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Soldiers & Officers in American History

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Historic Civil War and Military Photographs

Young Federal soldiers during the Civil War.

 

From the Revolutionary War to the Indian Wars, there were a number of men, and even a few women, who made names for themselves during these historic periods. Many were career soldiers, such as Generals Sherman and Terry; others went on to make names for themselves as explorers, such as Kit Carson and Zebulon Montgomery Pike; sadly, some died in the line of duty such as Davy Crockett and James Bowie, at the Battle of the Alamo, and yet, a few more gained more fame as U.S. Presidents.

 

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  • William "Bloody Bill" Anderson (1839-1864) - Best known as one of Quantrill's Raiders, Anderson fought for the Confederates during the Civil War.

  • James Bowie (1796-1836) - An aggressive frontiersman, pioneer, explorer, and commander of the volunteers at the Alamo, where he died.

  • Buffalo Soldiers - Though African Americans have fought in various military conflicts since colonial days, they did not receive the nickname of "Buffalo Soldiers” until they began to battle Cheyenne warriors in 1867. 

  • Benjamin Brown (1859-1910) - Buffalo Soldier who fought bandits in the Wham Paymaster Robbery and awarded the Medal of Honor.

  • John Brown (1800-1859) - Abolitionist who advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to end all slavery. He led the Pottawatomie Massacre in 1856 in Bleeding Kansas and made his name in the unsuccessful raid at Harpers Ferry in 1859.

  • Christopher "Kit" Carson (1809-1868) - Carson was a daring and brave explorer, mountain man, trapper, scout, soldier, and buffalo hunter.

  • David Crockett (1786-1836) - Frontiersman, explorer, and American folk hero, Crockett a represented Tennessee in the U.S. Congress, served in the Texas Revolution, and died at the age of 49 at the Battle of the Alamo.

  • George Crook (1828-1890) - General Sherman said the greatest Indian fighter of them all was General Crook, who finished near the bottom of his West Point class.

  • Thomas Ewing, Jr(1829-1896) - Military officer, Free-State advocate and first Chief Justice of the State of Kansas

  • Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877) - A wealthy plantation owner, Forrest distinguished himself in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

  • John Charles Fremont (1813-1890) - Was an explorer, military officer, and politician who led multiple surveying expeditions through the western territory of the United States.

  • Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) - An American General and the eighteenth President of the United States, he achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the Civil War, capturing Vicksburg in 1863 and Richmond in 1865. He accepted the surrender of his Confederate opponent Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House.

  • Oliver Otis Howard (1830-1909) - A career U.S. Army officer who made peace with Chiricahua Apache leader Cochise and made efforts to distribute land to African-Americans.

 

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Also See:

 

Forts of the American West

Haunted Forts of the American West

List of Old West Forts

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