Born: January 30, 1816, Waltham, MA Died: September 1, 1894, Waltham, MA Speaker: James G. Blaine Battles and wars: American Civil War Place of burial: Grove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, MA Education: Harvard College Overview Of the 14 Union officers who received the Thanks of Congress during the Civil War, Nathaniel P. Banks was the least entitled. Serving under five different party labels during…

Born: May 6, 1825, Morgan County, OH Died: March 21, 1867, Nevada, MO Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Battles and wars: American Civil War Commands helds: 4th Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, XIX Corps, 4th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment Service/branches: United States Army, Union Army Overview An Ohio-born Wisconsin civil engineer and lumberman, Joseph Bailey entered the Union army and became one of only 14 men to…

Born: February 18, 1817, New Bern, NC Died: July 5, 1863, Gettysburg, PA Buried: Old Saint Pauls Cemetery, Baltimore, MD Battles and wars: Battle of Chapultepec, Mohave War, MORE Uncle: George Armistead Wife: Cornelia Taliaferro Jamison wikipedia.org Overview Lewis A. Armistead nearly scuttled his military career when he broke a plate over the head of fellow cadet Jubal A. Early and was expelled from West Point.…

Born: December 19, 1817, Havre de Grace, MD Died: October 24, 1864, Richmond, VA Place of burial: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA Education: Princeton University Units: Regiment of Voltigeurs and Foot Riflemen, 9th Infantry Regiment Battles and wars: Mexican–American War, Battle of Chapultepec, MORE Overview A lawyer and Mexican War veteran, James Archer resigned his captain’s commission in the regular army on March 14, 1861, to receive…

Born: June 14, 1805, Louisville, KY Died: October 26, 1871, Nice, France Battles/wars: Black Hawk War; Second Seminole War; Mexican–American War; Spouse: Eliza Bayard Clinch Place of burial: West Point Cemetery, West Point, NY Battles and wars: Black Hawk War, Second Seminole War, Mexican–American War, American Civil War, Battle of Fort Sumter Overview A pro-slavery Kentuckian but absolutely loyal to the Union, Robert Anderson was considered an ideal choice…