Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  John Quincy Marr (1825-1861) — also known asJohn Q. Marr — ofFauquierCounty, Va.Born in Warrenton,FauquierCounty, Va.,May 27,1825.Delegateto Virginia secession convention from Fauquier County, 1861; diedin office 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Killed bygunshotin the earlyCivil War skirmish at Fairfax Court House,Fairfax County (nowFairfax),Va.,June 1,1861 (age36 years, 5days). He was thefirstConfederate officer to be killed in the war.Interment atWarrentonCemetery, Warrenton, Va. | | John N. Hughes (1831-1861) — ofRandolphCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).Born in1831.Lawyer;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Randolph & Tucker counties,1861.While serving as a civilian volunteer messenger for Confederatetroops, he was mistakenlyshot andkilled during theBattle of Rich Mountain,RandolphCounty, Va (now W.Va.),July 11,1861 (ageabout 30years).Interment atBeverlyCemetery, Beverly, W.Va. | | Francis Stebbins Bartow (1816-1861) — also known asFrancis S. Bartow — of Georgia. Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,September6, 1816.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1856;delegateto Georgia secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861; diedin office 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner.Killed byrifleshot, while rallying his men on the Henry House Hill, during thefirst battle ofManassas,Va.,July 21,1861 (age44 years, 318days).Interment atLaurelGrove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.| |  Relatives: Sonof Theodosius Bartow and Frances Louisa (Stebbins) Bartow; married,April18, 1844, to Louisa Green Berrien (daughter ofJohnMacpherson Berrien); first cousin twice removed of TheodosiaBartow (who marriedAaronBurr). | | | | Political family:Edwards-Burr-Davenportfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Bartow County,Ga. is named for him. | | | | ThecityofBartow,Florida, isnamed forhim. — ThetownofBartow,Georgia, isnamed forhim. — ThecommunityofBartow,West Virginia, isnamed forhim. — BartowElementarySchool (now Otis J. Brock Elementary School), inSavannah,Georgia, was formerlynamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Francis S. Bartow (built 1944 atSavannah,Georgia; scrapped 1971) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Richard Hanson Weightman (1816-1861) — of New Mexico. Born inWashington,D.C.,December28, 1816.Delegateto U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1851; colonel in theConfederate Army during the Civil War.Killed while commanding troops at the battle of Wilson'sCreek, near Republic,GreeneCounty, Mo.,August10, 1861 (age44 years, 225days).Original interment atWilson'sCreek Battlefield, Near Republic, Greene County, Mo.; reintermentatSpringfieldNational Cemetery, Springfield, Mo. | | Benjamin Johnson Brown (d. 1861) — of Missouri. Member ofMissouristate senate, 1850; colonel in the Confederate Army during theCivil War.Killed in the battle of Wilson's Creek, near Republic,GreeneCounty, Mo.,August10, 1861.Original interment atWilson'sCreek Battlefield, Near Republic, Greene County, Mo.; reintermentatSpringfieldNational Cemetery, Springfield, Mo. | | Edward Dickinson Baker (1811-1861) — also known asEdward D. Baker — of Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.; Galena,Jo DaviessCounty, Ill.;SanFrancisco, Calif.; Oregon City,ClackamasCounty, Ore.Born in London,England,February24, 1811.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1837-40; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1841-45;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1845-46, 1849-51 (7th District1845-46, 6th District 1849-51); resigned 1846; colonel in the U.S.Army during the Mexican War;U.S.Senator from Oregon, 1860-61; died in office 1861; general in theUnion Army during the Civil War.Killed in battle at Balls Bluff,LoudounCounty, Va.,October21, 1861 (age50 years, 239days).Interment atSanFrancisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.| | Relatives:Married,April27, 1831, to Mary A. Lee. | | | | Baker County,Ore. is named for him. | | | | ThecityofBakerCity, Oregon, isnamed forhim. —FortBaker (previously, Lime Point Military Reservation; renamed FortBaker in 1897; now part of Golden Gate NationalRecreationArea), inMarinCounty, California, isnamed forhim. — BakerStreet,inSanFrancisco, California, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage |
| | Josiah McNair Anderson (1807-1861) — also known asJosiah M. Anderson — of Fairview,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.Born near Pikeville,BledsoeCounty, Tenn.,November29, 1807.Whig.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1833-37; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1843-49;Speakerof the Tennessee State Senate, 1843-45, 1847-49;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1849-51.Slaveowner. Just after having made a secessionspeech,wasstabbedandkilled, Looneys Creek,MarionCounty, Tenn.,November8, 1861 (age53 years, 344days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Sequatchie County, Tenn. | | Benjamin Franklin Terry (1821-1861) — also known asFrank Terry — Born in Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.,February18, 1821.Planter;in 1844, he wasattackedby two rebellious slaves with knives and axes;railroadbuilder;delegateto Texas secession convention, 1861; colonel in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War.Shotandkilled in action while leading Terry's Texas Rangers atthe battle of Woodsonville (also called Rowlett's Station), inHartCounty, Ky.,December17, 1861 (age40 years, 302days).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Fort Bend County, Tex.; reintermentin 1880 atGlenwoodCemetery, Houston, Tex. | | Alfred Robb (d. 1862) — of Clarksville,MontgomeryCounty, Tenn.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1860;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Mortally wounded in the battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee,and died soon after, in Clarksville,MontgomeryCounty, Tenn.,1862.Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Clarksville, Tenn. | | Felix Kirk Zollicoffer (1812-1862) — also known asFelix K. Zollicoffer — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Bigbyville,MauryCounty, Tenn.,May 19,1812.Member ofTennesseestate senate, 1849; fought a pistolduelwith rival editor John L. Martin, in Nashville, Tenn., 1852;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1853-59; general inthe Confederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner.Shotand killed, perhaps by Union Col.Speed S.Fry, in aCivil War battle near Mill Springs,WayneCounty, Ky.,January19, 1862 (age49 years, 245days).Interment atNashvilleCity Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.; cenotaph atZollicofferPark Cemetery, Near Nancy, Pulaski County, Ky. | | Benjamin McCulloch (1811-1862) — also known asBen McCulloch — of Texas. BornNovember11, 1811.Member ofTexasRepublic Congress, 1839; general in the Confederate Army duringthe Civil War.Killed in the Civil War at Pea Ridge,BentonCounty, Ark.,March 7,1862 (age50 years, 116days).Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex. | | William Yarnel Slack (1816-1862) — also known asWilliam Y. Slack — of Chillicothe,LivingstonCounty, Mo.Born inMasonCounty, Ky.,August1, 1816.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1842-43;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 9th District,1845-46; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general inthe Confederate Army during the Civil War.Shotand wounded inCivil War battles of of Wilson's Creek and PeaRidge, and died soon after, frominfection,inBentonCounty, Ark.,March21, 1862 (age45 years, 232days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1880 atFayetteville Confederate Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ark. | | Albert Sidney Johnston (1803-1862) — of Texas. Born in Washington,MasonCounty, Ky.,February2, 1803.Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; served in theTexas Army during the Texas War of Independence; wounded in aduelwith Texas Gen. Felix Huston, Februay 7, 1837;TexasRepublic Secretary of War, 1838-40; general in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War.Shotandkilled while leading his forces at the Battle of Shiloh,HardinCounty, Tenn.,April 6,1862 (age59 years, 63days). He was the highest-ranking officer on either side killedduring the war.Original interment atSt.Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, La.; reinterment in 1867 atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex.; statue atSouth Mall, University of Texas, Austin, Tex. | | Clark L. Owen (1808-1862) — of Texas. Born inShelbyCounty, Ky.,1808.Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; memberofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Matagorda, Jackson and Victoria,1841-42; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Killed at the battle of Shiloh,HardinCounty, Tenn.,April 6,1862 (ageabout 53years).Burial location unknown. | | W. H. L. Wallace (d. 1862) — of Ottawa,La SalleCounty, Ill.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1856;general in the Union Army during the Civil War.Shotand killed while leading troops at theCivil War battle ofShiloh near Pittsburg Landing,HardinCounty, Tenn.,April 6,1862.Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, La Salle County, Ill. | | Barton Samuel Kyle (1825-1862) — also known asBarton S. Kyle — of Troy,MiamiCounty, Ohio.Born inMiamiCounty, Ohio,April 7,1825.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1856;served in the Union Army during the Civil War.Member,Freemasons.Killed at the battle of Shiloh,HardinCounty, Tenn.,April 6,1862 (age36 years, 364days).Interment atRoseHill Cemetery, Troy, Ohio. | | George Washington Johnson (1811-1862) — also known asGeorge W. Johnson — of Georgetown,ScottCounty, Ky.Born inScottCounty, Ky.,May 27,1811.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1838;delegateto Kentucky secession convention, 1861; Confederate Governor ofKentucky, 1861-62; served in the Confederate Army during the CivilWar.Shotduring theCivil War battle of Shiloh, and died soon after, inHardinCounty, Tenn.,April 8,1862 (age50 years, 316days).Interment atGeorgetownCemetery, Georgetown, Ky. | | Adley Hogan Gladden (1810-1862) — also known asA. H. Gladden — of Columbia, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.Born in1810.Whig. Postmaster atColumbia,S.C., 1841-45; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Wounded at theBattle of Shiloh and died a few days later,April12, 1862 (ageabout 51years).Interment atMagnoliaCemetery, Mobile, Ala. | | Louis Powell Harvey (1820-1862) — also known asLouis P. Harvey — of Shopiere,RockCounty, Wis.Born in East Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,July 22,1820.Republican.Delegateto Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1847; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1854-58; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,1856(member,CredentialsCommittee);secretaryof state of Wisconsin, 1860-62;Governor ofWisconsin, 1862; died in office 1862.While on a trip to inspect Wisconsin troops after the battle ofShiloh, during theCivil War,fell off aboat anddrownedin the Tennessee River, near Pittsburg Landing,HardinCounty, Tenn.,April19, 1862 (age41 years, 271days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Madison, Wis. | | Robert Eden Scott (1808-1862) — also known asRobert E. Scott — ofFauquierCounty, Va.Born in Warrenton,FauquierCounty, Va.,April23, 1808.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1835-42, 1845-52;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850-51;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Fauquier County, 1861;Delegatefrom Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62.Shotand killed, in aCivil War skirmish with a band of Uniondeserters, inFauquierCounty, Va.,May 3,1862 (age54 years, 10days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Fauquier County, Va. | | George Taliaferro Ward (c.1810-1862) — also known asGeorge T. Ward — ofLeonCounty, Fla.Born inFayetteCounty, Ky., about 1810.Whig.MemberFlorida territorial council, 1833-34;delegateto Florida state constitutional convention from Leon County,1838-39; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Florida Territory, 1841; candidate forGovernor ofFlorida, 1852;delegateto Florida secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Florida to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; candidate forSenatorfrom Florida in the Confederate Congress, 1861; colonel in theConfederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner.Shotand killed while leading his regiment in theCivil War battleatWilliamsburg,Va.,May 5,1862 (ageabout 52years).Interment atEpiscopalCemetery, Williamsburg, Va. | | William High Keim (1813-1862) — also known asWilliam H. Keim — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born near Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,June 13,1813.Mayorof Reading, Pa., 1848-49; defeated (Whig), 1847;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1858-59; generalin the Union Army during the Civil War.Died in the military service at Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,May 18,1862 (age48 years, 339days).Interment atCharlesEvans Cemetery, Reading, Pa. | | Robert Hopkins Hatton (1826-1862) — of Tennessee. Born in Steubenville,JeffersonCounty, Ohio,November2, 1826.Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1855;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1859-61; general inthe Confederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner.Killed in the Battle of Seven Pines, near Richmond (unknowncounty), Va.,May 31,1862 (age35 years, 210days).Interment atCedarGrove Cemetery, Lebanon, Tenn. | | Sydenham Moore (1817-1862) — of Greensboro,HaleCounty, Ala.Born inRutherfordCounty, Tenn.,May 25,1817.Democrat. State court judge in Alabama, 1840;U.S.Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1857-61; defeated,1855; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner.Died from wounds received in the Battle of Seven Pines,Virginia,May 31,1862 (age45 years, 6days).Interment atGreensboroCemetery, Greensboro, Ala. | | William McPherson McIntosh (1815-1862) — of Georgia. Born inElbertCounty, Ga.,February14, 1815.Democrat.Lawyer;planter;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1846-47; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1855-56; Democratic Presidential Elector forGeorgia,1860;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Died fromgunshotwounds received at theCivil War battle at Garnett's Farm,HenricoCounty, Va., June,1862(age47years, 0 days).Interment atHeardCemetery, Elberton, Ga. | | Samuel Watson Black (1816-1862) — also known asSamuel W. Black — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Nebraska City,OtoeCounty, Neb.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,September3, 1816.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1852;justice ofNebraska territorial supreme court, 1857-59;Governorof Nebraska Territory, 1859-61; colonel in the Union Army duringthe Civil War.Killed in battle at Gaines Mill (now part of Mechanicsville),HanoverCounty, Va.,June 27,1862 (age45 years, 297days).Interment atAlleghenyCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. | | Stephen Fowler Hale (1816-1862) — of Alabama. Born inCrittendenCounty, Ark.,January31, 1816.Member of Alabama state legislature, 1843, 1857-61; served in theU.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate forU.S.Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1853;Delegatefrom Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Mortally wounded during the battle of Seven Pines, and died atRichmond,Va.,July 18,1862 (age46 years, 168days).Interment atMesopotamiaCemetery, Eutaw, Ala. | | John Taylor Hughes (1817-1862) — of Missouri. Born inWoodfordCounty, Ky.,July 25,1817.Member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1854; colonel in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War.While leading his troops, waskilled in battle atIndependence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,August11, 1862 (age45 years, 17days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Independence, Mo. | | Isaac Ingalls Stevens (1818-1862) — also known asIsaac I. Stevens — of Washington. Born in North Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.,March25, 1818.Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;Governorof Washington Territory, 1853-57;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1857-61; general inthe Union Army during the Civil War.Shotand killed at theCivil War battle of Chantilly,FairfaxCounty, Va.,September1, 1862 (age44 years, 160days).Interment atIslandCemetery, Newport, R.I.; memorial monument atOx Hill Battlefield Park, Fairfax County, Va.| | Relatives:Cousin *** ofCharlesAbbot Stevens andMosesTyler Stevens. | | | | Political family:Stevens-Woodhullfamily of New York City, New York. | | | | Stevens counties inMinn. andWash. arenamed for him. | | | | FortStevens (established 1863; decomissioned 1947; now astatepark) inWarrenton,Oregon, wasnamed forhim. —FortStevens (active during the Civil War, 1861-65; site now apark)inWashington,D.C., wasnamed forhim. — Thecity(andlake)ofLakeStevens, Washington, isnamed forhim. — ThetownofStevensville,Montana, isnamed forhim. — StevensPeak(6,838 feet), inShoshoneCounty, Idaho, isnamed forhim. — StevensPeak(5,372 feet), inBinghamCounty, Idaho, isnamed forhim. — Upper StevensLake,and Lower StevensLake,inShoshoneCounty, Idaho, arenamed forhim. — The Stevens Halldormitory,at Washington StateUniversity,Pullman,Washington, isnamed forhim. — Isaac I. StevensElementarySchool (opened 1906, expanded 1928, renovated and reopened 2001),inSeattle,Washington, isnamed forhim. — StevensMiddleSchool, inPortAngeles, Washington, isnamed forhim. — StevensJuniorHigh School (now Middle School), inPasco,Washington, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Isaac I. Stevens (built 1943 atPortland,Oregon; scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "Who gave to the service ofhis country a quick and comprehensive mind, a warm and generousheart, a firm will, and a strong arm, and who fell while rallying hiscommand, with the flag of the Republic in his dying grasp, at thebattle of Chantilly, Va." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Isaac Ingalls Stevens:Joseph Taylor Hazard,Companionof Adventure: A Biography of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, First Governor ofWashington |
| | John Hugh Means (1812-1862) — of Buckhead, Fairfield District (now Old Buckhead,FairfieldCounty), S.C.Born in Fairfield District (nowFairfieldCounty), S.C.,August18, 1812.Planter;Governorof South Carolina, 1850-52;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Fairfield, 1860-62;died in office 1862; colonel in the Confederate Army during the CivilWar.Mortally wounded in the Second Battle of Bull Run (SecondManassas), and died a few days later, inPrinceWilliam County, Va.,September1, 1862 (age50 years, 14days).Intermenta private or family graveyard, Fairfield County, S.C.; cenotaphatFirstPresbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, S.C. | | Thornton Fleming Brodhead (1822-1862) — also known asThornton F. Brodhead — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in South Newmarket,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,September22, 1822.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1850; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Michigan,1852;postmaster atDetroit,Mich., 1853-57; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War.Gravely injured in theSecond Battle of Bull Run, and diedsoon after inAlexandria,Va.,September2, 1862 (age39 years, 345days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | George Watson Pratt (1830-1862) — also known asGeorge W. Pratt — of Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.Born in Prattsville,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1830.Leathermanufacturer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 10th District, 1858-59; colonel in the Union Armyduring the Civil War.Shotand wounded at the Second Battle of Bull Run, Va., August 30, 1862,anddied as a result, in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,September11, 1862 (age32 years, 146days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | John Basil Lamar (1812-1862) — also known asJohn B. Lamar — of Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.Born in Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,November5, 1812.Democrat. Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1837;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1843; served in theConfederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner.Mortally wounded in the battle at Cramptons Gap, FrederickCounty (part now inWashingtonCounty), Md., and died the following day,September15, 1862 (age49 years, 314days).Interment atRoseHill Cemetery, Macon, Ga. | | Lawrence O'Bryan Branch (1820-1862) — also known asLawrence O'B. Branch — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in Enfield,HalifaxCounty, N.C.,November28, 1820.Democrat.U.S.Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1855-61; generalin the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner.Killed in the battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg,WashingtonCounty, Md.,September17, 1862 (age41 years, 293days).Interment atCityCemetery, Raleigh, N.C. | | Allison Nelson (1822-1862) — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.; Meridian,BosqueCounty, Tex.Born inFultonCounty, Ga.,March11, 1822.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1849-53;mayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1855; resigned 1855; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1860;delegateto Texas secession convention, 1861; general in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War.Died, awar casualty, near Austin,LonokeCounty, Ark.,October7, 1862 (age40 years, 210days).Interment atMt.Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. | | James Streshly Jackson (1823-1862) — of Kentucky. Born inFayetteCounty, Ky.,September27, 1823.U.S.Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1861; general in theUnion Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner.Killed byrifleshot in the Battle of Perryville,BoyleCounty, Ky.,October8, 1862 (age39 years, 11days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky. | | William Sydney Wilson (1816-1862) — of Port Gibson,ClaiborneCounty, Miss.Born in Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.,November7, 1816.Democrat. Member of Mississippi state legislature, 1858-59, 1860-61;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi,1860;Delegatefrom Mississippi to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861;major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Mortally wounded at the battle of Antietam on September 17,1862, and died in Sharpsburg,WashingtonCounty, Md.,November3, 1862 (age45 years, 361days).Interment atMakemieMemorial Cemetery, Snow Hill, Md. | | Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb (1823-1862) — also known asThomas R. R. Cobb — of Georgia. Born inJeffersonCounty, Ga.,April10, 1823.Lawyer;Delegatefrom Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Shotandkilled in the battle of Fredericksburg,StaffordCounty, Va.,December13, 1862 (age39 years, 247days).Interment atOconeeHill Cemetery, Athens, Ga. | | Maxcy Gregg (1814-1862) — of Columbia, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.Born in Columbia, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,August1, 1814.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Richland, 1860-62;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.During theBattle of Fredericksburg, he wasshot inthe spine, mortally wounded, and died two days later, inFredericksburg,Va.,December15, 1862 (age48 years, 136days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Columbia, S.C. | | Jacob Babbitt (1809-1862) — of Bristol,BristolCounty, R.I.Born in Bristol,BristolCounty, R.I.,May 9,1809.Democrat.Banker;cottonmanufacturer; member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1850; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Rhode Island,1860;major in the Union Army during the Civil War.Shotand wounded (in a "friendly fire" accident) during theCivilWar battle of Fredericksburg, Va., and died ten days later, inMansion HouseHospital,Alexandria,Va.,December23, 1862 (age53 years, 228days).Interment atJuniperHill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I. | | Ebenezer Allen (1804-1863) — of Orono,PenobscotCounty, Maine; Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.Born in Newport,SullivanCounty, N.H.,April 8,1804.Lawyer;TexasRepublic Secretary of State, 1844-45, 1845-46;AttorneyGeneral of the Texas Republic, 1844-45;Texasstate attorney general, 1850-52;railroadpromoter; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Died in theCivil War inRichmond,Va.,1863(ageabout59 years).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas B. Monroe Jr. (died c.1863) — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Secretaryof state of Kentucky, 1859-61; major in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War.Killed in the Confederate service during theCivil War, about1863.Burial location unknown. | | Josiah Gale (1828-1863) — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in1828.Democrat. Postmaster atGalesburg,Ill., 1858-61.Died in themilitary service,1863(ageabout35 years).Interment atHopeCemetery, Galesburg, Ill. | | John M. Wimer (1810-1863) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inAmherstCounty, Va.,May 8,1810.Democrat.Mayorof St. Louis, Mo., 1843-44, 1857-58; postmaster atSt.Louis, Mo., 1845-49; served in the Confederate Army during theCivil War.Killed in action at Hartville,WrightCounty, Mo.,January11, 1863 (age52 years, 248days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | James Reily (1811-1863) — of Texas. Born in Hamilton,ButlerCounty, Ohio,July 3,1811.Lawyer;major in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; memberofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1840-41; Texas RepublicMinister to the United States, 1841-42; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1853-54; U.S. Consul inSt. Petersburg, as of 1856; colonel in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War.Presbyterian;laterEpiscopalian.Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner.Killed in the Battle of Camp Bisland, on Bayou Teche, nearFranklin,St. MaryParish, La.,April14, 1863 (age51 years, 285days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky. | | Robert Lafayette Crawford (1825-1863) — of Lancaster, Lancaster District (nowLancasterCounty), S.C.Born inLancasterCounty, S.C.,1825.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Lancaster, 1860-62;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Killed atSuffolk,Va.,April20, 1863 (ageabout 37years).Interment atOldFirst Presbyterian Church Graveyard, Lancaster, S.C. | | H. G. Berry (1824-1863) — of Rockland,KnoxCounty, Maine.BornAugust27, 1824.Democrat.Mayorof Rockland, Maine, 1856; general in the Union Army during theCivil War.Killed in battle at Chancellorville,SpotsylvaniaCounty, Va.,May 3,1863 (age38 years, 249days).Interment atAchornCemetery, Rockland, Maine. | | John Edwin Holmes (1809-1863) — also known asJohn E. Holmes — of Jefferson,JeffersonCounty, Wis.Born in Glastonbury,HartfordCounty, Conn.,December28, 1809.Democrat.Ordainedminister;lawyer;memberWisconsin territorial council, 1847-48;LieutenantGovernor of Wisconsin, 1848-50; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1853; servedin the Union Army during the Civil War.Universalist.Taken prisoner byConfederate forces in March 1863; whilecaptive, became seriously ill from anunspecifieddisease; released as part of a prisoner exchange, and died threedays later, in Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.,May 8,1863 (age53 years, 131days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Jefferson, Wis. | | Randal William McGavock (1826-1863) — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,August10, 1826.Mayorof Nashville, Tenn., 1858-59; colonel in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War.Killed in battle near Raymond,HindsCounty, Miss.,May 12,1863 (age36 years, 275days).Entombed atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn. | | William Barksdale (1821-1863) — of Columbus,LowndesCounty, Miss.Born inRutherfordCounty, Tenn.,August21, 1821.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;U.S.Representative from Mississippi, 1853-61 (at-large 1853-55, 3rdDistrict 1855-61); general in the Confederate Army during the CivilWar.Slaveowner.Killed in battle at Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.,July 2,1863 (age41 years, 315days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Jackson, Miss. | | Eliakim Sherrill (1813-1863) — of Shandaken,UlsterCounty, N.Y.Born in Greenville,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,February16, 1813.U.S.Representative from New York 10th District, 1847-49; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 10th District, 1854-55; colonel in the Union Armyduring the Civil War.Mortally wounded bygunshotin battle, and died the next day, at Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.,July 4,1863 (age50 years, 138days).Interment atWashingtonStreet Cemetery, Geneva, N.Y. | | Langdon Cheves Jr. (1814-1863) — Born in Pennsylvania,1814.Engineer;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Peter's, 1860-62;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Hit by ashell,and killed, while defending theConfederate-held battery onMorris Island, Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,July 10,1863 (ageabout 49years).Interment atMagnoliaCemetery, Charleston, S.C. | | James Johnston Pettigrew (1828-1863) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born inTyrrellCounty, N.C.,July 4,1828.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1856; general in theConfederate Army during the Civil War.FrenchHuguenot ancestry.Mortally wounded at theBattle of Gettysburg, and died soonafter at Bunker Hill,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.,July 17,1863 (age35 years, 13days).Original intermentsomewhere in Raleigh, N.C.; reinterment in 1865 atPettigrew Family Cemetery, Tyrrell County, N.C. | | Robert Ludwell Yates Peyton (1822-1863) — of Missouri. Born inLoudounCounty, Va.,February8, 1822.Member ofMissouristate senate, 1858; colonel in the Confederate Army during theCivil War;Delegatefrom Missouri to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1862;Senatorfrom Missouri in the Confederate Congress, 1862-63; died inoffice 1863.Died, apparently ofmalariacontracted while whiledefending Vicksburg, in Bladon Springs,ChoctawCounty, Ala.,September3, 1863 (age41 years, 207days).Burial location unknown. | | Hans Christian Heg (1829-1863) — of Wisconsin. Born in Lierbyen,Norway,December21, 1829.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; abolitionist; Wisconsinstate prison commissioner, elected 1859; colonel in the Union Armyduring the Civil War.Norwegianancestry.Suffered wounds inbattle, and died the next day, atChickamauga,WalkerCounty, Ga.,September20, 1863 (age33 years, 273days).Interment atNorwayLutheran Cemetery, Wind Lake, Wis.; statue atState Capitol Grounds, Madison, Wis. | | Benjamin Hardin Helm (1831-1863) — also known asBen Hardin Helm — Born in Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.,June 2,1831.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1855-56; declined appointment aspaymaster of the Union Army; general in the Confederate Army duringthe Civil War.Shotduring theBattle of Chickamauga, and died soon after,Chickamauga,WalkerCounty, Ga.,September21, 1863 (age32 years, 111days).Interment atHelm Cemetery, Near Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky. | | Thomas Ruffin (1820-1863) — of Goldsboro,WayneCounty, N.C.Born in Louisburg,FranklinCounty, N.C.,September9, 1820.Democrat.U.S.Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1853-61;Delegatefrom North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,1861-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner.Mortally wounded in a cavalry fight before the Battle ofBristoe Station, and diedwhile aprisoner of war, atAlexandria,Va.,October13, 1863 (age43 years, 34days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Franklin County, N.C. | | Francis M. Rotch (c.1822-1863) — of Morris,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born about 1822.Farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 20th District, 1860-61; colonel in the Union Armyduring the Civil War.Contracted anunspecifieddisease while with the Army of the Potomac during theCivilWar, and died from it about a year later, in Morris,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,November28, 1863 (ageabout 41years).Interment atHillingtonCemetery, Morris, N.Y. | | Henry Marchmore Shaw (1819-1864) — also known asHenry M. Shaw — of Indiantown (now Shawboro),CurrituckCounty, N.C.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,November20, 1819.Democrat.Physician;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1853-55,1857-59; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Scotch-Irishancestry.Slaveowner. While assembling with other Confederate troops for an expedition, hewasshot andkilled, near New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,February1, 1864 (age44 years, 73days).Interment atShawboroCemetery, Shawboro, N.C. | | Franklin Gaillard (1829-1864) — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Pineville,BerkeleyCounty, S.C.,April26, 1829.Democrat.Newspapereditor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1860;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Killed in theBattle of the Wilderness, inOrangeCounty, Va.,May 6,1864 (age35 years, 10days).Interment atConfederateCemetery, Fredericksburg, Va. | | James Samuel Wadsworth (1807-1864) — also known asJames S. Wadsworth — of New York. Born in Geneseo,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,October30, 1807.Republican. Candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1862; general in the Union Army during the Civil War.Member,Skulland Bones.Died of wounds received in the Battle of the Wilderness, inSpotsylvaniaCounty, Va.,May 8,1864 (age56 years, 191days).Interment atTempleHill Cemetery, Geneseo, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof James Wadsworth and Naomi (Wolcott) Wadsworth; married,May 11,1834, to Mary Craig Wharton; father ofCharlesFrederick Wadsworth andJamesWolcott Wadsworth; grandfather ofJamesWolcott Wadsworth Jr.; great-grandson ofErastusWolcott; great-grandfather ofJamesJermiah Wadsworth; great-grandnephew ofOliverWolcott Sr.; second great-grandson ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); second great-grandfather ofJamesWadsworth Symington; first cousin once removed ofEdwardOliver Wolcott; first cousin twice removed ofOliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold andFrederickWolcott; second cousin thrice removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin ofJohnWilliam Allen,HenryTitus Backus,ChristopherParsons Wolcott,MatthewGriswold (1833-1919) andRogerWolcott (1847-1900); third cousin once removed ofGaylordGriswold,SamuelClesson Allen,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,EliCoe Birdsey (1799-1843),GeorgeHarrison Hall andAlfredWolcott; third cousin twice removed ofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799),DanielPitkin,EliCoe Birdsey (1843-1929),LawsonWooding Hall andSeldenChapin; third cousin thrice removed ofFredericLincoln Chapin; fourth cousin ofMorrisWoodruff,ElishaHunt Allen andGeorgeWashington Wolcott; fourth cousin once removed ofJamesHillhouse,TheodoreDwight,TimothyPitkin,CharlesRobert Sherman,EdmundHolcomb,GeorgeCatlin Woodruff,LewisBartholomew Woodruff,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,WilliamChapman Williston,WilliamFessenden Allen,AlfredClark Chapin,FranklinDarius Hale,AdrianRowe Wadsworth, Sr.,FrederickHobbes Allen andClarenceSeymour Wadsworth. | | | | Political family:Allenfamily of Northfield, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Pinckney Brown (1823-1864) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in South Carolina, May,1823.Schoolteacher;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. James, GooseCreek, 1860-62; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Killed in battle at Drewrys Bluff,ChesterfieldCounty, Va.,May 14,1864 (ageabout 41years).Interment atMagnoliaCemetery, Charleston, S.C. | | Albert Gallatin Jenkins (1830-1864) — of Virginia. Born inCabellCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),November10, 1830.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1857-61;Representativefrom Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862; general in theConfederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner.Mortally wounded in the Battle of Cloyds Mountain, and diednear Dublin,PulaskiCounty, Va.,May 21,1864 (age33 years, 193days).Original interment atNewDublin Presbyterian Cemetery, Dublin, Va.; reinterment atSpringHill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va. | | Henry Clark Gilbert (1818-1864) — also known asHenry C. Gilbert — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Salina (now part of Syracuse),OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,July 14,1818.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives, 1849; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1852;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War.Mortally wounded at the battle of Resaca, Georgia, and diednine days later at the MilitaryHospital,Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,May 24,1864 (age45 years, 315days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich. | | Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864) — also known asPeter A. Porter — of Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in Black Rock (now part of Buffalo),ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 17,1827.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Niagara County 2nd District, 1862; colonel inthe Union Army during the Civil War.Episcopalian.Killed by enemygunshotwhile leading troops in battle, Cold Harbor,HanoverCounty, Va.,June 3,1864 (age36 years, 322days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Niagara Falls, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofPeterBuell Porter and Letitia Preston (Breckinridge) Porter; married,March30, 1852, to Mary Cabell Breckinridge (granddaughter ofJohnBreckinridge); married,November9, 1859, to Josephine Morris; father ofPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); nephew ofAugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),JosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; great-grandnephew ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCabell; first cousin ofWilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr.,JohnCabell Breckinridge,RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin once removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,JosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,FrancisSmith Preston,WilliamHenry Cabell andJamesPatton Preston; second cousin ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin once removed ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd,EdwardCarrington Cabell,UlyssesSimpson Grant,BenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin twice removed ofFrederickDent Grant,UlyssesSimpson Grant Jr. andEarleCabell; second cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHuntington; third cousin ofJohnWilliam Leftwich; third cousin once removed ofJabezHuntington,JohnDavenport,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,SamuelLathrop andAbelHuntington; third cousin twice removed ofSamuelHuntington,HenryScudder,Asa H.Otis,AlvredBayard Nettleton andFrancisWatkinson Cole; third cousin thrice removed ofDanielFrederick Webster,LovelDavis Parmelee andTheronEphron Catlin; fourth cousin ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,GaylordGriswold,BenjaminTrumbull,ParmenioAdams,ElishaPhelps,LancelotPhelps,TheodoreDavenport,AbijahBlodget andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; fourth cousin once removed ofSamuelH. Huntington,JabezWilliams Huntington,AbielCase,SamuelGeorge Andrews,HarrisonBlodget,JohnHall Brockway,JairusCase,LorenzoBurrows,NormanA. Phelps,AnsonLevi Holcomb,GeorgeSmith Catlin,WaitmanThomas Willey,LymanTrumbull,WilliamDean Kellogg,JohnSmith Phelps,WilliamGleason Jr.,AlmonCase,JamesPhelps,RobertCoit Jr.,SamuelLathrop Bronson,AbialLathrop,RogerWolcott andAllenJacob Holcomb. | | | | Political families:Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia;Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Laurence Massillon Keitt (1824-1864) — also known asL. M. Keitt — of Orangeburg, Orangeburg District (nowOrangeburgCounty), S.C.Born in Orangeburg District (part now inCalhounCounty), S.C.,October4, 1824.Democrat.Planter;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1848;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1853-55,1855-56, 1856-60;censuredby the House in 1856 for aiding Rep.PrestonS. Brooks in hiscaningattack on Sen.CharlesSumner; resigned; re-elected to his seat within a month; in 1858,he attacked andattemptedto choke Rep.GalushaGrow during an argument on the House floor, starting a brawl;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Orange, 1860-62;Delegatefrom South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,1861-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner.Mortally wounded at the battle of Cold Harbor, and died thenext day, near Richmond (unknowncounty), Va.,June 4,1864 (age39 years, 244days).Interment atWest End Cemetery, St. Matthews, S.C. | | William Waigstill Avery (1816-1864) — of Morganton,BurkeCounty, N.C.Born inBurkeCounty, N.C.,May 25,1816.Democrat.Lawyer;member of North Carolina state legislature, 1842; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from North Carolina,1860;delegateto North Carolina secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,1861-62.Mortally wounded whilefighting Union guerillas in Tennessee,and died in Morganton,BurkeCounty, N.C.,July 3,1864 (age48 years, 39days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Burke County, N.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac Thomas Avery and Harriet (Erwin) Avery; married,May 27,1846, to Corrina Mary Morehead (daughter ofJohnMotley Morehead); grandson ofWaightstillAvery; second cousin ofLorenzoBurrows; third cousin once removed ofNoyesBarber; third cousin twice removed ofHoraceBillings Packer; fourth cousin ofDanielPacker,AsaPacker,EdwinBarber Morgan,ChristopherMorgan,EdwinDenison Morgan andAlfredAvery Burnham; fourth cousin once removed ofJudsonB. Phelps,MorganGardner Bulkeley,WilliamHenry Bulkeley,RobertAsa Packer andWilliamFrederick Morgan Rowland. | | | | Political family:Lenoir-Avery-Moreheadfamily of North Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Samuel Allen Rice (1828-1864) — also known asSamuel A. Rice — ofMahaskaCounty, Iowa.Born inCattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1828.Lawyer;Iowastate attorney general, 1856-61; general in the Union Army duringthe Civil War.Mortally wounded at Jenkins' Ferry, Ark., April 30, 1864, anddied at Oskaloosa,MahaskaCounty, Iowa,July 6,1864 (age36 years, 161days).Interment atForestCemetery, Oskaloosa, Iowa. | | Alexander Wilkin (c.1820-1864) — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born inOrangeCounty, N.Y., about 1820.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;lawyer;secretaryof Minnesota Territory, 1851-53; colonel in the Union Army duringthe Civil War.Killed in battle at Tupelo,LeeCounty, Miss.,July 14,1864 (ageabout 44years); highest ranking volunteer from Minnesota to be killed inthe Civil War.Burial location unknown. | | William Allison Owens (1833-1864) — also known asWilliam A. Owens — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.BornSeptember19, 1833.Mayorof Charlotte, N.C., 1861-62; colonel in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War.Shot andwounded at theCivil War battle of Snicker's Gap, and diedthe next day,July 19,1864 (age30 years, 304days).Interment atSettler'sCemetery, Charlotte, N.C. | | William Jones (1803-1864) — ofSpencerCounty, Ind.Born in Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.,1803.Whig. Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1838-41; colonel in the UnionArmy during the Civil War.Died in battle at Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,July 22,1864 (ageabout 61years).Burial location unknown. | | Philemon Thomas Herbert (1825-1864) — also known asPhilemon T. Herbert — of Mariposa,MariposaCounty, Calif.; El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.Born in Pine Apple,WilcoxCounty, Ala.,November1, 1825.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1853-55 (10th District 1853-54, 6th District1854-55);U.S.Representative from California at-large, 1855-57; in 1856,drunkat breakfast, heshotand killed Thomas Keating, a waiter at the Willard Hotel inWashington;chargedwithmurder,twicetried,and eventually acquitted; colonel in the Confederate Army during theCivil War.Wounded at the Battle of Mansfield, April 8, 1864, anddied inKingston,DeSotoParish, La.,July 23,1864 (age38 years, 265days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Kingston, La. | | John Gregg (1828-1864) — of Texas. Born inLawrenceCounty, Ala.,September28, 1828.State court judge in Texas, 1856;delegateto Texas secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Killed in action on the Charles City Road near Richmond (unknowncounty), Va.,October7, 1864 (age36 years, 9days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Aberdeen, Miss. | | Michael Cook (1828-1864) — ofRiceCounty, Minn.Born inMorrisCounty, N.J.,March17, 1828.Carpenter;member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1857-62 (5th District 1857-60, 8th District1861-62); major in the Union Army during the Civil War.Wounded in theCivil War battle of Nashville, and died elevendays later in the Cumberlandfieldhospital, Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,December27, 1864 (age36 years, 285days).Interment atOakRidge Cemetery, Faribault, Minn. | | Henry G. Bailly (1828-1865) — of Hastings,DakotaCounty, Minn.BornOctober29, 1828.Democrat. Postmaster atHastings,Minn., 1854-55;memberMinnesota territorial council 6th District, 1856-57;delegateto Minnesota state constitutional convention 6th District, 1857;member ofMinnesotastate senate 3rd District, 1857-58; served in the Union Armyduring the Civil War.FrenchandAmericanIndian ancestry.Died, from hiswar wounds, in Minnesota,January7, 1865 (age36 years, 70days).Interment atBellwood Cemetery, Near Hastings, Dakota County, Minn. | | Silas Allen Yerkes (1834-1865) — also known asSilas Yerkes — of Vergennes,KentCounty, Mich.Born near Manchester,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October14, 1834.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1861; resigned 1861; major in theUnion Army during the Civil War.Methodist.Badly wounded at the battle of Chickamauga, September 19, 1863, andapparentlydied as a result, in Vergennes,KentCounty, Mich.,October26, 1865 (age31 years, 12days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Anthony Yerkes and Esther (Allen) Yerkes. |
| | Joshua Grosvenor Abbe (1827-1868) — also known asJoshua G. Abbe — ofOtoeCounty, Neb.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Windham,WindhamCounty, Conn.,June 26,1827.Republican. Member ofNebraskaterritorial House of Representatives, 1857; served in the UnionArmy during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1868.Died, from the lingering effect of a wound received in theCivilWar battle of Bull Run, in Windham,WindhamCounty, Conn.,September21, 1868 (age41 years, 87days).Interment atWindham Center Cemetery, Windham, Conn. | | Cassius Fairchild (1829-1868) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Franklin Mills (now Kent),PortageCounty, Ohio,December16, 1829.Democrat.WisconsinDemocratic state chair, 1859; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1860; colonel in the Union Army during the CivilWar.Englishancestry.Died, fromwar wounds, in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,October24, 1868 (age38 years, 313days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Madison, Wis. | | Jacob Carl Maria DeGress (1842-1894) — also known asJacob Carl DeGress — of Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.Born in Cologne (Köln),Germany,April23, 1842.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;Texassuperintendent of public instruction, 1871-74;mayor ofAustin, Tex., 1877-80; postmaster atAustin,Tex., 1881-85, 1889-93.Catholic.Died, of complications of hisCivil War wounds, in Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.,March21, 1894 (age51 years, 332days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Austin, Tex.
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