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Pleasant Adam Hackleman, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born November 15, 1814 at Franklin County IN
Mortally wounded October 3, 1862 at Corinth
Died October 3, 1862 at Tishomingo Hotel in Corinth
Buried Rushville IN

Henry Wager Halleck, Chief-of-Staff
Born January 16, 1815 at Westernville NY
USMA 3rd in 1839
Died January 9, 1872 at Louisville KY
Buried Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn NY

Joseph Eldridge Hamblin, Brevet Major General
Born January 13, 1828 at Yarmouth MA
Wounded at Cedar Creek
Died July 3, 1870 at New York NY
Buried Yarmouth MA

Andrew Jackson Hamilton, Brigadier General
Born January 28, 1815 at Huntsville AL
Died April 11, 1875 Austin TX
Buried Oakwood Cemetery, Austin

Charles Smith Hamilton, Major General
Born November 16, 1822 at Westernville NY
USMA 26th in 1843
Resigned April 13, 1863
Died April 17, 1891 at Milwaukee WI
Buried Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee

Schuyler Hamilton, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born July 25, 1822 at New York NY
Grandson of Alexander Hamilton
Brother-in-law of US General Henry Wager Halleck
Resigned February 27, 1863 due to malaria
Died March 8, 1903 at New York NY
Buried Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn NY

Cyrus Hamlin, Brevet Major General
Born April 26, 1839 at Hampden ME
Son of US VP Hannibal Hamlin
Died August 28, 1867 at New Orleans of yellow fever
Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor ME

William Alexander Hammond, Surgeon General/Brigadier General
Born August 28, 1828 at Annapolis MD
Died January 5, 1900 at Washington DC
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Winfield Scott Hancock, Major General
Born February 14, 1824 at Montgomery Square PA
USMA 18th in 1844
Wounded at Gettysburg
Died February 9, 1886 at Governors Island NY
Buried Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown PA

James Allen Hardie, Brevet Major General
Born May 5, 1823 at New York NY
USMA 11th in 1843
Died December 14, 1876
Buried Mount Olivet Cemetery

Martin Davis Hardin, Brevet Brigadier General
Born June 26, 1837 at Jacksonville IL
USMA 11th in 1859
Wounded at Second Bull Run/Manassas, near Catlett's Station, and along North Anna River
Died December 12, 1923 at St. Augustine FL
Buried National Cemetery, St. Augustine

Abner Clark Harding, Brigadier General
Born February 10, 1807 at East Hampton CT
Resigned June 1863
Died July 19, 1874 at Monmouth IL
Buried Monmouth

Charles Garrison Harker, Brigadier General
Born December 2, 1835 atSwedesboro NJ
USMA 16th in 1858
Killed June 27, 1864 at Kennesaw Mountain
Buried New Episcopal Cemetery, Swedesboro NJ

Edward Harland, Brigadier General
Born June 24, 1832 at Norwich CT
Died March 9, 1915 at Norwich CT
Buried Yantic Cemetery, Norwich

William Selby Harney, Brevet Major General
Born August 27, 1800 at Haysboro TN
Retired in 1863
Died May 9, 1889 at Orlando FL
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Thomas Maley Harris, Brevet Major General
Born June 17, 1817 at Wood County VA
Served on commission trying Lincoln conspirators
Died September 30, 1906 at Harrisville WV
Buried Town Cemetery, Harrisville

William Harrow, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born November 14, 1822 at Winchester KY
Killed September 27, 1872 at New Albany IN in train accident
Buried Bellefontaine Cemetery, Mount Vernon IN

John Frederick Hartranft, Brevet Major General
Born December 16, 1830 near Pottstown PA
Medal of Honor for staying at First Bull
Run/Manassas after enlistment expired
Special Provost Marshal for trial of Lincoln conspirators
Governor of Pennsylvania
Died October 17, 1889 at Norristown PA
Buried Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown

George Lucas Hartsuff, Brevet Major General
Born May 28, 1830 at Tyre, Seneca County NY
USMA 19th in 1852
Wounded at Antietam/Sharpsburg
Died May 16, 1874 at New York NY of pneumonia
Buried West Point

Milo Smith Hascall, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born August 5, 1829 at LeRoy, Genesee County NY
USMA 14th in 1852
Resigned October 27, 1864
Died August 30, 1904 at Oak Park IL
Buried Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park IL

Joseph Abel Haskin, Brevet Brigadier General
Born June 21, 1818 at Troy NY
USMA 10th in 1839
Died August 3, 1874 at Oswego NY of tuberculosis
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Edward Hatch, Brevet Major General
Born December 22, 1832 at Bangor ME
Wounded at Moscow TN
Died November 11, 1889 at Fort Robinson NE
Buried National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth KS

John Porter Hatch, Brevet Brigadier General
Born January 9, 1822 at Oswego NY
USMA 17th in 1845
Wounded at South Mountain
Medal of Honor for bravery at South Mountain
Died April 12, 1901 at New York NY
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Herman Haupt, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born March 26, 1817 at Philadelphia PA
USMA 31st in 1835
Resigned and declined Brigadier General commission September 14, 1863
Died December 14, 1905 aboard train at Jersey City NJ of heart attack
Buried West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia PA

John Parker Hawkins, Brevet Major General
Born September 29, 1830 at Indianapolis IN
Brother-in-law of US General Edward Richard Sprigg Canby
USMA 40th in 1852
Died February 7, 1914 at Indianapolis IN
Buried Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis

Joseph Roswell Hawley, Brevet Major General
Born October 31, 1826 at Stewartsville NC
Died March 18, 1905 at Washington DC
Buried Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford CT

Joseph Hayes, Brevet Major General
Born September 14, 1835 at South Berwick ME
Wounded at the Wilderness and Weldon Railroad
Died August 19, 1912 at a private sanitarium in New York NY
Buried South Berwick ME

Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Brevet Major General
Born October 4, 1822 at Delaware OH
Wounded at South Mountain
19th President of USA
Died January 13, 1893 at 'Spiegel Grove' near Fremont OH
Buried State Park 'Spiegel Grove'

Isham Nicholas Haynie, Brigadier General Volunteers (expired)
Born November 18, 1824 at Dover TN
Wounded at Shiloh/Pittsburg Landing
Relieved March 6, 1863
Died May 22, 1868 at Springfield IL
Buried Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield

Alexander Hays, Brevet Major General
Born July 8, 1819 at Franklin PA
USMA 20th in 1844
Wounded at Second Bull Run/Manassas
Killed May 5, 1864 the Wilderness
Buried Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh PA

William Hays, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born May 9, 1819 at Richmond VA
USMA 18th in 1840
Relieved of duty 3 days before Appomattox
Died February 7, 1875 at Fort Independence, Boston Harbor MA
Buried West Point

William Babcock Hazen, Brevet Major General
Born September 27, 1830 at West Hartford VT
USMA 28th in 1855
Died January 16, 1887 at Washington DC
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Charles Adam Heckman, Brigadier General
Born December 3, 1822 at Easton PA
Captured at Drewry's Bluff - taken to Charleston and exposed to Union battery fire
Relieved from duty March 23, 1865
Died January 14, 1896 at Germantown PA
Buried Easton PA

Samuel Peter Heintzelman, Major General
Born September 30, 1805 at Manheim PA
USMA 17th in 1826
Wounded at First Bull Run/Manassas
Died May 1, 1880 at Washington DC
Buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo NY

Francis Jay Herron, Major General Volunteers
Youngest Major General in the war at time of his appointment
Born February 17, 1837 at Pittsburgh PA
Wounded and captured at Pea Ridge/Elkhorn Tavern
Medal of Honor for heroism at Pea Ridge
Died January 8, 1902 at New York NY (in tenement)
Buried Calvary Cemetery, Long Island City NY

Edward Winslow Hincks, Brevet Major General Volunteers
Born May 30, 1830 at Bucksport ME
Wounded at White Oak Swamp and Antietam/Sharpsburg
Died February 14, 1894 at Cambridge MA
Buried Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge

Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Major General Volunteers
Born May 18, 1798 at Vergennes VT
USMA 1817
Died August 5, 1870 at Sparta GA
Buried West Point

Edward Henry Hobson, Brigadier General
Born July 11, 1825 at Greensburg KY
Captured with entire command near Cynthiana KY by CS General John Hunt Morgan
Died September 14, 1901 at Cleveland OH at GAR encampment
Buried Family Cemetery, Greensburg KY

Joseph Holt, Judge Advocate General/Brigadier General
Born January 6, 1807 at Breckenridge County KY
Conducted government's case against Lincoln conspirators and Henry Wirz
Died August 1, 1894 at Washington DC
Buried Family Cemetery, Holt KY

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Joseph 'Fighting Joe' Hooker, Major General
Born November 13, 1814 at Hadley MA
USMA 29th in 1837
Wounded at Antietam/Sharpsburg
Died October 31, 1879 at Garden City NY
Buried Cincinnati OH

Alvin Peterson Hovey, Brevet Major General
Born September 26, 1821 near Mount Vernon IN
Died November 23, 1891 at Indianapolis IN
Buried Bellefontaine Cemetery, Mount Vernon IN

Oliver Otis Howard, Major General
Born November 8, 1830 at Leeds ME
USMA 4th in 1854
Wounded at Seven Pines/Fair Oaks
Medal of Honor for bravery at Seven Pines
Headed Freedmen's Bureau
Died October 26, 1909 at Burlington VT
Buried Lake View Cemetery, Burlington

Albion Parris Howe, Brevet Major General
Born March 13, 1818 at Standish ME
USMA 8th in 1841
Served on commission which tried Lincoln conspirators
Died January 25, 1897 at Cambridge MA
Buried Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge

Joshua Blackwood Howell, Brigadier General
Born September 11, 1806 at 'Fancy Hill' near Woodbury NJ
Died September 12, 1864 at X Corps Headquarters near Petersburg VA of injuries from fall with his horse
Buried Eglington Memorial Gardens, Clarksboro NJ

Andrew Atkinson Humphreys, Brevet Major General
Born November 2, 1810 at Philadelphia PA
USMA 13th in 1831
Died December 27, 1883 at Washington DC
Buried Congressional Cemetery, Washington

Henry Jackson Hunt, Brevet Major General Volunteers
Born September 4, 1819 at Detroit Barracks MI
Brother of US General Lewis Cass Hunt
USMA 19th in 1839
Died February 11, 1889 at Washington DC
Buried Washington

Lewis Cass Hunt, Brevet Brigadier General
Born February 23, 1824 at Fort Howard, Green Bay WI
Brother of US General Henry Jackson Hunt
Son-in-law of US General Silas Casey
USMA 1847
Wounded at Seven Pines/Fair Oaks
Died September 6, 1886 at Fort Union NM
Buried National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth KS

David Hunter, Brevet Major General
Born July 21, 1802 at Washington DC
Grandson of Richard Stockton, signer of Declaration of Independence
USMA 24th in 1822
Wounded at First Bull Run/Manassas
Burned VMI in 1864
President of committee which tried Lincoln conspirators
Died February 2, 1866 at Washington DC
Buried Princeton NJ

Stephen Augustus Hurlbut, Major General Volunteers
Born November 29, 1815 at Charleston SC
Died March 27, 1882 at Lima, Peru
Buried Belvidere IL

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Rufus Ingalls, Brevet Major General
Born August 23, 1818 at Denmark ME
USMA 32nd in 1843
Died January 15, 1893 at New York NY
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

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Conrad Feger Jackson, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born September 11, 1813 at Alsace Township, Berks County PA
Killed December 13, 1862 at Fredericksburg
Buried Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh PA

James Streshly Jackson, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born September 27, 1823 at Fayette County KY
Killed October 8, 1862 at Perryville
Buried Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville KY

Nathaniel James Jackson, Brevet Major General
Born July 28, 1818 at Newburyport MA
Wounded at Gaines' Mills
Died April 21, 1892 at Jamestown NY
Buried Newburyport MA

Richard Henry Jackson, Brevet Brigadier General
Born July 14, 1830 at Kinnegad, County Westmeath, Ireland
Died November 28, 1892 at Fort McPherson, Atlanta GA
Buried West Point

Charles Davis Jameson, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born February 24, 1827 at Orono ME
Died November 6, 1862 on steamboat between Boston and Bangor of camp fever
Buried Riverside Cemetery, Stillwater ME

Andrew Johnson, Military Gov of TN - Brigadier General Volunteers
Born December 29, 1808 at Raleigh NC
17th President of USA
Died July 31, 1875 near Elizabethton, Carter County TN
Buried Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Greeneville TN

Richard W. Johnson, Brevet Major General
Born February 27, 1827 near Smithland KY
USMA 1849
Captured near Gallatin TN
Wounded at New Hope Church
Died April 21, 1897 at St. Paul MN
Buried Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul

Patrick Henry Jones, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born November 20, 1830 at County Westmeath, Ireland
Wounded and captured at Chancellorsville
Died July 23, 1900 at Port Richmond, Staten Island NY
Buried St. Peter's Cemetery, Staten Island

Henry Moses Judah, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born June 12, 1821 at Snow Hill MD
USMA 35th in 1843
Died January 14, 1866 at Plattsburg Barracks NY
Buried Kings Highway Cemetery, Westport CT

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Thomas Leiper Kane, Brevet Major General
Born January 27, 1822 at Philadelphia PA
Founded Kane PA where he recruited the 'Bucktails'
Wounded and captured in the Shenandoah Valley
Resigned November 1863 due to health
Died December 26, 1883 at Philadelphia PA
Buried Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia

August Valentine Kautz, Brevet Major General
Born January 5, 1828 near Pforzheim, Baden, Germany
USMA 35th in 1852
Served on commission trying Lincoln conspirators
Died September 4, 1895 at Seattle WA
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Philip Kearny, Major General
Born June 2, 1815 at New York NY
Killed September 1, 1862 at Chantilly VA
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

William High Keim, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born June 25, 1813 at Reading PA
Died May 18, 1862 at Harrisburg PA of camp fever
Buried Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading PA

Benjamin Franklin Kelley, Brevet Major General
Born April 10, 1807 at New Hampton NH
Wounded at Philippi
Captured at Cumberland MD by partisan rangers
Died July 16, 1891 at Oakland MD
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

John Reese Kenly, Brevet Major General
Born January 11, 1818 at Baltimore MD
Wounded at Front Royal VA
Died December 20, 1891 at Baltimore MD
Buried Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore

John Henry Ketcham, Brigadier General
Born December 21, 1832 at Dutchess County NY
Wounded in front of Savannah
Died November 4, 1906 at New York NY
Buried Valley View Cemetery, Dover Plains, Dutchess County NY

William Scott Ketchum, Brevet Major General
Born July 7, 1813 at Norwalk CT
USMA 32nd in 1834
Died June 28, 1871 at Baltimore MD - possibly victim of murder
Buried Rock Creek Cemetery, Georgetown DC

Erasmus Darwin Keyes, Major General Volunteers
Born May 29, 1810 at Brimfield MA
USMA 10th in 1832
Resigned May 6, 1864
Died October 14, 1895 while on vacation at Nice, France
Buried West Point

James Lawlor Kiernan, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born October 26, 1837 at Mt. Bellew, County Galway, Ireland
Wounded at Port Gibson
Resigned February 3, 1864
Died November 29, 1869 at New York NY of congestion of lungs
Buried Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn NY

  Kill-Cavalry: The Life of Union General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick

Hugh Judson 'Kill Cavalry' Kilpatrick, Brevet Major General
Born January 14, 1836 near Deckertown NJ
USMA 19th in 1861
Wounded at Big Bethel and Resaca
Died December 4, 1881 at Santiago, Chile
Buried West Point

Nathan Kimball, Brevet Major General
Born November 22, 1822 at Fredericksburg IN
Wounded at Fredericksburg
Died January 21, 1898 at Ogden UT
Buried Weber UT

John Haskell King, Brevet Major General
Born February 19, 1820 at Sackets Harbor NY
Died April 7, 1888 at Washington DC
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Rufus King, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born January 26, 1814 at New York NY
USMA 4th in 1833
Resigned October 20, 1863 after being court-martialed on disobedience and errors in judgment
Died October 13, 1876 at New York NY
Buried Grace Churchyard Jamaica, Long Island NY

Edmund Kirby, Brigadier General
Born March 11, 1840 at Brownsville NY
Cousin of CS General Edmund Kirby Smith
USMA 10th in 1861
Mortally wounded May 3, 1863 Chancellorsville
Died May 28, 1863 at Washington DC
Buried Brownsville NY

Edward Needles Kirk, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born February 29, 1828 at Jefferson County OH
Mortally wounded November 29, 1862 Stone's River/Murfreesboro
Died July 21, 1863 at Sterling IL
Buried Rosehill Cemetery Chicago IL

Joseph Farmer Knipe, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born March 30, 1823 at Mount Joy PA
Wounded at Cedar Mountain
Died August 18, 1901 at Harrisburg PA
Buried Old Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg

Wladimir Krzyzanowski, Brevet Brigadier General Volunteers
Born July 8, 1824 at Raznova, Poland
Died January 31, 1887 at New York NY
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

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