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Featured Article: Welles, Gideon

Welles, Gideon (1802-1878), served as secretary of the Navy under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. See more »

Blair, Francis Preston, Jr.

Blair, Francis Preston, Jr.

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Burnside, Ambrose Everett

Burnside, Ambrose Everett (1824-1881), was a Union general in the Civil War (1861-1865).

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Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence

Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence (1828-1914), served as a Union Army officer during the American Civil War (1861-1865).

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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.

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Delany, Martin Robinson

Delany, duh LAY nee, Martin Robinson (1812-1885), was a black American army officer, physician, journalist, and social reformer.

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Foote, Andrew Hull

Foote, Andrew Hull (1806-1863), was a Union Navy officer during the American Civil War (1861-1865).

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Halleck, Henry Wager

Halleck, Henry Wager, HAL ihk, HEHN ree WAY juhr (1815-1872), was a Union general in the American Civil War.

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Hancock, Winfield Scott

Hancock, Winfield Scott (1824-1886), was a general of the Union Army in the Civil War (1861-1865).

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Logan, John Alexander

Logan, John Alexander (1826-1886), gained fame as a Union general and political leader.

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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.

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Rosecrans, William Starke

Rosecrans, William Starke (1819-1898), was a Union general in the American Civil War (1861-1865).

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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).

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Sheridan, Philip Henry

Sheridan, Philip Henry (1831-1888), was a leading Union general in the American Civil War (1861-1865).

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Sherman, William Tecumseh

Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891), was a leading Union general in the American Civil War (1861-1865).

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Welles, Gideon

Welles, Gideon (1802-1878), served as secretary of the Navy under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.

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