generals of the American Civil War - History Collection

General Thomas A. Smyth fought in many bloody battles, including Antietam, Chancellorsville, and he was wounded at Gettysburg. On April 7, 1865, Smyth was shot by a sniper through the mouth near Farmville, Virginia. The bullet left Smyth paralyzed, and he was brought to a nearby tavern. He died two days later, on April 9, the same day General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union forces.

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George Custer

George Armstrong

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Custer And A Wounded Prisoner,' Henry William Elson (1862)

Felix Salm-Salm - Wikipedia

Prince Felix of Salm-Salm during his service in the American Civil War.

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Samuel D. Sturgis - Wikipedia

Major General Jacob D. Cox-During the Atlanta, Franklin-Nashville, and Carolinas campaigns of 1864–65, Cox commanded the 3rd Division of the XXIII Corps of the Army of the Ohio, under Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield. His 3rd Division provided the main effort in the assault at the Battle of Utoy Creek, August 6, 1864. Cox's men broke the Confederate supply line on the Macon and Western Railroad on August 31, leading Confederate General John Bell Hood to abandon Atlanta. John Bell, Unknown Soldier, Wilmington North Carolina, February 22, August 31, History Facts

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Jacob Dolson Cox - Wikipedia

Major General Jacob D. Cox-During the Atlanta, Franklin-Nashville, and Carolinas campaigns of 1864–65, Cox commanded the 3rd Division of the XXIII Corps of the Army of the Ohio, under Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield. His 3rd Division provided the main effort in the assault at the Battle of Utoy Creek, August 6, 1864. Cox's men broke the Confederate supply line on the Macon and Western Railroad on August 31, leading Confederate General John Bell Hood to abandon Atlanta.

Adelbert Ames (October 31, 1835 – April 13, 1933). During the Battle of First Bull Run, Ames was seriously wounded in the right thigh but refused to leave his guns. He was brevetted to the rank of major on July 21 for his actions at Manassas. In 1893, Ames received the Medal of Honor for his performance there. In 1898, he served as a United States Army general during the Spanish–American War. Army Medals, Gettysburg National Military Park, Medal Of Honor Recipients, Medal Of Honor, White Photo, Facial Hair

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Adelbert Ames - Wikipedia

Adelbert Ames (October 31, 1835 – April 13, 1933). During the Battle of First Bull Run, Ames was seriously wounded in the right thigh but refused to leave his guns. He was brevetted to the rank of major on July 21 for his actions at Manassas. In 1893, Ames received the Medal of Honor for his performance there. In 1898, he served as a United States Army general during the Spanish–American War.

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Abraham Lincoln Pictures

President Lincoln Visiting Antietam,' Alexander Gardner (1862)

In the photo, General John McClernand stands to Lincoln's left. McClernand was an Illinois congressman and early political rival of Lincoln's, whom Lincoln convinced to join the Union Army. On Lincoln's right is Allan Pinkerton, who founded the controversial Pinkerton detective agency in 1850. During the war, Pinkerton served as Lincoln's unofficial head of the Secret Service and military intelligence minister. His mistakes in this role helped prolong the war.

Alpheus Starkey Williams (September 29, 1810 – December 21, 1878) At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, Williams was involved in training the first army volunteers in the state. He was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers on May 17, 1861. His first assignment after leaving the training camps was as a brigade commander in Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Banks's division of the Army of the Potomac, from October 1861 to March 1862. Battle Of Fredericksburg, Apache Native American, Navy Admiral, Stonewall Jackson, Epic Beard, Beard No Mustache

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Alpheus S. Williams - Wikipedia

Alpheus Starkey Williams (September 29, 1810 – December 21, 1878) At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, Williams was involved in training the first army volunteers in the state. He was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers on May 17, 1861. His first assignment after leaving the training camps was as a brigade commander in Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Banks's division of the Army of the Potomac, from October 1861 to March 1862.

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Mansfield Lovell - Wikipedia

Mansfield Lovell (October 20, 1822 – June 1, 1884) was a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. As military commander of New Orleans when the city unexpectedly fell to the Union Navy in 1862, Lovell was fiercely criticised by local citizens for failing to predict a naval invasion. The Confederate government also heaped blame on him, to deflect attention from their own error in leaving so few troops to defend the city. A Court of Enquiry later cleared him.

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Lewis “Lew” Wallace

Wallace’s first experiences of the war found him in Ulysses S. Grant’s army during the movements to take Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. Although he saw no major combat at Fort Henry, he did prove his generalship during a counterattack at Fort Donelson, earning him a promotion to major general.

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William W. Belknap - Wikipedia

Major General Belknap - (September 22, 1829 – October 12, 1890) On July 22, 1864 at the Battle of Atlanta, Belknap served with distinction, fighting against the 45th Alabama Infantry. Belknap and his Iowa troops dug in and set up earthworks and a parapet around Bald Hill. The 45th Alabama infantry led by Confederate Col. Harris D. Lampley, assaulted the entrenched Union line two times but were repelled by massive Union gun power.

Granville O. Haller - Wikipedia

D Granville Owen Haller (January 31, 1819 – May 2, 1897) was a noted Indian fighter, United States Army officer, and wealthy postbellum businessman in the Seattle, Washington area. During the Gettysburg Campaign, Haller retreated from Gettysburg to Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, where his militia and that of Col. Jacob G. Frick burned the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge to prevent passage over the Susquehanna River by a Confederate brigade under John B. Gordon.