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Welles, Gideon (1802-1878), served as secretary of the Navy under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. See more »
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Burnside, Ambrose Everett
Burnside, Ambrose Everett (1824-1881), was a Union general in the Civil War (1861-1865).
See more »Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence
Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence (1828-1914), served as a Union Army officer during the American Civil War (1861-1865).
See more »Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard
Dahlgren, DAL gruhn, John Adolphus Bernard (1809-1870), an American naval officer and inventor, developed the Dahlgren gun that became famous during the Civil War.
See more »Delany, Martin Robinson
Delany, duh LAY nee, Martin Robinson (1812-1885), was a black American army officer, physician, journalist, and social reformer.
See more »Foote, Andrew Hull
Foote, Andrew Hull (1806-1863), was a Union Navy officer during the American Civil War (1861-1865).
See more »Halleck, Henry Wager
Halleck, Henry Wager, HAL ihk, HEHN ree WAY juhr (1815-1872), was a Union general in the American Civil War.
See more »Hancock, Winfield Scott
Hancock, Winfield Scott (1824-1886), was a general of the Union Army in the Civil War (1861-1865).
See more »Logan, John Alexander
Logan, John Alexander (1826-1886), gained fame as a Union general and political leader.
See more »Miles, Nelson Appleton
Miles, Nelson Appleton (1839-1925), a noted American military officer, served in the American Civil War, the Indian wars, and the Spanish-American War.
See more »Rosecrans, William Starke
Rosecrans, William Starke (1819-1898), was a Union general in the American Civil War (1861-1865).
See more »Schofield, John McAllister
Schofield, John McAllister, SKOH feeld, jon muh KAL ih stuhr (1831-1906), commanded the Union forces that captured Wilmington, North Carolina, during the American Civil War (1861-1865).
See more »Sheridan, Philip Henry
Sheridan, Philip Henry (1831-1888), was a leading Union general in the American Civil War (1861-1865).
See more »Sherman, William Tecumseh
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891), was a leading Union general in the American Civil War (1861-1865).
See more »Welles, Gideon
Welles, Gideon (1802-1878), served as secretary of the Navy under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
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