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…