The Complete List of Old West Soldiers

AMERICAN HISTORY

Soldiers in American History

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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.

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

Davy 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.

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.

Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863) - A Confederate general during the CCivil War, Jackson was the most revered Confederate commander after General Robert E. Lee. He is most famous for his audacious Valley Campaign of 1862 and as a corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee. His own troops accidentally shot him at the Battle of Chancellorsville and he died of complications from an amputated arm and pneumonia several days later.

James Henry Lane (1814-1866) - Principal leader of anti-slavery forces, supporter of civil rights and political equality for African-Americans.

Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) - Lee was a career U.S. Army officer and the most celebrated general of the Confederate forces during the Civil War.

Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) - Explorer, soldier, and public administrator, Lewis was best known for his role as the leader of the Corps of Discovery, whose mission was to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase.

George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885) - Serving in the Mexican War, McClellan became a Major General during the Civil War, in which he organized the famous Army of the Potomac and served briefly as the general-in-chief of the Union Army.

Nelson Appleton Miles (1839-1925) - A career soldier, Miles served in the Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish-American War.

Major Frank Joshua North (1840-1885) – Best known for his organization of a group of Pawnee scouts, North was instrumental in the Indian Wars, protecting the wagon trails and later, the railroad crews during the construction of the transcontinental railroad.

William C. Quantrill (1837-1865) - A guerilla fighter for the Confederate Forces, active in Kansas-Missouri border war.

Marcus A. Reno - (1834-1889) - A career military officer in the Civil War and the Black Hills War against the Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne, Reno is most noted for his role in the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) - A career military man, Sherman served in the Civil War before becoming an Indian Fighter.

Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-1888) - A career military officer, Sheridan served in the Civil War becoming a Union General. In 1865, his cavalry pursued General Robert E. Lee and was instrumental in forcing his surrender at Appomattox. Later, he became involved in the Indian Wars, tarnishing his reputation with some historians, who accuse him of racism.

James Ewell Brown "J.E.B." Stuart (1833-1864) - Better known as "Jeb", Brown was a soldier from Virginia who served as a Confederate general during the Civil War. He was killed on May 12, 1864 during the Overland Campaign, at the Battle of Yellow Tavern.

Alfred Howe Terry (1827-1890 - Terry was a Union general in the American Civil War and the military commander of the Dakota Territory from 1866 to 1869 and again from 1872 to 1886.

William B. Travis (1809-1836) - A lawyer who settled in Texas from Alabama, Travis strongly disliked Mexican rule, and fought in the Texas Revolution. Fighting along with James Bowie and Davy Crockett, he was killed at the Battle of the Alamo.

Sarah Rosetta Wakeman; aka: Private Lyons Wakeman (1843-1864) - Disguising herself as a man, Wakeman fought in the Civil War for the Union.

Cathay Williams (1842-??) - When Congress passed an act authorizing the establishment of the first all Black units of the military, later to become known as "Buffalo Soldiers," Cathay Williams, became the first and only female Buffalo Soldier.

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