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-1864 became commander of anderonville prison
-convicted of war crimes;hanged
-jail was made to hold 15,000 men but held 45,000
-13,000 men died here |
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-Confederate general in Virginia in 1862
-Commanded department of the west
-Surrendered to Sherm of Carolina Company
-Replaced by lee after battle of 7 pines |
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-Confederate general in 1862
-graduated West Point in NY
-was surprised by a union attack at brandy station
-wounded and killed @battle of yellow tavern
-was defeated at the overland campaign |
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--Hospital administrator for union soldiers in 1862
-became chief of nursing under command of grant
-by end of war built 300 hospitals
-aided the wounded on 19 battlefields |
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-A court house in virginia in 1865
-lee surrendered to grant here
-battle of appomattox court house
-owned by wilmer mcclean |
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-a union commander in 1862
-given task to protect washington
-sent to help mcclain but failed
-relieved of command
-commanded department of the pacific |
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| -founder of the national first aid society, july 21st 1861 |
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-union general in 1862
-organized the army of the potomac'--
removed from command by president lincoln
-unsuccesful democratic nominee 1864
-west point graduate |
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-only civilian killed at gettysburg
-house where she was killed became a popular tourist attraction
killed by confederate sharpshooter
-killed while netting bread for union soldiers |
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-in 1862 she served as superintendent to the army nurses
-helped create the 1st generation of american mental asylums
-founder of american nursing association
-helped heal wounded at gettysburg,pa
-cared for both sides |
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-confederate general in 1863 @ gettysburg
-believedto be the reason confederates lost
-did not attack when Lee told him to
-center piece of controversy |
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-union general in 1863
-fought at gettysburg,pa
-arranged last minute defense at little round top
-hero of little round top
-relieved of command by phillip sheridan |
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-was a general in the confederacy in 1863
-fought at peninsula campaign in williamsburg
-did not lead picketts charge
-wounded at gaines mill
-became an insurance salesman |
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-brigadier general in the confederacy in 1861
-military adviser to Davis
-1 out of 7 men to receive rank of full general after siloh
-defended N.c during carolina campaign
-forced to a draw @ battle of perryville |
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-union general in 1863
-foght @ gettysburg pa
-lost @ battle of gettysburg
-us minister to spain
-us congress after war |
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-confederat general @ gettysburg in 1863
-wounded and captured during picketts charge
-led his brigade during fredericksburg
-At gettysburg where he and his men fell is called "the angle" |
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-general for confederates in 1862
-shot accidentally at chandorsville
-lost an arm but died of pneumonia
-fought @ 2nd battle of bull run
-caused pope to retreat |
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-union general in 1862
-was defeated at battle of frederiksburg
-lincoln chose him to command the department of ohio
-one of the wars worst generals |
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-said that war started in his front yard and ended in front parlor
-took place in his farm, manassas virginia
-union army artillery fired at mcleans house
-lee requested the use of his home |
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-18th president in washington dc in 1869
-commanding general of the union
-his leadership defeated confederates
-captured vicksburg in '63 major union victory |
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- confederate general in 1863
-top graduate at west point
-surrendered at appamattox
-ordered picketss charge
-chancellorville won against 1 to 2 odds |
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-President of the confederacy in 1861 in montgomery alabama,later richmond virginia
-west point grade with robert e lee
-Pre civil war secretary of state
-1865 charged of treason stripped public office runnin |
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-college professor in main
-volunteered for the union army in '63
-reached rank of brigadier general
-awarded medal of honor
-commanded the union troops at the surrender ceremony of confederacy @ appomattox |
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-confederate general
-lost arm at gettysburg & leg at chickamauga
-returned to fiedl service in '64
-youngest man to become a commander
-very aggressive in peninsula campaign |
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-secretary of the treasury in 1862 in washington
-suggested idea of paper currency
-took part in the impeachment trial of president jhonson
-6th chief justice of the us |
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- union general in 1861
-served grant during vicksburg at the mississipi river
-"1st modern general"
-criticized for his "scorched earth" policies
-succeeded grant in the western theater |
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-a union general in virginia in 1862
-known for his defeat at the 2nd battle of bull run
-was relieved by pope
-court marsheled bcuz of his actions at bull run |
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-a union general in 1863
-fought w the a.o.t potomac @ peninsula campaign and gettysburg
-command of the 1 cops at frederickburg
-killed instantly at gettysburg
-one of the highest ranking officials killed in the war |
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-adjutant general in 1862
-recruited african american troops in mississipi
-chairman of the war board
-johnson appointed im temporary secretary of war
-brevet major general in army in 1866 |
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-in 1863, pa union cavalry officer
-led division at battle of brandy station
-credited w selecting gettysburg battlefield
-died of typhoid in '63 |
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- vice president of the confederates in 61 in mongotmery than virginia.
-served as us rep after war
-famous conerstone speech in georgia
-opposition to his own administration |
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-general for the confederate
-considered to be the 2nd finest general- highest ranking general on either side to die
-shot in the back of knee didnt think it was serious
-in 61,in virginia,davis appointed him a full general |
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-union general in 1862 in virginia
-defended against ewell during the battle of the wilderness
-sniper killed him during battle of spotslvania court house
-highest union casualty in war |
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-was a union general in 1862 in virginia
-wounded during battle of glendale
-commanded part of the army of the potomac
-died of a heart attack in 63' |
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-general of the confederacy
-returned to charleston to defend it from naval attacks in 1863
-saved petersburg virginia
-65-convinced davies war was lost
-commanded the battle of shiloh |
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-union general
-64' defeated confederate forces in the shenandoah valley
-one of the 1st to use scorched eart tactics
-his cavalry pursued lee b4 his surrender
-protected the usa/mexico border in texas. |
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