CDV General Samuel J. Crawford

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Commander 2nd Kansas Cavalry

Colonel 83rd U.S. Colored Troops

Governor of Kansas

(1835-1913) Born in Lawrence County, Indiana, he graduated from Cincinnati College School of Law in 1858. He moved to Kansas Territory in 1859, and commenced a law practice in Garnett. Instrumental in helping to organize the Republican Party in Kansas, he was elected a member of the first Kansas state legislature in November 1859. When war broke out, he resigned his legislative seat and was commissioned captain in...  

CDV General James M. Williams

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Colonel 79th U.S. Colored Infantry

(1833-1907) A lawyer before the war, he enlisted on July 12, 1861, and was commissioned captain, 5th Kansas Cavalry. Commissioned lieutenant colonel, 79th U.S. Colored Infantry, Jan. 13, 1863; promoted to colonel, May 2, 1863; and brevet brigadier general, Feb. 13, 1865. After the Civil War, he served as captain, in the 8th U.S. Cavalry, promoted to brevet major for conspicious gallantry in engagements with Indians on the Verde, Arizona; retired Jan. 12, 1891.

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CDV General Winfield Scott

Rare autographed carte de visite presented to Mrs. General Ambrose E. Burnside in 1863!

(1786-1866) A year older than the Constitution, the venerable Scott, hero of the War of 1812 and the Mexican War, became General in chief of the U. S. Army in 1841, a position he still held at the start of the Civil War. A true professional soldier, he was one of the very few men in the country who saw the need to prepare for a major military effort. His Anacondona Plan proved to be very sound. Succeeded by General George B. McClellan in Nov. 1861, he...  

CDV General George J. Stannard

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Wounded 4 times during the Civil War!

(1820-1886) In June 1861, he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel 2nd Vermont Infantry, and in July 1862, Colonel 9th Vermont Infantry. He was later promoted to rank of Brigadier General, on March 11, 1863. He fought at 1st Bull Run, in the Virginia Peninsular campaign, in the 2nd Bull Run campaign, and he was captured by General Stonewall Jackson at Harpers Ferry during the Antietam campaign. After his exchange, he was given command of the Vermont Brigade, which he led at...  

CDV Colonel Eli H. Murray

3rd Kentucky Cavalry

Brevet Brigadier General

Autographed carte de visite

(1843-96) Born in Cloverport, Kentucky. Graduated from the University of Louisville Law School and was a lawyer and newspaper editor. He served as the U.S. Marshal, for the District of Kentucky, 1869-77, and was the Governor of Utah, 1880-86. During the Civil War he enlisted on Nov. 12, 1861, and was commissioned major, 3rd Kentucky Cavalry; promoted to colonel, Oct. 9, 1862; brevet brigadier general, Mar. 25, 1865, for faithful and meritorious Civil War...  

CDV 1st Lieutenant William S. Mudgett

2nd Maine Infantry

Colonel 80th U.S. Colored Troops

Brevet Brigadier General

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(1837-99) Born in Northport, Maine. He enlisted on May 28, 1861, as a private, and was mustered into the 2nd Maine Infantry. Promoted to 1st lieutenant, Sept. 9, 1861; captain, July 15, 1862; mustered out of the regiment on June 9, 1863. Commissioned lieutenant colonel, 80th U.S. Colored Troops, on Sept. 1, 1863; promoted to colonel, Mar. 7, 1865, brevet brigadier general, Mar. 13, 1865; mustered out of the service on...  

CDV General James L. Selfridge

Colonel 46th Pennsylvania Infantry

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(1824-87) Born in Berks County, Pa. He enlisted on April 20, 1861, and was commissioned captain, 1st Pennsylvania Infantry. Mustered out on July 27, 1861. Commissioned lieutenant colonel, 46th Pennsylvania Infantry, Aug. 8, 1861. Promoted to colonel, May 10, 1863; and brevet brigadier general, March 16, 1865, for gallant services during the 1864-65 Georgia and Carolina's campaigns.

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CDV Lieutenant Colonel Franklin A. Stratton

11th Pennsylvania Cavalry

Brevet Brigadier General

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(1829-79) He was a civil engineer before the war. He enlisted on Aug. 15, 1861, as a captain, and was commissioned into Co. A, 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He was promoted to major, Sept. 1, 1862; lieutenant colonel, Oct. 1, 1864; brevet brigadier general, Mar. 13, 1865. He was wounded twice during the Civil War.

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CDV Colonel George Washington Mindill

27th and 33rd New Jersey Infantry

Brevet Major General

Medal of Honor Recipient

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(1841-1907) Enlisted on Aug. 2, 1861, at Philadelphia, and was commissioned 1st lieutenant, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry. He was discharged for promotion on Oct. 5, 1861, and commissioned captain, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry. He was commissioned colonel, 27th New Jersey Infantry, October 9, 1862, and colonel, 33rd New Jersey Infantry, Sept. 5, 1863. Promoted to brevet brigadier general, for his conduct during the...  

CDV Brevet Brigadier General William W. Morris

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(1801-65) Born in Ballston Springs, N.Y., he graduated in the West Point class of 1820. A career army officer, he was brevetted major for gallantry in the Florida Seminole War in 1837. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was lieutenant colonel of the 4th U.S. Artillery, and on Nov. 1, 1861, he was commissioned colonel of the 2nd U.S. Artillery. Served as Commander of Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md. He was promoted to brevet brigadier general, June 9, 1862, and brevet major general, Dec. 10, 1865, for faithful and...  

CDV Colonel Henry B. Van Rensselaer

Brevet Brigadier General

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(1810-64) Born in Albany, N.Y., he was the son of War of 1812 hero, Major General Stephen Van Rensselaer. Graduated in the West Point class of 1831, and served in the 5th U.S. Infantry. Served as U.S. Congressman, 1841-43. During the Civil War he served as Colonel and Aide-de-Camp on the staff of General Winfield Scott; Colonel and Inspector General; Inspector General, on the staff of General Irvin McDowell; and Inspector General, Department of the Ohio. Appointed brevet brigadier...  

CDV Colonel Thomas E. Chickering

41st Massachusetts Volunteers

Brevet Brigadier General

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(1824-71) Born in Boston, Mass. He was a 38 year old manufacturer from Boston when he enlisted on September 15, 1862, and was commissioned colonel of the 41st Massachusetts Infantry. (The designation of the regiment was changed to the 3rd Massachusetts Cavalry on June 17, 1863). He was promoted to brevet brigadier general, March 13, 1865, for his distinguished and meritorious Civil War record. Chickering saw action at Baton Rouge, Port Hudson,...