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Captain Charles Wright Wills: May 13, 1864
Monday, June 26, 2017
1st Lieutenant Charles Wright Wills: April 7, 1862
Saturday, June 24, 2017
1st Lieutenant Charles Wright Wills: April 4, 1862
Sunday, June 18, 2017
1st Lieutenant Charles Wright Wills: March 18, 1862
Friday, August 26, 2016
Lyman Trumbull to Abraham Lincoln, November 23, 1859
Thursday, November 8, 2012
United States Presidential Candidates who were Veterans of the Civil War
Major General George B. McClellan
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1864
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Democratic Party
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Major General Winfield Scott Hancock
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1880
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Democratic Party
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Brigadier General John W. Phelps
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1880
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Anti-Masonic Party
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Brigadier General Neal Dow
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1880
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Prohibition Party
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Brevet Brigadier General James B. Weaver
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1880
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Greenback-Labor Party
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Major General Benjamin F. Butler
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1884
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Greenback Party
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Brigadier General Clinton B. Fisk
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1888
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Prohibition Party
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Brevet Brigadier General James B. Weaver
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1892
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People’s Party
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Major General John McAuley Palmer1
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1896
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National Democratic Party
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Saturday, January 15, 2011
Second Iowa Cavalry
Thursday, August 13, 2009
From The Second Iowa Cavalry
Saturday, April 12, 2 P.M.
ED. GAZETTE. – We shall be off before you receive this – I hope in Memphis. General Pope’s army here is divided into six divisions – first under command of Gen. Paine; 2nd Gen. Stanley; 3rd, Gen. Hamilton; 4th, Gen. Palmer; 5th Gen. Plummer; 6th, Gen Granger. Col. Elliott is in command of the 2nd Brigade of the 6th Division, composed of the 2d Iowa Cavalry, 2d Michigan Cavalry, and two squadrons of the 1st Ill. Cavalry; Lt. Col. Is in command of the regiment.
The second Battalion of the 2d Cavalry is now leaving for the boats. The river is lined with transports; all are to be aboard to-night, and the fleet moves down the river early in the morning. It will be a grand army afloat; and our landing place, MEMPHIS.
Look out for more news from the West. – While the stereotyped phrase, ‘all quiet,’ ‘safe in our trenches,’ is echoed from the ‘Grand Army of the Potomac,’ the watchword in the West is ‘forward,’ and with each ‘forward’ a ‘victory.’
All is haste, and I close to write you from Memphis. In haste,
DIFF.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Wednesday Morning, April 16, 1862, p. 1
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Terrific Battle at Murfreesboro – Rebel Gens. Cheatham and Rains Killed
Two o’clock P.M. – Gen. Thomas has just broken the rebel centre and driven the enemy a mile. We are advancing our whole line. Gen. Rosencrans [sic] is personally superintending the movement. One shot killed two of his staff officers. The [15th] Wisconsin lost seven Captains. Gen. Negle’s artillery is still moving the rebels in the centre. Gen. Crittenden – left wing – has taken the entrenchments at Murfreesboro. The rebels Gens. Cheatham and Rains are killed.
NASHVILLE, Jan. 2 – The Federals encountered the rebels on the 30th ult. near Stuart’s Creek, and after heavy skirmishing the rebels were driven back.
We captured 100 prisoners, and killed and wounded a large number of rebels.
Our loss was 70 killed and wounded.
At daybreak on the 31st the fight was renewed with great fury. McCook’s corps was opposed to Hardee. After desperate fighting with heavy loss McCook retreated two miles. He soon rallied, and was again driven back.
At night he was four miles this side of the ground occupied in the morning. The fight continued until 10 o’clock p.m. at which time we had maintained our position.
The Federal loss is very Heavy.
Killed – Brig. Gen. Sill, Lieut. Col. Garesche, Chief of Gen. Rosecrans’ Staff; Brig. Gen. Willeck, of Indiana; Col. Kell of the 2nd Ohio; Col. Straffer, Acting Brigadier General, Col. Farmer of the 15th Kentucky; Col. Jones of the 24th Ohio; Lieut. Col. Cotton of the 6th Kentucky; Lieut. Col. Jones, of the [39th Indiana]; Major Carpenter, of the 19th Regulars; Major Rosengarten of Philadelphia.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. – The Secretary of War to-day received the following:
Cleveland, O. Jan. 2.
The following has just been received by telegraph from Cincinnati, dated Murfreesboro, Jan. 1:
A terrible battle was fought yesterday. – The latest from the field is up to noon. The rebel center had been broken, and things looked favorable. The losses are reported to be enormous. Stanley, Rosseau and Palmer are wounded, and the rebels Cheatham and Rains are killed.
– Published in the Zanesville Daily Courier, Zanesville, Ohio, Saturday Evening, January 3, 1862
Monday, February 16, 2009
WAR NEWS
{From Thursday’s Hawk-Eye}
Gen. Butler is reported to be cutting a canal through Dutch gap – in the direction of the enemy which will compel the rebs to extend their line of defenses four miles – that is, this distance will be saved to us. The canal, which is to be 150 yeards long, secures to us several miles of water course on James River.
The Times Washington special says Sheridan had pushed his advance from Winchester to Strasburg. Early reteated from that point westward. It is believed to be Sheridan’s intention to head him off and envelope him between two foces; but as it is now positively assertained that Lee has sent at least 20,000 men to reinforce the column in the [valley], it will probably be a stout [contest] for the possession of that region.
[Gen.] Palmer has by his own request [been releived] of the command of the 14th [missing text] corps.
[Missing text] part of Kentucky lying west of [the Cumberland] river has been added to the [missing text] [department] of Ohio, and placed under [the command] of Gen. Burbridge, who will, [under the directions] of Gen. Schofield, exercise the functions of department commander.
– Published in The Union Sentinel, Osceola, Iowa, Saturday, August 20, 1864