Category: Union Army Generals, United States Civil War

Categories: United States Civil War Generals

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This category contains profiles of Union army generals.

General Officers of the United States Army (Union) and state forces loyal to the Union. Includes General officers killed in action.

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Union Army Generals, United States Civil War

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James Nagle 05 Apr 1822 Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Aug 1866

Henry Naglee 15 Jan 1815 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 Mar 1886

James Negley 22 Dec 1826 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 07 Aug 1901

Thomas Neill 09 Apr 1826 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA - 12 Apr 1885

William Nelson 27 Sep 1824 Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky - 29 Sep 1862

John Newton 24 Aug 1822 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 01 May 1895

Franklin Nickerson 27 Aug 1826 Swanville, Waldo, Maine, United States - 23 Jan 1917

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James Oakes 04 Apr 1826 Limestoneville, Limestone Township, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Nov 1910

Richard Oglesby 25 Jul 1824 Oldham County, Kentucky - 24 Apr 1899

John Oliver 06 Sep 1828 Penn Yan, Yates, New York, United States - 30 Mar 1872

Samuel Opdycke 07 Jan 1830 Hubbard, Trumbull, Ohio, United States - 25 Apr 1884

Edward Ord 18 Oct 1818 Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA - 22 Jul 1883

William Orme 17 Feb 1832 Washington D.C., United States - 13 Sep 1866

Thomas Osborn 11 Aug 1832 Jersey, Jersey Township, Licking, Ohio, United States - 27 Mar 1904

Peter Osterhaus 04 Jan 1823 Koblenz, Stadtkreis Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany - 02 Jan 1917

Joshua Owen 29 Mar 1821 Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom - 07 Nov 1887

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Charles Paine 26 Aug 1833 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 12 Aug 1916

Eleazer Paine 10 Sep 1815 Painesville, Lake, Ohio, United States - 16 Dec 1882

Halbert Paine 04 Feb 1826 Chardon, Geauga, Ohio, United States - 14 Apr 1905

Innis Newton Palmer 30 Mar 1824 Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States - 10 Sep 1900

John Palmer 13 Sep 1817 Scott County, Kentucky - 25 Sep 1900

John Parke 22 Sep 1827 Pennsylvania, United States - 16 Dec 1900

Lewis Parsons 05 Apr 1818 Perry, Wyoming, New York, United States - 16 Mar 1907

Benjamin Partridge 19 Apr 1822 Shelby Township, Macomb County, Michigan, USA - 19 Sep 1892

Marsena Patrick 15 Mar 1811 Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States - 27 Jul 1888

Francis Patterson 07 May 1821 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Nov 1862

Gabriel Paul 22 Mar 1813 Saint Louis, St Louis City, Missouri, United States - 05 May 1886

John Peck 04 Jan 1821 Manlius, Onondaga, New York, United States - 21 Apr 1878

Uriah Pennypacker 01 Jun 1844 Valley Forge, Schuylkill Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Oct 1916

William Penrose 10 Mar 1832 Sackett's Harbor, New York - 29 Aug 1903

Henry Perkins 28 Aug 1834 Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States - 14 Jan 1890

Joseph Perkins 20 Apr 1838 New London, New London, Connecticut, United States - 27 Jan 1913

Lewis Perrine 14 Sep 1815 Manalapan Twp, Monmouth, New Jersey - 24 Sep 1889

John Phelps 13 Nov 1813 Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States - 02 Feb 1885

John Phelps 22 Dec 1814 Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States - 20 Nov 1886

Abraham Piatt 02 May 1821 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 16 Mar 1908

Byron Pierce 20 Sep 1829 East Bloomfield, Ontario, New York, United States - 10 Jul 1924

William Pile 11 Feb 1829 Indianapolis, Indiana - 07 Jul 1889

Thomas Pitcher 23 Oct 1824 Rockport, Spencer, Indiana, United States - 21 Oct 1895

Alfred Pleasonton 07 Jul 1824 Washington, District of Columbia, USA - 17 Feb 1897

Joseph Plummer 15 Nov 1816 Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 09 Aug 1862

Orlando Poe 07 Mar 1832 Navarre, Bethlehem Township, Stark, Ohio, United States - 02 Oct 1895

John Pope 16 Mar 1822 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 23 Sep 1892

Andrew Porter 10 Jul 1820 Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States - 03 Jan 1872

Fitz John Porter 31 Aug 1822 Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire - 21 May 1901

Edward Potter 21 Jun 1823 New York City, New York, United States - 01 Jun 1889

Joseph Potter 12 Oct 1822 Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States - 01 Dec 1892

Robert Potter 16 Jul 1829 Schenectady, New York, United States - 19 Feb 1887

Benjamin Potts 29 Jan 1836 Fox Township, Carroll, Ohio, United States - 17 Jun 1887

William Powell 10 May 1825 Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom - 26 Dec 1904

Calvin Pratt 23 Jan 1828 Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 03 Aug 1896

Benjamin Prentiss 23 Nov 1819 Belleville, Suffolk, Virginia, United States - 08 Feb 1901

Henry Prince 19 Jun 1811 Eastport, Washington, Maine, United States - 19 Aug 1892

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Isaac Quinby 29 Jan 1821 Morristown, Morris Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States - 18 Sep 1891

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George Ramsay 21 Feb 1802 Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States - 23 May 1882

Thomas Ransom 29 Nov 1834 Norwich, Windsor, Vermont, United States - 29 Oct 1864

Green Raum 03 Dec 1829 Golconda, Pope, Illinois, United States - 18 Dec 1909

John Rawlins 13 Feb 1831 Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States - 06 Sep 1869

Hugh Reid 18 Oct 1811 Union, Indiana, United States - 21 Aug 1874

Jesse Reno 20 Apr 1823 Wheeling, Ohio, Virginia, United States - 14 Sep 1862

John Reynolds 21 Sep 1820 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA - 01 Jul 1863

Joseph Reynolds 04 Jan 1822 Flemingsburg, Fleming, Kentucky, United States - 25 Jan 1899

Americus Rice 18 Nov 1835 Perrysville, Ashland, Ohio, United States - 04 Apr 1904

James Rice 27 Dec 1828 Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States - 11 May 1864

Israel Richardson 26 Dec 1815 Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont, United States - 03 Nov 1862

James Ricketts 21 Jun 1817 New York City, New York County, New York, United States - 22 Sep 1887

James Robinson 14 Oct 1827 Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States - 14 Jan 1892

John Robinson 10 Apr 1817 Binghampton, Broome, New York, United States - 18 Feb 1897

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Isaac Rodman 18 Aug 1822 South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA - 30 Sep 1862

William Rosecrans 06 Sep 1819 Little Taylor Run, Kingston Township, Delaware Co., Ohio - 11 Mar 1898

Lovell Rousseau 04 Aug 1818 Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States - 07 Jan 1869

Thomas Ruger 02 Apr 1833 Lima (village), New York - 03 Jun 1907

Jeremiah Rusk 17 Jun 1830 Malta, Morgan, Ohio, United States - 21 Nov 1893

Charles Russell 15 Mar 1831 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 02 Nov 1866

David Russell 10 Dec 1820 Salem, Washington, New York, United States - 19 Sep 1864

Henry Russell 21 Jun 1838 Savin Hill, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 16 Feb 1905

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Delos Sacket 14 Apr 1822 Lyme, Jefferson, New York, United States - 08 Mar 1885

William Sackett 16 Apr 1839 Seneca Falls, Seneca, New York, United States - 14 Jun 1864

Edward Salomon 25 Dec 1836 Duchy of Schleswig - 18 Jul 1913

Rufus Saxton 19 Oct 1824 Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States - 23 Feb 1908

Eliakim Scammon 27 Dec 1816 Whitefield, Lincoln County, Maine, USA - 07 Dec 1894

Albin Schoepf 01 Mar 1822 Potgusch, Ungarn - 10 May 1886

Edmund Schriver 16 Sep 1812 York, York, Pennsylvania, United States - 10 Feb 1899

Carl Schurz 02 Mar 1829 Liblar, Provinz Rheinland, Königreich Preußen, Deutscher Bund - 14 May 1906

Philip Schuyler 20 Jun 1836 New York, United States - 19 Nov 1906

Winfield Scott 13 Jun 1786 Laurel Branch Plantation, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States - 29 May 1866

Benjamin Scribner 20 Sep 1825 New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana - 29 Nov 1900

Washington Seawell abt 1802 Virginia, United States - 08 Jan 1888

John Sedgwick 13 Sep 1813 Cornwall Hollow, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States - 09 May 1864

William Sewell 06 Dec 1835 Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland - 27 Dec 1901

John Shaffer 05 Jul 1827 Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States - 31 Oct 1870

John Shanks 17 Jun 1826 Martinsburg, Berkeley, Virginia, United States - 23 Jan 1901

Lionel Sheldon 30 Aug 1828 Worcester, Otsego, New York, United States - 17 Jan 1917

George Shepley 01 Jan 1819 Saco, York, Maine, United States - 20 Jul 1878

Philip Sheridan 06 Mar 1831 Albany, New York, United States - 05 Aug 1888

William Sherman 08 Feb 1820 Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA - 14 Feb 1891

James Shields 06 May 1806 Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland - 01 Jun 1879

Henry Sibley 20 Feb 1811 Detroit, Michigan - 18 Feb 1891

Daniel Sickles 20 Oct 1819 New York City, New York, United States - 03 May 1914

Joshua Sill 06 Dec 1831 Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, United States - 31 Dec 1862

James Slack 28 Sep 1818 Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States - 28 Jul 1881

Henry Slocum 24 Sep 1827 Delphi Falls, Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United States - 1894

Green Smith 04 Jul 1826 Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States - 29 Jun 1895

Joseph Smith 08 Sep 1801 Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States - 03 Sep 1868

William Smith 17 Feb 1824 St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States - 28 Feb 1903

Thomas Smyth 25 Dec 1832 Ballyhooly, County Cork, Ireland - 09 Apr 1865

Oliver Spaulding 02 Aug 1833 Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States - 30 Jul 1922

Ellis Spear 15 Oct 1834 Warren, Lincoln, Maine, United States - 03 Apr 1917

George Spencer 01 Nov 1836 Champion, New York, USA - 19 Feb 1893

John Sprague 04 Apr 1817 White Creek, Washington, New York, United States - 27 Dec 1893

John Starkweather 23 Feb 1829 Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York, United States of America - 15 Nov 1890

James Steedman 29 Jul 1817 Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States - 18 Oct 1883

Isaac Stevens 25 Mar 1818 North Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 01 Sep 1862

Robert Stevenson 12 Mar 1838 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 07 May 1928

Thomas Stevenson 03 Feb 1836 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 10 May 1864

William Stone 14 Oct 1827 Jefferson County, New York - 18 Jul 1893

George Stoneman 08 Aug 1822 Busti, Chautauqua, New York, United States - 05 Sep 1894

Charles Bradley Stoughton 31 Oct 1841 Chester, Windsor, Vermont, United States - 17 Jan 1898

Edwin Stoughton 23 Jun 1838 Chester, Windsor County, Vermont - 25 Dec 1868

Abel Streight 17 Jun 1828 Wheeler, Steuben, New York, United States - 27 May 1892

George Strong 16 Oct 1832 Stockbridge, Windsor, Vermont, United States - 30 Jul 1863

Jeremiah Sullivan 01 Oct 1830 Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States - 21 Oct 1890

Alfred Sully 22 May 1820 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - 27 Apr 1879

Isaac Suman 04 Jan 1831 Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States - 07 Aug 1911

Edwin Sumner 30 Jan 1797 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 21 Mar 1863

Wager Swayne 10 Nov 1834 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States - 18 Dec 1902

George Sykes 09 Oct 1822 Dover, Kent, Delaware, United States - 08 Feb 1880

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Augustus Tassin 12 Oct 1842 Paris, Seine, France - 19 Oct 1893

William Terrill 21 Apr 1834 Covington, Bath County, Virginia - 08 Oct 1862

Alfred Howe Terry 10 Nov 1827 Hartford, Connecticut, USA - 1890

John Thayer 24 Jan 1820 Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 19 Mar 1906

George Thomas 31 Jul 1816 Newsoms, Southampton, Virginia, United States - 28 Mar 1870

Joseph Totten 23 Aug 1788 New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 22 Apr 1864

Zealous Tower 12 Jan 1819 Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 20 Mar 1900

William Truex 02 Oct 1819 Middletown Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States - 05 Sep 1889

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Mathew Trumbull 30 Dec 1826 London, England, United Kingdom - 09 May 1894

James Tuttle 24 Sep 1823 Summerfield, Noble, Ohio, United States - 24 Oct 1892

Daniel Tyler 07 Jan 1799 Brooklyn, Windham, Connecticut, United States - 30 Nov 1882

Erastus Tyler 24 Apr 1822 West Bloomfield, Ontario, New York, United States - 09 Jan 1891

Robert Tyler 22 Dec 1831 Hunter, Greene, New York, United States - 01 Dec 1874

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Adin Underwood 19 May 1828 Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 14 Jan 1888

Emory Upton 27 Aug 1839 Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States - 15 Mar 1881

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Jacob Vail 1827 Indiana, United States - 09 Oct 1884

Daniel van Buren 15 Jan 1826 Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States - 16 Jul 1890

Horatio Van Cleve 23 Nov 1809 Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States - 24 Apr 1891

William Vandever 31 Mar 1817 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 23 Jul 1893

Charles Van Wyck 10 May 1824 Poughkeepsie, New York, USA - 24 Oct 1895

James Veatch 19 Dec 1819 Elizabeth, Harrison, Indiana, United States - 22 Dec 1895

Francis Vinton 01 Jun 1835 Fort Preble, Cumberland, Maine, United States - 06 Oct 1879

Israel Vogdes 04 Aug 1816 Willistown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA - 07 Dec 1889

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Melancthon Wade 02 Dec 1802 Cincinnati, Madison, Ohio, United States - 11 Aug 1868

James Wadsworth 30 Oct 1807 Livingston, Columbia, New York, United States - 08 May 1864

George Wagner 22 Sep 1829 Ross County, Ohio - 13 Feb 1869

Carlos Waite 05 May 1797 Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States - 07 May 1866

Lewis Wallace 10 Apr 1827 Brookville Township, Franklin, Indiana, United States - 15 Feb 1905

William Wallace 08 Jul 1821 Urbana, Ohio - 10 Apr 1862

William Ward 09 Aug 1808 Amelia, Virginia, United States - 12 Oct 1878

Willard Warner 04 Sep 1826 Granville, Ohio, USA - 23 Nov 1906

Cadwallader Washburn 22 Apr 1818 Livermore, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States - 15 May 1882

Henry Washburn 28 Mar 1832 Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, United States - 26 Jan 1871

Alexander Webb 15 Feb 1835 New York, New York County, United States of America - 12 Feb 1911

Joseph Webster 25 Aug 1811 Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States - 12 Mar 1876

Stephen Weed 17 Nov 1831 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, New York, United States - 02 Jul 1863

Godfrey Weitzel 01 Nov 1835 Winzeln, Landkreis Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria (Germany) - 19 Mar 1884

George Wells 21 Aug 1826 Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States - 13 Oct 1864

Henry Wessells 20 Feb 1809 Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA - 12 Jan 1889

Joseph West 19 Sep 1822 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - 31 Oct 1898

Robert West 16 Sep 1834 Newton, Sussex, New Jersey, United States - 03 Sep 1869

Frank Wheaton 08 May 1833 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States - 18 Jun 1903

Amiel Whipple 15 Oct 1818 Greenwich, Massachusetts, United States - 07 May 1863

Edward Whitaker 15 Jun 1841 Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States - 30 Jul 1922

John Wilder 31 Jan 1830 Hunter, Greene, New York, United States - 20 Oct 1917

Orlando Willcox 16 Apr 1823 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 10 May 1907

John Williams 26 Mar 1827 Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States - 11 Aug 1874

Reuben Williams 15 Aug 1831 Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, United States - 15 Jan 1905

Robert Williams 05 Nov 1829 Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States - 24 Aug 1901

Thomas Williams 1837 Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States - 18 Nov 1866

Thomas Williams 16 Jan 1815 Albany, New York - 05 Aug 1862

John Willian 1835 Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 25 Apr 1869

Lester Willson 16 Jun 1839 Canton, NY - 26 Jan 1919

James Wilson 29 Apr 1820 Açores, Portugal - 08 Jan 1888

James Wilson 02 Sep 1837 Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois, United States - 23 Feb 1925

James Wilson 28 Apr 1832 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom - 01 Feb 1914

Thomas Wilson 10 Jun 1832 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 30 May 1901

William Wilson 06 Oct 1823 Alexandria, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 Jun 1905

William Wilson 06 Oct 1823 England, United Kingdom - 13 Nov 1874

Frederick Winkler 15 Mar 1838 Bremen, Germany - 22 Mar 1921

Bradley Winslow 01 Aug 1831 Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States - 24 Oct 1914

Edward Winslow 28 Sep 1837 Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States - abt 22 Oct 1914

Robert Winslow 01 Jan 1829 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 08 Jan 1893

Frederick Winthrop 03 Aug 1839 - 01 Apr 1865

George Wise 31 Dec 1816 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 18 Mar 1881

Moses Wisewell 15 May 1827 Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, United States - 11 Apr 1888

Langhorne Wister 20 Sep 1834 Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 19 Mar 1891

John Witcher 15 Jul 1839 Cabell, Virginia, United States - 08 Jul 1906

William Withington 01 Feb 1835 Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA - 27 Jun 1903

Edward Wolfe 26 Sep 1834 Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States - 17 Aug 1916

James Wood 04 Apr 1820 Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States - 12 Feb 1892

Oliver Wood 25 Jun 1825 Corinth, Saratoga, New York, United States - 25 Jun 1893

Robert Wood 23 Sep 1799 Newport, Rhode Island, United States - 28 Mar 1869

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