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American military personnel of the Mexican–American War
Don Carlos BuellDon Carlos Buell was born on the 23rd of March 1818 in Lowell, Ohio. He entered a world where his father died when he was eight years old. His uncle James P.
Joseph HookerJoseph Hooker was born on the 13th of November 1814 in Hadley, Massachusetts. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1837 with a rank of…
Braxton BraggBraxton Bragg was born on the 22nd of March 1817 in Warrenton, North Carolina. He grew up hearing unsubstantiated rumors that his mother had been convicted…
Jefferson DavisJefferson F. Davis was born on the 3rd of June 1808 at a family homestead in Davisburg, Kentucky. He was the youngest of ten children born to Jane and Samuel…
Irvin McDowellIrvin McDowell was born on the 15th of October 1818 in Columbus, Ohio. His parents were Abram Irvin McDowell and Eliza Seldon McDowell.
John SedgwickJohn Sedgwick was born on the 13th of September 1813 in Cornwall, Connecticut. He attended Sharon Academy for two years before studying at Cheshire Academy…
George B. McClellanGeorge Brinton McClellan was born in Philadelphia on the 3rd of December 1826. His father George was a surgeon who founded Jefferson Medical College.
James LongstreetJames Longstreet was born on the 8th of January 1821 in Edgefield District, South Carolina. His father James owned a cotton plantation near where Gainesville…
Earl Van DornEarl Van Dorn entered the United States Military Academy in 1838. He graduated in 1842 with a low rank of 52nd out of 68 cadets.
David HunterDavid Hunter was born on the 21st of July 1802 in Troy, New York. His family lineage included Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence…
George Henry ThomasOn the 31st of July 1816, George Henry Thomas was born at Newsom's Depot in Southampton County, Virginia. His family lived on a plantation that employed…
Richard Taylor (Confederate general)Richard Taylor was born on the 27th of January, 1826 at Springfield. This plantation sat near Louisville in Kentucky as his family home.
John C. FrémontJohn Charles Frémont was born on the 21st of January 1813, in Savannah, Georgia. His parents were Anne Beverley Whiting and Charles Frémon, a French-Canadian…
P. G. T. BeauregardPierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard was born on the 28th of May 1818 at the Contreras sugar-cane plantation in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.
Sterling PriceSterling Price was born on the 20th of September 1809 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. His parents owned twelve slaves and were described as moderately…