Leonidas C. Houk

Leonidas C. Houk enlisted as a private in August 1861 and was commissioned colonel of the 3rd Tennessee Volunteer Infantry (Union) in February 1862, leading his regiment in eastern Tennessee and Kentucky, including a hard-fought retreat from London, Kentucky, in August 1862. Failing health forced his retirement in April 1863. After the war he became […]

Charles C. Doolittle

Charles Camp Doolittle served in the 4th Michigan Infantry before becoming colonel of the 18th Michigan Infantry in August 1862. Wounded at the Battle of Gaines’ Mill during the Peninsula Campaign, he later commanded Union forces in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia, defending Athens and Decatur, Alabama. Breveted major general of volunteers, he was mustered […]