RUSK, JEREMIAH McLAIN (1830-93) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Lieutenant Colonel of the 25th Wisconsin Infantry; Governor of Wisconsin – 1882-89; U.S. Agriculture Secretary – 1889-93; U.S. Representative – Wisconsin – 1871-77# ruskjeremiahmclain
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SACKETT, WILLIAM H. (1839-64) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Colonel of the 9th New York Cavalry; Killed-in-Action at Trevilian Station, Virginia – June 14, 1864# sackettwilliamh
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SALOMON, FREDERICK CHARLES (1826-97) Prussian-born Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 9th Wisconsin Infantry# salomonfrederickcharles
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SANBORN, JOHN BENJAMIN (1826-1904) Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 4th Minnesota Infantry# sanbornjohnbenjamin
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SANDERS, WILLIAM PRICE (1833-63) Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 5th Kentucky Union Cavalry; Mortally wounded at Knoxville, Tennessee – November 18, 1863 # sanderswilliamprice
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RANDOLPH, MARTHA JEFFERSON “PATSY” (1772-1836) Eldest daughter of Thomas Jefferson & Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson; Acting First Lady during her father’s presidency – 1801-09# randolphmarthajefferson
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SAWYER, FRANKLIN (1825-92) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Lieutenant Colonel of the 8th Ohio Infantry# sawyerfranklin
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MOESCH, JOSEPH ANTON (ca. 1829-1864) Swiss-born Union Colonel – 83rd New York Infantry; Killed-in-Action at the Battle of the Wilderness – May 5, 1864# moeschjosephanton
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COULTER, RICHARD, SR. (1827-1908) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Colonel of the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry; Veteran of the Mexican War # coulterrichardsr
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ROGERS, GEORGE DICKERSON (1829-1918) Union Civil War Colonel – 31st Wisconsin Infantry# rogersgeorgedickerson
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THOMAS, WILLIAM H. (1805-93) Confederate Colonel - North Carolina; Commanded Thomas’s Cherokee Legion; White Chief of the Oconaluftee Cherokee# thomaswilliamh
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SCHOEPF, ALBIN FRANCISCO (1822-86) Polish-born Union Brigadier General; Veteran of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848# schoepfalbinfrancisco
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NIMITZ, CHESTER WILLIAM (1885-1966) U.S. Navy Admiral; Commander-in-Chief of the United States Pacific Fleet – 1941-45# nimitzchesterwilliam
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WALKER, DUNCAN STEPHEN (1841-1912) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Staff officer to Generals Nathaniel P. Banks, William H. Emory, and Winfield Scott Hancock; Great-Great Grandson of Benjamin Franklin # walkerduncanstephen
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WALLACE, LEWIS (1827-1905) Union Major General; Colonel of the 11th Indiana Infantry; Governor of the New Mexico Territory – 1878-81; Veteran of the Mexican War; Author of “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ” # wallacelewis
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WALKE, HENRY A. (1809-96) Union Navy Officer, later promoted to Rear Admiral; Veteran of the Mexican War # walkehenrya
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WALLACE, WILLIAM HARVEY LAMB (1821-62) Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 11th Illinois Infantry; Mortally wounded at the Battle of Shiloh; Veteran of the Mexican War# wallacewilliamharveylamb
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WALLEN, HENRY DAVIES (1819-86) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Served on the staff of General James H. Carleton; Veteran of the Mexican War# wallenhenrydavies
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WARD, JOHN HENRY HOBART (1823-1903) Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 38th New York Infantry; Veteran of the Mexican War # wardjohnhenryhobart
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WARNER, JAMES MEECH (1836-97) Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 11th Vermont Infantry # warnerjamesmeech
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