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Southern Unionists in the American Civil War | HearLore
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Southern Unionists in the American Civil War
Waitman T. WilleyWaitman Thomas Willey was born on the 18th of October 1811 inside a log cabin near Buffalo Creek. His family needed him to work on their farm, so he could…
Andrew JohnsonAndrew Johnson was born in a two-room shack in Raleigh, North Carolina, on the 29th of December 1808. His parents Jacob and Mary were illiterate tavern…
Winfield ScottOn the 13th of June 1786, a boy named Winfield Scott was born near Petersburg, Virginia. He grew up on Laurel Hill, a plantation owned by his father William…
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…
Newton KnightNewton Knight's birth year remains a point of historical confusion. His gravestone lists the 10th of November 1829 as his date of death and birth.
Thomas E. BramletteThomas Elliott Bramlette entered the world on the 3rd of January 1817 at a place called Elliott's Cross Roads. This location sat within Cumberland County…
David FarragutJames Glasgow Farragut arrived at Lowe's Ferry on the Holston River in Tennessee on the 5th of July 1801. His father was a Spanish merchant captain named…