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 Ulysses Simpson Grant Born Point Pleasant,, Ohio, Apr 27, 1822, Died Mount. McGregor, Ohio, Jul 23, 1885 — age 63 Commander of the Union Army — 18th President of United States. " He was a warrior equal to George Washington and Winfield Scott." - The Encyclopedia of the Civil War
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 WilliamTecumseh Sherman Born Lancaster, Ohio Feb 8, 1820, Died New York Feb 14, 1891 - age 71 Union General - "War is cruelty and you cannot refine it" - He turned down an offer from the Confederacy, accepting a commission as colonel with the U.S. infantry in May 1861.
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 John Pope Born Louisville, Ky Mar 16, 1822, Died Sandusky, Oh Sep 30, 1892 — 70 Union General - commissioned a brigadier general over the Army of Southwest Missouri in 1862. Pope scored his first important military success at New Madrid, Missouri.. Lincoln chose him to succeed George McClellan in the summer of 1862.
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 Don Carlos Buell Born Lowell, Oh Ma 23, 1818, Died Paradise, Ky Nov 19, 1898 — age 79 Union General - appointed a brigadier general, he helped organize volunteers into the Army of the Potomac- succeeded Sherman as commander of the Department of Ohio.
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 Philip Henry Sheridan Born Albany, NY Mar 6, 1831, Died Nosquitt, Mass Aug 5, 1888 - age 57 Union General - troops clashed with the Confederates under the legendary General J.E.B. Stuart at Yellow tavern near Richmond. Robert E. LeeÍs brilliant cavalry commander was mortally wounded in this action. Sheridan went on to successive victories against some of the ConfederateÍs best generals who fought valiantly against the UnionÍs greater numbers and supplies.
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 William Starke Rosecrans Born Delaware County, Oh Sep 6, 1819, Died Redondo, Ca on Mar 11, 1898 Union General —"Old Rosy" — Rosecrans served with distinction in western Virginia, winning the battle of Richmond on July 11, 1861 and followed that with limited success as commander of the Army of Mississippi.
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 David Glasgow Farragut Born CampbellÍs Station, Tenn Jul 5, 1801, Died Portsmouth, New Hampshire Aug 14, 1870 — age 69 Union Admiral — "more willing to take great risks to obtain great results than any officer in either army or navy." — Navy Secretary Gideon Welles
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 George Gordon Meade Born Cadiz, Spain Dec 31, 1815, Died Philadelphia Nov 2, 1872 - age 57 Union General — Tall, gaunt, hatchet-faced and irascible, his unruly temper became legendary in the army. "I donÍt know any thin old gentleman with a hooked nose and cold blue eye, who, when he is wrathy, exercises less of Christian charity than my well-loved Chief." — T. Lyman , MeadeÍs staff officer
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 George Brinton McClellan Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 3, 1826-Died in Orange, New Jersey on October 29, 1885 — age 59 Union General — Renowned for being overly cautious before going into battle - "If General McClellan does not use the Army, I would like to borrow it." — Abraham Lincoln 1862
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 Ambrose Everett Burnside Born Liberty, In May 23, 1824, Died Bristol, Rhode Island Sep 13, 1881-57 Union General — Successful leader with a genial nature and agreeable manners that brought him many friends, including Abraham Lincoln - six feet tall,, famous for his flambuoyant whiskers; he gave "sideburns" to the English language.
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 Daniel Edgar Sickles Born New York Oct 20, 1819, Died New York May 3, 1914 — age 95 Union General — One of the most competent yet controversial of the Civil War generals on both sides.- before the war, pleaded insanity to avoid conviction for the murder of his wifeÍs lover, the son of Francis Scott Key who wrote "The Star Spangled Banner", the national anthem.
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 Irvin McDowell Born Columbus,Ohio, Ocr 15, 1818, Died San Francisco May 4, 1885- 66 Union General — An example of a good Northern commander against a superior Southern commander , "Stonewall" Jackson, at First Bull Run" in the beginning battles..
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 Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Born Brewer, Maine Sep 8, 1828,Died Portland, Or Feb 24, 1914-age 86 Union General — A principal character in the best-selling novel, "Gods and Generals" , this mild-mannered, refined, polite college professor became a brave and honorable HERO of the Civil War at Gettysburg!
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 George Armstrong Custer Born Harrison County, Ohio Dec 5, 1839, Killed in a massacre by the Sioux Indians at the Little Big Horn on June 25, 1876 - age 37 Union General — Tall, lithe, yellow hair in ringlets, courageous, reckless, dashing in his elaborate uniform, looked like a "circus rider gone mad".
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 Joseph Hooker Born Hadley, Mass, Nov 13, 1814, Died Garden City, NY Oct 31, 1879 — 65 Union General — "My plans are perfect. May God have mercy on General Lee for I will have none."
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 Winfield Scott Born near Petersburg, Va, June 13, 1786, Died West Point, NY, May 29, 1886 - age 99 Union General- called "Old Fuss and Feathers" for his meticulous dress and insistence on military protocol, Scott was a veteran of every U.S. war since 1812.
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 John Sedgwick Born in Cornwall Hollow, Connecticut September 13, 1813, Killed in the Battle of Spotsylvania on May 9, 1864 — age 51 Union General — "Uncle John" - A veteran of the Seminole and Mexican Wars, he was admired and well-liked by his peers and troops.
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 Winfield Scott Hancock Born in Montgomery Square, Pennsylvania on February 14, 1824, Died at Governors Island, New York on February 9, 1886 — age 62 Union General — A genuine hero at Gettysburg whose strategy on the first day was crucial to the Union victory.
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 Rutherford Birchard Hayes Born in Delaware, Ohio on October 4, 1822, Died in Fremont, Ohio on January 17, 1893 — age 71 Union General - A valiant soldier wounded three times would become the President of the United States in 1876.
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 Andrew Atkinson Humphreys Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 2, 1810, Died in the District of Columbia on December 27, 1883 Union General — A man of quiet competence, a superb engineer, and a talented scientist, a loyal and accomplished soldier, he participated in virtually all of the major battles in the Eastern theater.
21 John Gross Barnard Born Sheffield, Mass, May 19, 1815, Died New York. Apr 12, 1879 - Age 53 Union General — An invaluable contributor to the defense of the Union as an engineer capable of defending essential ports and cities.
22 Alexander McDowell McCook Born Columbiana, Ohio, Apr 22, 1831, Died Dayton, Ohio, Jun 12, 1903— Age 72 Union General — The best known of the famous "FightinÍMcCooks", AlexanderÍs father and uncle and his 12 brothers and first cousins all fought with distinction in the Union Army.
23 Phillip St. George Cooke Born Leesburg, Va Jun 13, 1809, Died Detroit Mar 20, 1895 — age 86 Union General — His son. John R. Cooke, his nephew, John Esten Cooke and his son-in-law, Jeb Stuart were all Confederate Generals
24 Herman Haupt Born Philadelphia Mar 26, 1817, Died New Jersey Dec 14, 1905 — age 78 Union General — As U.S. Railroad superintendent, his engineering skills enabled him to make the UnionÍs transportation problems far less serious than those of the Confederacy.
25 Gordon Granger Born Joy, NY Nov 6, 1822, Died Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory Jan 10, 1876 - age 54 Union General — a short ,peppery, profane disciplinarian not well-liked by his troops -"The battle is neither to the swift nor the strong but to him that holds on to the end."
26 John Fulton Reynolds Born Lancaster, Pa Sep 20, 1820, Killed Gettysburg July 1, 1863 - age 43 Union General — Few general officers in the Army of the Potomac earned greater respect from their soldiers and were more lamented -possessed courage, reliability, and superb tactical skill - an excellent horseman - skilled in the use off expletives.
27 John Buford Born in Woodford County, Kentucky on March 4, 1826, Died in Virginia (after Gettysburg) on December 16, 1863-age 37 Union General — Brilliant decision on defense strategy at Gettysburg
28 James Abram Garfield Born Cuyahoga Oh, Nov 19, 1801, Assassinated, July 1861- age 60 Union General — An opportunistic politician- turned-soldier on his way to the White House as the 20th President of the United States.
29 Oliver Otis Howard Born Leeds, Maine Nov 8, 1830,Died Burlington, Vt, Oct 26, 1909 - age 79 Union General — "He ought to have been born in petticoats" - ShermanÍs response to HowardÍs opposition to drinking and gambling
30 Lewis Wallace Born Brookville, Ind,Apr 10, 1827, Died Crawfordsville, Ind Feb 15, 1905 —age 76 Union General — commended for saving Washington and Cincinnati - more lasting fame came when he wrote the classic novel Ben Hur.
31 George Henry Thomas Born Southhampton, Va Jul 31, 1816, Died, San Francisco Mar 28, 1870 Union General — "The Rock of Chickamauga" -A Southerner who remained loyal to the Union alienated his family and friends.
32 Nathaniel Prentiss Banks Born Waltham, Mass Jan 15, 1821, Died Sep 1, 1894 Waltham-73, Union General — Like Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest, Banks came from poverty to overcome hardship and become an able governor of Massachusetts 1858-60 and a major general in the Union Army.
33 John Alexander McClernand Born Hardinsburg, Ky May 30, 1812, Died in Springsfield, Ill Sep 20, 1890 Major General — Outranked every officer except Grant — resented "West Pointers"
34 Quincy Adams Gillmore Born Lorain County, Oh Feb 28, 1825, Died Brooklyn., NY Apr 7, 1888 -63 Union General — "Gilmore Medal" awarded to 400 enlisted men who distinguished themselves at Charleston and Fort Sumter in 1863.
35 John Alexander Logan Born Jackson City, Ill, Feb 9, 1826,D ied Washington,Dec 26, 1886 — age 60 Union General- best known of Abraham LincolnÍs political generals - after the war, he represented Illinois for twenty years as a U.S. representative and senator
36 Benjamin Franklin Butler Born Deerfield, NH Nov 8, 1815, Died Washington, D.C. Jan 11, 1893-77 Maj General — first major general of volunteers appointed by Lincoln - his attempt to stop the women of New Orleans from insulting his occupation forces with a decree tarnished his image and led to his removal in December 1862.
37 David Dixon Porter Born Chester, Pa Jun 8, 1813, Died District of Columbus Feb 13, 1891 - 78 Navy Rear Admiral — father, brothers, cousin all Navy Commanders - went to sea with his father when he was ten years old; served in the Mexican Navy, over thirty years in the U.S. Navy - after the war Porter became superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy.
38 Nathaniel Lyon Born Ashford, Con Jul 14, 1818, Killed Aug 10, 1861 in Battle — age 52 Union General- a furious republican who hated slavery — advantage, long career - disadvantage, hot temper
39 Henry Wager Halleck Born Westernville, NY, Jan 16, 1815,Died Louisville, Ky Jan 9, 1872— 57 Union General — "Old Brains" -physically unattractive man with brusque and grating ways - hated politics but loved academia
40 Wesley Merritt Born New York Jun 16, 1834, Died Natural Bridge, Va, Dec 3, 1910 - age 76 Union General — one of the most successful "Boy Generals" - daring and gallant at the largest mounted battle waged in North America, Brandy Station on June 9, 1863.

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