Benjamin Smith
James P. Brownlow
James Patton Brownlow, son of Tennessee Unionist governor William G. Brownlow, served as an officer of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry Regiment (Union) during the Civil War, fighting for the Union in his native East Tennessee. He was born in 1842 and died in 1879.
E. M. McCook
Edward Moody McCook served as a Union cavalry general during the Civil War, part of the celebrated “Fighting McCook” family of Ohio, which produced numerous officers on the Union side. He led cavalry divisions in the Western Theater, including during the Atlanta and Wilson’s Raid campaigns. After the war he served as a diplomat and […]
Edward Hatch
Edward Hatch was a career soldier who rose to general in the Union Army during the Civil War, commanding cavalry in the Western Theater. After the war he became the first commander of the 9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, one of the African American “Buffalo Soldier” regiments. He was born in Maine in 1832 and died […]