Walter C. Whitaker
Walter C. Whitaker (1823–1887) was a Union brigadier general from Kentucky who commanded the 6th Kentucky Infantry and later led brigades and a division in the IV Corps. He was wounded at Stones River, Chickamauga, and Chattanooga, and fought at Resaca, Franklin, and Nashville. He survived the war despite his wounds and afterward practiced criminal […]
George Hicks
George Hicks is tentatively identified with George Augustus Hicks of Brooklyn, New York, who served in the 3rd Battalion Massachusetts Rifles and the 15th Massachusetts Infantry before becoming an Assistant Adjutant-General and reaching the rank of major. He saw action at Ball’s Bluff, the Peninsula Campaign, Antietam, Gettysburg, Knoxville, and Petersburg, and was present at […]
Jesse Hale Moore
Colonel Jesse Hale Moore, a Methodist minister, commanded the 115th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, appointed in September 1862. He led troops at the Battle of Chickamauga and through the Atlanta Campaign, including the battles of Franklin and Nashville, and was brevetted brigadier general upon his June 1865 discharge. Moore survived the war, later serving as […]
Bernard F. Mullen
Colonel Bernard F. Mullen, an Irish-born physician who had served as a surgeon in the Mexican-American War, commanded the 35th Indiana Infantry Regiment (“1st Irish”). He was wounded through the right thigh at the Battle of Stones River but continued leading his men, later fighting at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge during the Chattanooga Campaign. […]
James C. Evans
George W. Northup
George W. Northup was commissioned captain of the 23rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (Union) in September 1861 and rose to lieutenant colonel, commanding the regiment at the Battle of Nashville in December 1864. He mustered out in December 1865 and settled in Louisville, Kentucky, working as a railroad agent and becoming a prominent Freemason. Northup died […]
Axel H. Silfversparre
Axel H. Silfversparre, a Swedish immigrant, organized and commanded an independent Illinois light artillery battery known as “Silfversparre’s Battery,” composed largely of Swedish and German volunteers, mustering in as captain in February 1862. The battery fought at the Battle of Shiloh and in the capture of Corinth, Mississippi. Silfversparre survived two courts-martial before being relieved […]
John E. Cummins
Colonel John E. Cummins served successively in the 99th, 50th, and 185th Ohio Volunteer Infantry regiments, rising from lieutenant colonel to command of the 185th Ohio by February 1865. He fought in the Battles of Stones River and Chickamauga and through the Chattanooga and Atlanta campaigns, mustering out in September 1865 and later receiving a […]