Horatio N. Whitbeck
Horatio N. Whitbeck rose from first lieutenant to lieutenant colonel of the 65th Ohio Infantry, commanding the regiment at Stones River and Chickamauga. He was wounded three times in action, at Stones River, Chickamauga, and Kennesaw Mountain, where a shell fragment fractured his clavicle and lodged in his chest. Discharged for wounds in 1865, he […]
Robert C. Brown
Giles A. Smith
Giles A. Smith rose through the 8th Missouri Infantry from captain to colonel and, by August 1863, brigadier general of volunteers, reaching major general in November 1865. He fought at Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Chickasaw Bayou, Vicksburg, the Third Battle of Chattanooga (where he was wounded), the Atlanta campaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and […]
Allen Buckner
Allen Buckner served as first lieutenant of the 25th Illinois Infantry at Pea Ridge before becoming major, then colonel, of the 79th Illinois Infantry, assuming command after his predecessor fell at Murfreesboro. He led the regiment through Shiloh, Stones River, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and the Atlanta and Nashville campaigns. Known as the ‘Fighting Parson,’ he […]
Albert M. Tilton
Albert M. Tilton, born in Moscow, New York, enlisted in Company C of the 51st Illinois Infantry in 1861 and was promoted to captain in December 1862. He fought at Chickamauga, was wounded at Kennesaw Mountain and Franklin, and effectively commanded the regiment through much of 1864 after most fellow officers fell. He mustered out […]
Edgar D. Swain
Edgar D. Swain served as lieutenant colonel of the 42nd Illinois Infantry, a regiment that fought at Island No. 10, Stones River, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, the Atlanta Campaign, and the battles of Franklin and Nashville. Regimental sources confirm his rank and that he mustered out with the regiment in December 1865, but do not record […]
Joseph Conrad
Born in Germany, Joseph Conrad immigrated to the U.S. and rose from captain of the 3rd Missouri Infantry to command of the 15th Missouri Infantry as colonel. He fought at Wilson’s Creek, Pea Ridge, Corinth, Perryville, Chickamauga, and Missionary Ridge, later commanding a brigade at Franklin, where his men held an exposed line before being […]
William H. Squires
William H. Squires helped raise Company K of the 26th Ohio Infantry in 1861 and was elected its first captain, later rising to major and then lieutenant colonel for gallant service. He commanded the regiment at the Battle of Stones River, helping hold the Union center, and served roughly four years despite advancing age. Squires […]
Henry Leaming
Henry Leaming rose from captain to major and lieutenant colonel of the 40th Indiana Infantry, assuming regimental command after Lieutenant Colonel Elias Neff was wounded at Stones River. He led the 40th during the brutal Missionary Ridge assault, sustaining a knee wound from enemy fire but remaining in command, and continued through the Atlanta Campaign, […]