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Charles Jackson Paine, Brevet Major General
Born August 26, 1833 at Boston MA
Died August 12, 1916 at Weston MA
Buried Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge MA

Eleazer Arthur Paine, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born September 10, 1815 at Parkman, Geauga County OH
Cousin of US General Halbert Eleazer Paine
USMA 1839
Resigned April 5, 1865
Died December 16, 1882 at Jersey City NJ of pneumonia
Buried The Old Bergen Church Burial Ground in unmarked grave with son-in-law

Halbert Eleazer Paine, Brevet Major General
Born February 4, 1826 at Chardon, Geauga County OH
Wounded at Port Hudson
Died April 14, 1905 at Washington DC
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Innis Newton Palmer, Brevet Major General Volunteers
Born March 30, 1824 at Buffalo NY
USMA 38th in 1846
Died September 9, 1900 at Chevy Chase MD
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

John McCauley Palmer, Major General
Born September 13, 1817 at Scott County KY
Died September 25, 1900 at Springfield IL
Buried Carlinville IL

John Grubb Parke, Brevet Major General
Born September 22, 1827 near Coatesville, Chester County PA
USMA 2nd in 1849
Died December 16, 1900 at Washington DC
Buried St. James the Less Churchyard, Philadelphia PA

Lewis Baldwin Parsons, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born April 5, 1818 at Perry NY
Died March 16, 1907 at Flora IL
Buried Bellefontaines Cemetery, St. Louis MO

Marsena Rudolph Patrick, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born March 11, 1811 near Watertown NY
USMA 48th in 1835
Died July 27, 1888 at Dayton OH
Buried Soldiers' Home Cemetery, Dayton

Francis Engle Patterson, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born May 7, 1821 at Philadelphia PA
Killed 'by the accidental discharge of his own pistol' November 22, 1862 at VA
Buried Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia

Gabriel René Paul, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born March 22, 1813 at St. Louis MO
USMA 1834
Wounded at Gettysburg
Died May 5, 1886 at Washington DC
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

John James Peck, Major General Volunteers
Born January 4, 1821 at Manlius NY
USMA 8th in 1843
Wounded at Norfleet House
Died April 21, 1878 at Syracuse NY
Buried Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse

Galusha Pennypacker, Brevet Major General Volunteers
War's youngest general
Born June 1, 1844 near Valley Forge, Chester County PA
Wounded at Fort Fisher
Received Medal of Honor for bravery at Fort Fisher
Died October 1, 1916 at Philadelphia PA
Buried Philadelphia National Cemetery

William Henry Penrose, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born March 10, 1832 at Madison Barracks, Sacket's Harbor NY
Died August 29, 1903 at Salt Lake City UT of typhoid fever
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

John Smith Phelps, Brigadier General Volunteers (expired)
Military Gov. of AR
Born December 22, 1814 at Simsbury CT
Died November 20, 1886 at St. Louis MO
Buried Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield MO

John Wolcott Phelps, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born November 13, 1813 at Guilford VT
Resigned August 21, 1862
Died February 2, 1885 at Guilford VT
Buried Guilford

Abram Sanders Piatt, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born May 2, 1821 at Cincinnati OH
Injured in horse fall at Fredericksburg
Resigned February 17, 1863 due to injury
Died March 16, 1908 at 'Mac-a-Cheek', Logan County OH
Buried Piatt Cemetery near 'Mac-a-Cheek'

Byron Root Pierce, Brevet Major General
Born September 29, 1829 at East Bloomfield, Ontario County NY
Wounded 5 times including at Gettysburg
Died July 10, 1924 at Grand Rapids MI
Buried Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids

William Anderson Pile, Brevet Major General
Born February 11, 1829 at Indianapolis IN
Died July 7, 1889 at Monrovia CA
Buried Live Oak Cemetery, Monrovia

Thomas Gamble Pitcher, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born October 23, 1824 at Rockport IN
USMA 2nd to last in 1845
Wounded at Cedar Mountain
Died October 21, 1895 at Fort Bayard NM
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Alfred Pleasonton, Brevet Major General
Born July 7, 1824 at Washington DC
USMA 7th in 1844
Died February 17, 1897 at Washington DC
Buried Congressional Cemetery

Joseph Bennett Plummer, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born November 15, 1816 at Barre MA
USMA 1841
Died August 9, 1862 in camp near Corinth MS 'of wound and exposure in the active field'
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Orlando Metcalfe Poe, Brevet Brigadier General
Born March 7, 1832 at Navarre OH
USMA 6th in 1856
Died October 2, 1895 at Detroit MI
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

  General John Pope: A Life for the Nation

John Pope, Brigadier General
Born March 16, 1822 at Louisville KY
USMA 17th in 1842
Died September 23, 1892 at Sandusky OH
Buried Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis MO

Andrew Porter, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born July 10, 1820 at Lancaster PA
Grandson of Rev. War General Andrew Porter
Cousin of Mary Todd Lincoln
Mustered out April 4, 1864
Died January 3, 1872 at Paris, France
Buried Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit MI

Fitz John Porter, Major General
Born August 31, 1822 at Portsmouth NH
Cousin of US Admiral David Dixon Porter
Cousin of US Commodore William D. Porter
USMA 8th in 1845
Court-marshaled and cashiered January 21, 1863/Cleared 1878
Died May 21, 1901 at Morristown NJ
Buried Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn NY

Edward Elmer Potter, Brevet Major General
Born June 21, 1823 at New York NY
Died June 1, 1889 at New York NY of pneumonia
Buried Marble Cemetery Manhattan, New York NY

Joseph Haydn Potter, Brevet Brigadier General
Born October 12, 1822 at Concord NH
USMA 22nd in 1843
Wounded at Chancellorsville
Died December 1, 1892 at Columbus OH
Buried Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus

Robert Brown Potter, Brevet Major General
Born July 16, 1829 at Schenectady NY
Wounded at New Berne and Petersburg
Died February 19, 1887 at Newport RI
Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, New York NY

Benjamin Franklin Potts, Brevet Major General
Born January 29, 1836 at Carroll County OH
Died June 17, 1887 at Helena MT
Buried Helena

William Henry Powell, Brevet Major General Volunteers
Born May 10, 1825 at Pontypool, Monmouthshire, South Wales
Wounded and captured near Wytheville VA
Resigned January 5, 1865
Died December 26, 1904 at Belleville IL
Buried Graceland Cemetery, Chicago IL

Calvin Edward Pratt, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born January 23, 1828 at Shrewsbury MA
Wounded at Mechanicsville
Resigned April 25, 1863
Died August 3, 1896 at Rochester MA
Buried Rochester

Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss, Major General Volunteers
Born November 23, 1819 at Belleville VA
Captured at Shiloh
Resigned October 28, 1863
Died February 8, 1901 at Bethany MO
Buried Miriam Cemetery, Bethany

Henry Prince, Brevet Brigadier General
Born June 19, 1811 at Eastport ME
USMA 30th in 1835
Captured at Cedar Mountain
Committed suicide August 19, 1892 at London, England
Buried Hillside Cemetery, Eastport ME

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Isaac Ferdinand Quinby, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born January 29, 1821 near Morristown NJ
USMA 6th in 1843
Resigned December 31, 1863
Died September 18, 1891 at Rochester NY
Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester

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George Douglas Ramsay, Brevet Major General
Born February 21, 1802 at Dumphries VA
USMA 26th in 1820
Retired September 12, 1864
Died February 23, 1882 at Washington DC
Buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown DC

Thomas Edward Greenfield Ransom, Brevet Major General
Born November 29, 1834 at Norwich VT
Wounded at Charleston MO, Fort Donelson, Shiloh/Pittsburg Landing, and Mansfield LA
Died October 29, 1864 near Rome GA as result of wounds and typhoid
Buried Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago IL

Green Berry Raum, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born December 3, 1829 at Golconda IL
Wounded at Chattanooga
Leave of absence January 16, 1865
Died December 18, 1909 at Chicago IL
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

John Aaron Rawlins, Brigadier General/Chief of Staff
Born February 13, 1831 at Galena IL
Died September 6, 1869 at Washington DC of tuberculosis
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Hugh Thompson Reid, Brigadier General
Born October 18, 1811 at Union County IN
Wounded at Shiloh
Resigned April 4, 1864
Died August 21, 1874 at Keokuk IA of Bright's Disease
Buried Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk

James William Reilly, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born May 20, 1828 at Akron OH
Died November 6, 1905 at Wellsville OH
Buried St. Elizabeth's Cemetery, Wellsville

Jesse Lee Reno (Renault), Major General Volunteers
Born June 20, 1823 at Wheeling VA (WV)
USMA 8th in 1846
Killed September 14, 1862 at South Mountain
Buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown DC

Joseph Warren Revere, Brigadier General
Born May 17, 1812 at Boston MA
Grandson of Paul Revere
Resigned August 10, 1863
Died April 20, 1880 at Hoboken NJ
Buried Morristown NJ

John Fulton Reynolds, Major General Volunteers
Born September 20, 1820 at Lancaster PA
USMA 26th in 1841
Captured on the Virginia Peninsula behind Boatswain's Swamp after Gaines' Mills
Prisoner at Libby
Killed July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg PA
Buried Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster PA

Joseph Jones Reynolds, Major General
Born January 4, 1822 at Flemingsburg KY
USMA 10th in 1843
Died February 25, 1899 at Washington DC
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Americus Vespucius Rice, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born November 18, 1835 at Perryville OH
Wounded at Kennesaw Mountain
Died April 4, 1904 at Washington DC
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Elliott Warren Rice, Brevet Major General
Born November 16, 1835 at Allegheny City (Pittsburgh) PA
Brother of US General Samuel Allen Rice
Wounded 7 times including at Belmont
Died June 22, 1887 at Sioux City IA
Buried Floyd Cemetery, Sioux City

James Clay Rice, Brigadier General/Volunteers
Born December 27, 1829 at Worthington MA
Mortally wounded and died May 10, 1864 at Spotsylvania
Buried Rural Cemetery, Albany NY

Samuel Allen Rice, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born January 27, 1828 at Catteraugus County NY
Brother of US General Elliott Warren Rice
Mortally wounded April 30, 1864 at Jenkins Ferry AR
Died July 6, 1864 at Oskaloosa IA
Buried Forest Cemetery, Oskaloosa

Israel Bush Richardson, Major General Volunteers
Born December 26, 1815 at Fairfax VT
USMA 38th in 1841
Mortally wounded September 17, 1862 at Antietam/Sharpsburg
Died November 3, 1862 at Pry House, McClellan;s Headquarters, Sharpsburg
Buried Pontiac MI

James Brewerton Ricketts, Brevet Major General Volunteers
Born June 21, 1817 at New York NY
USMA 16th in 1839
Wounded and captured at First Bull Run/Manassas
Wounded at Cedar Creek
Died September 22, 1887 at Washington DC
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

James Wolfe Ripley, Brevet Major General
Born December 10, 1794 at Windham County CT
Uncle of CS General Roswell Sabine Ripley
USMA 12th in 1814
Died May 15, 1870 at Hartford CT
Buried Springfield MA

Benjamin Stone Roberts, Brevet Major General Volunteers
Born November 18, 1810 at Manchester VT
USMA 53rd in 1835
Died January 29, 1875 at Washington DC
Buried Manchester VT

James Sidney Robinson, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born October 14, 1827 at Mansfield OH
Wounded at Gettysburg
Died January 14, 1892 at Kenton OH
Buried Grove Cemetery, Kenton

John Cleveland Robinson, Brevet Major General
Born April 10, 1817 at Binghamton NY
Wounded at Spotsylvania
Received Medal of Honor for gallantry at Spotsylvania
Died February 18, 1897 at Binghamton NY
Buried Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton

Isaac Peace Rodman, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born August 18, 1822 at South Kingston RI
Mortally wounded September 17, 1862 at Antietam/Sharpsburg
Died September 30, 1862 at field hospital in Sharpsburg
Buried Family Cemetery, Peace Dale RI

William Starke 'Old Rosy' Rosecrans, Major General Volunteers
Born September 6, 1819 at Little Tyler Run, Delaware County OH
USMA 5th in 1842
Died March 11, 1898 at Redondo CA
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Leonard Fulton Ross, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born July 18, 1823 at Lewistown IL
Resigned July 22, 1863
Died January 17, 1901 at Lewistown IL
Buried Oakhill Cemetery, Lewistown

Lovell Harrison Rousseau, Major General Volunteers
Born August 4, 1818 near Stanford, Lincoln County KY
Father-in-law of US General Louis Douglass Watkins
Died January 7, 1869 at New Orleans LA
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Thomas Algeo Rowley, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born October 5, 1808 at Pittsburgh PA
Wounded at Seven Pines/Fair Oaks
Resigned December 29, 1864
Died May 14, 1892 at Pittsburgh PA
Buried Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh

Daniel Henry Rucker, Brevet Major General
Born April 12, 1812 at Belleville NJ
Father-in-law of US General Philip Henry Sheridan
Died January 6, 1910 at Washington DC
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Thomas Howard Ruger, Brevet Major General Volunteers
Born April 2, 1833 at Lima NY
USMA 3rd in 1854
Wounded at Antietam/Sharpsburg
Died June 3, 1907 at Stamford CT
Buried West Point

David Allen Russell, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born December 10, 1820 at Salem NY
USMA 38th in 1845
Wounded at Rappahannock Station
Killed September 19, 1864 at Opequon/Third Winchester
Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Salem NY

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Frederich Salomon, Brevet Major General
Born April 7, 1826 at Strobek, Saxony, Prussia
Died March 8, 1897 at Salt Lake City UT
Buried Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City

William Price Sanders, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born August 12, 1833 at Kentucky
USMA 1856
Mortally wounded November 18, 1863 at Knoxville
Died November 19, 1863 at Lamar Hotel Knoxville
Buried National Cemetery, Chattanooga TN

Rufus Saxton, Brevet Major General Volunteers
Born September 19, 1824 at Greenfield MA
USMA 18th in 1849
Died February 23, 1908 at Washington DC
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Eliakim Parker Scammon, Brigadier General
Born December 27, 1816 at Whitefield ME
USMA 9th in 1837
Captured by guerillas February 3, 1864
Died December 7, 1894 at New York NY
Buried Calvary Cemetery, Long Island City NY

Robert Cumming Schenck, Major General
Born October 4, 1809 at Franklin OH
Wounded at Second Bull Run/Manassas
Died March 23, 1890 at Washington DC
Buried Woodland Cemetery, Dayton OH

Alexander Schimmelfenning, Brigadier General
Born July 20, 1824 at Lithauen, Prussia
Died September 5, 1865 Dr. Aaron Smith's
Living Springs Water Cure Establishment, Wernersville PA, while seeking treatment for tuberculosis
Buried Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading PA

Albin Francisco Schoepf, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born March 1, 1822 at Podgorz, Poland (Austrai)
Died May 10, 1886 at Hyattsville MD
Buried Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC

John McAllister Schofield, Brevet Major General
Born September 29, 1831 at Gerry NY
USMA 7th in 1853
Died March 4, 1906 at St. Augustine FL
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Carl Schurz, Major General Volunteers
Born March 2, 1829 at Liblar, Prussia
Died May 14, 1906 at New York NY
Buried Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown NY

Robert Kingston Scott, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born July 8, 1826 at Armstrong County PA
Died August 12, 1900 at Henry County OH
Buried Napoleon OH

Agent of Destiny: The Life and Times of General Winfield Scott

Winfield Scott, General and Chief Military Adviser
Born June 13, 1786 at 'Laurel Branch' near Petersburg VA
Resigned November 1, 1861
Died May 29, 1866 at West Point NY
Buried West Point


John Sedgwick, Major General Volunteers
Born September 13, 1813 at Cornwall Hollow CT
USMA 24th in 1837
Wounded at Antietam/Sharpsburg
Killed May 9, 1864 at Spotsylvania
Buried Cornwall Hollow CT

William Henry Seward, Jr., Brigadier General Volunteers
Born June 18, 1839 at Auburn NY
Son of Secretary of State William Henry Seward
Wounded at Monocacy
Died April 26, 1920 at Auburn NY
Buried Fox Hill Cemetery, Auburn

Truman Seymour, Brevet Major General
Born September 24, 1824 at Burlington VT
USMA 19th in 1846
Wounded at Battery Wagner
Captured at the Wilderness
Died October 30, 1891 at Florence, Italy
Buried Cimitero degli Allori, Florence

James Murrell Shackelford, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born July 7, 1827 at Lincoln County KY
Resigned January 18, 1864 due to poor health
Died September 7, 1909 at Port Huron MI
Buried Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville KY

Alexander Shaler, Brevet Major General
Born March 19, 1827 at Haddam CT
Medal of Honor for gallantry at Fredericksburg for Marye's Heights
Helped found National Rifle Association
Died December 28, 1911 at New York NY
Buried Ridgefield NJ

Isaac Fitzgerald Shepard, Brigadier General Volunteers (expired)
Born July 7, 1816 at Natick MA
Died August 25, 1889 at Bellingham MA
Buried Ashland Cemetery, Middlesex County MA

George Foster Shepley, Brigadier General
Born January 1, 1819 at Saco ME
Died July 20, 1878 at Portland ME of Asiatic cholera
Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Portland

  Sheridan: The Life and Wars of General Phil Sheridan

Philip Henry 'Little Phil' Sheridan, Major General Volunteers
Born March 6, 1831 at Albany NY
Son-in-law of US General Daniel Henry Rucker
USMA 34th in 1853
Died August 5, 1888 at Nonquitt MA
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Francis Trowbridge Sherman, Brevet Brigadier General Volunteers
Born December 31, 1825 at Newtown CT
Died November 9, 1905 at Waukegan IL
Buried Graceland Cemetery, Chicago IL

Thomas West Sherman, Brevet Major General
Born March 26, 1813 at Newport RI
USMA 18th in 1836
Wounded at Port Hudson
Died March 16, 1879 at Newport RI
Buried Island Cemetery, Newport

  Sherman: A Soldier's Passion for Order

William Tecumseh 'Cump' Sherman, Major General
Born February 8, 1820 at Lancaster OH
Brother-in-law of US General Charles Ewing
Brother-in-law of US General Hugh Boyle Ewing
Brother-in-law of US General Thomas Ewing, Jr.
USMA 6th in 1840
Died February 14, 1891 at New York NY
Buried Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis MO

James Shields, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born May 10, 1810 at County Tyrone, Ireland
Resigned March 28, 1863
Died June 1, 1879 at Ottumwa IA
Buried St. Mary's Cemetery, Carrollton MO

Henry Hastings Sibley, Brevet Major General
Born February 29, 1811 at Detroit MI
Cousin of CS General Henry Hopkins Sibley
Died February 18, 1891 at St. Paul MN
Buried Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul

Daniel Edgar Sickles, Major General Volunteers
Born October 20, 1819 at New York NY
Wounded at Gettysburg
Died May 3, 1914 at New York NY
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Franz Sigel, Major General Volunteers
Born November 18, 1824 at Sinsheim, Baden, Germany
Died August 21, 1902 at New York NY
Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, New York

Joshua Woodrow Sill, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born December 6, 1831 at Chillicothe OH
USMA 3rd in 1853
Killed December 31, 1862 at Stone's River/Murfreesboro
Buried Grand View Cemetery near Chillicothe OH

James Richard Slack, Brevet Major General Volunteers
Born September 28, 1818 at Bucks County PA
Died July 28, 1881 at Chicago IL of heart attack while on visit
Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Huntington IN

Adam Jacoby Slemmer, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born January 24, 1829 at Montgomery County PA
Wounded at Stone's River/Murfreesboro
Died October 7, 1868 at Fort Laramie WY (Dakota Territory)
Buried Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown PA

Henry Warner Slocum, Major General
Born September 24, 1827 at Delphi, Onondaga County NY
USMA 7th in 1852
Wounded at First Bull Run/Manassas
Died April 14, 1894 at Brooklyn NY
Buried Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn

John Potts Slough, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born February 1, 1829 at Cincinnati OH
Wounded December 15, 1867 Sante Fe NM in fight with lawmaker
Died December 17, 1867 at Sante Fe NM
Buried Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati OH

Andrew Jackson Smith, Brevet Major General
Born April 28, 1815 at Bucks County PA
USMA 36th in 1838
Died January 30, 1897 at St. Louis MO
Buried Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis

Charles Ferguson Smith, Major General
Born April 24, 1807 at Philadelphia PA
USMA 19th in 1825
Died April 25, 1862 at Grant's Headquarters in Savannah TN of infected cut and dysentery
Buried Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia PA

Giles Alexander Smith, Major General Volunteers
Born September 29, 1829 at Jefferson County NY
Brother of US General Morgan Lewis Smith
Wounded at Missionary Ridge
Died November 5, 1876 at Bloomington IL
Buried Bloomington Cemetery, Bloomington

Green Clay Smith, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born July 4, 1826  at Richmond VA
Nephew of US General Cassius Marcellus Clay
Died June 29, 1895 at Washington DC
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Gustavus Adolphus Smith, Brigadier General Volunteers (expired)
Born December 26, 1820 at Philadelphia PA
Wounded at Pea Ridge/Elkhorn Tavern
Died December 11, 1885 at Sante Fe NM
Buried Sante Fe National Cemetery

John Eugene Smith, Brevet Major General
Born August 3, 1816 at Berne, Switzerland
Died January 29, 1897 at Chicago IL
Buried Greenwood Cemetery, Galena IL

Morgan Lewis Smith, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born March 8, 1821 at Mexico NY
Brother of US General Giles Alexander Smith
Wounded at Chickasaw Bluffs
Died December 28, 1874 at Jersey City NJ while on a trip
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Thomas Church Haskell Smith, Brigadier General
Born March 24, 1819 at Acushnet MA
Died April 8, 1897 at Nordhoff CA
Buried Santa Barbara Cemetery, Nordhoff

Thomas Kilby Smith, Brevet Major General Volunteers
Born September 23, 1820 at Dorchester MA
Died December 14, 1887 at New York NY
Buried Torresdale PA

William Farrar 'Baldy' Smith, Brevet Major General
Born February 17, 1824 at St. Albans VT
USMA 4th in 1845
Died February 28, 1903 at Philadelphia PA
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

William Sooy Smith, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born July 22, 1830 at Tarlton OH
USMA 6th in 1853
Resigned July 15, 1864
Died March 4, 1916 at Medford OR
Buried Forest Home Cemetery, Section 1, Lot 217, (North) Riverside IL

Thomas Alfred Smyth, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born December 25, 1832 at Ballyhooley, County Cork, Ireland
Mortally wounded April 7, 1865 near Farmsville
Died April 9, 1865 at residence of Col S. D. Burke
Last Union General killed in the war
Buried Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington DE

James Gallant Spears, Brigadier General
Born March 29, 1816 at Bledsoe County TN
Dismissed August 30, 1864 by verdict of court-marshal
Died July 22, 1869 at Braden's Knob, Bledsoe County TN
Buried Pikesville TN

Francis Barretto Spinola, Brigadier General
Born March 19, 1821 at Stony Point, Long Island NY
Died Washington DC
Buried Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn NY

Julius Stahel, Major General
Originally named Julius Számvald
Born November 5, 1825 at Szeged, Hungary
Wounded at Piedmont
Medal of Honor for actions at Piedmont
Died December 4, 1905 at New York NY
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

David Sloane Stanley, Brigadier General
Born June 1, 1828 at Cedar Valley OH
USMA 9th in 1852
Wounded at Franklin
Died March 13, 1902 at Washington DC
Buried Soldiers' Home Cemetery

George Jerrison Stannard, Brevet Major General
Born October 20, 1820 at Georgia VT
Captured during Maryland Campaign
Wounded at Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, and Fort Harrison
Died June 1, 1886 at Washington DC
Buried Lake View Cemetery, Burlington VT

James Blair Steedman, Major General
Born July 29, 1817 at Northumberland County PA
Died October 18, 1883 at Toledo OH
Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo

Frederick Steele, Major General Volunteers
Born January 14, 1819 at Delhi NY
USMA 30th in 1843
Died January 12, 1868 at San Mateo CA in fall from buggy
Buried Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma CA

Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Major General Volunteers (posthumously)
Born March 25, 1818 at Andover MA
USMA 1st in 1839
Killed September 1, 1862 near Chantilly VA
Buried Island Cemetery, Newport RI

John Dunlap Stevenson, Brevet Major General Volunteers
Born June 8, 1821 at Staunton VA
Died January 22, 1897 at St. Louis MO
Buried Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis

Thomas Greely Stevenson, Brigadier General
Born February 3, 1836 at Boston MA
Killed May 10, 1864 on Richmond Campaign
Buried Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge MA

James Hughes Stokes, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born June 1815 at Hagerstown MD
USMA 18th in 1835
Died December 27, 1890 at New York
Buried Washington Street Cemetery, Geneva NY in unmarked grave

Charles John Meuller Stolbrand, Brigadier General
Born May 11, 1821 near Kristianstad, Sweden
Captured near Kingston GA
Died February 3, 1894 at Charleston SC
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Charles Pomeroy Stone, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born September 30, 1824 at Greenfield MA
USMA 7th in 1845
Resigned September 13, 1864
Died January 24, 1887 at New York NY
Buried West Point

George Stoneman, Major General Volunteers
Born August 22, 1822 at Busti NY
USMA 33rd in 1846
Captured on raid to free prisoners at Andersonville
Died September 5, 1894 at Buffalo NY
Buried Lakewood NY

Edwin Henry Stoughton, Brigadier General Volunteers (expired)
Born June 23, 1838 at Chester, Windsor County VT
USMA 17th in 1859
Captured March 8, 1863 from bed at Fairfax Court House by Mosby and his men
Died December 25, 1868 at New York NY
Buried Imanuel Cemetery, Rockingham VT

George Crockett Strong, Major General Volunteers (posthumously)
Born October 16, 1832 at Stockbridge VT
USMA 5th in 1857
Wounded July 18, 1863 at Battery Wagner
Contracted 'lockjaw' and died July 30, 1863 at New York NY
Buried Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn NY

William Kerley Strong, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born March 12, 1816 at Duanesburg NY
Resigned October 20, 1863
Died March 16, 1867 at New York NY
Buried Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn NY

David Stuart, Brigadier General (rejected)
Born March 12, 1816 at Brooklyn NY
Wounded at Shiloh
Relieved of command after Senate rejected promotion
Died September 11, 1868 at Detroit MI
Buried Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit

Frederick Shearer Stumbaugh, Brigadier General Volunteers (revoked)
Born April 14, 1817 near Shippensburg PA
Honorably discharged May 15, 1863
Died February 25, 1897 at Topeka KS
Buried Topeka Cemetery, Topeka

Samuel Davis Sturgis, Brevet Major General
Born June 11, 1822 at Shippensburg PA
USMA 32nd in 1846
Died September 28, 1889 at St. Paul MN
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Jeremiah Cutler Sullivan, Brigadier General Volunteers
Born October 1, 1830 at Madison IN
Son-in-law of US General Benjamin F. Kelley
Died October 21, 1890 at Oakland CA
Buried Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland

Alfred Sully, Brevet Major General Volunteers
Born May 22, 1820 at Philadelphia PA
USMA 1841
Died April 27, 1879 at Fort Vancouver WA
Buried Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia PA

Edwin Vose 'Bull Head' Sumner, Major General Volunteers
Born January 30, 1797 at Boston MA
Wounded twice during Peninsular Campaign
Died March 21, 1863 at Syracuse NY of pneumonia
Buried Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse

Wager Swayne, Brevet Major General
Born November 10, 1834 at Columbus OH
Son of US Supreme Court Justice Noah Haynes Swayne
Medal of Honor for gallantry at Corinth
Died December 18, 1902 at New York NY
Buried Arlington National Cemetery

Thomas William Sweeny, Brigadier General
Born December 25, 1820 at County Cork, Ireland
Wounded at Wilson's Creek and Shiloh
Died April 10, 1892 at Astoria, Long Island NY
Buried Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn NY

George 'Tardy George' Sykes, Major General Volunteers
Born October 9, 1822 at Dover DE
USMA 39th in 1842
Died February 8, 1880 at Fort Brown TX
Buried West Point

 

Frederich Salomon's brother Charles was brevet Brig. General, brother Edward was the Governor of Wisconsin 1862-1864, and the youngest brother Herman was a Sergeant.  This information was supplied by his great great grandson.

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