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Coan, Elisha S.:

US-Pvt; Co. D, 20th Regiment Maine Infantry (National Park M543 Roll 4); s.a. Pvt, Signal Corps, US Volunteers (National Park Soldiers M1290 Roll 3).

 

In his article „Round Top“ Coan made numerous errors in his account, including the statement that his rank in the battle was corporal when he was actually a private (Desjardin, Thomas: Stand firm ye Boys from Maine. The 20th Maine at Gettysburg, p. 229n60).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Coan, Elisha: „Round Top: A Shot From the 20tr Maine Aimed at Comrade Fisher“; National Tribune, June 4, 1885

- Coan, Elisha: unpublished manuscript at Gettysburg, Coan Papers, Hawthorne-Londfellow Library, Special Collections, Bowdoin College, Brunswick/Maine

- Coan, Elisha: Papers, Hawthorne-Londfellow Library, Special Collections, Bowdoin College, Brunswick/Maine

 

 

Cobb, Howell:

CS-MajGen und Politiker; aus Georgia; Bruder von BrigGen Thomas Read Rootes *Cobb (Davis: A Government of our Own, p. 7). Cobb besaß eine große Plantage (1000 acres, 100 Arbeiter/Sklaven) bei Milledgeville / GA. Demokratische Partei, ge­hörte zum ge­mäßigten Flü­gel. Cobb war 5mal Mitglied des US-Repräsentantenhaus (Davis: A Government of Our Own, p. 48) und wurde 1849 in der Sectional Crisis im 63. Wahlgang zum Speaker gewählt (McPherson, Für die Freiheit, p. 61). 1851 wurde Cobb zum Governor von Georgia gewählt; 1857 wurde Cobb Secretary of Treasure in Kabinett Buchanan (Da­vis: A Go­vernment of our Own, p. 7; Baker: Buchanan, p. 79). Im Februar 1861 war Cobb Delegierter von Georgia im CS-Provisional Congress (Davis: A Government of Our Own, p. 48), der die Constitution der Confedera­cy verabschiedete und präsi­dierte dem Congress in allen vier Sessions (Chestnut: Diary from Dixie, p. 18). Er wurde als Präsident der Konföderation gegen Davis vorge­schlagen (Chestnut: Diary from Dixie, p. 6).

 

Im Bürgerkrieg: im April 1862 Brigadekommandeur 2nd Brigade 2nd Division Lafayette McLaws.

 

Teilnahme an der Abwehr von McClellan's Peninsular Campaign; Einsatz bei der Abwehr des US-Angriffs bei Dam Nr. 1 nahe Lee's Mill am 16.4.1862 (Report of BrigGen Howell Cobb OR 11.1. S. 416); Coob’s Brigade während der Schlachten von Antietam (Sharpsburg) und South Mountain. Auf der großen Plan­tage Cobb's (1000 acres, 100 Arbeiter/Sklaven) bei Milledgeville / GA, brachte Sherman auf dem March to the Sea am 22.11.1864 sein Hauptquartier unter (Sherman, Memoirs Bd. 2 S. 185; Hitchcock, Marching with Sherman, p. 83). Hitchcock berich­tet, daß Cobb 4 oder 5 weitere Plantagen und 500 bis 600 Sklaven besaß (Hitchcock: Marching with Sherman, p. 85). Die Sklaven hausten unter men­schenunwürdigen Bedingungen Verschlägen in roh gezimmerten Hütten.

 

Following the war, Cobb returned home and resumed his law practice, but despite pressure from his former constituents and soldiers, he refused to make any public remarks on Reconstruction policy until he received a presidential pardon, although he privately oppo­sed it. Finally receiving that document in early 1868, he then vigorously opposed the Reconstruction Acts, making a series of spee­ches that summer that bitterly denounced the policies of the reigning Radical Republicans in Congress. Taking a break from his sche­dule of political speeches, Cobb decided to vacation in New York City in the autumn. He died of a heart attack there. His body was returned to Athens, Georgia, for burial in Oconee Hill Cemetery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howell_Cobb).

Thomas Willis Cobb was a cousin and Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb a younger brother of Howell Cobb. His great uncle and namesa­ke, Howell Cobb, had been a U.S. Congressman from 1807–1812, and then served as an officer in the War of 1812. A niece was Mildred Lewis Rutherford (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howell_Cobb).

 

7.9.1815 Jefferson County, Georgia - † 9.10.1868 New York; burial Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens/Georgia; Son of John Addison Cobb and Sarah Robinson Rootes Cobb; Brother of CS-BrigGen Thomas Reed Rootes *Cobb; ∞ Mary Ann Lamar Cobb (www.findagra­ve.com, accessed 13.2.2019).

 

Photo:

- Davis: A Government of Our Own, nach S. 118

- Davis / Wiley: Photographic History of the Civil War, vol I, p. 50 (Präsident Buchanan und sein Kabinett, darunter Floyd)

- Davis / Wiley: Photographic History of the Civil War, vol I, p. 54

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Boykin, Samuel (ed.): Memorial Volume of the Hon. Howell Cobb of Georgia (Philadelphia, 1870)

- **Cobb, Howell: Folder. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta

- **Cobb, Howell: Papers. University of Georgia, Athens

- **Cobb, Howell: Papers. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

- **Dickson, Capers (Cobb's Legion, Georgia Vols): John Ashton: A Story of The War between the States (Atlanta 1896, 1st Edition)

- Gannon, N. U.: MS Dissertation, University of California

- Nevins, The Emergence of Lincoln, vol. I, p. 122

**Phillips, Ulrich B. (ed.): The Correspondence of Robert Toombs, Alexander H. Stephens, and Howell Cobb, Annual Report of the American Historical Association, 1911

- **Philipps, U. B.(ed.): The Correspondence of Robert Toombs, Alexander H. Stephens, and Howell Cobb (Washington, 1913)

 

 

Cobb, Robert L.:

CS-Captain, 1stLt, Cobb's Company Kentucky Light Artillery (National Park Soldiers M377 Roll 3).

 

Cobb's Battery wurde aufgestellt in Kentucky und gehörte von Beginn an bis Kriegsende zur 1st Kentucky Brigade / Or­phan Brigade (Davis, Jackman Diary, p. 39 Anm. 24). Die Battery umfaßte sechs Kanonen (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 188)

 

Im Battle of Shiloh am 6.4.1862 gehörte Cobb's Kentucky Battery zur 1st Brigade Col Robert Trabue IV. Reserve Corps BrigGen John C. Breckenridge (Grant: The Opposing Forces at Shiloh, B & L, I, S. 539).

 

Gegen 11:30 wurde eine Sektion von Nispel’s Battery mit einem Geschütz zusammen mit zwei Geschützen aus Dresser's Battery und Barrett's Battery von US-Artilleriechef Col Ezra Taylor in einem Artillerieschwerpunkt, der neun Geschütze umfaßte, im südli­chen Teil von Jones Field gegen den bevorstehenden CS-Durchbruch auf der rechten US-Front eingesetzt. Es kam zu einem Artille­rieduell mit der CS-Artillery im nördlichen Woolf Field bestehend aus Cobb's Kentucky Battery sechs Geschützen und dem verblie­benen Ge­schütz von Polk's Battery. Nachdem sich die US-Artillery schließlich gegen 12:00 verschossen hatte, mußte sie zurückge­nommen werden (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 186-188 mit Karte S. 187).

 

Bei dem ersten US-Gegenangriff in Shiloh am 6.4.1862 während des Artilleriegefechts, überrannte gegen 12:00 die 11th Iowa Infant­ry aus 1st Brigade Col Abraham C. *Hare / 1st Division MajGen John A McClernand zusammen mit der 11th Illinois und 20th Illin­ois aus 2nd Brigade Col C. Carroll Marsh / 1st Division MajGen John A McClernand die im nördlichen Woolf Field eingesetzte Cob­b’s Kentucky Battery und die Sektion von Polk’s Tennessee Battery (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 188 mit Karte 187). Beim CS-Gegenan­griff durch die Brigaden Trabue und Anderson, unterstützt von der 5th Co Washington Artillery, konnten die Geschütze ge­gen 12:30 zu­rückerobert werden (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 190).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Confederate Veteran, vol 13 (February 1905), S. 68: “Cobb’s Battery Not Captured at Shiloh.”

 

 

Cobb, Thomas Read Rootes:

CS-BrigGen; 1823- † 13.12.1862 gef. Fredericksburg; aus Athens / Georgia; Rechtsanwalt und juristischer Schriftsteller; Bruder von Howell *Cobb (Davis: A Government of Our Own, p. 7); Gegner von Alexander *Stephens, der Cobb für einen Fire-Eater hielt und für noch mehr ver­antwortlich als Robert *Toombs, die Sezession Georgias voranzutreiben (Davis: A Government of Our Own, p. 50). nach Kriegsausbruch Col. von Cobb's Legion seit 28.8.1861; Teilnahme an der Abwehr von McClellan's Pen­insular Campaign; Einsatz bei der Abwehr des US-Angriffs bei Dam Nr. 1 nahe Lee's Mill am 16.4.1862 (Report of BrigGen Ho­well Cobb OR 11.1. S. 416), Seven Days, Second Manassas, Antietam: BrigGen seit 1.11.1862 (Freeman: Lee's Lieutenants, 2: 328-29). Er befehligte in der Schlacht von Fredericksburg am 13.12.1862 die Georgia Brigade an der "Sunken Road" mit der Steinmauer unterhalb von Marye's Heights gegenüber der Stadt Fredericksburg gegen den Angriff von Sumner's Grand Division. Hierbei ist Cobb gefallen (Alexander: Fighting for the Confederacy, p. 177).

 

Cobb’s Brigade umfaßte im Dezember 1862 folgende Regimenter (Luvaas / Nelson: Guide ...Fredericksburg, p. 325):

- 16th Georgia Infantry

- 18th Georgia Infantry

- 24th Georgia Infantry

- Cobb Legion

- Philipps Legion

 

Die Brigade wurde nach dem Tod Cobb’s von Col W. T. *Wofford von der 18th Georgia Infantry übernommen (Freeman: Lee’s Lieu­tenants, 2:418).

 

10.4.1823 Jefferson County/Georgia - † kia 13.12.1862 Fredericksburg/VA; Son of John Addison Cobb and Sarah Robinson Rootes Cobb; Brother of Howell *Cobb.

 

Photo:

- Davis: A Government of Our Own, nach S. 278

 

Documents/Literature:

- Brown, Thomas Watson: „The Military Career of Thomas R. R. Cobb.“ Georgia Historical Society Journal 45 (1961)

- **Cobb, Thomas R. R. : Thomas R. R. Cobb Folder, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta / Georgia

- **Cobb, Thomas R. R.: Letters, University of Georgia, Athens

- **Cobb, T. R. R.: Substance of an Address of … to His Constituents of Clark County, April 6, 1861 (N. P., 1861)

- **Cobb, Thomas R. R.: „The Correspondence of Thomas Reet Roots Cobb, 1861-1862“; in: Publications of the Southern History Association, XI (May 1907)

- Freeman: Lee's Lieutenants, 2: 328-29

- **McCash, William: Thomas R. R. Cobb: The Making of a Southern Nationalist (Macon / Georgia, 1983)

 

 

Coble, Eli S.:

CS-Pvt; Co. M, 21st Regiment North Carolina Infantry (National Park Soldiers M230 Roll 8).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Coble, Eli S.: Reminiscenses. Unpublished postwar recollections of Eli S. Coble of the 21st North Carolina Infantry (North Caroli­na Department of Archives and History, Raleigh / North Carolina)

 

 

Coble, Samuel:

US-Sergeant; Co. G, 85th Regiment Indiana Infantry (National Park Soldiers M540 Roll 14).

 

1838 Ohio - 27.3.1927 Parke County / Indiana); er zog 1850 mit seinen Eltern nach Indiana und wurde Schmied und Farmarbeiter; aus Bridgeton / Indiana; 85th Indiana Infantry Co. G (Welcher / Ligget: Coburn's Brigade, p. 107, 393); bei Kriegsende kehrte Coble nach Parke County zurück, wurde Farmer bei Rosedale; er war ein staunch Republican, holding the office of County Assessor und County Commissioner (Welcher / Ligget: Coburn's Brigade, p. 393).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Coble, Samuel: Day Book of the 85th Indiana, Co. G, 1863 (Indiana Historical Society)

 

 

Coburn, John:

US-Col; Co. F&S, 33rd Regiment Indiana Infantry (National Park Soldiers M540 Roll 14).

 

geboren am 27.10.1825 in Indianapolis; graduiert 1846 vom Wabash College in Indianapolis; Studium der Rechts­wissenschaften; Rechtsanwalt seit 1849; 1851 Abgeordneter im Indiana Parlament; 1852 Rechtsanwalt im Marion County bis 1859; 1859 zum Rich­ter ernannt (Welcher / Ligget: Coburn’s Brigade, p. 14). 1861 Regimentskommandeur 33rd Indiana Infan­try (Welcher / Ligget: Coburn’s Brigade, p. 14). Kom­mandeur von *Coburn’s Brigade; Gefangennahme beim Battle of Thompson's Station am 5.3.1863; nach seiner Freilassung ab 8.6.1863 Brigadekommandeur 3rd Brigade Coburn / 1st Division Brig­Gen Absalom *Baird / Reserve Corps BrigGen Gordon *Gran­ger / Army of the Cumberland (Welcher / Ligget: Coburn's Brigade, p. 107).

 

Photo:

- Welcher/Ligget, Coburn’s Brigade, Frontispiz

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Coburn, John (Col, 33rd Indiana Infantry): "Memoranda of the early service of the 33rd Regiment Indiana Volunteers" (ca. 1885); in: John Coburn Collection, Indiana Historical Society

- **Welcher, Frank and Larry G. Ligget: Coburn’s Brigade: 85th Indiana, 33rd Indiana, 19th Michigan, and 22nd Wisconsin in the Civil War; (Carmel, Ind.: Guild Press of Indiana, 1999)

 

 

Coburn, Robert S.:

US-Pvt; Co. H, 83rd Regiment New York Infantry (National Park Soldiers M551 Roll 26, hier fehlerhaft als 'Robert L. Coburn' genannt); dann Co. G, 97th Regim­ent New York Infantry (National Park Soldiers M551 Roll 26). Age, 34 years. Enlisted at New York city, to serve three years, and mustered in as private, Co. H, October 12, 1861; transferred to Co. O, Ninety-seventh Infantry, June 7, 1864 (Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York: Registers of the 83rd Regiment New York Infantry, p. 537); discharged, October 10, 1864 (Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York: Registers of the 97tr Regiment New York Infantry, p. 783).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Coburn, Robert S. (Pvt; Co. H, 83rd New York Infantry): Diary, Civil War Times Collection, US Army Military History Institute Archives, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

 

 

Cochran, William H.:

CS-Pvt; Co. D, 25th Regiment Virginia Infantry (Heck's) (National Park Soldiers M382 Roll 11).

 

 

Cochrane, Benjamin Franklin:

CS-Private; aus Augusta County, Va.; Bruder von John H. *Cochrane; Co. E. 1st Virginia Cavalry

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cochrane Family: Letters, 1860-61. Augusta County, Virginia, family. Collection consists of fourteen letters written predominently by John H. Cochran in Richmond, Virginia, in the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln as U.S. President and the begin­ning of the Civil War. Cochran's letters, all to his mother in Augusta County, give a detailed and eloquent description of the events and feelings of the time, and show his intense loyalty to the Confederate cause. Cochran also wrote in the early months of the war as a private in Company A of the Wise Legion. Collection also includes letters from Cochran's brother, Benjamin Franklin ("Frank") Cochran, who was a private in Company E of the 1st Virginia Cavalry. Transcripts available. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 92-032).

 

 

Cochran, James C.:

CS-Col; im März 1862 Captain einer Virginia Miliz Company im Shenandoah Valley (Hotchkiss: Make me a Map of the Valley, p. 6). 14th Virginia Cavalry (Hotchkiss: Make me a Map of the Valley, p. 273 Anm. 7).

 

 

Cochran, L. L.:

CS-Pvt; Co. E, 10th Regiment Georgia Infantry (National Park Soldiers M226 Roll 12).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cochran, Hon. L. L.: „The Tenth Georgia Regiment at Gettysburg.“ Atlanta Journal 25.2.1901

 

 

Cochrane, John:

US-BrigGen; 1813 - † 1898; Politiker aus New York; he had been a Congressman and Buchanan's appointee to the USMA Board of Visitors (Boatner: Civil War Dictionary, p. 161); he raised a regiment in 1861 (Sears: Chancellorsville, p. 2) and was commissioned Col 65th New York In­fantry am 11.6.1861 und BrigGen USA 17.7.1862. He fought at Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill und Fredericksburg; commanded 3rd Briga­de, 1st Division IV. Army Corps (5.7.1862-26.8.1862) at Antietam und Williams­burg (Boatner: Dictionary, S. 161); in the Fredericksburg Cam­paign he was brigade commander 3rd Divisi­on (John Newton) VI. Corps (18.10.1862 - Dezember 1862) (Sears: Chancellorsville, S. 1 ff. iVm. Boatner: War Dictionary, S. 593 zu John Newton).

 

BrigGen John Cochrane war an der „Revolt of the Generals“ vom Dezember 1862 (nach dem verlorenen Battle of Fredericksburg) gegen MajGen Burnside beteiligt (Sears: Chancellorsville, S. 1 ff.; Wert: Sword of Lincoln, Army of the Potomac, S. 206; Mackowski/White: Chancellorsville forgotten front, p. 33). Cochrane and sein Divisionskommandeur MajGen John *Newton had not concocted this intrigue by themselves. They merely repre­sented the largest and boldest evidence of a general's revolt in the Army of the Potomac aimed at Burnside's overthrow, whose leaders were Cochrane's and Newton's immediate superiors, Major Generals William Franklin and William F. Smith (Sears: Chancellors­ville, p. 2; Wert: Army of the Potomac, p. 206). Cochrane was a highly connected political general, and had contacts with the Secretary of State William Se­ward, a fellow New Yorker. Seward obtained an audience for the two generals with the president himself, usurping the chain of com­mand by bypassing Burnside and the general in chief of the army, MajGen Halleck (Mackowski/White: Chancellorsville forgotten front, p. 33), bzw. nachdem Cochrane das Treffen über Secretary of State Sal­mon P. Chase initiiert hatte (Sears: Chancellorsville, S. 2). Beide trafen am 30.12.1862 mit Präsident Lincoln in dieser An­gelegenheit zu­sammen (Wert: Army of the Potomac, S. 206). Sie wußten sicher, daß ihr Vorhaben an Subordination grenz­te. Newton ad­mitted that they were in „a very delicate position“. At one point in the discussion Lincoln remar­ked that he thought that they meant „to injure General Burnside“. They denied it, replying that only patriotism motivated them. Lin­coln thanked them for the informati­on, and the generals departed (Wert: Army of the Potomac, p. 206-207).

 

Lincoln gab die Namen Cochrane und Newton nicht weiter. Dennoch wurden diese bekannt. Zur 'Revolt of the Generals' nach dem Battle of Fredericksburg im Dezember 1862 (s. hierzu MajGen William Franklin, MajGen William Smith, MajGen John Newton, und MajGen John Cochrane) vermerkt der Befehlshaber der Washington Defenses, MajGen Samuel P. *Heintzelman in seinem Tagebuch: „... when two Generals came to town, saw Mr. Lincoln & he sent orders not to do ist“ (Anm. er gab Anweisung an Gen Burnside nicht erneut bei Fredericksburg über den Rappahannock anzugreifen“). Heintzelman had his own sources of inside information, and added: „I heard since the that Genls Newton & Cochrane who got leave from Gen. Gen. Franklin were the officers“. He could not un­derstand how „such conduct is tolerated“ (Sears: Chancellorsville, S. 10; Heintzelman Diary, entry of 5.1.1863).

 

Resigning 25.2.1863 with a physical disability (Boatner: Dictionary, p. 161). Cochrane kandidierte als Vizeprä­sidentschaftskandidat McClel­lan's in der Wahl von 1864 (Welles, Diary II 41 ff.) und was later a *Tammany Hall leader (Boat­ner: Dictionary, p. 161).

 

 

Cochrane, John H.:

CS-Pvt; aus Augusta County, Virginia; Co. A of the Wise Legion; Bruder von Benjamin Franklin *Cochrane

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cochrane Family: Letters, 1860-61. Augusta County, Virginia, family. Collection consists of fourteen letters written predominently by John H. Cochran in Richmond, Virginia, in the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln as U.S. President and the begin­ning of the Civil War. Cochran's letters, all to his mother in Augusta County, give a detailed and eloquent description of the events and feelings of the time, and show his intense loyalty to the Confederate cause. Cochran also wrote in the early months of the war as a private in Company A of the Wise Legion. Collection also includes letters from Cochran's brother, Benjamin Franklin ("Frank") Cochran, who was a private in Company E of the 1st Virginia Cavalry. Transcripts available. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 92-032).

 

 

Cock, John T.:

US-Pvt; Unassigned Florida Volunteers (US) (National Park Soldiers M264 Roll 1).

 

 

Cocke, Harrison H.:

CS-Capt; ehemaliger Offizier der US-Navy; Ruffin (Ruffin Diary II 9) berichtet am 25.4.1861, Cocke sei noch einige Wochen zuvor "the thorough, slavish & base submissionist" (d.h. Gegner der Sezession) gewesen, übertreffe jetzt jedoch sogar Ruffin in der Forde­rung nach harter Sezession; Ruffin hält Cocke für einen jobsuchenden Glücksritter; Cocke war am Bau des äußerst schlecht konstru­ierten Fort Powhatan am James River im April 1861 beteiligt. Ruffin (Ruffin, Diary II 26) bezeichnet Cocke als "incompetent, worth­less for command" und unternimmt Schritte, dessen Ablösung zu erreichen (Ruffin, Diary II 27); Ruffin berichtet am 27.7.1861, daß Cocke von seinem Kommando, zur Errichtung der Befestigungen am James River, abgelöst worden ist (Ruffin Diary II 99).

 

 

Cocke, Philip St. George:

CS-BrigGen; 1809-1861; Universität of Virginia, anschließend West Point, graduated 1832 (6/45), Artillerie; retired 1834, anschlie­ßend Plantageneigner (er besaß 7 Plantagen) in Virginia und Mississippi und wurde zu einem herausragenden Farmer mit schriftstel­lerischen Ambitionen (Davis: Battle of Bull Run, p. 15-16); unterstützte finanziell intensiv das VMI (Virginia Military In­stitute); 21.4.1861 BrigGen der Virginia State Troops; kommandiert den Militärdistrikt am Potomac, (Davis: Battle of Bull Run, p. 28; Free­man: Robert E. Lee, p. 505, 513) und war mit seinen geringen Truppen im Mai 1861 bei Manassas Junction stationiert (Freeman: Ro­bert E. Lee, p. 505); sein erstes Hauptquartier war Culpeper Courthouse (Freeman: Robert E. Lee, p. 505 Anm. 104). Ruffin hat er­hebliche Zweifel an der Eignung Cocke's (Ruffin Diary II 13); seit Ende Mai Col CSA-Troops. Im Juni 1861 war Col Philip St. Geor­ge Cocke mit der 19th Virginia Infantry in Culpeper C. H. stationiert (Black­ford: Letters from Lee's Army, p. 12). Blackford be­schreibt ihn als "an excitable person, with an exaggerated opinion of the importance of his position as commander in Culpeper. He had around him a number of young snobs, who, in the capacity of his aids, were rendering him ridiculous and themselves odious" (Blackford, p. 12). Brigadekommandeur 5th Brigade in 1st Manas­sas; seit 21.10.1861 BrigGen; kurz darauf gesundheitlich schwer angeschlagen nach Hause zurückgekehrt; Selbstmord am 25.12.1861 (Longacre: Pickett, p. 62; Alexander, E. Porter: "Sketch of Longstreet's Division," Southern Historical Socie­ty Papers, 9 (1881): 515; Boatner gibt dagegen den 26.12.1861 an); in 1st Bull Run war Cocke Brigadekommandeur der Fifth Briga­de (1st Louisiana Battalion, 8th Virginia, 18th Virginia, 19th Virginia, 28th Virginia, 49th Virginia). Cocke war z. Zt. seines Selbst­mords Brigadekommandeur der, seit 1st Bull Run *Cock Game Brigade, genannten Bri­gade (Longacre: Pickett, p. 62).

 

Photo:

- Davis: Battle of Bull Run, nach S. 106

 

 

Cockerill, John A.:

US-Musician; Co. F&S, 24th Regiment Ohio Infantry (National Park soldiers M552 Roll 20).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cockerill, John A.: „A Boy at Shiloh.“ Under Both Flags (Chicago, 1896).

 

 

Cockerill, Joseph R.:

US-Col; in der Vorkriegszeit Politiker der Democratic Party (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 171); Col 70th Ohio Infantry; Im Frühjahr 1862 und im Battle of Shiloh gehörte die 70th Ohio Infantry zur 4th Brigade Col Ralph P. *Buckland 5th Division BrigGen William T. Sher­man in Grant's Army of the Tennessee (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 320, 131); Daniel gibt als Regimentskommandeur in Shiloh “Col De Will Clinton Loudon an (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 131); die Angabe ist allerdings falsch, im Battle of Shiloh war Col Joseph R. *Cockerill Regi­mentskommandeur der 70th Ohio Infantry (Grant, U. S.: The Opposing Forces at Shiloh; in: B&L, vol. I, p. 538; DeHaas, Wills: Battle of Shiloh; in Annals of the War, p. 681).

 

 

Cockrell, Francis M.:

CS-Col; zunächst First Sergeant, Co. E, 6th Regiment Missouri Cavalry (National Park Soldiers M390 Roll 9).

 

Eingesetzt in Grant's Vicksburg Campaign auf der Louisiana Seite gegenüber Grand Gulf; Cockrell überquerte auf Befehl von Brig­Gen *Bowen am 4.4.1863 mit Cockrell's Brigade (1st und 2nd Missouri Infantry sowie einer Section der Artillerie) den Missi­ssippi von Grand Gulf nach Hard Times, wo er mit McClernand's auf dem Vormarsch gegen New Carthage befindlichen Vorhut am 8.4.1863 bei Ione Plantation Fühlung nahm (Winschel, Triumph and Defeat, p. 22; Karte bei Winschel, p. 23). Ione Plantation wurde von der 69th Indiana unter Col. Thomas W. Bennett verteidigt (Winschel, p. 24). Am 15.4.1863 griff Cock­rell mit der 1st Missouri den US-Kavallerievorposten bei Dunbar's Plantation und mit den übrigen Teilen bei Ione Plantation Bennet­t's 69th Indiana Infantry an.

 

Photo:

- Winschel, Triumph and Defeat, p. 22

 

Documents/Literature:

- Anderson, Ephraim McD.: Memoirs: Historical and Personal; Including the Campaigns of the First Missouri Confederate Brigade; edited by Edwin C. Bearss (Dayton, 1972)

 

Cody, Barnett Hardeman:

CS-Lt/Aide-de-Camp; General and Staff Officers, Non-Regimental Enlisted Men CSA (National Park Soldiers 818 Roll 6)

 

† mortally wounded 2.7.1863 Gettysburg, Round Tops, died 22.7.1863, buried in a field near the hospital (Penny/Laine: Round Tops, p. 161).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Cody, Barnett H.: „Letters of Barnett Hardeman Cody and Others, 1861-1864. Edited Edmund Cody Burnett. Georgia Histoprical Quarterly, vol. 23 (1939)

 

 

Cody, Darwin:

US-Quartermaster Sergeant; 1st Regiment Ohio Light Artillery (National Park Soldiers M552 Roll 20).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Cody, Darwin: "Letters of Cody Darwin", Ohio History 68 (1959), S. 394-95 (erwähnt bei Castel: Decision in the West, p. 574 n 14)

 

 

Cody, William (Buffalo Bill):

als 15jähriger war Cody Postreiter des Pony Express (Josephy: The Civil War in the West, p. 9). 'Col' Cody besaß in den 1850er Jah­ren eine große Farm in Kansas und nahm auf der Seite der Abolitionisten oder Free Staters am Wakarusa War teil (Williams, E. W. (ed.): With the Border Ruffians. Memories of the Far West, 1852-1868 by R. H. Williams (New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1907); Bibliothek Ref Internet-Datei, MilAmerik125, S. 41-43, 49).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cody, William F.: An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill Cody (New York, 1920)

 

 

Coe, Hamlin Alexander:

US-3rd Sergeant; Co. E, 19th Regiment Michigan Infantry (National Park Soldiers M545 Roll 8); Coe joined the 19th Michigan and was made a Corporal within a week. He served for three years with this unit fighting against Morgan's Cavalry and with Sherman in Atlanta

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Coe, Hamlin Alexander: Mine Eyes have seen the Glory: Combat Diaries of Union Sergeant Hamlin Alexander Coe. (ed. David Coe; Cranbury, N. J.; Fairleigh Dickinson Press: Rutherford 1975)

 

 

Coey, James:

US-Major; Co. F&S, 147th Regiment New York Infantry; entered as 1stLt, Co. E (National Park Soldiers M551 Roll 26).

 

147th New York Infantry Brig; BrigGen Lysander *Cutler 1st Division BrigGen James S. *Wadsworth I Army Corps MajGen Abner *Doubleday, Meade's Army of the Potomac und nahm am Battle von Gettysburg teil.; am 1.7.1863 eingesetzt im Rah­men von Cutler's Brigade nördlich des Bloody Railroad Gap (Martin: Gettysburg, p. 111, 117, 118).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Coey, James: "Sketches and Echoes - Cutler's Brigade", National Tribune, 17.7.1915

 

 

Coffee, Alexander:

CS-Pvt; Clutter's Company Virginia Light Artillery (National Park Soldiers M382 Roll 11).

 

 

Coffee, Alexander B.:

CS-1stLt; Co. A, 17th Battalion Tennessee Cavalry (Sanders') (National Park Soldiers M231 Roll 9).

 

 

Coffee, Alexander D.:

CS-Captain; Co. C, 16th Regiment Alabama Infantry (National Park Soldiers M374 Roll 9).

 

 

Coffin, Charles Carleton:

US-Journalist; Coffin was a War Correspondent who wrote a number of books about the war and soldiers.

 

Documents/Literature:

- Coffin, Charles C. Drum-Beat of the Nation (Harper Bros, N.Y. 1898)

- Coffin, Charles C.: Eyewitness to Gettysburg (White Mane); Taken from Coffin's "Marching to Victory," this details the horror of the battlefield after Pickett's Charge where wounded were calling for help. Coffin was a War Correspondent who wrote a number of books about the war and soldiers.

- Coffin, Charles C.: Marching to Victory (Harper Bros, N.Y. 1889)

- Coffin, Charles C.: Redeeming the Republic: The Third Period of the War of the Rebellion in the Year 1864 (Harper Bros, N.Y. 1890)

- Coffin, Charles C.: Stories of our Soldiers: War Reminiscenses by "Carleton" and by Soldiers of New England (1st Edition); Con­taining stories written and published in the Boston Journal, as well as the original illustrations that accompanied the articles, 262 pp plus errata

- Coffin, Charles Carleton: Four Years of Fighting: A Volume of Personal Observations with the Army and Navy (Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1866

 

 

Coffin, Thomas E.:

CS-Lt; Coffin's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery (National Park Soldiers M382 Roll 11); at first Pvt, Co. A, 6th Regiment Virginia Infantry (Na­tional Park Soldiers M382 Roll 11).

 

 

Cogley, Thomas S.:

US-1stLt; Co. F, 7th Regiment Indiana Cavalry (National Park Soldiers M540 Roll 14).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cogley, Thomas C. (1st Lieutenant, Co. "F"): History of the Seventh Indiana Cavalry (1876, reprint Morningside, 306 pp, Index, Rosters, Photos)

 

 

Cogswell, Leander W.:

US-Captain; Co. D, 11th Regiment New Hampshire Infantry (National Park Soldiers M549 Roll 3).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cogswell, Leander W.: A History of the Eleventh New Hampshire Regiment Volunteer Infantry in the Rebellion War 1861-1865 (Concord 1891)

 

 

Cogswell, Milton:

US-Col; 42nd New York Infantry ("Tammany Regiment"; vgl Farwell, Ball's Bluff, p. 53). Cogswell war Berufsoffizier; West Point (11/42); anschließend Inspektionsoffizier in West Point (Schofield: Forts-Six Years, p. 13); bei Kriegsbeginn war Cogswell Captain der US-Army.

 

 

Cogswell, William:

US-Col; im Oktober 1863 war Cogswell Regimentskommandeur 2nd Massachusetts Infantry / Slocum's XII Army Corps (Wel­cher / Ligget: Coburn's Brigade, p. 149).

 

 

Cogswell, William S.:

US-Major; Co. IFS, 5th Regiment Connecticut Infantry; Cogswell trat als 1stLt in das Regiment ein; später Captain Co,. I (National Park Soldiers M353 Roll 4);

 

Das 5th Regiment Connecticut Infantry gehörte 1862 zu Pope's Army of Virginia. Cogswell kommandierte am 28.7.1862 eine Erkun­dung von Culpe­per, Va. nach *Racoon Ford, Va. (Ortschaft in Virginia und Flußübergang über den Rapidan River nördlich von *Orange Court House [Karte bei Krick: Cedar Mountain, p. 18; Davis Nr. 23. 4 und 85.3], 5 Meilen östlich von Mitchell's Ford). Cogswell be­schreibt die Furt als sehr gut passierbar, bei niedrigen Wasser nur knietief (Williams S. Cogswell's Report OR 12 [2] S. 109-110).

 

 

Coker, James L.:

CS-Major; zunächst Captain; Co. G, 9th Regiment South Carolina Infantry (National Park Soldiers M381 Roll 7); später Captain Co. E, 6th Regiment South Carolina Infantry, dann Major Co. F&S, 6th Regiment South Carolina Infantry (National Park Sol­diers M381 Roll 7).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Coker, James L.: History of Company G Ninth S.C. Regiment, Infantry S.C. Army and of Company E, Sixth S.C. Regiment Infan­try C.S. Army (The Attic Press: Greenwood, S.C.)

 

 

Coker, Francis Marion:

CS-+++; Teilnahme am Battle of Fredericksburg 1862 (Gallagher u.a.: Fredericksburg, p. 75 Anm. 17)

 

Documents/Literature:

- Coker, Francis Marion: Letter to his Wife vom 18.12.1862 (Hodgson Heidler Collection, University of Georgia, Athens)

 

 

Coker, Francis „Frank“ M.:

CS-Pvt; Co. A, 11th Battalion, Georgia Artillery (Sumter Artillery) (National Park Soldiers M226 Roll 13).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Coker, Frank: Letter to wife 18.3.1863; Heidler Collection, Hargrett Library, University of Georgia

 

 

Coker, James L.:

CS-Major; at first Captain; Co. G, 9th Regiment South Carolina Infantry (National Park Soldiers M381 Roll 7), later Captain/Major Co. E/F&S, 6th Regiment South Carolina Infantry (National Park Soldiers M381 Roll 7).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Coker, James L.: History of Company G Ninth S.C. Regiment Infantry, S.C. Army and of Company E, Sixth S.C. Regiment In­fantry C.S. Army (The Attic Press, Greenwood, S.C.)

 

 

Coker, William B.:

CS-Pvt; Co. E, 33rd Regiment North Carolina Infantry; original filed under „William R. Coker“ (National Park Soldiers M230 Roll 8).

 

† 13.2.1865 Elmira Prison, buried Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira, New York; Enlisted on July 1, 1862 at Edgcombe County, North Carolina as a Private in the 33rd North Carolina Infantry, Company E at the age of 22. POW on December 12, 1862 at Frede­ricksburg, Virginia. Paroled and exchanged on December 17, 1862. POW on May 5, 1864 at Wilderness, Virginia. Confined to Point Lookout, Maryland on May 17, 1864. Transferred to Elmira, New York on August 10, 1864. Died of disease as a POW (www.findagrave.­com, accessed 18.5.2018).

 

 

Colburn, Ledyard:

US-Col; Co. F&S, 12th Regiment Connecticut Infantry; Colburn trat als LtCol in das Regiment ein (National Park Soldiers M535 Roll 4); Battle of Georgia Landing bei *Labadieville / Louisiana am 27.10.1862 (Nosworthy: Bloody Crucible, p. 8).

 

 

Colby, Enoch, jr.:

US-1stLt; 1st Regiment Illinois Light Artillery (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 17).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Colby, E., Jr.: Letters (Shiloh National Military Park, Shiloh / Tennessee)

 

 

Colcock, Col.:

CS-Col; erwähnt bei Chestnut: A Diary of Dixie, p. 2

 

 

Colding, John B.:

CS-+++; Co. G, 60th Regiment Georgia Infantry (Gallagher: The Common Soldiers Gettysburg Campaign, in: Boritt: The Gettysburg Nobody Knows, p. 223n6)

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Colding, John B.: Papers, Georgia Department of Archives and History

 

 

Cole, Arthur C.:

amerikanischer Historiker der Irrepressible-Conflict-School (Vorbemerkung); geboren 1886 in Ann Arbor / Michigan, graduiert 1907 an der University von Michigan; seit 1912 Professor an der University of Illinois +++ s. weiter Simon; in Vorwort zu Cole, Aera of the Civil War, p. xii

 

- Cole, Arthur C.: The Irrepressible Conflikt, 1850-1865 (A History of American Life, vol. 7; 1934)

- Cole, Arthur C.: The Era of the Civil War 1848-1870 (= Volume 3 Centennial History of Illinois), 1919, reprint 1987

 

 

Cole, Arthur H.:

CS-Col; Stabsmitglied im CS-Quartermaster Department in Richmond; Cole wurde im April 1864 nach Dalton zu Johnston's Army of Tennessee gesandt, um die Transportkapazitäten von Johnston's Army zu überprüfen (Castel: Decision in the West, p. 102; OR 32.3: 772-774).

 

 

Cole, Dan:

US-Scout

 

Photo:

- Davis / Wiley: Photographic History of the Civil War, vol II, p. 96

 

 

Cole, Danford D.:

US-Pvt; Co H 12th Michigan Infantry

 

Documents/Literature:

- Danford D. Cole: Letters, 1865-1866, and legal file, 1892-1909; 37 items. Twenty-two letters from Private Danford D. Cole, Com­pany H, Twelfth Michigan Infantry, to his wife, Eunice, in Andover, New York. Four letters, March 2-24, 1865, are from Camp Blair, Jackson, Michigan. Four letters, dated May 15 - June 1, 1865, are from DuVall's Bluff (Prairie County). The balance, dated July 4, 1865, to January 4, 1866, are from Washington (Hempstead County) and Camden (Ouachita County). The letters comment on the feelings of the civilian population of Arkansas and their reactions to the end of the war, including a few interesting incidents of conti­nued resistance after the closing of hostilities. The legal documents pertain to Eunice Cole's efforts in securing a widow's pension from the Federal government after Danford's death. (Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville: Manuscript Resources for the Civil War, Compi­led by Kim Allen Scott, 1990).

 

 

Cole, Henry A.:

US-Col; Co. A und F&S, 1st Regiment, Maryland Cavalry, Potomac Home Brigade; Cole stellte zunächst als Captain die Co. A des Regiments auf (National Park Soldiers M388 Roll 2).

 

Am 4.9.1862 während Lee's Maryland Campaign wurde Cole's Maryland Cavalry durch Thomas *Munford's Cavalry Brigade aus Leesburg vertrieben (Priest: South Mountain, p. 7).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Tischler, Allan L: The History of the Harper‘s Ferry Expedition, September 14 & 15, 1862 (Five Cedars Press, 1993); 345 pp; Map­ped Endpapers; Photos; Fold-Out Maps; Index; Biblio; Notes; Appendices. Detail of cavalry actions at Harpers Ferry between Cole's Cavalry (1st Maryland), 12th Virginia Cavalry, Loudoun Rangers, 7th Rhode Island Cavalry, 12th Illinois Cavalry, 8th New York Ca­valry

 

 

Cole, Jacob H.:

US-Pvt; Co. A&G, 57th Regiment New York Infantry (National Park Soldiers M551 Roll 26).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Cole, Jacob H. (Co. A, 57th N.Y.): Under Five Commanders (News Printing Co. Patterson N.J., 1906)

 

 

Cole, Robert T.:

CS-Corporal; Co. G, 9th Regiment Mississippi Infantry (National Park Soldiers M232 Roll 8).

 

 

Cole, William C., Dr.:

US-Surgeon; Co. F&S, 72nd Regiment Indiana Infantry (Lightning Brigade) (National Park Soldiers M540 Roll 14).

 

 

Cole, William H.:

US-Pvt; Co. K, 109th Regiment New York Infantry

 

The case of Pvt. William H. Cole, 109th New York Volunteer Infantry, resulted in several letters and petitions sent on his behalf. Cole was charged with raping Mrs. Olivia (Alvisa) Brown, a fifty-five-year-old woman, while stationed near Laurel, Maryland. In the spring of 1864 Cole was convicted and sentenced to ten years of hard labor at a penitentiary in New York. The sentence was appro­ved by President Lincoln (General Orders, No. 170, War Department, Apr. 21, 1864, RG 94, NARA). Four members of the 109th New York Infantry submitted an affidavit on Cole's behalf. Privates Bills, Brink, Tripp, and Quinn claimed that the inhabitants of the house where the alleged rape took place (Nicholas and Alvisa Brown and their daughter, Ellen Elizabeth England) were not moral ci­tizens. "We each of us further depose that we are satisfied that the said Alvisa and the said Ellen are lewd women and that the said Nicholas Brown is cognizant of the fact that they keep a bawdy house."

 

The colonel and lieutenant colonel of the 109th New York Regiment also submitted a letter to Abraham Lincoln. In the letter the co­lonels state that "this crime when committed upon a strictly virtuous woman we have nothing to say. We admit it's enormity and con­cede that no punishment can be too severe." The officers go on to state in regard to Mrs. Brown, "that the character of the woman if not absolutely bad, was such at least as was well calculated to invite the advances of a soldier. She is not a woman of fair reputation in her neighborhood and beyond question she encouraged soldiers to visit her house where she supplied them with whiskey & where her conversation and conduct were well calculated to influence and excite to violence the passions of a drunken man." The colonels claimed that Cole had been sufficiently punished by time already served in jail and recommended that he be returned to duty. Capt. William Warwick, commanding Company K, submitted a letter stating that Private Cole's "conduct as a soldier was good" and that he knows the family reputation of Nicholas Brown and "that the reputation of the said family is bad." He further endorsed the reliability of the statements made in the affidavit by Bills, Brink, Tripp, and Quinn.

 

Thirty-five citizens from Nichols, New York, signed a petition to President Lincoln in July of 1864 requesting that Private Cole be pardoned and returned to his unit. In the petition members of his community wrote, "Your petitioners further represent that we have been acquainted with the said William H. Cole from his childhood and that he has been a peaceable and quiet citizen and that we have never heard any charge or complaint against him or anything against his character as a good citizen except that he was occasio­nally a little wild." In light of all the letters and petitions Lincoln finally wrote, "Pardon, according to above request." (File NN751, entry 15, Court-Martial Case Files, RG 153, NARA. Part of this case is related in Thomas P. Lowry, The Story the Soldiers Wouldn't Tell: Sex in the Civil War1 [1994], pp. 128-129). President Lincoln pardoned Pvt. William H. Cole the same day the request was made by Congressman Giles Waldo Hotchkiss of New York. (NARA, Records of the Office of the Judge Advocate General (Army), RG 153). Cole was spared the remaining ten years of hard labor, released from the penitentiary in Albany, New York, and returned to duty with the 109th New York (Special Orders, No. 264, War Department, Aug. 9, 1864, RG 94, NARA).

 

 

Coleman, Augustus H.:

US-LtCol; Co. F&S, 11th Regiment Ohio Infantry (National Park Soldiers M552 Roll 20).

 

11th Ohio Infantry; Coleman kommandierte im Sommer einen US-Vorposten in Gauley, West Virginia (Report von LtCol Augustus H. Coleman OR 12 [2] S. 108).

 

20.10.1829 Miami County / Ohio - † gef. 17.9.1862 Antietam

 

One of the heroes of the war of the Rebellion whose memory is proudly cherished by the citizens of Miami county is Augustus H. Coleman, the son of Dr. Asa and Mary Kiefer Coleman. His ancestors were of Revolutionary stock, and in every war of the nation from that of 1776 some of the family have been soldiers. Colonel Coleman was born in Troy, October 29, 1829, and received his ele­mentary education in the Troy schools. In June, 1847, he entered as a cadet the Military Academy at West Point, from which he gra­duated a fine scholar, and a thorough soldier in 1851. After his graduation he returned home, and occupied himself in the peaceful life of a farmer. When President Lincoln issued his call for seventy-five thousand men, A. H. Colemnn responded, and in forty-eight hours he raised Company D, Eleventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and went with them to Columbus, Ohio, where he was unanimously chosen captain of the company, when they reached Columbus April 26, 1861. Upon the organization of the regiment he was made major, his commission bearing date April 29, 1861. The regiment re-enlisted for three years, and was mustered into service on the 20th of June, 1861, and on the 7th Of July was ordered to the Kanawha valley, and attached to the division of troops commanded by General J. D. Cox. Major Coleman was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel on the 9th of January, 1862. His military education was of great benefit to the regiment, for he was a. good drill master, and in a short time had brought the command to such a high standard of drill and discipline that its reputation extended all through the army, and it was always called upon to serve when the duty was hard, and demanded the best drilled troops. There was some dissatisfaction at the rigid discipline, but when the experience of war made the men veterans they appreciated the military instructions of the officer, and loved the man for his thoughtful care of his men and his gallant bravery. In time of danger and peril he was especially vigilant and watchful, and took every precaution against surprise, visiting his picket lines in person, and remaining near the most exposed positions. On the 12th of September, 1862, the Ka­nawha division, under the command of General Cox, was moving on the rebel lines near Frederick City, Maryland, and in the battle the rebels captured two pieces of artillery. General Cox called to Colonel Coleman: "Will the Eleventh recover those guns?" The co­lonel formed his men, gave the orders, led the attack, and with a shout defiance the gallant Ohio boys dashed at the rebels, drove them from the guns, and with the spirit of battle upon them they pressed on the rebel lines, advanced into the city, and only halted in their brave and gallant charge when the enemy was defeated and in hasty retreat. The next day the battle of South Mountain was fought, and the regiment and its colonel won new laurels for splendid work on the field of battle. In that engagement circumstances were such that Colonel Coleman not only showed that he was an efficient commander of a regiment, but he displayed the ability that marks a successful commander and had his life been spared he would have soon been trusted as a general.
In the battle of Antietam this flower of the chivalry of Miami county died while leading his regiment across the famous stone bridge. On the 7th of September an assault was ordered on the stone bridge, but the enemy's fire was so severe that the troops wavered and fell back. Then came an order from General McClellan, "Carry the bridge at all hazards." The troops were reformed, and the Eleventh Regiment was placed in front, to lead the storming party. Steadily, swiftly and with the resolution to conquer or die, Coleman led his gallant men on the bullet-swept bridge, and there was mortally wounded. Seeing their colonel fall, the regiment wavered for a mo­ment, and then to revenge their colonel's death, they rallied, pressed on, crossed the bridge, scaled the bluffs and drove the rebels from their position. And thus died on the field of honor one of the bravest soldiers Miami county ever sent forth to battle for the Uni­on and the flag. Before the war he was married to Miss Clara Shaffer, and by this union had two children, Rachael Angusta and Geor­ge Edwin, both of them married and living in the state of Washington. His widow, after the war, married A. R. Byrkett, an able la­wyer, and they are also living in the state of Washington. The Grand Army Post of Troy bears the name of the A. H. Coleman Post. The Women's Relief Corps bears the name of Coleman, and some time in the future the writer hopes that a monument will be erected in the public square of Troy to the memory of the gallant soldiers of Miami county who fell upon the field of battle ( Miami County / OH, Biography 1990, in: findagrave.com, Abruf v. 30.3.2017)

 

 

Coleman, Clayton G.:

CS-LtCol, später Surgeon; 1840 Roxbury, New Kent County / Va. - 7.10.1908; VMI 1856-1858; graduierte nicht; coleman verlies das VMI 1858 und studierte anschließend Medizin an der University of Virginia und am Medical College of Virginia; dort graduiert März 1861; Lt Col 23rd Virginia Infantry (1861-62), anschließend Physician im Confederate Medical Department; nach Kriegsende zu­nächst als Arzt tätig; 1871 Civil Engineer; verheiratet mit Anna Sherrard Breedin, der Tochter von Enoch C. und Lucy Singleton Breedin aus Winchester / Va.

 

Documents/Literature:

- Coleman, Clayton G. (Lt Col 23rd Virginia Infantry): Papers (VMI-Archive)

 

 

Coleman, Lewis Minor:

CS-LtCol; at first Captain Montgomery's Company, Virginia Light Artillery, R. M. C. Page's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia (National Park Soldiers M382 Roll 11); later LtCol 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery (National Park Soldiers M382 Roll 11; Freeman: Lee's Lieutenants, vol. II, p. 387).

 

The record of 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery is not complet3e, but as the First Virginia was fully organized as a regiment, probabili­ties are that Coleman was elected and not appointed LtCol (Freeman: Lee's Lieutenants, vol. II, p. 387n55 ).

 

Vorkriegszeit Professor für Latein und Literatur an der Universität of Virginia; obwohl er aufgrund seines Alters und Berufs nicht zum Militärdienst eingezogen werden konnte, schloß sich Coleman als Private der Virginia Artillery an; im Battle of Fredericksburg auf dem rechten CS-Flügel eingesetzt, erlitt er am 13.12.1862 eine schmerzhafte Bein-Verwundung an der an Wundbrand nach langer Agonie am 21.3.1863 starb (Rable: It is Well That War Is So Terrible: The Carnage at Fredericksburg; in: Gallagher [ed.]: Fredericksburg, p. 68-70).

 

3.2.1821 - † 2.3.1863; buried Chantilly Cemetery, Louisa County, VA, Memorial ID 150359693 (www.findagrave.com, accessed 19.3.2019).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Burrows, John Lansing: The Christian Scholar and Soldier. Memoirs of Lewis Minor Coleman ... Lieut. Col First Regiment Vir­ginia Artillery (Richmond: Smith, Bailey, 1864)

 

 

Coleman, Thomas K.:

CS-Major; zunächst Captain Co C, dann Major 4th Alabama Infantry; gefallen im Battle of Chickamauga

 

 

Coleman, Tom:

CS-++++; 11th Texas Cavalry; Teilnahme am Battle of Pea Ridge am 7.3.1862 (Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, p. 97).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Coleman, Tom (11th Texas Cavalry)Coleman Letters; in: Coleman-Hayter Letters, University of Missouri; Columbia, Western Historical Manuscript Collection

- Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, p. 84).

 

 

Coler, William N.:

US-Col, 25th Illinois Infantry; im Frühjahr 1862 gehörte das Regiment zur 1st Brigade Col Peter J. Osterhaus in 1st Division Peter J. Osterhaus in Samuel Ryan Curtis' Army of the South West. Besetzung von Springfield Missouri am 13.1.1862, Battle of Pea Ridge (Shea / Hess, Pea Ridge, p. 331).

 

 

Coles, Robert Thompson:

CS-Captain; Adjutant; Co. F&S, 4th Regiment Alabama Infantry; mustered in as Sergeant Major (National Park Soldiers M374 Roll 9). Captain 4th Regiment Alabama Infantry (Gottfried: Brigades of Gettysburg, p. 429).

 

aus Madison County; 4th Alabama Infantry, Adjutant 4th Alabama Infantry; im Battle of Gaines Mill verwundet.

 

29.6.1842 - † 12.2.1925, burial Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama (findagrave.com, accessed 17.7.2019).

 

Photo:

- Penny / Laine: Law's Alabama Brigade, p. 11

- findagrave.com: Robert Thompson Coles

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Coles, Robert T.: From Huntsville to Appomattox: R. T. Coles's History of 4th Regiment, Alabama Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A., Army of Northern Virginia, ed. by Jeffrey D. Stocker. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1996 [Original manuscript at Alaba­ma De­partment of Archives and History, Montgomery, AL]

- **Coles, Robert T.: „History of the 4th Regiment Alabama Volunteer Infantry.“ 4th Alabama Infantry Regiment Files, Alabama De­partment of Archives and History

 

 

Colestock, William:

US-Pvt; Co. K, 16th Regiment Michigan Infantry (National Park Soldiers M545 Roll 8).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Colestock, W. W.: „The 16th Mich. At Little Round Top.“ National Tribune 26.3.1914

 

 

Colgrove, Silas:

US-Col, 1862 Col. 27th Indiana Infantry, Battle of Cedar Mountain (Battles and Leaders Vol. II., S. 496); die 27th Indiana rückte während der Abwehr von Lee's Maryland Campaign am 12.9.1862 in das von CS-Truppen frei gewordene *Frederick City / Mary­land ein, wo zwei Soldaten von Peter *Kop's Company Robert E. Lee's Gesamtbefehl für die Maryland Campaign vom 9.9.1862 fan­den. Colgrove erkannte sofort die Bedeutung des Fundes und leitete ihn direkt an das Corpskommando des XII Army Corps Joseph K. F. *Mansfield weiter (Sears, Landscape Turned Red, p. 112).

 

 

Colley, Thomas W.:

CS-Corporal; Co. 2D, 1st Regiment Virginia Cavalry (National Park Soldiers M382 Roll 12; original filed under 'Collay').

 

Documents/Literature:

- Colley, Thomas W.: „Brigadier General William E. Jones,“ Confederate Veteran, 6 (1898), p. 267

 

 

Collier, Elizabeth:

Elizabeth Collier was a young woman who lived at Everittsville, a village near Goldsboro, N.C. In 1865, she took refuge in Hillsbo­rough, N.C. The collection contains the Civil War diary of Collier, which details her reactions to the war.

 

The diary entry of Elizabeth Collier on April 20, 1865, covered the last few days of fighting in Bentonville, and interaction between the women of her family and Union soldiers who have begun to pillage Goldsboro for supplies and necessities. Collier, a passionate supporter of the Confederate forces, refused entry to many soldiers who are in search of supplies. She used words such as “cowardly” and “wretches” to describe the soldiers as they held a gun to the “helpless women” demanding they give supplies to him. She descri­bed that while they were left alone inside their home after this incident, the Union forces destroyed the majority of their property out­side of the home. Collier described one soldier that described the Collier family and "felt sorry" for them since they had so little for the soldiers to take. In the end of the diary entry Collier discussed her and her family leaving Goldsboro by way of Confederate pro­tection. When she saw the Confederate soldiers she described them as "bright, open, and cheerful." (Collier, Elizabeth, Diary of Eliz­abeth Collier, April 20, 1865, Civil War Era NC, accessed June 12, 2015, http://history.ncsu.edu/projects/ cwnc/items/show/664).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Collier, Elizabeth: Diary 1861-1865. Civil War diary of Elizabeth Collier, an eighteen year old girl, who lived at Everittsville, a village near Goldsboro, North Carolina (Barrett: Sherman's March to the Sea, p. 282); Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Li­brary, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC

 

 

Collins, George K.:

US-Captain, Co. I, 149th Regiment New York Infantry (National Park Soldiers M551 Roll 27).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Collins, Capt George K.: Memoirs of the 149th New York Volunteers (Syracuse: Published by the Author, 1891); history covering organization in 1862 until the Grand Review. Written by the Regimental Historian, this book covers camp life, duty in and around Harper's Ferry and the Shenandoah and battles at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, the March to the Sea with complete rosters of unit; 480 pp, illustrated. PDF available

 

 

Collins, George P.:

CS-2ndLt; Co. G., 17th Regiment North Carolina Infantry (2nd Organization) (National Park Soldiers M230 Roll 8); aus North Carolina (Glatthaar: The Common Soldiers Gettysburg Campaign, in: Boritt: The Gettysburg Nobody Knows, p. 10 iVm. S. 224N18).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Collins, George P. (2ndLt; Co. G., 17th North Carolina Infantry): Letter to Miss Mary 18.8.1863, Pettigrew Family Papers, North Carolina Division of Archives and History

 

 

Collins, John L.:

US-Sergeant; Co. K&F, 8th Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry (National Park Soldiers M554 Roll 21, named as „'John C. Collins').

 

Documents/Literature:

- Collins, John L.: „When Stonewall Jackson Turned our Right;“ in: B&L, vol. III, p. 183-186

- Collins, John L.: „A Prisoners March from Gettysburg to Staunton;“ in: B&L, vol. III, p. 429-433

 

 

Collins, Josiah:

CS-1stLt; Co. K, 1st Regiment North Carolina Infantry (National Park Soldiers M230 Roll 8).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Collins, Josiah: Papers. North Carolina Division of Archives and History

 

 

Collins, M. N.:

US-LtCol; während Grant's Vicksburg Campaign 1863 war Collins Regimentskommandeur der 11th New Hampshire Infantry, 2nd Division Potter, IX Army Corps John G. Parke (Bearss: Vicksburg, vol. III S. 1145).

 

 

Collins, Nathan G.:

US-Chaplain; Co. F&S, 57th Regiment Illinois Infantry (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 17).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Collins, Nathan G. The Prospect: The Speech of Rev. N. G. Collins, Chaplain of the 57th Illinois, at Corinth, Miss., on the Day of National Thanksgiving, Aug. 3, ’63, to the Officers and Men of Col. Bane’s Brigade. Chicago: Church, Goodman & Cushing, 1863.

 

 

Collis, Charles Henry Tucky:

US-Col 114th Pennsylvania Infantry; Collis' original command, an independent company of Zouaves d'Afrique, battled Stonewall Jackson in the 1862 Shenandoah Valley campaign. Recruited in the summer of 1862 from Philadelphia and surrounding counties, its members were older and more highly skilled than the average Union soldier. Collis' Zouaves participated in many of the major battles of the war, including Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Petersburg. Collis erhielt für sein Verhalten im Battle of Fre­dericksburg 1862 im Jahr 1893 die Congressional Medal of Honor (Beyer / Keydel [eds.]: Deeds of Valor, p. 112/13).

 

Photo:

- Beyer / Keydel, p. 112

 

 

Colquitt, Alfred Holt:

1824-1894; CS-BrigGen; 1844 Graduate von Princeton; Rechtsanwalt; im Mexiko Krieg Staff Major, anschließend Mitglied des US House of Representatives und des Georgia Senats; Colquitt war ein glühender Anhänger der Sezession; bereits Ausbruch der Feindse­ligkeiten wurde er zum Captain einer Kompanie im 6th Georgia Regiment und im Mai 1861 zum Colonel 6th Georgia Infantry ge­wählt. Colquitt wurde bald Brigade Kommandeur von *Colquitt’s Brigade; eingesetzt bei Antietam, South Mountain/Turner’s Gap (dort Gegner der *Iron Brigade; Karte bei Gramm, Kent: „They must be made on Iron“. The Ascent of South Mountain; in: Nolan/Vi­pond: Giants in their Black Hats. Essays on the Iron Brigade, S. 19), Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville. Die Brigade umfaßte 5 Regimenter mit ca. 1100 Mann: 6th Georgia, 23rd Georgia, 27th Georgia, 28th Georgia, 13th Alabama, 1 Art. Battery (Gramm, p. 18).

 

Nach der umstrittenen Führung Colquitt’s in der Schlacht von Chancellorsville wird die Brigade nach North Carolina verlegt und tritt erst wieder 1863 bei der Verteidigung von Charleston in Erscheinung. Anschließend wird sie in Flori­da eingesetzt (umfaßt jetzt 6th Georgia, 19th Georgia, 23rd Georgia, 27th Georgia, 28th Georgia, Chatham Georgia Artillery, Leon Light Florida Artillery) und nimmt erfolgreich als „Held von Olustee“ an der Schlacht von Olustee teil. Anschließend 1864-65 in Lee’s Army of Virginia und dann bis Kriegsende Einsatz mit seiner Brigade in North Carolina. Nach dem Krieg war Colquitt Gouver­neur von Georgia und später US-Senator.

 

 

Colston, Frederick M.:

CS-Captain; früherer Untergebener von Edward Alexander Porter in dessen Battalion of Artillery (Gallagher: Introduction zu Porter: "Fighting for the Confederacy", p. xvi); 1863 war Colston Captain in einem Battalion in E. P. Alexander's Artillery, I. Army Corps Longstreet (Colston, Frederick M.: "Gettysburg as We Saw It"; in: Confederate Veteran 5 [1897], S. 551).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Campbell-Colston Papers, Southern Historical Collection, folder 16 (Fundstelle bei Gallagher: Introduction zu Porter: "Fighting for the Confederacy", p. 555 Anm. 16)

- Colston, Frederick M.: "The Campaign of Gettysburg"; in Campbell-Colston Papers, Southern Historical Collection

- Colston, Frederick M.: "Gettysburg as We Saw It"; in: Confederate Veteran 5 (1897), S. 551-53

 

 

Colston, Raleigh Edward:

CS-BrigGen.; in der Vorkriegszeit Major und Professor am *Virginia Military Institut in Lexington / VA (Wood, James H. [Cap­tain Co. "D", 37th Virginia Infantry Regiment]: "The War - 'Stonewall' Jackson, His Campaigns and Battles. The Regiment as I saw Them." , S. 7). Colston war vermutlich unter dem Pseudonym *"R.E.C." der Autor eines einflußreichen Artikels im 'Southern Literary Messenger' vom Januar 1858 über Infanterietak­tik der fran­zösischen Chasseur à Pied und der Zouaven im Algerienkrieg sowie der Auswirkungen moderner Infanterie­waffen und die Auswir­kungen auf moderne Infanterietaktik, und deren Übernahme durch französische und preußische Taktik-Theore­tiker (Nos­worthy: Bloody Cruci­ble, p. 87-88). Nach Kriegsausbruch wurde Colston Col 16th Virginia Infantry (Nos­worthy: Bloody Crucible, p. 88).

 

 

Coltart, J. G.:

CS-Col; 26th Alabama Infantry; im Frühjahr 1862 und im Battle of Shiloh am 6.4.1862 gehörte das Regiment zur 1st Brigade Brig­Gen Adley H. Gladden 2nd Division BrigGen Jones M. Withers II. Army Corps MajGen Braxton Bragg in A. S. Johnston’s Army of the Mississippi (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 321); eingesetzt am frühen Morgen des 6.4.1862 beim erfolgreichen CS-Angriff bei Spain Field südlich Shiloh Church gegen die US-Truppen bestehend aus 2nd Brigade Col Madison Miller 6th Division BrigGen Ben­jamin M. *Prentiss in Grant’s Army of the Tennessee (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 156 mit Karte S. 146).

 

 

Colver, Elisha M.:

US-Captain; Co. B&K, 3re Regiment Ohio Cavalry; mustered in as 1stLt (National Park Soldiers M552 Roll 20).

 

On 9.7.1864 during Sherman's Atlanta Campaign, Captain Colver commended 4 companies of the 3rd Ohio Cavalry at McAfee Bridge near Roswell/Georgia) (s. Map in: Evans: Sherman's Horsemen, p. 8/9), engaged a superior force of Rebel Texan Cavalry (s. Evans: Sherman's Horsemen, p.490n52, disbelieving that the skirmish took place on9.7.1864, but in June, somewhere near McAfee's Crossroads, north of Marietta).

 

 

Colville, William jr.:

US-Col; Co. F&S, 1st Regiment Minnesota Infantry; er trat als Captain in das Regiment ein (National Park Soldiers M546 Roll 2; Pfanz: Gettysburg. The Second Day, p. 18)

 

Documents/Literature:

- Imholte, John Q.: The First Volunteers History of the First Minnesota Volunteer Regiment, 1861-1865 (Minneapolis, 1963)

 

 

Colwell, Wilson:

US-Captain; Co. B, 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Infantry (National Park Soldiers M559 Roll 6).

 

13.4.1827 in Kittanning, Pennsylvania - † 14.9.1862 gef. Battle of South Mountain (Nolan: Giants in their Black Hats, p. 22); er ging möglicherweise absichtlich in den Tod, nachdem ein Unbekannter in einem Brief an den Wisconsin Governor unbegrün­dete Zweifel am persönlichen Mut von Colwell geäußert hatte (Nolan: Giants in their Black Hats, p. 22). Colwell war bei seinen Soldaten sehr ge­schätzt (Nolan: Giants in their Black Hats, p. 16).

 

Colwell stammte aus Industriellenfamilie (Eisenwerke); nach Studi­um am Jefferson College arbeitete Colwell mit seinem Vater zu­sammen, zog später nach La Crosse, Wisconsin und gründete dort 1858 die Katanyan Bank, die bis Kriegsausbruch prosperierte; Re­publikaner (Gaff: If this is War, p. 35, 37-39, 71). Kurz vor Kriegsausbruch war Colwell zum Major von La Crosse gewählt worden (Nolan: Giants in their Black Hats, p. 22).

 

Photo:

- www.findagrave.com, Abruf vom 31.5.2016 (Photo zeigt Colwell in Paradeuniform

- Nolan: Giants in their Black Hats, p. 21

 

 

Comly, James Munroe Stuart:

US-BrigGen; 1832-87; aus Ohio; 24.10.1861 Major 23rd Ohio Infantry. Bei Pack's Ferry, WVa. befand sich im Sommer 1862 ein US-Stützpunkt von 4 Kompanien der 23rd Ohio Infantry unter Major James M. Comly, der am 6.8.1862 von einem CS-Regiment un­ter Führung von CS-Col Gabriel C. Wharton aus Richtung Peterstown angegriffen wurde (Report von Jakob D. Cox OR 12 [2] S. 127; Report Col E. Parker Scammon OR 12 [2] S. 128; Report MajGen William W. Loring OR 12 [2] S. 129; Karte bei Davis Nr. 141). LtCol 24.10.1862; Col 11.1.1865; BrigGen war Service. Comly war Journalist, Zeitungsverleger und ein bekannter Historiker (Boatner, p. 168).

 

 

Compton, Charles E.:

US-LtCol; Co. F&S, 53rd Regiment US Colored Infantry (National Park Soldiers M589 Roll 18); zuvor Major Co. F&S, 47th Regi­ment US Colored Infantry (National Park Soldiers M589 Roll 18); zuvor Captain, Co. I, 11th Regiment Iowa Infantry (National Park Soldiers M541 Roll 5), zuerst Sergeant/Sergeant Major, Co. A, 1st Regiment Iowa Infantry (3 months, 1861) (National Park Soldiers M541 Roll 5).

 

Compton war im im April 1865 Passagier auf der USS Sultana (eingeschifft am 20.4.1865 in New Orleans [ Salecker: Disaster on the Mississippi, p. 34]); entging jedoch dem Untergang des Schiffes, da er bereits in Memphis 'disembarked' (Passagierliste der USS Sul­tana, abgedruckt bei Salecker: Disaster on the Mississippi, p. 223).

 

 

Compton, B. S.:

US-Col; 14th Missouri Infantry (Birge's Sharpshooters);

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Battle of Shiloh unter Col Compton zur 2nd Briga­de BrigGen John *McArthur 2nd Division W.H.L. Wal­lace Grant’s Army of the Tennessee (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 319; Grant: The Opposing Forces at Shiloh, B & L, I, S. 537 ff).

 

 

Compton, George:

 

Documents/Literature:

- Compton, George: Papers (Illinois State Historical Society, Springfield / Illinois)

- Compton, George: Civil War Diary of George Compton Beginning May 1st, 1865 (Illinois State Historical Library, Springfield / Il­linois)

 

 

Compton, William B.:

CS-Captain, CS-Spion; Vetter von Belle *Boyd (Markle: Spies, p. 155).

 

 

Comstock, Cyrus Ballou:

US-MajGen, c. 1831-1910; aus Massachusetts; West Point 1855 (1/35), Engineers; ++++ (Boatner S. 168/69); als Lt und Chief Engi­neer des Corps of Engineers im Battle of Fredericksburg im Dezember 1862 eingesetzt beim Bau der beiden oberen Ponton Brücken über den Rappahannock (Comstock Report; in: Luvaas / Nelson: Guide, p. 7; O'Reilly: Fredericksburg Campaign, p. 71). Seit Mai 1864 aide-de-camp in Grant's Stab (Porter, Campaining with Grant, p. 33); Battle of Wilderness (Porter, Campaining with Grant, p. 59); Chief Engineer of the Army of the Ten­nessee and Aide de Camp to Grant, Comstock served at the siege of Vicksburg, Ft. Fisher, Wil­derness, Chancellorsville and other ma­jor battles

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Comstock, Cyrus: The Diary of Cyrus Comstock (Morningside, Dayton); Edited by Merlin Sumner (August 1995)

- **Comstock, Cyrus B.: Memoir of John Newton (1823-1895), Read before the National Academy, November 13, 1901

 

 

Comte de Paris, Prince Louis Philipp Albert d'Orleans:

US-Captain

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Comte de Paris, Prince Philippe: Journal, Fondation Saint-Louis, Ambois/France; a typescript copy at the US Army Military His­tory Institute, Carlisle Barracks/PA

- Comte de Paris, Prince Philippe: History of the Civil War in America (Philadelphia, 1876)

- Comte de Paris, Prince Louis Philipp Albert d'Orleans: The Battle of Gettysburg (Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1886)

 

 

Conant, Horace A.:

US-Major, aide de camp unter Lyon in Missouri 1861 (Snead, B&L I S. 267).

 

 

Conerly, L. W.:

CS-+++; Quitman Guards, Co. E. 16th Mississippi Infantry

 

Documents/Literature:

- Conerly, L. W.: A Historical Sketch of the Quitman Guards, Company E, Sixteenth Mississippi Regiment (New Orleans: Isaac T. Hinton, 1866)

 

 

Conger, Seymour B.:

US-Captain; 3rd West Virginia Cavalry

 

Im Sommer 1863 gehörten 2 Co’s unter dem Befehl von Captain *Conger zur 2nd Cavalry Brigade Col Thomas C. Devin 1st Cavalry Division BrigGen John Buford Army of the Potomac (Martin: Gettysburg, p. 39; Pfanz: Gettysburg, p. 454).

 

 

Conline, John:

US-Pvt; Co. E, 4th Regiment Vermont Infantry (National Park Soldiers M557 Roll 3); original filed under 'Conlin'

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Conline, John (Pvt; Co. E, 4th Regiment Vermont Infantry): „Recollections of the Battle of Antietam and the Maryland Cam­paign.“ War Papers Read Before the Michigan Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Vol II. From December 7, 1893 to May 5, 1898 (James H. Stone Co., Printers: Detroit, 1898)

 

 

Conn, Charles A.:

CS-LtCol; Co. F&S, 45th Regiment Georgia Infantry; entered the regiment as Captain, Co. G (National Park Soldiers M226 Roll 13).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Conn, C. A.: „Letters From Charles A. Conn.“ Georgia historical Quarterly (1962), vo. 46, p. 169-195

 

 

Conn, George F.:

US-Captain; Co. B, 1st Regiment Ohio Cavalry (National Park Soldiers M552 Roll 21).

 

 

Connally, John Kerr:

CS-Col; Co. F&S, 55th Regiment North Carolina Infantry (National Park Soldiers M230 Roll 8).

 

Vorkriegszeit: Midshipsman in Annapolis; Col. 55th North Carolina Infantry (Brigade Joseph R. *Davis); am 1.7.1863 einge­setzt nördlich des Chambersburg Pike und des Bloody Railroad Gap, am linken Flügel der Brigade Davis beim Angriff auf Seminary Ridge und hierbei getrennt von den übrigen rechts vorgehenden Regimentern der Brigade. Die 55th North Carolina Infantry stieß hierbei auf die rechts von Hall's Battery eingesetzten 76th New York Infantry und 56th Pennsylvania Infantry (Martin: Gettys­burg, p. 107 mit Karte S. 103, Karte S. 150).

 

Connally wurde am 1.7.1863 beim Angriff seines Regiments auf die Flanke der 76th New York Infantry durch Schlußverletzungen schwer verwundet (Martin: Gettysburg, p. 109).

 

Nach a.A. am 3.7.1863 bei Gettysburg während Pettigrew's / Pickett's Charge verwundet und gefangengenommen (Wilson: Petti­grew, p. 72).

 

John Kerr Connally was born on September 3, 1839, in Jackson, Tennessee, and attended the U. S. Naval Academy. He lived in Yad­kin County, North Carolina when the war started. Connally was elected captain of Company B, 21st North Carolina on May 12, 1861. Promoted to colonel of the 55th North Carolina on May 19, 1862, Connally led his regiment at Gettysburg, where he was wounded, and later captured. He was wounded at Cold Harbor and in September 1864. Connally resigned his commission on March 7, 1865. After the war, Connally worked as a lawyer in Texas, and served in the Virginia state legislature (www.findagrave.com).

 

3.9.1839 Jackson/Tenn. - † 31.1.1904 North Carolina; beerd. Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe County/North Carolina; °° mit Alice Thomas Connally (www.findagrave.com).

 

Photo:

Col. John Kerr Connally (www.findagrave.com).

 

 

Connelly, Jesse B.:

US-2ndLt; Co. I, 31st Regiment Indiana Infantry; he mustered in the regiment as a sergeant (National Park Soldiers M540 Roll 15).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Connelly, Jesse B. (Lt, Co. I, 31st Regiment Indiana Infantry): Diary (Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis / Indiana)

 

 

Connelly, Thomas W.:

US-Pvt; Co. B, 70th Regiment Ohio Infantry (National Park Soldiers M552 Roll 21).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Connelly, Thomas L.: History of the Seventieth Ohio Regiment .... (Cincinnati: Peak Bohrs, 1902)

 

 

Conner, Henry Calvin:

CS-Sergeant; enlisted 7.6.1861 Yorkville/SC (www.findagrave.com, accessed 2.4.2019) as Pvt; Co. H (Bethel Guards) 5th Regiment South Caroli­na Infantry (National Park Soldiers M381 Roll 7); later Sergeant, Co. G (The Jasper Light Infantry), Palmetto Sharpshooters Regiment, South Ca­rolina (Jenkins') (1st Palmetto) (National Park Soldiers M381 Roll 7).

 

Conner was wounded in battle three times, including The Battle of Fraziers Farm; he was paroled on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox, Virginia (www.findagrave.com, accessed 2.4.2019).

 

8.12.1835 - † 6.6.1883; burial Rose Hill Cemetery, York(SC); Son of Robert and Rebecca Conner; ∞ Mary Ellen O'Leary (www. findagra­ve.com, accessed 2.4.2019)

 

Documents/Literature:

- Conner, Henry Calvon: Papers; University of South Carolina, Columbia/SC

 

 

Conner, James:

CS-MajGen; 1.9.1829 Charleston, South Carolina - † 26.6.1883 in Richmond, Virginia

 

Conner wurde 1829 als Sohn von Henry W. Conner in Charleston geboren. Er beendete 1849 erfolgreich das South Carolina Colle­ge und studierte anschließend unter James L. Petigru die Rechtswissenschaften. 1852 wurde Conner von der Anwaltskammer zuge­lassen und 1856 wurde er Bezirksstaatsanwalt (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Conner)

 

James Conner participated in the bombardment of Fort Sumter as a captain of the Montgomery Guards, a South Carolina militia unit. At the beginning of the Civil War, he declined an appointment as a district attorney for the Confederacy. Instead, he became a captain in the Hampton Legion and fought at the Battle of First Bull Run (First Manassas), taking temporary command of the legion af­ter Colonel Wade Hampton was wounded. On July 21, 1861, Conner was appointed major of Hampton's Legion. After the Battle of Seven Pines during the Peninsula Campaign, he took command of the 22nd North Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment. During the Seven Days Battles, his leg was broken by a rifle ball during the Battle of Gaines Mill. After a two-month recovery period, he re­turned to lead his regiment at the Battle of Chancellorsville and the Battle of Gettysburg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_ Conner_(general).

 

He resigned his command on 13.8.1863 and became a member of the military court of the 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. Returning to field command in 1864, Conner was promoted to brigadier-general on June 1, 1864. He temporarily comman­ded the bri­gades of Brigadier Generals Samuel McGowan and James H. Lane consecutively during the opening months of the Siege of Peters­burg. He then led Major-General John B, Kershaw's former brigade during the Shenandoah Valley Campaigns of 1864. Six days be­fore the main battle, Conner was severely wounded during a skirmish at Cedar Creek (Fisher's Hill) and he lost a leg to ampu­ta­tion. This ef­fectively ended his Confederate States Army field service, although his service record shows an assignment to General Joseph E. Johnston's command on February 25, 1865. There is no record of his parole (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ James_Conner_(ge­neral).

 

Photos:

- Wilson: Pettigrew, p. 30

- CS-MajGen James Conner (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Conner)

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Conner, James: Letters of General James Conner, CSA; ed. Mary Conner Moffett (Columbia, S. C.: R. L. Bryan Company, 1950)

- zu seiner Vita und Karriere: Wilson, Clyde N.: James Johnston Pettigrew and his Men at Gettysburg (Reihe: Civil War Cam­paigns and Commanders), p. 30/31

 

 

Conner, Zephanier T.:

CS-Col; zunächst Pvt und dann Adjutant Co. A, 36th Regiment Georgia Infantry (Villepigue); später LtCol/Col 12th Regiment Geor­gia Infantry (National Park Soldiers M226 Roll 13).

 

Conner schrieb sich bei Kriegsausbruch Private in einer Milizeinheit ein; später wurde er bei Aufstellung der 12th Georgia Infantry zum LtCol gewählt (Tanner, Stonewall in the Valley, p. 183; Pfanz: Ewell, p. 188, 200). Re­gimentskommandeur 12th Georgia Infan­try; im Battle of Front Royal am 30.5.1862 angesichts des stark überlegenen Feindes ist Conner geflohen, der rangnächste Offizier Major Willie Hawkins befahl den Männern die Waffen nieder zu legen und sich ergeben; der dienstälteste Kompaniechef, Captain William Frederic *Brown verweigerte den Befehl und führte das Regiment sicher weiter (Freeman, Lee's Lieutenants, vol. 2, S. 30; Tanner, Stonewall in the Valley, p. 335). Gen Richard S. Ewell beurteil­te Conner als "brave man" beurteilte, der seinen Kopf unter der großen Verantwortung verloren habe. Ewell, ließ daraufhin Conner unter Arrest stellen (Pfanz,: Ewell, p. 200); Stonewall Jackson ließ Conner, nachdem er diesen über den Rückzug persönlich befragt hatte, unter Arrest stellen (Hotchkiss, Make Me a Map, p. 50; Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, p. 336; a. A. Pfanz: Ewell, p. 200: die Festnahme erfolgte durch Ewell). Stonewall Jackson beantrag­te beim Hauptquartier in Richmond ein Kriegsgerichtsverfahren gegen Conner zu eröffnen (Freeman, Lee's Lieutenants, 2:7). Conner wurde anschließend er­laubt, zurückzutreten und aus der Army auszuscheiden, um ein Kriegsgerichtsverfahren zu vermeiden (Pfanz: Ewell, p. 200; Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, p. 547 Anm. 36; Freeman, Lee's Lieutenants, vol. 1, S. 479).

 

30.1.1817 Culpeper County/VA - † 30.4.1866 Macon, Bibb County/VA; beerd. Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon /VA; °° Louisa Godwin Conner (1815-1891) (www.findagrave.com, Abruf vom 26.8.2016)

 

 

Connolly, James Austin:

US-Major; Co. F&S, 123rd Regiment Illinois Infantry (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 18).

 

Connolly stammte aus Charleston / Illinois (Hicken: Illinois in the Civil War, p. 42).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Connolly, James Austin: „Three Years in the Army of the Cumberland. The Letters and the Diary of Major James A. Connolly“; ed. Paul M. Angle: (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1959); 400 pp, 6 Maps; An unsurpassed record of campaigning in the West including Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Lookout Mountain, The At­lanta Campaign and March to the Sea

- **Connolly, James A.: "Major James Austin Connolly's Letters to His Wife, 1862-1865," Transactions of the Illinois State Histori­cal Society for the Year 1928 (Philipps Brothers, 1928), pp. 217-438 (als PDF available).

 

 

Connor, Freeman:

US-LtCol; at first Lt, Co. D, 11th Regiment New York Infantry (National Park Soldiers M551 Roll 28); then Captain, Co. D, 44th Regiment New York Infantry, afterwards LtCol (National Park Soldiers M551 Roll 28).

 

Because of the temporarily illness of Col Josua Chamberlain of the 20th Regiment Maine Infantry in June 1863, LtCol Freeman Connor was asked to take command of the 20th Regiment Maine Infantry (Desjardin: Stand Firm, p. 9).

 

 

Connor, Patrick E.:

US-+++Gen

 

 

Connor, Daniel M.:

US-First Sergeant; Co B&K, 1st Regiment Indiana Cavalry; Connor war zunächst Pvt, Co. B des 1st Regiment Indiana Cavalry (Natio­nal Park Soldiers M540 Roll 15).

 

Teilnahme am Battle of Gettysburg; Connor claimed to have carried the first dispatch from O. O. Ho­ward to Meade concerning the battle, and to have returned to the battlefield with the headquarters staff (Pfanz: Gettysburg, p. 473n17).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Connor, Daniel M. (Sergeant; Co B&K, 1st Regiment Indiana Cavalry): "At Gettysburg: The Experiences and Sights of an India­na Cavalryman." National Tribune, 27 July 1922

 

 

Connor, Selden:

US-BrigGen; 1839-?; Maine; a lawyer, he enlisted as Pvt Co. B, 1st Regiment Vermont Infantry (3 months) (National Park Soldiers M557 Roll 3) on 2.5.1861, was mustered out 15.8.1861 (Boatner: Dictionary, p. 172); was mustered in Captain, Co. E, 7th Regiment Maine Infantry, later Lt­Col Co. F&S, 7th Regiment Maine Infantry (National Park Soldiers M543 Roll 4); or: was commissioned LtCol 7th Maine Infantry on 22.8. 1861 (Boatner: Dictionary, p. 172); fought in the Peninsular Campaign, at Antietam, Fredericksburg (where he was wounded) and at Gettysburg (Boat­ner: Dictionary, p. 172); Col Co. F&S, 19th Regiment Maine Infantry (National Park Soldiers M543 Roll 4) on 11.1.1864 and commanded 1^st Brigade, 2^nd Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac (27.2.-25.3.1864). Severly wounded in the thigh at the Wilderness, he was appointed Brig­Gen USV 11.6.1864 and, unfit for field service, handled administrative duties until mustered out in 1866. He was Republican Gov. of Maine 1876/79 (Boatner: Dictionary, p. 172).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Connor, Selden: Letter to Father, 25.3.1863; Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park Manuscript Collection

 

 

Conolly, Thomas:

from Ireland; Member of Parlament; he visited 1865 Richmond met President Davis and the saw the decline of the Confederacy. Then he returned to Ireland. His Diary began on 23.2.1865, the day he left Nassau on a blockade runner and ends on May 26 1965, when he arrived back in Ireland.

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Conolly, Thomas: An Irishman in Dixie: Thomas Conolly's Diary of the Fall of the Confederation (New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2002)

 

 

Conrad, John:

CS-Pvt, Co. K, 9th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry (National Park Soldiers M377 Roll 3).

 

Die 9th Kentucky gehörte 1863 zu John Hunt Morgan's Division; In der Erkundungs- und Auf­klärungsphase vor Morgan's Raid wur­de vor allem Freiwillige der 9th Kentucky Cavalry eingesetzt, die unter Führung von Captain Thomas Henry *Hines' ab dem 17.6. 1863 über den Ohio River aufklärten. Da infolge schwerer Regenfälle in den Bergen von West Virginia der Ohio River Hoch­wasser führte, wurden die meisten beim Rückmarsch in Indiana gefangen genommen (Horwitz: Longest Raid, p. 11, 43, 399 Anm. 22; Fami­ly History of Pvt. John *Conrad 9th Kentucky Cavalry).

 

Photo:

- Horwitz: Longest Raid, nach S. 72 A 9

 

 

Conrad, Joseph:

US-Major, 3rd Missouri Infantry; im Juni 1861 war Captain Conrad mit 137 Soldaten eingesetzt in Südwest-Missouri bei Neosho (Brooksher: Bloody Hill, p. 108, 119; OR 3, 16). Conrad wurde in Neosho von der 1st Arkansas Rifle unter Col Thomas J. *Churchill und den 2nd Arkansas Rifle unter CS-Captain James *McIntosh am 5.7.1861 angegriffen und gab sich angesichts der zah­lenmäßig überlegenen CS-Truppen mit seinen Männern gefangen (Sigel's Report: OR 3, 19; Brooksher, p. 119; OR 3, 38-40), jedoch 'paroled'.

 

Während der Pea Ridge Campaign im Frühjahr 1862 war Major Conrad Regimentskommandeur der 3rd Missouri Infantry in Brig­Gen Alexander S. *Asboth*s 2nd Division, Franz Sigel's 1st und 2nd Division (Right Wing der Army of the Southwest), in Samuel R. *Curtis Army of the Southwest (Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, p. 332). Sigel, dessen Truppen auf der rechten US-Flanke bei Bentonville / Arkansas standen, ordnete am 4.3.1862 eine Aufklärung unter Conrad in seinen Rücken an, um zu verhindern, daß Van Dorn's süd­lich stehende Army of the West Verstärkung aus Missouri erhielt (Shea / Hess, Pea Ridge, p. 60). Conrad's Ex­pedition umfaßte zwei Kompanien der 17th Missouri Infantry, je eine Kompanie der 3rd, 12th, 15th Missouri Infantry, eine Kompa­nie der 36th Illinois In­fantry, je eine Kompanie der 4th und 5th Missouri Cavalry, zwei Guns von Welfley's Independent Missouri Ar­tillery. Am 5.3.1862 wurde Conrad's Expedition durch zwei Kompanien der 4th Missouri Cavalry unter Major Emeric *Meszaros verstärkt (Shea / Hess, p. 60, 78; OR 8:208-09, 278-79).

 

Karte:

- Conrad's Expedition: Karte bei Davis, Nr. 10.4

- Übersichtskarte bei Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, p. 31, 40

 

 

Conrad, Thomas Nelson:

CS-Chaplain; Co. F&S, 3rd Regiment Virginia Cavalry (National Park Soldiers M382 Roll 12); also named as Captain (Bakeless: Spies of the Confederacy, p. 60; Ryan: Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign, p. 45).

 

CS-Spion und Führer eines Spionagerings in Washington (Markle: Spies, p. 2; Tidwell: Come Retribution, p. 19). 1837-1905. Born in Fairfax Court House, Va. Chaplain 3rd Virginia Cavalry. Im späten September 1864 hielt sich Con­rad in Wa­shington auf, um Präsi­dent Lincoln auszuspionieren, insb. um die besten Möglichkeit einer Gefangennahme und Fluchtwe­ge zum Transport des Gefange­nen in die CSA zu erkunden (Tidwell: Come Retribution, p. 19). Nachkriegszeit: President of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechani­cal College (later Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) from 1882 to 1886.

 

1.8.1837 Fairfax/Va - † 5.1.1905 Washington/DC, burial Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg, Montgomery County / VA; ∞ Emma T. Ball Conrad (findagrave.com, accessed 4.6.2019).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Conrad, Thomas Nelson (Chaplain, Co. F&S, 3rd Regiment Virginia Cavalry): Book Manuscript.. Born in Fairfax Court House, Virginia; and graduated from Dickinson College in 1857. During the war he served as a captain in the 3rd Virginia Cavalry. President of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (la­ter Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) from 1882 to 1886. Pa­pers consist of the original manuscript of "The Rebel Scout: A Thrilling History of Scouting Life In the Southern Army", written by Conrad from 1891 to 1893, and published in 1904. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide.Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Col­lections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 89-095).

- **Conrad, Thomas Nelson Chaplain, Co. F&S, 3rd Regiment Virginia Cavalry): The Rebel Scout: A Thrilling History of Scouting Life In the Southern Army" (1904)

- Conrad, Thomas N.: A Confederate Spy: A Story of the Civil War (New York, 1892)

- Ryan: Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign, p. 45-46, 52, 66, 73, 96, 97, 173, 177, 263

 

 

Constable, Robert A.:

US-LtCol, Co. F&S, 75th Regiment Ohio Infantry (National 552 Roll 21; Sears: Chancellorsville, p. 13).

 

Constable was discharged from the service „for disloyalty“ after publicly denouncing the Emanicipation Proclamation Lincoln's vom 1.1.1863. As one of his men (s. Pvt. Isaac Mann) explained it, Constable had said he „did not come out to fight to free the damned niggers, so he got a free pass to Ohio ...“ (Sears: Chancellorsville, p. 13).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Dinkelaker, Jacob: „He Could Not Conscientiously Endorse': Colonel Constable, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Politics of Emancipation within the Union Army“, unpublished MS, cited Hennessy, John J.: Evangelizing for Union, 1863: The Army of the Potomac, its Enemies at Home, and a New Solidarity“ in: Journal of the Civil War Era, Winter 2014, S. 554 Anm. 20

 

 

Converse, David A.:

US-Third Sergeant; Co. K, 17th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry (National Park Soldiers M559 Roll 6).

 

 

Converse, Levi P.:

US-Captain; Co I, 6th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry (Anm.: bei National Park Soldiers nicht genannt); Converse und seine Männer bargen am 1.7.1863 am Bloody Railroad Cut ein von CS-Truppen bereits erobertes Geschütz der Battery Hall, das wieder aufgegeben worden war (Martin: Gettysburg July 1, p. 138; OR I 27.1.266).

 

 

Conway, Catlett:

CS-Sergeant; Corporal Co. A, 7th Regiment Virginia Infantry (National Park Soldiers M382 Roll 12); in the Gettysburg Campaign 1863, Conway was Sergeant in the 7th Virginia (Gottfried: Brigades of Gettysburg, p. 464, 466, 468, 471).

 

Documents/Literature:

Conway, Catlett: „The Battle of Gettysburg“, Atlanta Journal 7.12.1901

 

 

Conway, Moncure Daniel:

US-Abolitionist (McPherson: Struggle for Equality, p. 55). 17.3.1832 - † 15.11.1907 (findagrave.com, accessed 14.2.2018). Brother of Corporal Peter Vivian Daniel Conway (CS-Corporal, Pollock's Company, Virginia Light Artillery [Fredericksburg Artillery] [National Park Soldiers M382 Roll 12]).

 

Conway's parents descended from the First Families of Virginia. His father, Walter Peyton Conway, was a wealthy slave-holding gentleman farmer, county judge, and state representative; his home, known as the Conway House, still stands at 305 King Street (also known as River Road), along the Rappahannock River. Conway's mother, Margaret Stone Daniel Conway, was the granddaughter of Thomas Stone of Maryland (a signer of the Declaration of Independence), and in addition to running the household, also practiced homeopathy learned from her doctor father. Both parents were Methodists, his father having left the Episcopal church, his mother the Presbyterian, and they hosted Methodist meetings in their home until a suitable church was finally built in Fredericksburg. An uncle, Judge Eustace Conway, advocated states' rights in Virginia's General Assembly (as did Walter Conway). Another uncle, Richard C.L. Moncure, served on what later became the Virginia Supreme Court, was a layman in the Episcopal Church, and became known for his integrity and hatred of intolerance. His great-uncle, Peter Vivian Daniel, served on the United States Supreme Court, where he upheld slavery and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, including in the Dred Scott Decision of 1857 (wikipedia, keyword 'Moncure Daniel Conway', accessed 24.2.2019).

 

Two of his three brothers later fought for the Confederacy. His opposition to slavery reportedly came from his mother's side of the family, including his great-grandfather Travers Daniel (justice of the Stafford Court, died 1824) and his mother herself (who fled to Easton, Pennsylvania and lived with her daughter and son-in-law Professor Marsh after the Civil War broke out) as well as from his boyhood experiences. Nonetheless, during his youth, Moncure Conway briefly took a pro-slavery position under the influence of a cousin, Richmond editor John Moncure Daniel, himself a protege of Justice Daniel (wikipedia, keyword 'Moncure Daniel Conway', accessed 24.2.2019).

 

 

Conway, Peter Vivian Daniel:

CS-Corporal, Pollock's Company, Virginia Light Artillery [Fredericksburg Artillery] (National Park Soldiers M382 Roll 12, mentioned as P-V. D. Conway).

 

18.11.1842 Falmouth, Stafford County, VA - † 3.4.1924 San Diego, Calif; buried Fredericksburg Cemetery, Fredericksburg, VA; Re­sidence Falmouth, Va.; 19 years old. Enlisted on 3/5/1862, he was mustered into VA Fredericksburg Light Artillery as a Private.
Wounded according to a postwar source. Absent, 3/1862-7/1862 sick with diarrhea in the home of R. T. Daniel, Richmond, VA.
Promoted to Corpl 4/1864. He was Surrendered 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA (findagrave.com, Bio by BigFrench, ac­cessed 24.2.2019).

Son of Walker Peyton and Margaret Eleanor Stone Conway. Brother of US-Abolitionist Moncure Caniel *Conway. 1st wife was Mary Porter; 2nd wife was Laetitia Yeatmans Stansbury. Lifelong member & officer in the Methodist Episcopal Church.Postwar: He lived in Baltimore, MD. & Fredericksburg, VA.; Sec. & Treas. of Fredericksburg Lyceum & Library Association; Collector for the Fredericksburg Acqueduct Company; Partner in the Conway Gordon & Garnett Bank of Fredericksburg; moved to CA in 1914 after this bank failed (findagrave.com, Bio by BigFrench, ac­cessed 24.2.2019).

 

 

Conyngham, David Power:

US-Captain; 69th Regiment New York Militia (3 months) (Craughwell: Greatest Brigade, p. 47); später Captain 69th Re­giment New York Infantry, Irish Brigade (Craughwell: Greatest Brigade, p. 64); später US-Reporter; New Herald Corre­spondent (Castel: Decision in the West, p. 279, 324)

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Conyngham, David Power: Sherman's March through the South (New York: Sheldon & Co., 1865)

- **Conyngham, David Power (Captain): The Irish Brigade and its Campaigns (Cameron & Ferguson, Glasgow n.d. [1886 ? ]; reprint Olde Soldier Books)

 

 

Conyngham, Edward:

US-Pvt; Co. K, 40th Regiment New York Infantry (National Park Soldiers M551 Roll 28).

 

 

Conzet, Charles:

US-2ndLt; Company B, 123d Regiment Illinois Infantry (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 18).

 

Lieutenant Conzet deserted on January 9, 1863, was later captured in Illinois, and returned to his unit on February 21, 1863. Conzet was tried and convicted of desertion and sentenced "to be stripped of his badges of office, and shot until he is dead, with musketry." Both the commanders of the division and the Department of the Cumberland approved the sentence and forwarded it to the President of the United States for his approval (https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1998/winter/union-court-martials.html, Abruf vom 13.8.2016).

 

After the trial, thirteen officers of the 123d Illinois, including the regimental and company commanders, signed a letter addressed to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, requesting that Lt. Conzet's sentence be commuted. The officers expressed concern that the lieu­tenant was "induced to abandon his post by letters from his wife begging him to come home and relieve her from her destitute condi­tion, representing to him that the community in which she lived was opposed to the war, and would do nothing to relieve her necessi­ties because her husband was in the Army." His wife was in financial need, and the lieutenant had not received any pay for his five months of service in the army. The officers requested that the secretary of war commute his sentence to "reduction to the ranks with forfeiture of all pay and allowance." The officers noted that Lieutenant Conzet requested to "be allowed to return to his company so that he may yet prove himself to be a man." On September 24, 1864, President Lincoln wrote, "Let the prisoner be ordered from con­finement and dishonorably dismissed [from] the service of the United States." Second Lt. Charles Conzet was dishonorably dismis­sed two days later under War Department Special Order No. 321 (https://www.archives.gov/publications/­prologue/1998/­winter/­union-court-martials.html, Abruf vom 13.8.2016).

 

Additional information related to Lieutenant Conzet's capture can be found in his compiled military service record filed under the last name of "Conzit." Lt. Charles Conzit, Co. B, 123d Illinois Infantry, entry 519, Carded Records, Volunteer Organizations: Civil War, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917, Record Group 94, National Archives and Records Administration, Washing­ton, DC (hereinafter, records in the National Archives will be cited as RG ___, NARA).

 

 

Cook, A. H.:

US-Pvt; Signal Corps; eingesetzt am 5.9.1862 während Lee's Maryland Campaign auf der US-Signal Station auf dem Sugar Loaf / Maryland (Priest: South Mountain, p. 15-16; Brown: Signal Corps, p. 241).

 

 

Cook, A. H. W.:

US-Captain; Cook stellte im Juni 1861 bei Camp Cole, Mo. 6 Kompanien Home Guard auf, möglicherweise auf Anweisung von Na­thaniel *Lyon. Diese Truppen stießen mit den nach der Niederlage von Booneville und dem Verlust von Nord-Missouri an Lyon aus dem Norden ausgewichenen CS-Kräfte unter Governor Claiborne *Jackson und BrigGen *Clark (Missouri State Guard) zusammen (Brooksher: Bloody Hill, p. 96, 93-102).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Owens, Robert L.: "The Battle of Cole Camp." The Cole Camp Courier, Cole Camp, Mo.: June 1991, S. 11-13

- Owens, Robert L.: "The Battle of Cole Camp." Der Maibaum, Hermann, Mo.: Deutschheim Association, Spring 1994

 

 

Cook, Benjamin F.:

US-LtCol; Co. F&S, 12th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry; zuvor Captain, Co. E, 12th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry (National Park Soldiers M544 Roll 9)

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Cook, Benjamin F.: History of the Twelfth Massachusetts. Volunteers (Webster's Reg't) (Boston: Twelfth Regiment Association, 1882)

 

 

Cook, Enoch Hooper:

Pvt. Co. H., 38th Alabama Infantry, C.S.A (Library of Congress  LC-B8184-10477) bzw. Co. A 4th Regiment Alabama Volunteer In­fantry (National Park Soldiers M374 Roll 10).

 

Photo:

Cook, Enoch Hooper, Jr., Pvt. Co. H., 38th Alabama Infantry, C.S.A (Library of Congress  LC-B8184-10477)

 

 

Cook, John:

US-MajGen; 1825-?; aus Illinois; in der Vorkriegszeit nach College-Besuch war Cook Kaufmann in St. Louis / Missouri und Spring­field / Illinois; dann Bürgermeister von Springfield und Sheriff des Samgamon County / Illinois; Enkel des Governors Ninian Ed­wards (Lincoln's Schwager) und Sohn des Mannes, nach dem das Cook County / Illinois benannt wurde (Boatner, p. 172-173); am 25.3.1861 Col 7th Illinois Infantry (3-Month-Regiment); drei Monate später ausgemustert und erneut am nächsten Tag, dem 25.7.1861 zum Col 7th Illinois Infantry (3-Years Regiment) ernannt (Boatner, p. 173; OR Ser. I, VII, 6; Hicken: Illinois in the Civil War, p. 14). Der Regimentstrompeter beschrieb Cook als "proficient only in horse stealing and horse racing" (Hi­cken: Illinois in the Civil War, p. 11). Ende Oktober 1861 bei Fort Holt / Kentucky eingesetzt (Hicken: Illinois in the Ci­vil War, p. 19). Bei Grant's Vor­stoß Richtung Belmont / MO im November 1861 wurde Cook auf der gegenüberliegenden Ost­seite des Mississippi gleichzeitig von Fort Holt aus

 

 

Cook, John:

US-Captain; 76th New York Infantry Cutler's Brigade;; eingesetzt im 1.7.1863 im Battle of Gettysburg bei Seminary Ridge (Martin: Gettysburg, p. 110).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cook, John: „Personal Reminiscenses of Gettysburg.“ Kansas MOLLUS, p. 321-341

 

 

Cook, John H.:

US-Sgt; geboren in England; gemustert in Quincy / Ill.; Co A 119th Illinois Infantry; Cook erhielt am 19.9.1890 die Medal of Honor für seinen Einsatz im Battle of Pleasant Hill, La. am 9.4.1864. Citation: During an attack by the enemy, voluntarily left the brigade quartermaster, with whom he had been detailed as a clerk, rejoined his command, and, acting as first lieutenant, led the line farther Howard the charging enemy (Beyer / Keydel: Deads of Valor, p. 313)

 

Photo:

- Beyer / Keydel: Deads of Valor, p. 313

 

 

Cook, John H.:

US-Pvt; Co. D, 6th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry (NARA microfilm publication M559 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Re­cords Administration, n.d.), roll 6; Herdegen/Beaudot: In the Bloody Railroad Cut, p. 82). Cook had enlisted in Mil­wauckee unit from nearby Hartford and was making a reputation for himself as the „Tough One“ ( Herdegen/Beaudot: In the Bloody Railroad Cut, p. 82).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Cook, John H. (Pvt; Co. D, 6th Wisconsin Infantry): „Cook's Time in the Army.“ Unpublished manuscript. Cook Papers, Madi­son, Wis., State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Anm.: Cook's 12-page war memoir is a curious document. There are two copies. The first was written 30 30, 1865, in Washington. D.C., and the second, a copy, August 3, 1865 at Hartford, Wisconsin. Both are identical. For a soldier who served in three separate outfits and took part in a score of battles, the „memoir“ is unusual in that it is almost a complete litany by Cook citing grievances against the officers of the various regiments (Herdegen/Beaudot: In the Bloody Railroad Cut, p. 83n12).

- Cook, J. H. (Pvt; Co. D, 6th Wisconsin Infantry): „A Tough One,“ Milwauckee Sunday Telegraph v. 4.3.1833

 

 

Cook, Philip:

CS-+++Gen; (manchmal fehlerhaft als Philip St. Cooke bezeichnet).

 

 

Cook, Solomon F.:

CS-Sergeant; Co. G, 62nd Regiment North Carolina Infantry (National Park Soldiers M230 Roll 8; Speer: Portals of Hell, p. xiii).

 

Captured as POW at Cumberland Gap/Tenn. On 11.9.1863; imprisoned Camp Douglas Military Prison, Chicago; Cook died on smallpox 11.11.1864 in POW Camp , Chicago; buried Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago/Ill. (findagrave.com, accessed 25.2.2019).

 

Born 1829 Haywood County/NC; ∞ Martha Ann Shelton Cook (findagrave.com, accessed 25.2.2019).

 

 

Cook, Stephen G.:

US-Assistant Surgeon; Co. F&S, 150th Regiment New York Infantry (National Park Soldiers M551 Roll 28).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Cook, Stephen G. and Charles E. Benson: The „Dutchess County Regiment“ (150th Regiment of New York State Volunteer Infantry) in the Civil War (Danbury, CT: Danbury Medical Printing Co. 1907)

 

 

Cooke, Chauncey M.:

US-Pvt; Co. G, 25th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry (NARA microfilm publication M559 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; Castel: Decision in the West. The Atlanta Campaign, p. 124, 145; die Angabe S. 145 beruht auf einem Schreibfehler, denn in der Gliederung von McPherson's Army in B & L, vol. IV S. 287-88 ist nur die 32nd Wiscon­sin, nicht aber die 23rd Wisconsin aufgeführt; die 32nd Wisconsin gehörte zur Division Veatch, 3rd Brigade, die aber erst ab August zur Army if the Tennessee gehörte; es handelt deshalb um die 25th Wisconsin Infantry, die zur 2nd Brigade Sprague, Division Veatch gehörte; dies gibt Castel , S. 124 an). Während der Atlanta Campaign 1864 gehörte die 25th Wisconsin Infantry zur 2nd Briga­de Sprague, Di­vision Veatch, XVI Corps MajGen Grenville Dodge, McPherson's Army of the Cumberland (B & L, vol. IV, S. 288). In der Nacht vom 10./11.5.1864 stand das Regiment zusammen mit den übrigen Truppen von McPherson's Army of the Tennes­see im Raum Sugar Valley westlich Resaca am Resaca/Dalton Crossroads (Castel, p. 145).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Cooke, Chauncey M.: A Badger Boy in Blue: The Letters of Chauncey M. Cooke (Wisconsin Magazine of History 4 [1934])

 

 

Cooke, Giles B.:

CS-Pvt; Co. A, 34th Regiment Virginia Infantry (National Park Soldiers M382 Roll 12).

 

 

Cooke, Giles B.:

CS-Major/Inspector General; General and Staff Officers, Non-Regimental enlisted Men, Army of northern Virginia (National Park Soldiers M818 Roll 6).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Cooke, Giles B.: Just Before and After Lee Surrendered to Grant ... , pi. 1922. Reprinted in two editions from The Houston (Te­xas) Cronicle, Oct. 8, 1922

 

 

Cooke, Jacob B.:

US-1stLt (Sergeant Major); Co. H&C, 1st Regiment Rhode Island Cavalry (National Park Soldiers MM555 Roll 2); originally filed under Jacob B 'Cook'.

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Cooke, Jacob B.: „The Battle of Kelly's Ford, March 17, 1863;“ in: Personal Narratives of Events in the War of the Rebellion, Being Papers Read Before the Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors Historical Society, 1887, p. 11-12

 

 

Cooke, Jay:

US-Bankier und bedeutender Finanzier während des Bürgerkriegs; Bekannter von Carl Schurz seit 1853 (Schurz, Reminiscenses, vol. 2, p. 14); Cooke verlor 1873 sein Vermögen aufgrund einer Fehlspekulation (Schurz, p. 15).

 

 

Cooke, John Esten:

CS-Major, 1833-86; aus Virginia; Rechtsanwalt und Schriftsteller; als Pvt. in die CS-Artillery eingetreten, diente dann in der Kavalle­rie und als Ordonanz-Offizier von Jeb Stuart; Jeb Stuart war der Ehemann der Kusine Cooke's (Freeman: Lee's Lieutenants, 2:441 Anm. 48).

 

Sohn von John Rogers Cooke und Maria Pendleton (www.findagrave.com). Entgegen aA. (Longacre: The Cavalry at Gettys­burg, p. 32) ist er nicht „brother-in-law“ seines Staff officers Captain John Esten Cooke; Neffe von US-Gen Philipp St. Geor­ge *Cooke. Ge­gen Kriegsende war Cooke Lee's I.G. für die Horse Artillery. Als Schriftsteller schrieb Cooke Novellen und historische Kurzge­schichten wie auch Zeitungsartikel und Geschichten über die CS-Cavalry, darunter die Novelle "Eagle's Nest" (Name des Hauses von Major Norman R. *Fitzhugh aus JEB Stuart's Stab; Freeman: Lee's Lieutenants, 2:441 Anm. 48).

 

John Esten Cooke (1830-1886) was a novelist and farmer born in Winchester Virginia, one of 13 children, to John Rogers Cooke and Maria Pendleton Cooke. His literary career began in the 1840s, and be quickly became a successful and prolific novelist, journalist, poet, and short story writer. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1851, and then served the Confederate Army as a staff officer for J.E.B. Stuart during most of the war (Cooke was first cousin of Gen. Stuart's wife, Flora Cooke Stuart). He also served under Brig. Gen. Pendleton after Stuart's death in 1864, and was promoted to major by the end of the war. He eventually published more than 30 no­vels and many articles and poems. He is most well-known for his biographies of J.E.B. Stuart and Stonewall Jackson, as well as his many historical novels set in Virginia. His Civil War diaries were published in 1941 in the Journal of Southern History by Jay B. Hubbell of Duke University.

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Beaty, John O.: John Eston Cooke, Virginian (New York: Columbia University Press, 1922)

- Blackford, W. W.: War Years with Jeb Stuart, p. 73, 74, 91, 250

- Boatner: Dictionary, p. 173

- **Cooke, John Esten: Stonewall Jackson and the Old Stonewall Brigade, ed. by Richard Harwell (Charlottesville: University of Vir­ginia Press, 1954)

- **Cooke, John Esten: Life of Stonewall Jackson (New York, 1866)

- **Cooke, John Esten: Hilt to hilt: or, Days and nights on the banks of the Shenandoah in the autumn of 1864: from the mss. Of Col. Surry of Eagle's Nest (1866, reprint 2015)

- **Cooke, John Esten: Wearing the Grey. Being Personal Portraits, Scenes and Adventures of the War (New York: E. B. Treat & Co., 1867)

- **Cooke, John Esten: Mohun; Or, the Last Days of Lee and His Paladins. Final Memoirs of a Staff Officer Serving in Virginia. From the Mss. Of Colonel Surry of Eagles Nest

- **Cooke, John Esten: Papers; Duke University Library, Durham / North Carolina, RL 00257, darin u.a. Correspondence (1840-1896), Civil War Diaries (1862-1865, four original manuscript volumes)

- **Cooke, John Esten: A Life of Robert E. Lee (New York: D. Appleton, 1871

 

 

Cooke, John Rogers:

CS-BrigGen; 1833-1891 (Boatner: Civil War Dictionary, p. 173); Sohn von US-Gen Philipp St. George *Cooke (Freeman: Lee's Lieutenants, Bd. 1, S. 716; Bd. 2, S. 145) und Schwager von Jeb *Stuart (Boatner: Civil War Dictionary, p. 173).

 

Aus MO, appointed Noth Carolina; after graduating from Harvard as an engineer, je joined the Regular Army in 1855 and served on the frontier, resigning in 1861 to be commissioned CS 1st-Lt under Holmes and stationed at Fredericksburg. He fought at 1st Bull Run. Promoted Major in Febr. 1862, he was Chief of Artillery for the Dept. of North Carolina until April 1862 when he named Col 27th NC (Boatner: Civil War Dictionary, p. 173).

 

CS-Col, 27th North Carolina, John G. Walker's Brigade während Lee's Maryland Campaign im September 1862 (Freeman: Lee's Lieutenants, Bd. 2, S. 214-216).

 

He was wounded at Seven Pines and upon recovery was appointed BrigGen CSA 1.11.1862, taking over a NC-Brigade. At Frede­ricksburg his brigade held the famous stone wall, where he was wounded again. He was also wounded at Bristoe Station and the Wil­derness (Boatner: Civil War Dictionary, p. 173).

 

After the war he was a Richmond merchant and a power in the Democratic party as well as being active in veterans' organizations (Boatner: Civil War Dictionary, p. 173).

 

 

Cooke, Philipp St. George:

US-MajGen; aus Virginia stammend; US-Berufsoffizier; 1845 war Cooke Captain der Co. F der 1st US-Dragoons und nahm an der Durchquerung Amerikas über den Oregon Trail zum Schutz von 'Emigrant Parties' aus dem Osten der USA nach Oregon unter Füh­rung von Col Stephen W. Kearny teil. Weitere teilnehmende Offiziere waren Lt Philipp *Kearny Lt (Co. F), Lt. John Love (Co. C), Lt William B. *Franklin von den Topographical Engineers und Lt Richard S. *Ewell (Pfanz: Ewell, p. 44). Eingesetzt 1856 in Kansas als Col 2nd US-Dragoons (Brooksher, Bloody Hill, p. 21; McClellan: I rode with Jeb Stuart, p. 19); US-General; Vater von CS-Col John Rogers *Cooke und Schwiegervater des CS-Kavalleriegenerals Stuart (McPherson, p. 457); bei Kriegsausbruch Col 4th US Ar­tillery in Camp Floyd (umbenannt in Fort Crittenden), Utah Territory (Gibbon, Personal Re­collections, p. 8, der St. George Cooke als "our Commander" bezeichnet).

 

At the start of the Civil War, the U.S. Army had five mounted regiments. Cooke commanded the 2nd Dragoons, which was redesi­gnated the 2nd U.S. Cavalry. As they prepared to ride into their first battles, they had the potential opportunity to learn from the two-volume manual on cavalry tactics written by Cooke in 1858, but not published until 1862. It was a controversial work at the time and the War Department chose not to make it the basis for official doctrine. Cooke espoused the value of mounted attacks as the primary purpose for cavalry forces; others, more sensibly, realized that the emergence of the rifled musket as an infantry weapon made the classic cavalry charge essentially obsolete and recommended a mission emphasis on reconnaissance and screening. Even those who agreed that cavalry charges retained some value found reasons to disagree with Cooke. A prominent theory of cavalry charges at the time, endorsed by future generals Henry W. Halleckand George B. McClellan, was that the cavalry should be deployed in double ranks (a regiment would deploy in two lines of five companies each), which would increase the shock effect of the charge by provi­ding an immediate follow-up attack. Cooke's manual called for a single-rank formation in which a battalion of four companies would form a single line and two squadrons of two companies each would cover the flanks. A third battalion would be placed in reserve a few hundred yards to the rear. Cook believed that the double-rank offensive promoted disorder of the horses in the ranks and would be difficult to control (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_St._George_Cooke).

 

Cooke was appointed brigadier general, U.S. Army, on November 21, 1861, to rank from November 12, 1861. President Abraham Lincoln nominated Cooke for the appointment on December 21, 1861 and the U.S. Senate confirmed it on March 7, 1862. He initiall­y commanded a brigade of regular army cavalry within the defenses of Washington, D.C. For the Peninsula Campaign, he was selec­ted by McClellan to command the Cavalry Reserve, a division-sized force, of the Army of the Potomac. When Confederate forces evacuated the city of Yorktown, Cooke was sent along with Major General George Stoneman in pursuit and his cavalry was roughed up in an assault ordered by Stoneman against Fort Magruder. He saw subsequent action at the battles of Williamsburg, Gaines' Mill, and White Oak Swamp. Cooke ordered an ill-fated charge of the 5th U.S. Cavalry at Gaines' Mill during the Seven Days Battles, sa­crificing nearly an entire regiment of regulars (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_St._George_Cooke).

 

After the Peninsula, Cooke left active field service. One proximate reason was the embarrassment he suffered when his son-in-law, Jeb Stuart, humiliated the Union cavalry by completely encircling the Army of the Potomac in his celebrated raid. Cooke served on boards of court-martial, commanded the District of Baton Rouge, and was superintendent of Army recruiting for the Adjutant Gene­ral's office. On July 17, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Cooke for appointment to the brevet grade of major general in the regular army, to rank from March 13, 1865, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment on July 23, 1866 (https://en.wikiped­ia.org/wiki/Philip_St._George_Cooke).

 

Philip St. George Cooke published a tactical manual for cavalry in 1861 that declared: „The charge is the decisive action of cavalry“. Cooke believed that successful cavalry charges depended on timing and élan: „[Cavalry's] opportunities pass in moments,“ he said. „Its successful commander must have a cavalry eye and rapid decision; once launched, its bravery is successful“ (Cooke, Philip St. George: Cavalry Tactics or Regulations for the Instruction, Formations, and Movements of the Cavalry of the Army and Volun­teers of the United States (2 parts, Washington 1861), part II, 60-61; McWhiney/Jamieson: Attack and Die, p. 63).

 

Vater von CS-BrigGen John Rogers Cooke (Freeman: Lee's Lieutenants, Bd. 1, S. 716; Bd. 2, S. 145) und Schwiegervater von Jeb *Stuart (Boatner: Civil War Dictionary, p. 173).

 

Photo:

MajGen Philipp St. George Cooke ( File from The Photographic History of The Civil War in Ten Volumes: Volume Four, The Caval­ry. The Review of Reviews Co., New York. 1911. p. 226).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Cooke, Philip St. George: Cavalry Tactics: or, Regulations for the Instruction, Formations, and Movements of the Cavalry of the Army and Volunteers of the United States (1862 ed. New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1872)

 

 

Coombs, Thomas Munroe:

CS-Captain; geboren am 18.1.1839 Fox Creek (nahe Frankfort), Anderson County, Kentucky - 26.3.1881 in Williamstown, Ky. Cap­tain Co. K 5th Kentucky Cavalry (Coombs Diary, Teil Sept. 1862 Anm.; Kentucky Adjutant General's Report I: 650, 658). Die Erfol­ge von Gen. Edmund Kirby *Smith, der mit zwei Flügeln seiner Armee im September 1862 erfolgreich gegen die US-Kräf­te und *Buell in Kentucky vorstieß, ermutigten Coombs und seiner Nachbarn, sich der erfolgreichen CS-Armee anzuschließen. Am 10.10.1862 fiel Coombs bei Harrodsburg in Kriegsgefangenschaft. Aufgrund einer Anklage vor dem Gericht des Grant County, Ky wegen Verrats (weil er sich der CS-Army angeschlossen hatte) wurde er, obwohl paroled, im County Prison des Grant County am 18.11.1862 inhaftiert. Da sich die Anweisungen der Militärbehörden und der Zivilbehörden widersprachen, kam es wegen des Falles Coombs zu einer schriftlichen Anfrage des Headquarter des Department of the Ohio bei BrigGen G. Granger, dem Kommandeur der US-Kräfte in Lexington, Ky (OR ser. II, vol. 5, S. 43-44, abgedruckt bei Coombs Diary Teil September 62 bis Jan 1863, p. 7). Teil­nahme an Morgan’s Raid in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio, July, 1863 (Horwitz: The Longest Raid, p. 398 Anm. 1).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Coombs, Thomas Monroe: Diary of Capt. Thomas Munroe Coombs,

- Coombs, Thomas Munroe: Letters

- Horwitz: The Longest Raid, p. 38, 83, 117, 243, 244, 246, 398 Anm. 1

 

 

Coon, Datus E.:

US-Col; Captain Co. I, 2nd Regiment Iowa Cavalry; Col Co. F&S, 2nd Regiment Iowa Cavalry (National Park soldiers M541 Roll 6).

 

Coon verteidigte zusammen mit Edward *Prince's 7th Illinois Cavalry (beide Regimenter gehörten zu Col Albert Lindley *Lee’s Ca­valry) am 3.12.1862 die Höhen nordöstlich von *Water Village gegen Angriffe von CS-Col. William H. 'Red' Jackson's Cavalry (Bearss, Vicksburg Campaign, I 101).

 

 

Coon, Squire Park:

US-Col; *28.3.1820 in Covington/New York, Jurastudium an der Norwich University in Vermont, nach seiner Graduierung war Coon zwei Jahre lang 2nd Attorney General of Wisconsin; seit Mai 1861 Col. 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (1861 2nd Regiment of Wisconsin Active Militia); Coon war in der Vorkriegszeit ein prominenter Anwalt in Wisconsin, Demokratischer Politiker von landes­weitem Bekanntheitsgrad (Gaff: If this is War, p. 24); beim Tod des führenden Politikers der Demokratischen Partei, Ste­phen A. Dou­glas, am 3.6.1861, ordnete Coon Regimentstrauer an (Gaff: If this is War, p. 104); er besaß eine rudimentäre Kenntnis von militäri­scher Trainingsmethoden (Gaff: If this is War, p. 24); Ende Juni 1861 kam es zu einer Petition der meisten Regimentsoffiziere mit dem Ziel Coon wegen Alkoholismus abzulösen (Gaff: If this is War, p. 142 ff); der Fall wurde Brigadekommandeur Col. William T. Sherman (3rd Brigade d. 1st Division [Gen. Daniel Tyler]) vorgelegt (Gaff: If this is War, p. 143), zu der das 2nd Wisconsin gehörte. Sherman nahm Coon in den Brigadestab auf, während das Regiment von Lt­Col *Peck übernommen wurde (Gaff: If this is War, p. 143, Sherman, Memoirs I 208).

 

 

Coons, John:

US-Col; 14th Indiana Infantry; Col Coons 14th Indiana Infantry gehörte im Juli 1863 zu Samuel S. *Carrol's Brigade (*Gibraltar Bri­gade) und verteidigte am 2.7.1863 den East Cemetary Hill im Battle of Gettysburg,

 

 

Cooper, A. H.:

US-Sergeant; Co. F, 1st US-Sharpshooters (Berdan’s Sharpshooters); († kia 1./3.7.1863 Gettysburg) (Stevens: Berdan’s US-Sharpshooters in the Army of the Potomac, p. 344; Anm.: bei National Park Soldiers not mentioned).

 

 

Cooper, Alonzo:

US-1stLt; Co. IBF, 12th Regiment New York Cavalry (National Park Soldiers M551 Roll 29).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cooper, Alonzo (12th NY Cavalry): In and Out of Rebel Prisons (Oliphant, Oswego / New York, 1888); Illustrated, Appendix, In­dex, List of Prisoners. Nevins describes this as "A fairly objective, above-average account of Macon, Savannah, Charleston, Colum­bia, escape, recapture and Danville", most prison accounts were known to be highly inaccurate and inflammatory. Includes Scarce 8 page pamphlet of Patriotic Recitations and Songs titled "Decoration Day" by Cooper

 

 

Cooper, Douglas H.:

CS-Col; 1861 Emissionär für die Indianer im Indian Territory (Hale: Third Texas Cavalry, p. 51)

 

 

Cooper, Frederick:

US-Major; 7th New Jersey Infantry (Pfanz: Gettysburg, p. 448).

 

 

Cooper, James:

US-++General

 

 

Cooper, James H.:

US-Captain; Battery B, 1st Regiment Pennsylvania Light Artillery (National Park Soldiers M554 Roll 22); 1.7.1863 at Gettysburg about 2 p.m. Coopers Battery with 4 guns was deployed near the Seminary Ridge (Gettysburg Commission: Maine at Gettysburg, p. 84).

 

 

Cooper, Joseph A.:

US-Col; in then beginning Captain; Co. A, 1st Regiment Tennessee Infantry (National Park Soldiers M392 Roll 3), later Col 6tr Regiment Ten­nessee Infantry (National Park Soldiers M392 Roll 3). Cooper was delegate to the Greeneville Convention, Tennessee; in summer 1861 he organi­zed a partisan unit (Fisher: War at every Door, S. 64).

 

 

Cooper, Joseph Alexander:

US-++General;

 

 

Cooper, Samuel D.:

CS-Full General; der höchstrangige Soldat der CSA; 1798-1876; West Point 1815 (36/40); befördert zum Full General am 16.5.1861; diente während des ganzen Krieges als "adjutant and inspector-general" in Richmond.

 

 

Coopwood, Samuel S. R.:

CS-Captain; Co. G, 35th Regiment Mississippi Infantry (National Park Soldiers M232 Roll 9).

 

Coopwood wurde leicht verletzt am 31.12.1862 bei einem Zugunglück eines Truppentransports zur Front bei Vicksburg; der zum Transport eingesetzte Zug verunglückte; es gab 5 Tote, darunter mehrere aus Captains Samuel R. Coopwood's Company (Co) (Moore, Sue Burns: „1862 Confederate Troop Train Wreck at Edwards“).

 

 

Cope, Alexis:

US-Captain; Co.F&S, 15th Regiment Ohio Infantry; Cope trat als Sergeant in das Regiment ein (National Park Soldiers M552 Roll 21; bei Catton: Grant Moves South, p. 544 als 'Coupe' genannt).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Cope, Alexis: The Fifteenth Ohio Volunteers and Its Campaigns (Columbus: Press of the Edward T. Miller Co., 1916)

 

 

Copeland, Morris R.:

US-Major, AAD 5th Army Corps MajGen *Banks (OR 12 [I]: 343, 347).

 

 

Copeland, Joseph, Tarr:

US-BrigGen; LtCol 1st Michigan Cavalry am 22.8.1861 (Boatner: Dictionary, p. 175); Teilnahme am Battle of Kern­stown am 23.3. 1862 (OR12 [I]: 355-358; 356 [Copeland's Report]). Col 5th Michigan Cavalry am 30.8.1862; BrigGen 29.11.1862.

 

1863 war Joseph T. Copeland Brigadekommandeur (Wolverine Brigade) mit drei Michigan Regimentern (Longacre: The Cavalry at Gettysburg, p. 163) in Julius Stahel's Cavalry Division, die zum Department of Washington gehörte, aber in Virginia einge­setzt war. Die Brigade umfaßte drei Regimenter: 5th Michigan Cavalry, 6th Michigan Cavalry und 7th Michigan Cavalry (Long­acre: The Cavalry at Get­tysburg, p. 166). Erst Ende Juni 1863 wurde Stahel abgelöst und seine Cavalry Division zum Cavalry Corps Pleasonton's, Army of the Po­tomac zugeordnet. Zusammen mit Stahel wurde auch der 50jährige Copeland abgelöst, weil Plea­sonton junge Brigadekommandeure wollte, seine eigenen Offiziere bevorzugte und ihm Copeland zu alt war. Seine Brigade wurde von BrigGen George A. *Custer über­nommen. Copeland wurde in der Folge nur noch zu Schreibtisch-Tätigkeiten in Mary­land, Pennsylvania und Illinois eingesetzt (Longa­cre: The Cavalry at Gettysburg, p. 164).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Copeland, Joseph T. : Copeland's General's Papers, National Archive Washington / DC, RG-94, E-159

- **Isham, Asa (7th Mich Cavalry): Seventh Michigan Cavalry of Custer's Wolverine Brigade (Blue Acorn Press); 203 pp, 62 Photo­graphic and Engraved Images, Dust Jacket; Reprint of rare 1893 Original with four new appendices, photo gallery of 29 wartime por­traits and a new index

- Longacre, Edward: Custer and His Wolverines. The Michigan Cavalry Brigade 1861-1865 (Combined Books), 356 pp, Illustrations, Maps

 

 

Copp, Elbridge J.:

US-Adjutant; Co. F&K, 3rd Regiment New Hampshire Infantry (National Park Soldiers M549 Roll 3)

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Copp, Elbridge J. 83rd New Hampshire Infantry9: Reminiscenses of the War of the Rebellion 1861-1865 (Telegraph Publishing, Nashua 1911). Cobb claimed to be the youngest commissioned officer in the Union army during the war. This Scarce reminiscence of the 3rd NH volunteers is nicely done with numerous maps, illustrations and photos of members of the Regiment

 

 

Corbin, Richard:

CS-++++Offizier; Corbin served as an Aide to General Field under Hood's Texas Brigade, having one horse shot out from under him and another wounded at Fort Harrison and Fort Gilmer

 

Documents/Literature:

- Corbin, Richard: Letters of a Confederate Officer to his Family during the last Year of the War (Butternut and Blue); 110 pp; Index; Introduction by Robert Krick who calls this "among the half-dozen rarest Army of N. Virginia books". Reprint of extremely rare title originally printed in France Corbin served as an Aide to General Field under Hood's Texas Brigade, having one horse shot out from under him and another wounded at Fort Harrison and Fort Gilmer. Details of General Charles W. Field service in the Confederacy.

 

 

Corbin, S. Wellford:

CS-Lt; CS-Navy; Captured by the Union forces in June 1864, during the Petersburg Assaults, and sent to the Officer's Prison at Fort Delaware, Delaware. Paroled in February 1865. Resident of Virginia; after the war he taught at the Virginia Military Institute and was a Virginia state senator.

 

Documents/Literature:

- Corbin, S. Wellford: Letter, 1865. Lieutenant in the Confederate States Navy. Captured by the Union forces in June 1864, during the Petersburg Assaults, and sent to the Officer's Prison at Fort Delaware, Delaware. Paroled in February 1865. Resident of Virginia; af­ter the war he taught at the Virginia Military Institute and was a Virginia state senator. Letter written January 29, 1865, to Mrs. Emily S. Brune of Baltimore, Maryland, from Corbin as a prisoner of war at Fort Delaware. Thanks her for the Christmas gifts and menti­ons several mutual friends in Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 89-063).

 

 

Corby, William:

US-Chaplain (catholic) , Co. F&A, 88th Regiment New York Infantry (National Park Soldiers M551 Roll 29; Faust: This Republic of Suffering, p. 8, 16, 28, 74), Irish Brigade.

 

Corby, age, 30 years.- Enrolled at New York city, to serve three years, and mustered in as chaplain, December 15, 1861; dischar­ged, September 27, 1864. Commissioned chaplain, September 14,1863, with rank from December 15, 1861 (Adjutant General of the State of New York: Registers of the Eighty-eighth … Regiments.p. 29).

 

Photo:

- Seagrave: History of the Irish Brigade, vor S. 1

 

Documents/Literature:

- Corby, William: Memoirs of Chaplain Life: Three Years Chaplain in the Famous Irish Brigade, „Army of the Potomac“ (Notre Dame, Ind.: Scholastic Press, 1984)

 

 

Corcoran, Michael:

US-++General;

 

Col 69th Regiment New York State Militia (3 months) (Sherman, Memoirs I S. 207; National Park Soldiers M551 Roll 29).

 

1827 County Sligo/Ireland - † +++; his father had enlisted in the British Army and served in the West Indies. His mother was descen­ded from Patrick Sarsfield, the young Earl of Lucan, who had fought for the Catholic Stuart king, James II, against the interloper Wil­liam of Orange (Craughwell: Greatest Brigade, p. 38.

 

Corcoran was wanted by the police in Ireland for acts of vandalism and sabotage he had committed against landlords during the Fa­mine (Craughwell: Greatest Brigade, p. 9).

 

In 1860, Corcoran won the hearts of all Irish when he flat out refused to lead the Men of the 69th New York State Militia in a milita­ry parade honoring Edward, Prince of Wales (der spätere King Edward VII). For this act of subordination, Corcoran was arraigned befo­re a court martial. His trial was proceeding when the war broke out. Because Corcoran called on Irishmen to fight in defense of the Union, the officers of the tribunal dismissed the charges against him and restored his command of the 69th (Craughwell: Greatest Brigade, p. 9, 41).

 

Corcoran, the popular commander of the 69th New State Militia was captured at the First 'Battle of Bull Run, after he was shot in the leg and could not retreat (Craughwell: Greatest Brigade, p. 36, 62); while in prison he wrote: „One Half of my Heart is Erin's, and the other Half is America's“ (Craughwell: Greatest Brigade, p. 36). Secretary of Treasure, Chase (Chase: Diary, p. 49) berich­tet von der Kabinettssitzung vom 10.12.1861; dort erschien eine Delegation aus New York um die Regie­rung zu einem Gefangenen­austausch, speziell im Fall Corcoran zu bewegen. Corcoran war, was Chase unbekannt war, von den CS-Behörden als Geisel für Wal­ter W. *Smith, (Kapitän der CSS Enchantress) genommen worden (sog. Enchantress-Affair), der im Norden als Kapitän der CSS Jeff Davis wegen Piraterie unter Anklage stand (Chase: Diary, Anm. 8 S. 279). Corcoran wurde nach einem Jahr Haft ausgetauscht (Chase, Dia­ry v. 19.8.1862).

 

Einsatz in Gettysburg in Sherman's Brigade, dort verwundet und vermißt, nach Informationen Sherman's in Gefangenschaft geraten (Sherman, Memoirs, Bd. 1 S. 207 ff.).

 

 

Cormany, Samuel E.:

US-Pvt; Co. H, 16th Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry (National Park Soldiers M554 Roll 23).

 

Aus Chambersburg; er war Dunker (= a member of the German Baptist brethren); Die Dunker im südlichen Pennsylvania avoided like the Mennonites and Amish military service because of their anti-confrontational doctrines. Dennoch entschloß sich Cormany sich als Freiwilliger zu verpflichten, and enlisted in a cavalry company out of fear for „our homes, our firesides“, and to avoid being drafted. His religious principles had delayed his decision, but the presence of the main Confederate army in nearby Maryland (Get­tysburg Campaign 1863) jolted hin into action. He and his wife Rachel spent „a great deal of time on our knees, before our God – and agreed that as a loyal, patriotic Man I should enlist“ (Valuska/ Keller: Damn Dutch, p. 58-59; Mohr, James C.(ed.): The Cormany Diaries: A Northern Family in the Civil War [Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1982], S. 329/30).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Cormany, Samuel and Rachel: The Cormany Diaries: A Northern Family in the civil War (ed. James C. Mohr) (Pittsburgh: Uni­versity of Pittsburgh Press, 1982)

 

 

Cornish, Ephraim:

US-Pvt; Co. K, 6th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry (NARA microfilm publication M559 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Re­cords Administration, n.d.), roll 5); Cornish stammte aus Lindina/Wis.; Mauston verwundet im Battle of South Mountain (Herde­gen/Beaudot: Bloody Railroad Cut, p. 29-30).

 

 

Corns, J. M.:

CS-Col; 8th Virginia Cavalry; Teilnahme an Albert G. *Jenkin's Raid durch West Virginia nach Ohio vom 22.8.-19.9.1863 (OR 12.2 S. 757-761; Karte Davis Nr. 116.3).

 

 

Cornwell, David:

US-Major; zunächst Pvt (er trat als First Sergeant in das Regiment ein) Co. K, 8th Regiment Illinois Infantry (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 18), dann Lt, 9th Louisiana Infantry (Cornwell: The Cornwell Chronicles); dann Major, Co. F&B, 5th Regiment United States Colored Heavy Ar­tillery (National Park Soldiers M589 Roll 19).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cornwell, David (8th Illinois and 9th Louisiana): The Cornwell Chronicles: Tales of an American Life on the Erie Canal, Building Chicago, in the Volunteer Civil War Western Army, on the Farm, in a Country Store (Heritage Books); 301 pp; Maps; Index; Illustra­tions. Edited by John Wearmouth. Cornwell enlisted in the 8th Illinois Volunteer Infantry and served 3 years in the 9th Louisiana In­fantry Regiment (African Descent) as First Lieutenant, recruiting and training black soldiers. Lots of genealogical details.

 

 

Corse, John M.:

US-BrigGen; Divisionskommandeur 4. Division - XV. Army Corps MajGen Osterhaus während Sherman's Savannah Campaign Nov. / Dez. 1864

 

 

Corse, Montgomery Dent:

CS-BrigGen; im Zuge einer kleineren Umgliederung in Lee's Army of Northern Virginia zusammen mit der Auflösung von *Dray­ton's Brigade im November 1862 wurde eine neue Brigade unter BrigGen Corse geschaffen, bestehend aus 13th Virginia Infantry, 15th Virginia Infantry, 17th Virginia Infantry und 32nd Virginia Infantry; BrigGen Corse wurde von seinem Kommando als Brigadek­ommandeur von Pickett's Brigade abgelöst und zum Brigadekommandeur der neu geschaffenen Corse Brigade ernannt und Pickett's Division zugeordnet (Freeman: Lee's Lieutenants, 2: 326 mit Anm. 2).

 

 

Cort, Charles Edwin:

 

Documents/Literature:

- Tomlinson, Helyn (ed.): "Dear Friends: The Civil War Letters and Diary of Charles Edwin Cort (N.p.: by the Author, 1962)

 

 

Cory, Eugene A.:

US-Pvt; Co. E, 4th Regiment Infantry (National Park Soldiers M551 Roll 29).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cory, Eugene A.: „A Private's recollections of Fredericksburg“ (by Eugene A. Cory, late Company E, Fourth. New York, 1884); in: Personal Narratives of Events in the War of the Rebellion: Rhode Islands Soldiers and Sailors Historical Society. Providence: Rhode Islands Sailors and Soldiers Historical Society, 1884)

 

 

Cosby, George Blake:

CS-BrigGen; 1830-1909; aus Kentucky; verheiratet mit Antonia Johnson, der Tochter von Dr. John Milton Johnson aus Hopkins County, Kentucky (*Coombs Diary, Eintrag vom 2.3.1863 und Anm.). West Point 1852 (17/42); US Berufsoffizier, Mounted Rifles / Cavalry; Dienst an der Frontier; schwerverwundet in Indianerkämpfen; anschließend Taktiklehrer in West Point; Captain US Army; freiwillig ausgeschieden am 10.5.1861; anschließend Captain CS-Cavalry. Befördert zum Major im September 1861, diente unter Buckner in Süd- und Zentral Kentucky; Stabschef von Gen. Buckner in Fort Donelson. Er verhandelte im Auftrag Buckner's mit US Grant und erhielt dessen berühmte Kapitulations-Aufforderung "unconditional surrender". Fiel in Fort Donelson in Kriegsgefangens­chaft und wurde anschließend ausgetauscht. Nach seiner Freilassung befördert zum Col; BrigGen 20.1.1863 (appointed 23.4.1863); Cosby's Brigade gehörte im März 1863 zu BrigGen William T. *Martin's 1st Cavalry Division in Earl Van Dorn's First Confederate Cavalry Corps und war eingesetzt beim CS-Vorstoß in Tennessee; Cosby's Brigade; diese traf beim Gefecht von Thomp­son's Station gegen Coburn's Brigade am 5.3.1863 erst spät am Tag gegen Ende der Kämpfe auf dem Schlachtfeld ein (Welcher / Ligget: Coburn's Brigade, p. 56). Cosby bis Kriegsende. Nachkriegszeit Farmer in California, hatte mehrere öffentliche Ämter inne und war Vorsitzen­der des West Point Board of Visitors (Boatner: Dictionary, p. 204).

 

Photo:

- Davis / Wiley: Photographic History, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Gettysburg, p. 298

 

 

Coste, N. L.:

US-Captain Navy; Kapitän der USS William Aiken; sein Schiff lag im Dezember 1861 in Hafen von Charleston. Am 27.12.1861 wechselte Captain Coste die Seiten, trat zur Seite South Carolinas über, und übergab sein Schiff an der Behörden von South Carolina. Die Schiffsoffiziere, die treu zur Union standen, kehrten nach Washington zurück Guernsey / Alden: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War, p. 29).

 

 

Coster, Charles R.:

US-Col; Regimentskommandeur 134th New York Infantry Regiment (Hamlin: Battle of Chancellorsville, p. 40).

 

Coster was born in New York City, New York. On April 17, 1861, just five days after the firing on Fort Sumter, he enlisted as a priva­te in the 7th New York Militia, one of the first regiments to come to the defense of Washington, DC at the outbreak of the Civil War. He later enlisted in 1861 at age 24 as a first lieutenant in 12th U. S. Infantry. He served in Brig. Gen.George Sykes's division of V Corps in the Seven Days Battles, being commended by his superiors for his conduct at the Battle of Gaines' Mill on June 27, 1862 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Coster).

 

On October 8, 1862, Coster was named colonel of the recently organized 134th New York Infantry Regiment. By December 31, 1862, the regiment belonged to Col. Orland Smith's 2nd Brigade of Maj. Gen. Adolph von Steinwehr's 2nd Division, XI Corps, Army of the Potomac. Coster's regiment participated in the Battle of Chancellorsville under Brig. Gen.Francis C. Barlow, who had been ap­pointed brigade commander in place of Smith. During May 1863, Coster's regiment joined the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, under Col. Adolphus Buschbeck. When Buschbeck went on leave on June 10, Coster became brigade commander. In that role he patrolled near Boonsboro, Maryland before marching to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Coster).

 

Maj. Gen. Oliver Otis Howard kept von Steinwehr's division in reserve on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863, po­sitioning it on Cemetery Hill. When the Union right flank north of town began to collapse, Howard permitted von Steinwehr to send Coster's brigade to cover its retreat. These Union troops took a position just north of the town, where they were deployed in a brickyard. The brigade was attacked by superior forces from the Confederate division of Maj. Gen. Jubal Early. Coster's brigade lost most of its 597 casualties in that action. The remainder of the brigade spent the next two days supporting batteries on Cemetery Hill. Howard commended Coster and other senior commanders by name for their courage and devotion to duty in his report on Gettysburg (wikipedia, keyword 'Charles R. Coster'; Pula: Under the Crescent Moon, vol. 2, p. 30).

 

Later in 1863, Coster resigned his regimental command. On May 18, 1864, he was appointed a provost marshal for the State of New York to serve the Board of Enrollment. Coster resigned that position on April 30, 1865. Thereafter he lived in New York City. On Fe­bruary 28, 1882, he became a federal Pension Agent for the city, resigning effective December 1, 1885. He was also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Coster).

 

18.12.1839 - † 23.12.1884; beerd. Saint Peters Episcopal Churchyard, Bronx / New York (www.findagrave.com). Coster died in New York City and was buried on December 26, 1888. He left a widow and children (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Charles_ Coster).

 

Photo:

http://www.geni.com/people/Colonel-Charles-R-Coster-USA

 

 

Cottle, John C.:

 

Documents/Literature:

- Papers (Illinois State Historical Library, Springfield / Illinois)

 

 

Cotton, Burwell Thomas:

CS-2ndLt; Co. K, 34th Regiment North Carolina Infantry (National Park Soldiers M230 Roll 9, named as 'Burrel T. Cotton').

 

Documents/Literature:

- Taylor, Michael W.: The Cry is War, War, War: The Civil War Correspondence of Lieutenants Burwell Thomas Cotton and George Job Huntley, 34th Regiment North Carolina Troops (Morningside: Dayton 1994); 1st Edition, 194pp, Maps, Photos, Footnotes, Index (The 34th North Carolina participated in every major battle of the Army of Northern Virginia. Well-written letters from two school teachers who died fighting for the Confederacy (Huntley at Gettysburg and Cotton at Petersburg)

 

 

Cotton, John W.:

CS-Pvt; Co. C, 10th Regiment Confederate Cavalry (National Park Soldiers M818 Roll 6); zuvor in der Vorgängereinheit, 5th Battalion. Hilliard's Legion Alabama Cavalry

 

Cotton war a yeoman farmer from Pinckneyville / Alabama; he enlisted at Pinckneyville, Alabama, on April 1, 1862, and was paro­led at Talladega on May 25, 1865.  During the intervening years he saw action in Tennessee and Kentucky, in the Dalton-Atlanta cam­paign, briefly again in Tennessee, then in Georgia against the forces of Sherman, moving finally into South Carolina.

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Cotton, John W.: Yours til' Death: Civil War Letters of John W. Cotton; ed Lucille Griffith (University of Alabama Press, 1951)

 

 

Cotton, Thomas Burwell:

CS-Lt, 34th North Carolina Infantry; Cotton ist in Petersburg gefallen

 

Documents/Literature:

- Taylor, Michael W.: The Cry is War, War, War: The Civil War Correspondence of Lieutenants Burwell Thomas Cotton and George Job Huntley, 34th Regiment North Carolina Troops (Morningside: Dayton 1994); 1st Edition, 194 pp, Maps, Photos, Footnotes, In­dex (The 34th North Carolina participated in every major battle of the Army of Northern Virginia. Well-written letters from two school teachers who died fighting for the Confederacy (Huntley at Gettysburg and Cotton at Petersburg)

 

 

Couch, Darius Nash:

US-MajGen; 1822-97; aus New York; USMA 1846 (13/59) Artillery. He fought in the Mexican War (1 brevet) and the Seminole War On leave of absence in 1853 he gained distinction as a naturalist while exploring in Mexico with an expedition from the Smithsonian In­stitution. Resigning in 1855, he engaged in business and manufacturing. On 15 June 61 he became Col. of the 7th Massachusetts In­fantry and in Aug. was commissioned BrigGen. USV with rank from 17 May. Brigadekommandeur der Brigade Couch, bestehend aus 2nd Rhode Island (das Regiment v. Elisha Hunt Rhodes), 7th und 10th Mass, 36th New York (Rhodes, Elisha Hunt:: All for the Union, p. 33). Commanding the 1st Div., IV (Keyes's) Corps (13 March.- 12 July '62), he took part in the Peninsular cam­paign. Pro­moted MajGen. USV 4 July 62, he led his division in the 2nd Bull Run and Antietam campaigns. This division was atta­ched to Fran­klin's VI Corps am 13 Sept and on 26 Sept. 62 became part of that corps, being redesignated the 3rd Div. Couch's unit saw action only on 17 Sept. 1862 Crampton''s Gap) during these two campaigns. Taking command of II. Corps 7 Oct. 1862, Couch led this unit with distinction in the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. Disgusted with Hooker's blundering in the latter campaign, Couch asked to be relieved and was given command des neugebildeten Department of the Susquehanna am 11.6.1863; Couch befeh­ligte in dieser Eigenschaft die meisten der Miliz-Einheiten bei Harrisburg, die sich Lee's Invasion in Pennsylvania Ende Juni / Anfang Juli 1863 entgegenstellten (Martin: Gettysburg, p. 600 Anm. 2; Sauers: Gettysburg: The Meade-Sickles Controversy, p. 3; Stackpole: They met at Gettysburg, p. 22-23; Nye: Here come the Rebels, p. 62-63).

 

During the Gettysburg campaign he was engaged in organizing Pennsylvania home-guard levies for the defense of the state (s. Cham­bersburg: "Southern Revenge", p. 73). Couch hatte sich im Battle of Chancellorsville ausgezeichnet, hatte jedoch anschlie­ßend den Befehl über das II. Army Corps aufgegeben, weil er nicht bereit war, länger unter MajGen Hooker zu dienen. Er übernahm Mitte Juni 1863 das neu geschaffene Militia-*Department of the Susquehanna in Pennsylvania (Coddington: Gettysburg Cam­paign, p. 135).

 

Going then to the West, he commanded the 2nd Div XXIII Corps (8 Dec. 1864-30 Apr. 1865) at Nashville (15-16 Dec. '64) and in N.C. On leave of absence until he resigned 26 May '65. After being an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Gov. of Mass., he was US Collector for the port of Boston for five months, but his appointment ceased 4 March. '67 when the Senate failed to confirm it. He was president of a mining and manufacturing concern in Va. in 1867, then Q.M. Gen. of Conn. (1876-78) and AdjGen. (1883-84).

 

23.7.1822 - † 12.2.1897 Norwalk Fairfield County/Connecticut; beerd. Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bristol County/Massachusetts; °° Mary Caroline Crocker Couch (1926-1912) (www.findagrave).

 

Photo:

- Portrait of Darius Couch by Mathew Brady or Levin C. Handy taken in 1861 or 1862 (Mathew Brady - Library of Congress Prints and Photo­graphs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection)

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Couch, Darius N.: "Sumner's Right Grand Division" (Battle of Fredericksburg); in: Battles and Leaders, vol. 3, S. 79

- **Couch, Darius: „Chancellorsville Campaign“; in: B&L vol. 3, 154-171

- **Couch, Darius; Papers, Old Colony Historical Society, Taunton/Massachusetts

- **Couch, Darius: Twenty-Sixth Annual Reunion of the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York (Saginaw, Mich: Seenan and Peters, 1895)

- **Hannah, William F.: „Major General Darius N. Couch.“ Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, 71:3 (July 1963), pp. 259-77

 

 

Coulter, James R.:

US-First Lieutenant, Co. I, 123rd Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry (National Park Soldiers M554 Roll 23); schwer verwundet im Battle of Fredericksburg am 13.12.1862 und vor dem 16.12.1862 im La­zarett verstorben (Beardon: Humphreys Pennsylvania Divisio­n; in: Gallagher u.a.: Fredericksburg, p. 99).

 

 

Coulter, James R.:

US-Sergeant, Co. E, 95th Regiment Ohio Infantry (National Park Soldiers M552 Roll 22); enlisted: Jul 30, 1862 as Private. He was wounded during the siege of Vicksburg, MS, Jun 20, 1863. A gunshot wound of the right side of his scalp, and also received a flesh wound of the right forearm, he was admitted to the hospital of the 3rd Division, 15 th Corps, where he is reported as recovered for duty. On Nov 5, 1864, he was admitted to Adams Hospital, Memphis, TN, with Pneumonia, where he died (www.findagrave. com). Sein letzter Dienstgrad war Lieutenant (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~champaign/military/civil.htm).

 

22.1.1824 Virginia/USA - † 8.11.1864 Tennessee, beerd. Oak Dale Cemetery, Urbana/Ohio; °° Laura F. Coulter )1833-1903) (www.­findagrave.com).

 

 

Counseille, Henry Thomas:

CS-Captain, Co. B, 7th Regiment Mississippi Cavalry (National Park Soldiers M232 Roll 19). Counseille trat zunächst als Ser­geant in das 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment (1st Partisan Rangers) ein, und war dort später 2nd Lieutenant (National Park Soldiers M232 Roll 19).

 

12.10.1836 - † 11.9.1881; beerd. Rucker Cemetery, Ripley, Tippah County /Miss.; °° mit Catharine P. Counseille (http:// www.find­agrave.com). Catherine P. Stubbs Counseille (15 May 1857-10 March 1945) married Captain H. Thomas Counseille in Tennes­see, 12 October 1836 [!!!]. During the Civil War, H. Thomas Counseille enlisted as a solider in the 2nd Mississippi Infantry, Compa­ny B and later served as Captain of the Cavalry of the 7th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. The couple lived in Ripley, Mississippi (aus: James R. Redden Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi: http:// 184.168.105.185/archivegrid/collection/data/731041945).

 

Photo:

Counseille Grabstein auf dem Rucker Cemetery, Ripley, Tippah County /Miss. (http:// www.findagrave.com).

 

 

Coursey, Septimus M.:

US-Pvt; Co. G, 2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery (National Park Soldiers M554 Roll 23).

 

Teilnahme am Angriff auf Fort Gilmer (außerhalb von Richmond) am 29.10.1864 (Nosworthy: Bloody Crucible, p. 249)

 

 

Courtney, Alex:

CS-Pvt; Co. A, 16th Regiment Louisiana Infantry (National Park Soldiers M378 Roll 6).

 

 

Courtney, Alfred R.:

CS-Major; Chief of Artillery in Ewell's Division während Jackson's Vorstoß gegen Pope's Army of Virginia im August 1862; Teilnah­me am Battle of Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862 (Krick: Cedar Mountain, p. 52-54; Freeman, Lee's Lieutenants, vol. 2, S. 29). Battle of Antietam 17.9.1862 (Krick: Defending Lee's Flank. J.E.B. Stuart, John Pelham, and Confederates on Nicodemus Heights; in: Gallagher: The Antietam Campaign, p. 194).

 

 

Courtney, C. P.:

US-Pvt; Co. D, 2nd Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Waller's) (Quartermaster Battalion) (National Park Soldiers M382 Roll 12).

 

 

Courtney, Edward H.:

US-Pvt; Co. I&M, 5th Regiment Georgia Infantry (National Park Soldiers M226 Roll 14); original filed unter Henry E. Courtney

 

 

Courtney, James H.:

CS-Pvt; Co. E, 1st Regiment Missouri Cavalry (National Park Soldiers M380 Roll 3).

 

 

Courtright, Cornelius C.:

US-Corporal; Co. G, 104th Regiment Illinois Infantry (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 19).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Courtright, Cornelius C.: Diary (typed transcript, Chicago Historical Society, Chicago / Illinois)

 

 

Covert, Thomas M.:

US-Quartermaster Sergeant; Co. A, 6th Regiment Ohio Cavalry; mustered in as saddler (National Park Soldiers M552 Roll 22; Wittenberg: Union Cavalry Comes to Age, p. 31).

 

Documents/Literature:

Covert, Thomas M.: Letters; US Military History Institute, Carlisle, PA

 

 

Cowan, Andrew:

US-Major; 1st New York Independent Battery; zunächst Senior First Lieutenant, dann Captain und schließlich Brevet Major (Natio­nal Park Soldiers M551 Roll 30).

 

Cowan's battery moved into position on Cemetery Ridge on July 3rd and played a key role in defense of the Union center during Pickett's Charge

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cowan, Andrew: „When Cowan's Battery Withstood Pickett's Charege.“ New York Herald 2.7.1911

- Murray, R. L.: "Hurrah for the Ould Flag!" The True Story of Captain Andrew Cowan and the First New York Independent Battery at Gettysburg (Murray); 140 pp; Photos; Maps; Footnotes; Biblio; Index

 

 

Cowan, Andrew:

US-Pvt; Co. E, 7th Regiment Vermont Infantry (National Park Soldiers M557 Roll 4).

 

 

Cowan, Andrew J.:

US-Sergeant; Co. K, 121st Regiment New York Infantry (National Park Soldiers M551 Roll 30).

 

 

Cowan, J.:

US-LtCol; Regimentskommandeur 19th Kentucky Infantry, 10th Division Andrew J. Smith, XIII. Army Corps McClernand während Grant's Campaign gegen Vicksburg 1863 (Bearss: Vicksburg, vol. II, S. 402). Battle of Port Gibson am 1.5.1863 (Bearss: Vicksburg, vol. II, S. 402).

 

 

Cowan, Robert W.:

CS-Captain; Co I, 10th Regiment Alabama Infantry (National Park Soldiers 374 Roll 10); geb. Cherokee County/Alabama - † 6.7.1862; nach schwerer Verwundung im Battle of Gaines Mill / VA am 27.6.1862 (www.findagrave.com, Abruf vom 25.5.2016).

 

 

Cowdin, Robert:

US-++General; zunächst Col, Co. F&S, 1st Regiment Massachusetts Infantry (National Park Soldiers M544 Roll 9);

 

 

Cowell, Charles C.:

US-Pvt; Co. I; 9th Regiment Illinois Infantry (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 19; Sears: The Union Soldier in Battle, p. 13).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Cowell, Charles C.: „An Infantryman at Corinth: The Diary of Charles Cowell,“ Civil War Illustrated 13 (November 1974), p. 10-14

 

 

Cowles, L.:

US-+++; 5th Massachusetts Battery

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cowles, L.: History of the Fifth Massachusetts Battery (Butternut and Blue); 1000 pp; Maps; Illustrations; Index; Roster; Brand New Reprint of Scarce 1902 Regimental. Details of action at Yorktown, Mechanicsville, Malvern Hill, Second Manassas, Fredericks­burg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Petersburg and more. This battery suffered the greatest percentage of loss in battle of any light battery in volunteer service.

 

 

Cowtan, Charles W.:

US-Captain; 10th Regiment New York Infantry; at first Adjutant (s. Cowtan, Charles W.: Services in the Tenth New York Volunteers; not mentioned in National Park Soldiers); Sergeant, Co. A, 12.7.1862 Commissary Sergeant, promoted 2ndLt 23.2.1863; Adjutant 26.4.1863, promoted Captain; mustered out 30.6.1865 (Cowtan, Charles W.: Services in the Tenth New York Volunteers, p. 385, 388, 409).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Cowtan, Charles W.: Services in the Tenth New York Volunteers (National Zoauves) in the War of the Rebellion (New York: C. H. Ludwig, 1882)

 

 

Cox, Jacob D.:

US-MajGen;

 

Anwalt, Mitbegründer der republikanischen Partei in Ohio, Kommandeur der Milizen von Ohio; im Bürgerkrieg: ++++; Cox spielte während der Atlanta Campaign eine Schlüsselrolle: In der Schlacht von Kennesaw Mountain eroberte Cox' Division einen Höhenzug gegenüber der linken der Flanke der Konföderierten, was Sherman's Flankierungsmanöver ermöglichte. Im späten August 1864 er­folgte Cox' erfolgreicher Angriff und die Flankierung von Atlanta im Südwesten mit dem Abschneiden der Eisenbahn­linie Atlan­ta-Macon, was letztendlich zu Hood's Räumung von Atlanta führte. Nachkriegszeit: Gouverneur von Ohio ab 1865, 1869 Secretary of the Inferior (Innenminister) unter Präs. Grant; da Cox sich gegen die Politik der Reconstruction zur Wehr setzte und ge­gen die radika­len Republikaner für eine Aussöhnung eintrat, kam es zum Bruch mit Grant; hiervon erholte sich Cox's Karriere nicht mehr; er war lediglich eine Wahlperiode lang Abgeordneter im House of Representatives und arbeitete ansonsten als Anwalt in Ohio. In dieser Zeit entwickelte sich sein Interesse an der Militärgeschichte des Bürgerkrieges und verteidigte Sherman's Memoiren. Sehr bemerkenswert objektiv und abgewogen und fair war - trotz seines Zerwürfnisses mit Grant - seine Beurteilung von Grant's Memoi­ren.

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cox, Jacob D.: „War Preparations in the North;“ in: B&L, vol. I, pp. 84-98

- **Cox, Jacob D.: Sherman's Battle for Atlanta (New York: DaCapo Press, 1994 - Reprint of 1882 original - New Introduction by Brooks Simpson)

- **Cox, Jacob D.: "The March to the Sea", Franklin and Nashville 1882

- **Cox, Jacob D.: Diary. Typed manuscript (Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Kennesaw / Georgia)

- **Cox, Jacob D.: Military Reminiscenses (New York, 1900; 2 vols)

 

 

Cox, Joseph H.:

CS-Bugler; Baxter's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery (National Park soldiers M231 Roll 10).

 

 

Cox, Leroy Wesley:

CS-Pvt; Carrington's (Virginia) Battery (National Park Soldiers M382 Roll 13; Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, p. 378

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cox, Leroy Wesley: Memoir. Typescript of unpublished postwar recollection of Leroy Wesley Cox of Carrington's Battery (Albe­marle County Historical Society Library, Charlottesville, Virginia)

 

 

Cox, Philipp:

CS-Pvt; Kirkpatrick's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Amherst Artillery) (National Park Soldiers M382 Roll 13).

 

 

Cox, Thomas B.:

CS-Sergeant Major; Co. I, 6th Regiment Mississippi Infantry (National Park Soldiers M232 Roll 8; s. auch 14th Consolidated Mississippi Infantry).

 

Im Frühjahr 1862 und im Battle of Shiloh gehörte die 6th Mississippi Infantry zur 2nd Brigade BrigGen Patrick R. Cleburne III. Army Corps MajGen William J. Hardee in A. S. Johnston’s Army of the Mississippi. Das Regiment nahm unter Führung von Col J. J. Thornton am frühen Morgen des 6.4.1862 teil am CS-Angriff auf die Position der Division Sher­man südlich Shiloh Church (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 158). Das Regiment erlitt hierbei beim Angriff auf die 53rd Ohio Infantry Verluste von 70,5 % (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 159).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Cox, T. B.: “Sixth Mississippi Regiment at Shiloh:” Confederate Veteran, vol. 18 (November 1910), S. 509

 

 

Cox, William R.:

CS-First Sergeant; Co. D, 2nd Regiment Georgia Infantry (National Park Soldiers M226 Roll 14);

 

Im Battle of Antietam am 17.9.1862 war der damalige Pvt William R. Cox beteiligt an der Bergung der Leiche von LtCol William R. *Holmes an der Lower Bridge (Burnside Bridge) (Priest: Antietam, p. 239; „The Burk SS“, in: Confe­derate Veteran XXXII, 1924, p. 464).

 

 

Coxe, John:

CS-+++; 1861 Pvt, Co. F, Hampton's Legion; he participated in the Battle of 1st Manassas (Coxe, John: „Last Struggles and Succes­ses of Lee“; in: Confederate Veteran, vol. 22, p. 356; Cisco: Wade Hampton, p. 65).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Coxe, John: "Wade Hampton"; Confederate Veteran, XXX (December 1922), S. 460-61

- **Coxe, John (Esq. Groveland, California): The Battle of First Manassas; Confederate Veteran, Volume 23, pp. 24-26

- **Coxe, John: „Last Struggles and Successes of Lee“; in: Confederate Veteran, vol. 22, p. 356-359

- Coxe, John: „With Hampton in the Peninsular Campaign“; in: Confederate Veteran 29 (Nov.-Dec. 1921), p. 442-43

- Coxe, John: „Bloody Night Affair at Colchester“; in: Confederate Veteran 23 (April 1915), p. 168-69

 

 

Coyl, William H.:

US-LtCol; Co. F&S, 9th Regiment Iowa Infantry (National Park Soldiers M541 Roll 6).

 

Während der Pea Ridge Campaign 1862 war Coyl Major in LtCol Francis J. *Herron's 9th Iowa Infan­try, in William *Vandever's Bri­gade, Col Eugene A. *Carr's 4th Division, Samuel R. *Curtis Army of the Southwest. (Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, p. 333).

 

 

Coxe, John:

CS-Pvt; Co. B, 2nd Regiment South Carolina Infantry (National Park Soldiers M381 Roll 7); Kershaw's Brigade; Teilnahme am Batt­le of Gettysburg (Pfanz: Gettysburg, p. 254, 282)

 

Documents/Literature:

- Coxe, John: "The Battle of Gettysburg." Confederate Veteran 21 (1913): 433-36

 

 

Crabtree, Berriman:

US-Pvt; Co. A, 35th Regiment Illinois Infantry (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 19).

 

 

Crabtree, Chester:

US-Pvt; Co. K, 59th Regiment Illinois Infantry (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 19).

 

 

Crabtree, Edwin R.:

US-Sergeant; Co. I, 95th Regiment Illinois Infantry; er trat als Corporal in das Regiment ein (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 19).

 

 

Crabtree, Jackson:

US-Pvt; Co. D, 120th Regiment Illinois Infantry (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 19).

 

 

Crabtree, John:

US-Pvt; Co. G, 91st Regiment Illinois Infantry (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 19).

 

 

Crabtree, John D.:

US-Pvt; Co. A, 13th Regiment Illinois Infantry (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 19); s. Captain John D. *Crabtree (Major William D. *Bowen's Missouri Cavalry Battalion = Co. D&H, 9th Regiment Missouri Infantry) (National Park Soldiers M390 Roll 10

 

 

Crabtree, John D.:

US-Captain; Major William D. *Bowen's Missouri Cavalry Battalion (= Co. D&H, 9th Regiment Missouri Infantry) (National Park Soldiers M390 Roll 10). Zuvor Pvt, Co. A, 13th Regiment Illinois Infantry (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 19).

 

Im Frühjahr 1862 während der Pea Ridge Campaign war Bo­wen's Battalion eine der Headquarter Units in Samuel R. *Curtis Army of the Southwest (Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, p. 334). Im Battle of Pea Ridge am 7.3.1862 war Crabtree von Armeeober­kommando be­auftragt, die Lage der 1st Division Osterhaus bei Oberson's Field zu klären und festzustellen, ob ein Teil der zur Ver­stärkung von Os­terhaus eingesetzten 3rd Division Jefferson C. Da­vis zur Verstärkung der 4th Division Eugene A. *Carr nach Elkhorn Tavern abgezo­gen werden könne (Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, p. 121; Crabtree, p. 219).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Crabtree, John D.: "Recollections of the Pea Ridge Campaign, and the Army of the Southwest, in 1862"; in: Military Essays and Recollections. Papers Read Before the Commandery of the State of Illinois, Mollus, Chicago 1897

- Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, p. 121

 

 

Crabtree, Oscar S.:

US-Pvt; Co. I, 95th Regiment Illinois Infantry (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 19).

 

 

Crabtree, Samuel S.:

US-Pvt; Co. I, 95th Regiment Illinois Infantry (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 19).

 

 

Crabtree, William Alfred.:

US-Hospital Stewart; zuvor Pvt, Co. G, 91st Regiment Illinois Infantry (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 19).

 

 

Crabtree, William C.:

US-Pvt; Co. H, 71st Regiment Illinois Infantry (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 19).

 

 

Craft, David:

US-Chaplain; Co. F&S, 141st Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry (National Park Soldiers M554 Roll 23).

 

Documents/Literature:

Craft, David: History of the One Hundred Forty-first Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (Towanda, Pa.: Reporter-Journal Printing Company, 1885)

 

 

Craig, Calvin A.:

US-Col, 1863 Regimentskommandeur 105th Pennsylvania Infantry (Pfanz: Gettysburg, p. 15).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Scott, Kate M.: History of the One Hundred and Fifth Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers (Philadelphia: New-World Publishing Company, 1877)

 

 

Craig, Francis Burton:

CS-Politiker, 1811-75; North Carolina Congressman von 1853-61; als Mitglied der North Carolina Secession Convention, beantragte er im Parlament die Sezession, die am 20.5.1861 angenommen wurde (Ruffin Diary II 100 Anm. 36).

 

 

Craig, H. K.:

US-Col; Vorkriegszeit US-Departement of Ordnance

 

Documents/Literature:

- Craig, H. K. (Colonel of Ordnance): Report of the Experiments on the Strength and other Properties of Metals for Cannon with a Description of the Machines for Testing Metals, and of the Classification of Cannon in Service; By Officers of the Ordnance Depart­ment, U. S. Army (Henry Baird, Phila 1856); 428 pages; 25 Full Page Plates showing Cannon and other details, examples of informat­ion include comparison of US and Foreign Guns, testing of Columbiads, 12 and 32 Pounder Howitzers, Iron and Bronze Can­non, Gun Trials at Fortress Monroe; extremely scarce pre-war piece on ordnance used during the War.

 

 

Craighead, Alfred:

US-Pvt; Co. K, 68th Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry (National Park Soldiers M554 Roll 23; Hessler: Sickles at Gettysburg, p. 102).

 

 

Crain, Cyrus S.:

US-Chaplain; Co. F&S, 44th Regiment New York Infantry (National Park Soldiers M551 Roll 30).

 

Grain, Age, 37 years, enrolled, August 21, 1862, at Guilford, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. D, September 25, 1862; mustered in as chaplain, March 16, 1863; discharged, March 17,1861, as Crane; commissionrd chaplain, May 30, 1863, with rank from March 16, 1863, vice M. B . Cleaveland, resigned (Adjuntant General of the State of New York: Registers of 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th and 49th Regiment of Infan­try [Albany, 1901] p. 45).

 

On the morning of 28.6.1863 Crain performed services near Frederick City/MD (Gettysburg Campaign) (Desjardin: Stand Firm, p. 22).

 

 

Craighill, E. A.:

CS-Surgeon; 2nd Virginia Infantry

 

Documents/Literature:

- Craighill, E. A. (2nd Virginia Infantry): Confederate Surgeon: The Personal Recollections of E. A. Craighill (H. E. Howard, 1989); 2nd Printing; 106 pp. Edited by Peter W. Houck for the Virginia Civil War Battles and Leaders Series; Photos; Illustrations; Index; Craighill started his career as a Private in the Stonewall Brigade and became a Medical Steward at First Manassas

 

 

Cramer, Ernst:

Unions-Sympathisant in Texas; am 4.7.1862 zum Captain der unionistisch gesinnten Kendall County Company gewählt (Kamphoefne­r/Helbich: German in the Civil War, p. 430 n10). Cramer entzog sich wie viele andere Deutsche der zwangsweise durchgesetzten Rekrutierung in die CS-Truppen durch Flucht über den Nueces River und später über den Rio Grande, wobei viele Deutsche ums Leben kamen. Von den 68 Namen auf dem Denkmal „Treue der Union“, errichtet 1868 in Comfort/Texas (Photo bei Kamphoefner/Helbich: German in the Civil War, p. 438), waren alle mit Ausnahme von Pablo Diaz, einem Mexikaner, sämtlich Deutsche. Von den darauf genannten 36 Kameraden von Cramer fielen 19 im Battle of the Nueces, 9 fielen in Gefangenschaft und wurden ermordet, und 8 starben bei dem Versuch, den Rio zu überqueren (Kamphoefner/Helbich: German in the Civil War, p. 438). Cramer's Kamerad, Ferdinand Simon, geriet in Gefangenschaft und wurde am 2.10.1862 vor einer Militärkommission angeklagt in charges of „levying war“ against the Confederacy and „secretly & covertly & in violation of the laws“ attempting to leave the coun­try. He pleaded innocent, but on 10.10.1862 he was found guilty of all charges and sentenced to death by hanging. This was apparent­ly later commuted to a prison sentence (Kamphoefner/Helbich: German in the Civil War, p. 434n14).

 

 

Crane, Alexander B.:

US-LtCol; 85th Indiana Infantry / Coburn's Brigade; Crane war ab August 1863 vorübergehend abkommandiert und eingesetzt bei der Aufstellung von Colored Regiments im Department of the Cumberland (Welcher / Ligget: Coburn's Brigade, p. 133).

 

 

Crane, James L.:

US-Chaplain, 21st Illinois Infantry (Catton, Grant moves South, p. 17 mit Anmerkungen S. 491 Nr. 1 und S. 492 Anm. 24).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Crane, James L.: "Grant as a Colonel," in: McClure's Magazine, Vol. VII

 

 

Crane, John:

US-Major; zunächst Second Lieutenant 6th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry (National Park Soldiers M559 Roll6; Dawes, Ru­fus R.: Service with the Sixth Wisconsin, p. 8); he was one of several immigrant Irish officers purged from the regiments ranks by Col Ly­sander Cutler and others +++Hintergrund klären+++; he resigned 30.10.1861 (Herdegen, Lance and William J. K. Beau­dot: An Irish­man in the Iron Brigade: The Civil War Memories of James P. Sullivan, p. 34 Anm. 26). Three months af­ter his resignation Crane en­listed as First Lieutenant Co. A, 17th Wisconsin Infantry (National Park Soldiers M559 Roll6; Herde­gen, Lance and William J. K. Beaudot: An Irishman in the Iron Brigade: The Civil War Memories of James P. Sullivan, p. 34 Anm. 26); promoted to regimental Adjutant am 25.11.1.1862 und served until his term expired am 28.3.1865 (Herdegen, Lance and William J. K. Beaudot: An Irishman in the Iron Brigade: The Civil War Memories of James P. Sullivan, p. 34 Anm. 26).

 

 

Crane, John:

US-Pvt; Co. K, 30th Regiment Michigan Infantry; enlisted 2.12.1864 in Flint/Michigan, discharged 17.6.1865; 1849 - † 1905; beerd. Riverside Cemetery, Henderson, Shiawassee County/Michigan (www.findagrave.com).

 

 

Crane, John:

US-Pvt, Co. H, 192nd Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry vom 1.3.1865-24.8.1865; in der Nachkriegszeit Arbeiter in einer Sägmühle bis 1889 (disabled); 21.4.1825 Liverpool, Perry County/Pennsylvania - † 21.12.1905 Lykens, Dauphin County/Pennsylvania; beerd. Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg Dauphin County/Pennsylvania; °° mit Jane E. Cook Crane (1834-1918) (www.findagrave.com).

 

 

Cranford, Henry L.:

US-Captain; 10.5.1833 Neufundland/Canada - † 23.8.1896 District of Columbia; beerd. Green-Wood-Cemetery Brooklyn/New York (http://www.findagrave.com); Co. G, 14th Regiment New York Infantry; enrolled 18.4.1861 at Brooklyn, three-years-service; muste­red 23.5.1861 as commissary sergeant; 1.7.1861 First Lieutenant; promoted quartermaster 20.2.1862; mustered out at Pratt's Landing, Va am 23.3.1863: for promotion to captain (Tevis: Fighting Fourteenth, p. 276).

 

Sohn von Robert Loud Cranford (1799 - 1882) und  Mary Virtue Vey Cranford (1803 – 1887); °° mit  Margaret Jane Dunn Cranford (1839 – 1916; Vater von Joseph Henry Cranford (1870 - 1941) (http://www.findagrave.com).

 

Photo:

Henry Loud Cranford (http://www.findagrave.com)

 

 

Cranor, Jonathan:

US-Col; 40th Ohio Infantry Regiment; eingesetzt ab Dezember 1861 in Ost-Kentucky in der 18th Brigade unter James A. *Garfield (Guerrant: Marshall and Garfield in Eastern Kentucky; in: B&L I S. 395) in der Region um Louisa am Big Sandy River (Karte Davis Nr. 141).

 

 

Crapsey, Edward:

US-Journalist und Photograph; "Crapsey was a reputable correspondent, but printed rumors" (Andrews J. Cutler: The North Re­ports the Civil War, p. 545-548). Crapsey hatte einen kritischen Artikel im 'Philadelphia Inquirer' vom 9.6.1864 über George *Meade ge­schrieben, über den dieser verärgert war und diesen aus seinem Hauptquartier werfen ließ. Crapsey erhielt auf Mead's Be­fehl keinen Zugang zur Army of the Potomac mehr Es kam zu einer Auseinandersetzung, die in der Presse aufgegriffen wurde. Pro­vost Marshal Marsena Patrick führte den Befehl, Crapsey aus dem Bereich der Army of the Potomac zu bringen, mit besonderen Be­leidigungen aus. Er ließ Crapsey rücklings auf ein Maultier binden und ihm ein Schild mit der Aufschrift 'Libeler of the Press' um­hängen. Meade wurde deshalb in der Presse scharf angegriffen in einer Reihe von erniedrigenden Artikel wobei er als 'Libeler of the Press' bezeich­net worden war (Nevins: The War for the Union: The Organized War to Victory, p. 11; Andrews J. Cutler: The North Reports the Ci­vil War, p. 546).

 

 

Crater, Lewis:

US-Adjutant; Co. H&F, 50th Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry (National Park Soldiers M554 Roll 24).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Crater, Lewis: History of the Fiftieth Regiment Penna. Vols., 1861-65 (Coleman Printing House: Reading, 1884)

 

 

Crayton, Marshall D.:

zunächst LtCol 35th North Carolina Infantry; im April 1862 appointed zum Col 50th North Carolina Infantry. Ill health forced him to resign his commission on 1.12.1862 (Munson, E. B. ([ed.]: Confederate Incognito: The Civil War Reports of „Long Grabs“ a.k.a. Murdoch John McSween, 26th and 35th North Carolina Infantry, p. 239, Anm. 15).

 

 

Crawford, Francis (Frank) C.:

US-Major; aus Terre Haut / Indiana; bei Kriegsausbruch zunächst als Freiwilliger in 71st Indiana Infantry, dann versetzt zur 85th In­diana Infantry; Regimentsadjutant und Captain Co G 85th Indiana Infantry (Welcher / Ligget: Coburn's Brigade, p. 395); Crawford war der erste US-Soldat, der das von Hood geräumte Atlanta betrat (Welcher / Ligget: Coburn's Brigade, p. 17, 180). Später Major und aide-de-camp im Stab von General William T. *Ward (Welcher / Ligget: Coburn's Brigade, p. 395).

 

Photo:

- Welcher / Ligget: Coburn's Brigade, p. 17

 

Documents/Literature:

- Welcher / Ligget: Coburn's Brigade, p. 60, 145, 146, 180, 183, 224, 258, 308, 309, 329, 387, 395

 

 

Crawford, J. B.:

CS- +++klären+++; aus Mississippi; Pettigrew's Division; Teilnahme an Pickett's Charge am 3.7.1863 in Gettysburg; (Glatthaar: The Common Soldiers Gettysburg Campaign, in: Boritt: The Gettysburg Nobody Knows, p. 22 iVm. S. 225N40).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Crawford, J. B.: Papers. Mississippi Department of Archives and History

 

 

Crawford, John H.:

CS-LtCol; 160th Regiment of Virginia Militia (Hotchkiss: Make me a Map of the Valley, p. 3).

 

 

Crawford, Martin J.:

CS-Politiker; aus Georgia; 1860 war der 40jährige Abgeordneter im US-Congress; Freund von Alexander H. *Stephens (Davis: "A Govern­ment of Our Own", p. 5). Delegierter auf dem CS-Gründungskongress vom Februar 1861 in Montgomery / Alaba­ma (Davis: A Government of Our Own, p. 18).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Crawford, Martin J.: Letter to Alexander H. Stephens vom 8.4.1861; in: Alexander H. Stephens Papers, Library of Congress, Wa­shington D. C.

- **Crawford, Martin J.: Folder. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta

 

 

Crawford, Samuel Wylie:

US-MajGen; geboren in Allendla Mansion bei Fayetteville sechs Meilen ostwärts *Chambersburg 1829; Crawford war im Civil War der höchstrangige Soldat der Chambersburg Area; graduated University of Pennsylvania Medical School 1850, anschließend Assi­stant Surgeon US Army; bis 1860 im Westen eingesetzt; 1861 kommandierte er eine US-Battery in Fort Sumter; befördert zum Brig­Gen 1862; gelobt für seine Führung in der Shenandoah Valley Campaign unter Banks von 1862; Teilnahme an Pope's Vorstoß in Vir­ginia Anfang August 1862; Crawford's Brigade in Alpheus W. *Williams Division, Banks's Corps (Krick, p. 43; Stackpo­le: From Ce­dar Mountain, p. 38); seine Infanterie-Brigade umfaßte folgende Regimenter: 28th New York, 46th Pennsylvania, 10th Maine, 5th Connecticut (Krick: Cedar Mountain, p. 43).

 

Cavalry Skirmish in Orange Court House am 2. August 1862 gegen die 7th Virginia Cavalry (*Laurel Brigade) unter William E. "Grumble" *Jones war Crawford's Brigade entgegen anderslautender Berichte nicht beteiligt valry, gibt den Kommandeur der gegen ihn eingesetzten US-Cavalry fehlerhaft mit Crawford wieder, der eine Infanteriebrigade führte, anstelle von BrigGen George *Bayard (William E. "Grumble" Jones Report: OR 12 [2] 112-114).

 

Die Nacht vom 8./9. August 1862 verbrachte Crawford's Brigade entlang des Cedar Run am Fuß von Cedar Mountain, vier Meilen nördlich von Crooked Run Church (Krick, p. 43; Grimsley, Daniel A.: Battles in Culpeper County, Virginia (Culpeper, Va., 1900, S. 26-27); seine Truppen bildeten am Morgen des 9.8.1862 bei Cedar Mountain neben BrigGen George D. *Bayard's Ca­valry die US-Vorhut (Krick: Cedar Mountain, p. 43); Battle of Cedar Mountain, wo seine Brigade (1st Brigade der 1st Di­vision Banks 2nd Army Corps; Battle and Leaders, Vol. II., S. 495) Verluste von 50% erlitt; schwer verwundet bei Antietam; nach sei­ner Genesung Führer der Penn­sylvania Reserves in Gettysburg; Crawford focht in allen Hauptschlachten auf dem Eastern Theater bis Appomattox; Nach­kriegszeit Offizier der US-Army bis 1873; gestorben 1882;

 

Im Battle of Antietam (17.9.1862) Crawford commanded 1^st Brigade (10^th Maine, 12^th Pennsylvania, 28^th New York, 125^th Pennsylva­nia, 46^th Pennsylvania and 128^th Pennsylvania Infantry), 1^st Division (Alpheus S. Williams), XII Army Corps (Joseph K. F. Mansfield) (Sears: Landscape turned Red, p. 365).

 

Photo:

- Chambersburg Chambers of Commerce (ed.): "Southern Revenge," , S. 47

- Crawford, Samuel W.: "The Pennsylvania Reserves at the Battle of Gettysburg." Philadelphia Weekly Press, 8 September 1886

- Davis / Wiley: Photographic History of the Civil War, vol I, p. 91, 95

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Crawford, Samuel Wylie: The Genesis of the Civil War, The Story of Sumter (New York, 1887)

- **Crawford, Samuel Wylie: "The First Shot against the Flag"; in: Annals of the War, p. 319 ff

- **Crawford, Samuel W.: Papers. Library of Congress, Washington DC

 

 

Crawford, Will:

CS-Lt; 13th Alabama Infantry; Crawford kommandierte am frühen Morgen des 1.7.1863 ein Detachment der 13th Alabama Infantry (Co. B & D) auf dem Marsch von Cashville in Richtung Gettysburg (Martin: Gettysburg, p. 606n20 iVm Newton: Mc­Pherson's Ridge, p. 27).

 

 

Crawford, William T.:

US-Captain; Co H 85th Indiana Infantry; Anfang März / April 1863 eingesetzt bei Franklin / Tennessee (Welcher / Ligget: Co­burn's Brigade, p. 104, 113); im Juni 1863 war Crawford Mitglied des Kriegsgerichts gegen CS-Col William Orton *Williams (Welcher / Ligget: Coburn's Brigade, p. 116).

 

 

Creelman, Samuel A.:

US-Pvt; Co. A, 101st Pennsylvania Infantry; captured at Plymouth, North Carolina, and his subsequent imprisonment at Anderson­ville, Georgia, and Florence, South Carolina.

 

Documents/Literature:

- Creelman, Samuel A.: Papers, 1861-1906(?). Union soldier in Company A, 101st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Collection con­sists of eleven letters written by Creelman to his family from various camps in Virginia. After the war Creelman scratched out passa­ges that were religious in nature from several of the letters, when he renounced Christianity. Also included is an address by Creelman to have been read at his funeral, obituaries, and "Collections of a Coffee Cooler", written by Creelman in 1889 about his war experi­ences, especially his capture at Plymouth, North Carolina, and his subsequent imprisonment at Andersonville, Georgia, and Florence, South Carolina. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 84-178).

 

 

Creighton, William R.:

US-Col; Co. F&S, 7th Regiment Ohio Infantry; entered the regiment as LtCol (National Park Soldiers M552 Roll 23); at first Captain, Co. A, than LtCol Co. F&S, 7th Regiment Ohio Infantry (3 months, 1861) (National Park Soldiers M552 Roll 23).

 

 

Crenshaw, Ira O.:

CS-Second Lieutenant; Co. I, Virginia Light Artillery (Surry Light Artillery) (Jones: Under the Stars and Bars: Surry Light Artil­lery of Virginia, p. 4) bzw. 3rd Regiment Virginia Infantry (National Park Soldiers, M382 Roll 13). Surry Light Artillery was organized as infantry and assigned to the 3rd Regiment Virginia Infantry. During April, 1862.

 

Im Battle of Point of Rocks / VA an den Bluffs am Appomattox River in der Nacht zum 27.6.1862 wurde Crenshaw gefährlich am Oberschenkel verwundet durch ein Sprengstück einer US-Schiffsgranate (Jones: Under the Stars and Bars: Surry Light Artil­lery of Virginia, p. 41) und starb in den nächsten Tagen (Jones: Under the Stars and Bars: Surry Light Artil­lery of Virginia, p. 46) am 13.7.1862; beerd. Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond City/VA (www.findagrave.com [dort ist weder Dienstgrad noch die Einheit ange­geben]).

 

 

Crews, Charles C.:

CS-Col; aus Georgia; LtCol 2nd Georgia Cavalry 1861; er fiel im Herbst 1862 in Kriegsgefangenschaft während eines Raids nach Kentucky; kurz darauf ausgetauscht. Col 2nd Georgia Cavalry; er führte sein Regiment im Rahmen Wheeler's Cavalry Corps in Zen­tral-Tennessee und während der Atlanta Campaign. Nach dem Krieg gab Crews an, im April 1865 zum BrigGen befördert worden zu sein. Dies ist jedoch umstritten. Er ist als BrigGen bei Heitman und C.H.M aufgeführt, nicht jedoch bei Wright (Boatner, p. 208; Da­vis / Wiley: Photographic History, vol 2: Vicksburg to Appomattox, p. 331).

 

Photo:

- Davis / Wiley: Photographic History, vol 2: Vicksburg to Appomattox, p. 331

 

 

Crittenden, George Bibb:

CS-MajGen; Sohn von John J. Crittenden; Bruder von Gen. Thomas L. Crittenden; bei Kriegsausbruch war Crittenden US-LtCol und Kommandeur von Fort Stanton / NMT (Karte bei Josephy: The Civil War in the American West, p. 32-33); Crittenden beab­sichtigte Fort Stanton an die CSA zu übergeben (Josephy: The Civil War in the American West, p. 37). Im Januar 1862 war Crittenden in Ken­tucky als Divisionskommandeur eingesetzt. Er verlor das Battle von Logan's Cross Roads gegen Gen. George H. Thomas am 19.1.1862 und Mill Springs (am Südufer des Cumberland) am 20.1.1862 (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 20). Critten­den zog seine Truppen zu­nächst nach Monticello / KY und dann nach Gainesville / KY zurück (Daniel, p. 327 Anm. 19).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Boatner, p. 208

- Davis / Wiley: Photographic History, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Gettysburg, p. 290 (Aufnahme von 1862)

- Daniel: Shiloh, p. 20-21

- **McMurty, R. Gerald: "Zollicoffer and the Battle of Mill Springs." Filson Club Historical Quarterly, vol. 29 (October 1955), S. 303-319

 

 

Crittenden, John Jordan:

1787-1863; Senator aus Kentucky; vertrat den Versuch, mittels eines Kompromisses die Auseinandersetzung zwischen Nord- und Südstaaten zu vermeiden; Mitverfasser der *Crittenden-Johnson-Resolutionen, von Senat und Repräsentantenhaus am 22. bzw. 25.7.1861 verabschiedet, des Inhalts, daß die Vereinigten Staaten mit ihrem Kampf keineswegs die Absicht verfolgten, „gegen die Rechte oder bestehenden Institutionen der ausgetretenen Staaten (d.h. die Sklaverei) vorzugehen“, sondern daß es ihnen allein darum gehe, „die Oberhoheit der Verfassung zu gewährleisten und die Union .... ungeschmälert zu erhalten“ (McPherson: Für die Frei­heit sterben, p. 300; Noe: Perryville, p. 5).

 

Auch seine Familie war wie der Staat Kentucky zwischen Nord und Süden zerrissen: seine beiden Söhne wurden jeder MajGen im Norden (Thomas L. Crittenden) bzw. Süden (George B. Crittenden) (Noe: Perryville, p. 5).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Boatner: Dictionary, p. 208

- Crittenden, John J.: John Crittenden Civil War Letters to his wife; Eugene C. Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas

- Crittenden, John J.: Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC

- **Kirwan, Albert Dennis: John J. Crittenden: The Struggle for the Union (revised edition, 1974)

 

 

Crittenden, Thomas L.:

US-MajGen; Sohn von Senator John J. *Crittenden und Bruder von CS-MajGen George Bibb *Crittenden; vor Kriegsausbruch war Crittenden Mitglied des Stabes von Simon Bolivar *Buckner's Kentucky Militia (Davis, Orphan Brigade, p. 8); im Summer 1863 Kommandeur XXI Corps, Army of the Cumberland.

 

Nach der Schlacht von Chickamauga 19.9.1863 abgelöst und wegen Rückzugs vom Schlachtfeld angeklagt, dort von allen Vorwürfen frei­gesprochen (+++prüfen+++ Chattanooga, MilAmerik36, S. 11)

 

Documents/Literature:

- Boatner, p. 208

 

 

Crittenden, Thomas Theodore:

CS-MajGen; Neffe von Senator John C. *Crittenden;

 

Documents/Literature:

- Boatner, p. 208-09

 

 

Crocker, James:

CS-Officer; aufgewachsen in Virginia; Vorkriegszeit graduiert Pennsylvania College 1850, Rechtsanwalt; Adjutant 9th Virginia In­fantry (Armistead's Brigade); Teilnahme an Pickett's Charge in Gettysburg am 3.7.1863, dabei verwundet (Rollins: Pickett's Charge, p. xxi); in der Nachkriegszeit bekannter Judge und Politiker in Virginia.

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Crocker, James: "Gettysburg-Pickett's Charge," Southern Historical Society Papers, 1916, 124

- **Crocker, James: "My Personal Experiences in Taking up Arms ...," Southern Historical Society Papers, XXXIII (1905), S. 120-130 (auszugsweise abgedruckt bei Rollins: Pickett's Charge, p. 3

 

 

Crocker, John S.:

US-Col; Regimentskommandeur 93rd New York Infantry; im Battle of Gettysburg 1.-3.7.1863 gehörte die Einheit zu den Truppen des Hauptquartiers (Gliederung bei Pfanz: Gettysburg. The Second Day, p. 443)

 

 

Crocker, Lucien B.:

US-+++; sein Name wird auch mit 'Crooker' angegeben (Hicken: Illinois in the Civil War, p. 374); 55th Illinois Infantry

 

Documents/Literature:

- Crocker, Lucien B. et al.: The Story of the Fifty-Fifth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry (Clinton, Massachusetts, 1887; neu her­ausgegeben von Edwin V. Bearss, Huntington, West Virginia, 1993)

 

 

Crocker, Marcellus M.:

US-BrigGen; Col 13th Iowa Infantry; im Battle of Shiloh am 6./7.4.1862 übernahm Crocker nach der Verwundung des Brigadekomm­andeurs Abraham C. *Hare die Führung der 1st Brigade 1st Division McClernand (B&L, vol. I, S. 537); Divisionsk­ommandeur 7th Division (2.-16.5.1863) in McPherson's Corps bei Vorstoß auf Vicksburg. Battle of *Jackson am 14.5.1863 (Dun­bar: 93rd Indiana, p. 14-15).

 

Photos:

- Davis/Wiley, Photographic History, p. 42

 

 

Crocker, William A.:

CS-Spionageführer; er leitete vor der Gründung eines CS-Secret Service (erst am 30.11.1864 gegründet), die einzige CS-Spionage­einheit, das General Intelligence Office, eingerichtet durch Order Nr. 45 vom 26.1.1862 (Markle: Spies, p. 3).

 

 

Crockett, LeRoy:

US-Major; 72nd Ohio Infantry (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 124,00 133). Im Frühjahr 1862 und im Battle of Shiloh gehörte das Re­giment zur 4th Brigade Col Ralph P. *Buckland 5th Division BrigGen William T. Sherman in Grant’s Army of the Tennessee (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 320, 131; Grant, U. S.: The Opposing Forces at Shiloh; in: B&L, vol. I, p. 538). Als am 4.4.1862 ge­gen 2:00 pm Schüsse bei Jack Chamber’s House an der Ridge Road südwestlich von Shiloh Church gehört wurden und festgestellt worden war, daß alle acht Vor­posten der 4th Brigade Buckland durch CS-Cavalry ausgehoben worden oder in den Wäldern verloren gegangen waren, ordnete Bri­gadekommandeur Buckland eine Aufklärung durch Co B 72nd Ohio Infantry an, der Co H. hinterher ge­schickt wurde, beide unter Befehl von Major Crockett. Als keine Meldung vom Aufklärungsergebnis erfolgte, und Schüsse bei Jack Chamber’s House festge­stellt wurden, wurde ein Teil des Regiments nach vorn befohlen, wobei festgestellt wurde, daß Crockett in Gefangenschaft gefallen war und Co B abgeschnitten, sich im Kampf mit CS-Cavalry befand (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 134, 124).

 

 

Crockett, Robert H.:

15.2.1832 Paris/Tennessee - † 18.2.1902 Stuttgart/Arkansas (http://www.findagrave.com); CS-Col 18th Arkansas Infantry Re­giment; Crockett trat als Captain in Co. H, 1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment (National Park Soldiers M376 Roll 6; http://www.findagra­ve.com); 1862 Major of 18th Arkansas Infantry Regiment; 1862: Lt. Colonel of 18th Arkansas Infantry Regiment; 1862 – 1864: Co­lonel of 18th Arkansas Infantry Regiment; 1865: Confederate Provost Marshal in Washington Arkansas; Occupation after War: Attorney in Arkansas County Arkansas 1885 - 1888: Arkansas State Senator (http://www.findagrave.com).

 

Col. Bob Crockett war Sekundant beim Duell zwischen BrigGen Lucius Marshall *Walker und Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke, wäh­rend Maj. Henry Ewing dem Kontrahenten Marmaduke sekundierte (Banasik, Michel E. (ed.): Missouri Brothers in Gray. The Remi­niscenses and Letters of William J. Bull and John P. Bull, Iowa City 1998, S. 61).

 

Sohn von John Wesley Crockett (1807-1852); °° mit Mary B. Crockett (30.3.1841 - † 22.2.1912); Vater von Guy Robert Crockett (30.6.1879 Tennessee - † 20.5.1970) (http://www.findagrave.com).

 

Photo:

Col. Robert H. Crockett (http://www.findagrave.com).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Crute, Joseph H.: Units in the Confederate States (Midlothian, VA 1987), S. 52-53

- OR 15, S. 934, 1061

- OR 34, pt. 1, S. 770

- OR 41, pt. 3, S. 944

- Wright, Marcus J.: Arkansas in the War 1861-1865 (Batesville/Arkansas, 1963), S. 32

 

 

Crockett, Samuel James:

US-Sergeant; Co. A, 1st Regiment US Cavalry Regular Army) (National Park Soldiers M233 Roll 27).

 

Crockett and his regiment belonged to the Reserve Brigade (BrigGen Wesley Merritt), 1st Cavalry Division (BrigGen John Buford) Cavalry Corps (MajGen Alfred Pleasonton), Army of the Potomac (Wert: Gettysburg, Day Three, p. 314). The Cavalry took part in the Cavalry Battle of Fairfield on the afternoon of 3.7.1863, south of the Round Tops (Wert: Gettysburg, Day Three, p. 272 ff.).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Crockett, Samuel James: „Account of Private Samuel James Crockett, July 3rd: South Cavalry Field, Gettysburg National Military Park

 

 

Crofts, Thomas C.:

US-Sgt; Co. C, 3rd Regiment Ohio Cavalry

 

Literatur

- Crofts, Thomas C., comp: History of the Service of the Third Ohio Volunteer Cavalry in the War for the Preservation of the Union from 1861-1865. Compiled from the Official Records and from Diaries of Members of the Regiment by Serg't. Thos. Crofts, Compa­ny C, Regimental Historian. Toledo: Stoneman Press, 1910

 

 

Crofut, Stephen C.:

US-Pvt; Co. D, 17th Connecticut Infantry (National Park Soldiers M535 Roll 4).

 

Stratford/Conn. - † kia 1.7.1863 Gettysburg, Barlow Knoll (Coco: Killed in Action, p. 17).

 

 

Cromwell, James:

US-Major; F&S, 124th Regiment New York Infantry, zuvor Captain Co. C. (National Park Soldiers M551 Roll 31).

 

 

Cronkhite, James:

US-Pvt; Co. H&E, 151st Regiment New York Infantry (National Park Soldiers M551 Roll 31).

 

7.4.1845 Gasport, Niagara County/New York - † 26.3.1919 Lockport, Niagara County (www.findagrave.com, Abruf vom 2.4.2016); bzw. mit teils abweichenden Angaben (Chronicles of the One Hundred Fifty-First Regiment, New York State Volun­teer Infantry, 1862-1865, Contributed by Its Surviving Members, Compiled by Helena Adelaide Howell, A.M. Eddy, Printer, Albion, N.Y., 1911, S. 268): „10.4.1845 Cambria / NY; son of JAMES and LUCINA CRONKHITE, farmer; enlisted, September 5, 1862, at Royal­ton, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. H., October 22, 1862; transferred to Co. E, December 21, 1864; assigned to duty in Bri­gade Sharpshooters; mustered out with company, June 26, 1865, near Washington, D.C. Married 1870, to MARGARE­TE SHAY; has six children, WILLIAM, NORA, MARGARETE, JAMES, FRANK and EDWARD; has resided in Niagara Co. since the war, and is now a farmer in Newfane, N.Y“.

 

 

Cronkhite, James H.:

US-Pvt; Co. I, 4th Regiment Minnesota Infantry (National Park Soldiers M546 Roll 2); er stammt aus aus Warsaw, Rice County, Minnesota;

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cronkhite, James H.: Correspondence, 1862. Soldier in the 4th Minnesota Volunteer Regiment. Four letters written from June to August, 1862, to his wife in Warsaw, Rice County, Minnesota, from camps and a division hospital in Mississippi. Writes that the war should soon be over because of the enemy's lack of resources. He also writes about his attack of cholera and the resulting stay in the hospital, and why he believes it is better to be a first lieutenant than a captain. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 89-062).

 

 

Crook, George:

US-MajGen

 

8.9.1830 Taylorsville / Ohio - † 21.3.1890 Chicago / Ill.; US-MajGen; Col 36th Ohio Infantry (Boatner: Dictionary, p. 209); 1862 Brigadekom­mandeur 3rd Brigade, Cox Kanawha Division, West Virginia (Stough's Report OR 12 [2] S. 114 an Col Crook). Bei Lewisburg/West-Virginia siegen Unionstruppen unter Geor­ge Crook am 23. Mai 1862 über die von Henry Heth kommandierten Se­zessionstruppen. Col. Crook befahl eine bewaffnete Aufklä­rung durch die 44th Ohio Infantry vom 2.-5.8.1862 von Meadow Bluff zum Greenbrier Ri­ver, WVa (Stough's Report OR 12 [2] S. 114 an Col Crook).

 

Während Lee's Maryland Campaign vom September 1862 war Jacob D. Cox' Kanawha Division IX Army Corps Jesse L. *Reno ein­gesetzt beim Stoß über South Mountain. Die Brigade Crook umfaßte folgende Regimenter: 11th Ohio Infantry, 28th Ohio Infantry und 36th Ohio Infantry, Am 14.9.1862 (Cox: Forcing Fox's Gap, B & L II S. 585). Teilnahme am Battle von South Mountain

 

During the Chickamauga Campaign 1863 George Crook commanded (after a change with BrigGen *Turchin) 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps (MajGen David S. Stanley), Army of the Cumberland (Powell: Chickamauga Campaign: Vol I, A Mad Battle, p. 28, 642).

 

In Febr. 1864 Grant ordered Crook back to the East to command the Kanawha District and gave him the mission of interrupting rail­road communications between Lynchburg/VA (important Railway junction; *Virginia & Tennessee Railroad) and East Tennessee; Crook engaged in numerous raids and skirmishes including Cloyd Farm, Dublin Station, and New River Bridge (Boatner: Dictionary, p. 209).

 

Photo:

- Davis / Wiley: Photographic History of the Civil War, vol I, p. 73

- Davis / Wiley: Photographic History of the Civil War. From Vicksburg to Appomattox, p. 336

- Warner: Generals in Blue, p. 103

 

Documents/Literature:

- Bourke, John G.: On the Border With Crook (Time Life 1980; Reprint of 1881 Original)

- Schmitt, Martin F. (ed.): General George Crook: His Autobiography (University of Oklahoma Press, 1946)

 

 

Crooke, George:

US-1stLt/Adjutant; Co. F&S, 21st Regiment Iowa Infantry (National Park Soldiers M541 Roll 6; Anm.: bei Catton: Grant Moves South, p. 546 unrichtig als 'Cooke' ge­nannt).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Crooke, George: The Twenty-first Iowa Infantry: A Narrative of its Experience in Active Service ... (Milwaukee, 1891)

 

 

Crooker, Lucian B.:

US-Captain; Co. I, 55th Regiment Illinois Infantry, Crooker war zunächst First Sergeant im Regiment (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 20).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Crooker, L. B.: „Battle of Shiloh“, Manual of the Panorama of the Battle of Shiloh (Chicago 1885)

 

 

Crooks, Andrew:

US-Sergeant; Co. E, 88th Regiment Illinois Infantry (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 20; named also as Andrew' or 'Andrew J.').

 

 

Crooks, Andrew I.:

US-Pvt; Co. D, 149th Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry (National Park Soldiers M554 Roll 24). He carried at Gettysburg on 1.7.1863 the deadly wounded sergeant Alexander M. *Stewart from the battlefield (Coco: Killed in action, p. 12).

 

 

Cross, Edward:

US-Col; Brigadekommandeur von Cross' Brigade, Caldwell's Division während der Schlacht von Gettysburg (Pfanz: Gettysburg. The Second Day, p. 18)

 

 

Cross, Henry Martyn:

US-Captain; at first Pvt, Co. A, 48th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry (Militia) (National Park Soldiers M544 Roll 9), then Captain (2ndLt),, Co. BGA, 59th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry (National Park Soldiers M544 Roll 9), at least Captain, Co. A, 57th Regiment Massachusetts Infant­ry (National Park Soldiers M544 Roll 9).

 

Residence Newburyport MA; a 21 year-old Student. Enlisted on 8/20/1862 as a Captain. On 9/16/1862 he mustered into "A" Co. MA 48th Infantry. He was Mustered Out on 9/3/1863 at Camp Lander, Wenham, MA (9-months). On 12/11/1863 he was commissioned into "A" Co. MA 59th Infantry. He was transferred out on 6/1/1865 at Tennallytown, DC. On 6/1/1865 he transferred into "A" Co. MA 57th Infantry. He was Mustered Out on 7/30/1865 at Delaney House, Washington, DC. He was listed as: POW 5/24/1864 North Anna River, VA (Confined at Macon, GA & Columbia, SC), exchanged 3/5/1865 (place not stated). Promotions: 1st Lieut 4/26/1864 (As of Co. A 59th MA Infantry), Capt 8/20/1864 (http://civilwardata.com)

 

1843 in Gorham, Maine - † 29.1.1931 (http://civilwardata.com) Essex County, Mass., buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex County, Mass. (www.findagrave.com); Son of Doctor Enoch Cross (1802-1888) and Charlotte True Pettengill Cross (1803-1843) (www.findagrave.com); Member of GAR Post # 49 (Albert W. Bartlett) in Newburyport, MA (http://civilwardata.com).

 

Photo:

- http://civilwardata.com

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cross, Henry Martyn: Letter to Parents, 4.6.1863; in: „A Yankee Soldier

 

 

Cross, Richard E.:

US-Col; zunächst First Lieutenant, dann LtCol Co. H, 5th Regiment New Hampshire Infantry (National Park Soldiers M549 Roll 3); dann Col des Regiments (Catton: Glory Road, p. 18).

 

Edward Ephraim Cross (1832-1863) accomplished more in his short lifetime years than most men who live to be 100. By the eve of the Civil War, he had traveled from Cincinnati to Arizona working as a political reporter, travel writer, editor, trail hand, silver mine supervisor, and Indian fighter. In the summer of 1861, he became colonel of the Fighting Fifth New Hampshire Volunteers and gained fame as a fearless battlefield commander during action at Fair Oaks, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville before being mortally wounded at Gettysburg. However, behind this great soldier lay a flawed man, an alcoholic with a short temper who fought a constant battle with words against immigrants, abolitionists, and others with whom he disagreed. This detailed biography presents a full portrait of this controversial and little-known figure, filling a critical gap in the literature of the northern Civil War experience.

 

Bei Ausbruch des Civil War Edward Cross was holding a lieutenant colonel's commission in the Mexican army. Returning home to New Hampshire he organized a regiment for the Union cause. His assignments included: Col 5th New Hampshire (ca. 22.10.1861) ans commanding 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac (22.5.-2.7.1863). He led his regiment to the Peninsula and saw action at the siege of Yorktown and Seven Pines. Wounded at the latter, he missed the battle of the Seven Days but returned in time to be wounded again at Antietam. Recovering, he was wounded a third time at Fredericksburg. He came through the Fight at Chancellorsville without a scratch, having commanded a demi-brigade during much of the action. Two weeks later he succeeded to command the brigade and let in in the fighting on the second day at Gettysburg. In the fighting in the woods near Devil's Den on the Union left he was again severely wounded. This time the wound proved to be fatal and he died late that night (aus: Child, William: A History of the Fifth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers in the American Civil War; abgedruckt bei Sifakis: Who was who in the Union, p. 95-96).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Grandchamp, Robert: Colonel Edward E. Cross, New Hampshire Fighting Fifth: A Civil War Biography (McFarland 2012).

 

 

Crossland, Ed.:

CS-Col; Brigadekommandeur von Crossland's Brigade (früher Albert P. *Tompson's Brigade) seit 25.3.1864 während Forrest's Raid to Paducah (Greif, Conf. Vet. vol. V, S. 212; Jordan/Pryor: The Campaigns of General Nathan B. Forrest, p. 404 u. Ap­pendix, S. 688); Crossland's Brigade umfaßte 3rd Ken­tucky Mounted Inf., 7th Kentucky mounted Inf., 8th Kentucky Mounted Inf. und W. W. Faulkner's Regiment (Jordan/ Pryor: The Campaign of Lieut.-Gen. N. B. Forrest and of Forrest's Cavalry, p. 404).

 

 

Crotty, Daniel G.:

US-Sergeant; Co. F, 5th Regiment Michigan Infantry (National Park Soldiers M545 Roll 10; auch Coco: Civil War Infan­tryman, p. 15).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Crotty, Daniel G.. (Color Sergeant, 3rd Michigan): Four Years Campaigning in the Army of the Potomac (Belle Grove, 1995); Re­print of 1874 Original; 215 pp; Index; Photos; Crotty served in both the 3rd and 5th Michigan Infantry from Bull Run to Appomat­tox. Excellent first person accounts of Williamsburg, Seven Days, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness and other battles.

 

 

Crouch, W. A.:

CS-Pvt; Chrisman's Arkansas Cavalry Battalion

 

Documents/Literature:

- Crouch, W. A.: Letters, 1862; 2 items. Letters, dated October 13 and 26, 1862, from Private W. A. Crouch, Chrisman's Arkansas Ca­valry Battalion, stationed in Cotton Plant (Woodruff County), to his wife at Batesville. Crouch describes in considerable detail his part in a raid on a Union army forage expedition near Helena (Phillips County) on October 25, 1862 (Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville: Manuscript Resources for the Civil War, Compiled by Kim Allen Scott, 1990).

 

 

Crouse, William O.:

US-Pvt; 18th Battery Indiana Light Artillery (National Park Soldiers M540 Roll 17; Evans: Sherman's Horsemen, p- 246, 537nn26, 27).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Crouse, William O.: „History of the Eighteenth Indiana Battery.“ William Henry Smith Memorial Library, Indiana Historical So­ciety, Indianapolis

 

 

Crow, John E.:

CS-Sergeant; Co. E, 12th Regiment Virginia Infantry (National Park Soldiers M382 Roll 13).
 

Before the war John E. Crow was working as a clerk for a hardware dealer in Petersburg, when he joined Co. E of the 12th Virginia as a Pvt im May 1861. He was detailed to the provost guard in 1863, and promoted Corporal that same year. He surrendered at Appo­mattox in 1865 (Bernard George S.: Civil War Talks: Further Reminiscenses of George S. Bernard and his Fellow Veterans (Nation Divided, 2012, Anm. 12).

 

 

Crowder, James H.:

US-Sgt; 126th Illinois Infantry

 

Documents/Literature:

- Crowder, Rev. James H. (126th Illinois): Before and after Vicksburg (Dayton 1924); 1st Edition; 112 pp. First Sergeant with Com­pany "A" when the unit was formed in 1862. Excellent details of the Siege of Vicksburg

 

 

Crowell, Joseph E.:

US-Pvt; 13th New York Infantry; Crowell served as a Private in Company "K" and later as Lieutenant in the Veteran Volunteer Corps due to wounds received at Chancellorsville.

 

Documents/Literature:

- Crowell, Joseph E. (13th NJ Infantry): The Young Volunteer: The Everyday Experiences of a Soldier Boy in the Civil War (Nova Publications, 1997); Reprint of 1906 Original; 450 pp; Illustrated. Crowell served as a Private in Company "K" and later as Lieuten­ant in the Veteran Volunteer Corps due to wounds received at Chancellorsville. Nevins calls this "Heavily padded, with an abundance of manufactured conversation..."

 

 

Crowell, M. S.:

US-Quartermaster

 

- Crowell, M. S.: Letters, 1864-1865; 2 items. Crowell, a Federal quartermaster officer, wrote to William H. Houlton, Company E, Eighth Minnesota Infantry, from Fayetteville (Washington County), August 19, 1864, and Fort Smith (Sebastian County), December 26, 1865. Crowell's Fayetteville letter describes local conditions, clashes with bushwhackers, and reactions to gossip from Houlton's regiment. Crowell's Fort Smith letter mentions the garrison troops at that location and at Fort Gibson, Indian Territory, and his efforts in securing a furlough. Typewritten transcriptions of original letters held by the Minnesota Historical Society (Univ. of Arkansas, Fa­yetteville: Manuscript Resources for the Civil War, Compiled by Kim Allen Scott, 1990).

 

 

Crowninshield, Benjamin W.:

US-Captain; Co. F&H, 1st Regiment Massachusetts Cavalry (National Park Soldiers M544 Roll 9).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Crowninshield, Benjamin W.: A History of the First Regiment of Massachusetts Cavalry Volunteers (Boston: Houghton-Mifflin & Company, 1891; Reprint Butternut & Blue); 700 pp; Roster; Large Folding Map, New Introduction; Over 200 Images of Unit Mem­bers; Bibliothek Ref ameridownload Massachusetts 1st Cavalry (Crowninshield)

- **Crowninshield, Benjamin W.: „Cavalry in Virginia during the War of the Rebellion,“ in: Papers of the Military Historical Society of Massachusetts (14 vols, 1895-1918); vol 13:11.

 

 

Crowninshield, Caspar:

US-Col; Captain Co. E, 1st Regiment Massachusetts Cavalry (National Park Soldiers M544 Roll 9); auch Captain Co. D, 20th Regi­ment Massachusetts Infantry (National Park Soldiers M544 Roll 9) und Col (Major) 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Cavalry (National Park Soldiers M544 Roll 9).

 

Im Battle of South Mountain befehligte Captain Caspar Crowninshield das 1st Regiment Massachusetts Cavalry (Priest: Battle of South Mountain, p. 106, 111).

 

 

Croxton, John T.:

US-++General

 

 

Crudup, Archibald D.:

CS-LtCol; zunächst Captain Co. B, 47th North Carolina Infantry Regiment (National Park Soldiers M230 Roll 9), am 5.1.1863 Major (http:// www.civilwarindex.com, 47th North Carolina Infantry Roster, S. 325); 2.3.1864 LtCol 47th North Carolina Infan­try Regi­ment; verwundet July 1863 Gettysburg, resigned 30.8.1864 (http:// www.civilwarindex.com, 47th North Carolina Infan­try Roster, S. 325).

 

Sohn von Josiah Crudup (clergyman, legislator, and congressman) und Anne Maria Davis Brickell (Chestnut, Paul I.: „Josiah Cru­dup“; in: Dictionary of North Carolina Biography).

 

 

Cruft, Charles:

US-BrigGen. Brigadekommandeur von *Cruft's Brigade. Die Brigade gehörte während Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign 1864 als 1st Brigade zu Thomas Army of the Cumberland, IV. Corps MajGen Oliver Otis *Howard, 1st Division MajGen David S. Stanley (B & L vol. IV, S. 284). Im Battle of Resaca am 14./15.5.1864 stand Stanley’s Division auf dem äußersten linken Flügel der US-Front. Die­ser wurde vom Corps Hood’s, Stevenson’s Division angegriffen und geworfen (Castel: Decision in the West, p. 164 mit Karte S. 155). Die Brigade setzte sich wie folgt zusammen:

- 21st Illinois Infantry Major James E. Calloway

- 38th Illinois Infantry LtCol William T. Chapman

- 31st Illinois Infantry Col John T. Smith

- 81st Indiana Infantry LtCol William C. Wheeler

- 1st Kentucky Infantry Col David A. Enyart

- 2nd Kentucky Infantry LtCol John R. Hurd

- 90th Ohio Infantry Col Samuel N. Yeoman

- 101st Ohio Infantry Col Isaac M. Kirby

 

 

Crumley, William Macon:

 

Documents/Literature:

Crumley, William Macon: Reminiscenses; Emory University, Atlanta/Georgia

 

 

Crummer, Wilbur F.:

US-First Sergeant; Co. A, 45th Regiment Illinois Infantry (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 20).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Crummer, Wilbur F.: With Grant at Fort Donelson, Shiloh, and Vicksburg (Oak Park: Illinois, 1915)

 

 

Crump, R. Philipp:

CS-Col; 1st Texas Partisan Rangers (Crump's Regiment, Texas Cavalry [Lane's]) (National Park Soldiers M227 Roll 8).

 

Major; 1st Texas Cavalry Battalion. Im Frühjahr 1862 während der Pea Ridge Campaign gehörte das 1st Texas Cavalry Battalion zu BrigGen James M. *McIntosh's Cavalry Brigade in Benjamin *McCulloch's Division, Van Dorn's Army of the West (Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, p. 335).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Crump, Josephine B.: Papers, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Special Collections

 

 

Crutcher, William O.:

CS-Captain; Co. E, 48th Regiment Mississippi Infantry (National Park Soldiers M232 Roll 9); at first Captain Co. E, 2nd Battalion Mississippi Infantry (National Park Soldiers M232 Roll 9).

 

Will Crutcher was a planter's son in his early twenties who joined the army with one of his father's slaves as a servant (Logue, Larry M.: „Who Joined the Confederate Army? Soldiers, Civilians, and Communities in Mississippi,“ in: Barton, Michael and Larry M. Logue: The Civil War Soldier. A Historical Reader (New York and Lon­don: New York University Press, 2002), pp. 46).

 

Document/Literature:

- Crutcher, William: Letter to Evangeline Crutcher, 10.4.1862; Crutcher Shannon Papers, Box 5, Folder 53, Mississippi Department of Archives and History

 

 

Crutchfield, Stapleton:

CS-Col; +++ - 5.4.1865; Absolvent des Virginia Military Institute (Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, p. 166). LtCol und Chef der Artil­lery in Stone­wall Jackson's Army of the Valley ab April 1862 (Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, p. 165).

 

Jackson's Chief of Artillery. During Lee's Maryland Campaign 1862 he was not with the Army, but back in Harper's Ferry. The 27^th year old Crutchfield was by no means inept, yet an unmistakable air of lassitude surrounds his reports and operations during the war. He missed the battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam) because he was in Harper's Ferry vainly attempting to refit some batteries and forward them to the battlefield (Krick: Defending Lee's Flank. J.E.B. Stuart, John Pelham, and Confederates on Nicodemus Heights; in: Gallagher: The Antietam Campaign, p. 194).

 

Jackson's Chief of Artillery während des Vormarschs gegen Pope und beim Battle of Cedar Mountain; ihm wurde vorgeworfen, seine Artillerie nicht ordnungsge­mäß eingesetzt zu haben (Krick: Cedar Mountain, p. 52; *Brown, Campbell G.: Manuscript note, Brown-Ewell Papers, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville / Tennessee). Im Battle of Chancellorsville wurde Crutchfield schwer verwundet und verlor ein Bein; er kehrte auf Krücken zum Dienst zurück, und war, bis zum Rückzug Lee's auf Appomattox, Brigadekommandeur; er starb am 5.4.1865, vier Tage vor Lee's Niederlage bei Appomattox am 9.5.1865 (Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, p. 167).

 

 

Cudworth, Warren H.:

US-Chaplain, Co. F&S, 1st Regiment Massachusetts Infantry (National Park Soldiers 544 Roll 9).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cudworth, Warren H. (Chaplain, 1st Mass Infantry): History of the First Regiment Massachusetts Infantry from the 25th of May 1861 to the 25th of May 1864 (Boston 1866); 1st Edition; 528 pp, Illustrated, Rosters. Nevins says of this "A combination of regim­ental statistics and personal observations, this useful volume is a reservoir of data on the Eastern campaigns through the summer of 1864.

 

 

Cuffel, Charles A.:

US-2ndLt; Co. D, Independent Battery D, Pennsylvania Light Artillery (Durrel's Battery) (National Park Soldiers M554 Roll 25).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cuffel, Charles A.: Durrel's Battery Independent Battery D, Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery (Philadelphia 1900, First Edition); Photos, Illustrations, Rosters. Nevins says of this " Good observations on camp life and army movements."

 

 

Cullen, James:

US-Captain, 24th Michigan Infantry (Curtis, 24th Michigan, p. 34).

 

 

Cullum, George, W.:

US-BrigGen; Stabschef Halleck's; organisierte während Grant's Campaign gegen Fort Donelson den Truppennachschub von Cairo aus (Catton, Grant moves South, p. 149).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cullum, George W.: Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy, 2 vols (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1891)

 

 

Cullum George W.:

CS-+++; 24th Tennessee Infantry

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cullum, George W.: Letter to Mary (Shiloh National Military Park, Shiloh / Tennessee: 24th Tennessee File)

 

 

Culp, Edward C.:

US-Major; Co. Co. CFS, 25th Regiment Ohio Infantry (National Park Soldiers M552 Roll 24).

 

In the Battle of Gettysburg Captain Edward C. Culp was an aide in the staff of 1st Division (Barlow), XI Corps (Pula: Under the Crescent Moon, vol. 2, p. 27; Baumgartner: Buckeye Blood, p. 78).

 

Photo:

- US Army Heritage and Education Center: Capt. Edward C. Culp, published in Pula: Under the Crescent Moon, vol. 2, p. 28

 

Documents/Literature:

- Culp, Edward C.: The 25th Ohio Veteran Vol. Infantry in the War for the Union (Topeka. Kans.: G. W. Crane and Co., 1885)

- Culp, Edward C.: „Reminiscenses of the Great Fight by a Participant,“ National Tribune, 19.3.1883

- Culp, Edward C.: 5.7.1863, in the Norwalk Reflector 21.7.1863

 

 

Culp, Wesley:

CS-+++; geboren in Gettysburg; er ging als junger Mann in den Süden und schloß im Bürgerkrieg der CSA an und wurde Soldat in der Stonewall Brigade. Als am 2.7.1863 die Konföderierten Gettysburg besetzten, nutze Culp die Gelegenheit seine zwei hier leben­den Schwestern zu besuchen und versprach diesen wieder zu kommen. Aber er fiel am nächsten Tag auf Culp's Hill (Stackpole: They Met at Gettysburg, p. 243) im Rahmen der Stonewall Brigade BrigGen James A. Walker, Johnson's Division.

 

 

Culver, Joseph F.:

US-Captain; Co. A, 129th Regiment Illinois Infantry (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 20)

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Culver, Joseph F.: "Your Affectionate Husband, J. F. Culver." Letters written during the Civil War; ed. Leslie W. Dunlap (Iowa City: Friends of the University of Iowa Libraries, 1978)

 

 

Culver, Josua W.:

US-Pvt

 

Documents/Literature:

- Culver, Joshua W.: Correspondence, 1862-63, 1877-99. Eight letters of a Union soldier, written in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsyl­vania; and four letters written to and from other Culver family members. Transcripts available. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Speci­al Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 82-004).

 

 

Culver, William Wirt:

US-Photograph aus Vermont (Davis: A Government of Our Own, p. 24

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Culver, William Wirt: Personal Memoirs of …; in possession of Captain John William Wirt Culver, Porthmouth, New Hampshire

 

 

Cumming, Alfred:

+++Gen; aus Georgia seit 1857 bis zur Amtseinführung Lincoln's Governor des Utah Territory

 

 

Cumming, David:

CS-Pvt; Co. A, 1st Regiment Mobile (Alabama) Volunteers (National Park Soldiers M374 Roll 11); Bruder v. Kate *Cumming.

 

 

Cumming, Kate:

CS-Nurse; aus Alabama; Kate Cumming is best known for her dedicated service to sick and wounded Confederate soldiers. She spent much of the latter half of the Civil War as a nurse in field hospitals throughout Georgia. In 1866 she published A Journal of Hospital Life in the Confederate Army of Tennessee from the Battle of Shiloh to the End of the War, a record of her day-to-day nursing experi­ences on the battlefields of Tennessee and Georgia.

 

Cumming was born in 1835 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her family moved to Mobile, Alabama, when she was still a child. Kate quickly adapted to the Southern way of life. Her father was a wealthy Mobile merchant. She and her family were active in St. John's Episco­pal Church in Mobile, and she was an active Christian her entire life. Kate did not believe in secession, but she quickly became a pas­sionate supporter of the Confederacy. She blamed Abraham Lincoln for the war, condemned Yankees because they were Yankees, and her Scottish temper lashed out against her own people for anything less than wholehearted patriotism. She believed that every able bodied man and woman should do their best for the South. Kate's mother had died prior to the war. Her father, too old to serve, re­mained at home. Her only brother David (Anm.: 1st Regiment Mobile [Alabama] Volunteers) served in the army. Through 1861, an illness, then a reluctance to displease her brother, restricted her service to collecting supplies and distributing them to the soldiers.

 

But in April 1862, at the age of 26, she offered her services as a nurse, ignoring those in her family, who believed that hospital work was unladylike, and doctors who did not want women in the military hospitals. Her service began at Corinth, Mississippi, where the wounded and dying from the Battle of Shiloh were being cared for. Kate kept a daily journal of her wartime experiences, often da­shing off hurried notes of her observations and emotions. It tells us how nursing was a social affair at first and how it depended on the generosity of Southern women. She often listed the names of patients who died in her care, noting in January and April of 1863 that there were so many wounded they could "scarcely take note" of their names. This compassionate act allowed many families to find the remains of their loved ones, even if it took generations to do so. In the autumn of 1863, Kate enlisted in the medical depart­ment of the Army of Tennessee as a hospital matron and was transferred to Chattanooga. There, she cared for the soldiers who had been wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga and subsequent battles (aus http://www.civilwarwomen, Stichwort 'Kate Cumming, Ab­ruf v. 6.4.2017).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Cumming, Kate: A Journal of Hospital Life in the Confederate Army of Tennessee from the Battle of Shiloh to the End of the War (Louisville, 1866)

 

 

Cummings, Arthur C.:

CS-Col; Regimentskommandeur 33rd Virginia Infantry (Stonewall Brigade); im Juni 1861; der Kern des Regiments wurde im Juni 1861 aufgestellt und gehörte zu Joseph E. *Johnston's Army im Shenandoah Tal (Davis: Battle of Bull Run, p. 84). Die 4th Virginia Infantry gehörte im Frühjahr 1862 zu Garnett's Brigade, Jackson's Army of the Valley. Teilnahme am Battle of Kerntown am 23.3.1862 (Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, p. 127).

 

 

Cummings, C. C.:

CS-Sergeant Major; 17th Regiment Mississippi Infantry (Nye: Here come the Rebels, p. 20); Teilnahme am Battle of Fredericksburg (Gallagher u.a.: Fredericksburg, p. 75 Anm. 19 und Anm. 37)

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cummings, C. C.: "Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862"; in: Confederate Veteran 23 (August 1915), S. 358

- Cummings, C. C.:“Cancellorsville, May 2, 1863; Gettysburg – Romance in Prison“; in: Confederate Veteran, XXIII (1915), S. 25

 

 

Cummings, Charles L.:

US-+++; 28th Michigan Infantry

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cummings, Charles L. (28th Michigan Infantry): The Great War Relic, together with a Sketch of my Life, Service in the Army, and How I Lost My Feet Since the War (Detroit Book Press; Reprint of 1880)

 

 

Cummings, Henry J. B.:

US-Captain, 4th Iowa Infantry (Shea / Hess, Pea Ridge, p. 60). Während der Pea Ridge Campaign von Frühjahr 1862 war Regi­mentskommandeur LtCol John *Galligan (verwundet in der Schlacht v. Pea Ridge); das Regiment gehörte zur 1st Brigade Col Gren­ville M. *Dodge in Col Eugene A. *Carr‘s 4th Division in Samuel R. *Curtis Army of the Southwest (Shea / Hess, Pea Ridge, p. 333). Teilnahme am Battle of Pea Ridge.

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cummings, Henry J. B.: Papers; in: State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines

 

 

Cummings, Morkoe:

US-LtCol; 1862 Regimentskommandeur 6th Iowa Infantry. Im Frühjahr 1862 und bis zum Beginn des Battle of Shiloh gehörte das Regiment unter LtCol Morkoe Cummings (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 172 a.A. The Opposing Forces at Shiloh, B & L, I, S. 537) zur 1st Bri­gade Col John A. McDowell 5th Division BrigGen William T. Sherman in Grant’s Army of the Tennessee (Da­niel: Shiloh, p. 320). Das Regiment bildete am Vorabend der Schlacht von Shiloh die äußerste Rechte von Grant’s Army of the Tennessee; eine Abteilung sicherte die Owl Creek Bridge. Die 6th Iowa war mit Springfield Rifles ausgerüstet (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 132). Am 4.4.1862 gegen 3:00 PM wurde eine Company der 6th Iowa Infantry an der Owl Creek Bridge von CS Cavalry angegriffen (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 135). Am 6.4.1862 gegen 10:00 eingesetzt im Rahmen der Brigade in Verteidigungslinie 400 yards nördlich der Purdy-Hamburg Road bei Cre­scent Field (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 172). LtCol war betrunken, wurde so­fort abgelöst und durch Captain John Williams ersetzt (Daniel: Shiloh, p. 172).

 

 

Cummins, George A.:

US-Pvt; Co. F, 36th Regiment Illinois Infantry (National Park Soldiers M539 Roll 20).

 

Im Frühjahr 1862 gehörte das Regiment zur 2nd Brigade Col Nicholas H. Greusel in 1st Division Pe­ter J. Osterhaus in Samuel Ryan Curtis' Army of the South West. Besetzung von Springfield Missouri am 13.1.1862, Battle of Pea Ridge (Shea / Hess, Pea Ridge, p. 331).

 

Verfolgung der Rebellen nach der Einnahme von Springfield / MO (Shea Hess, Pea Ridge, p. 30); Battle of Pea Ridge; 1st Division Gen. *Osterhaus im Battle of Pea Ridge; dort Teilnahme an der bewaffneten Aufklärung über Leetown nach Twelf Corner Church (Shea / Hess, S. 90; Karte bei Shea / Hess S. 92).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cummings, George A.: Diary (Illinois State Historical Library, Springfield)

 

 

Cuningham, Henry:

CS-Pvt; Eufaula Light Artillery (Alabama) (National Park Soldiers M374 Roll 11).

 

 

Cunningham, Burlington:

US-Sgt; Regimentsfahnenträger Co K 9th Indiana Infantry; verwundet am 1.7.1863 im Battle of Gettysburg / Willoughby Run (Gaff: On Many a Bloody Field, p. 256; Venner: 19th Indiana Infantry, p. 53-54, 56, 65, 68-69).

 

 

Cunningham, David:

US-+++

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cunningham, David: Letter, 1865. Union soldier. Letter written April 26, 1865, from Berkley's Station, Virginia, to Mrs. A. E. Young. Tells Mrs. Young that reports of him getting killed are false, and were probably created by the "Copperheads," or Northern Democrats who opposed the Union's war policy. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms89-060).

 

 

Cunningham, James:

CS-Pvt; Co. A, 2nd Regiment Alabama Cavalry (National Park Soldiers M374 Roll 11).

 

 

Cunningham, John:

CS-Col, 17th South Carolina Infantry; Besetzung des Charleston Arsenals am 30.12.1860 (OR Ser. I Vol. I S. 6-8).

 

 

Cunningham, Richard H.:

CS-LtCol; im Mai 1861 2nd Lt 21st Virginia Infantry (Worsham, John H.: "One of Jackson's Foot Cavalry; , S. 7); Captain Juni 1861 (Worsham, p. 13). 1862 Regimentskommandeur 21st Virginia Infantry; (Krick: Cedar Mountain, p. 35 zum Vormarsch am 8.8.1862 und der Überquerung des Rapidan River bei Barnett's Ford am 8.8.1862; vgl auch Karte bei Krick, p. 18); gefallen im Battle of Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862 (Battles and Leaders, Vol. II, p. 496; auch Rooster von Comp F vom Mai 1861 mit Capt. Cunningham: Wors­ham, John H.: "One of Jackson's Foot Cavalry; , S. 17)

 

 

Cureton, Thomas J.:

CS-Captain, Co. B, 26th Regiment North Carolina Infantry; er trat als Sergeant in das Regiment ein (National Park Soldiers M230 Roll 9). geb. 2.2.1839 - † 16.3.1910, beerd. Sion Presbyterian Cemetery, Winnsboro, Fairfield County/NC (www.findagra­ve.com).

 

 

Currie, George E.:

US-LtCol; 1862 war Currie Lt in der 59th Illinois Infantry; Battle of Little Sugar Creek / Arkansas (Dunagin's Farm) am 17.2.1862 (Shea / Hess, Pea Ridge, p. 44). Während der Pea Ridge Campaign 1862 gehörte die 59th Illinois unter LtCol Calvin H. Frederick zur 2nd Brigade von Col Julius White in Col Jefferson C. *Davis' Division in Samuel R. *Curtis Army of the Southwest (Shea / Hess, Pea Ridge, p. 333). Eingesetzt im Battle von Pea Ridge am 7.3.1862. Die 59th Illinois Infantry wurde bei der Verstärkung von Oster­haus 1st Division bei Oberson‘s Field eingesetzt (Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, p. 120 mit Karte S. 108) im Wald ostwärts Oberson's Field an der Leetown Road. Es stieß überraschend im dichten Unterholz auf Truppen der CS-Briga­de Louis *Hébert (Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, p. 122 mit Karten S. 108 und 123 ff, 129).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Clarke, Norman E., Sr. (ed): Warfare Along the Mississippi: The Letters of Lieutenant Colonel George E. Currie (Mount Pleasant, Mich., 1961)

 

 

Currier, John C.:

US-Captain; 2ndLt, Co. I, 11th Regiment New Hampshire Infantry (Cogswell: A History of the 11th New Hampshire Regiment Volunteer Infantry, p. 12); later Captain (Currier, John C.: From Concord to Fredericksburg; Cogswell: A History of the 11th New Hampshire Regiment Volunteer Infantry, p. 147); at first Pvt, Co. H (National Park Sol­diers M549 Roll 3).

 

Wounded Battle of the Wilderness (Cogswell: A History of the 11th New Hampshire Regiment Volunteer Infantry, p. 147).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Craft, David: History of the One Hundred Forty-first Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (Towanda, Pa.: Reporter-Journal Printing Company, 1885): Bio, p. 188-189

- Currier, John C.: From Concord to Fredericksburg: A Paper Prepared and Read before the California Commandery [erc.]. War Paper (Mi­litary Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, California Commandery) Series, no. 15 [San Francisco]: California Commande­ry, 1896. - By Companion John Charles Currier, Late Capt. 11 New Hampshire Vol. Inf.; California

 

 

Currin, James C.:

CS-Pvt (?); 1836-1915; Co G 30th North Carolina Infantry and Co K 55th North Carolina Infantry

 

Documents/Literature:

- Neathery, J. Marshall: Genealogy, 1996 (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 96-002).

 

 

Currin, Jeremiah Hamilton:

CS-Pvt (?); 1832-1868; Co K 55th North Carolina Infantry Regiment

 

Documents/Literature:

- Neathery, J. Marshall: Genealogy, 1996 (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 96-002).

 

 

Currin, William Robert:

CS-Pvt (?); (1838- 1913), Co G 30th North Carolina Infantry

 

Documents/Literature:

- Neathery, J. Marshall: Genealogy, 1996 (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 96-002).

 

 

Curry, Jabez L. M.:

CS-Politiker aus Talladega / Alabama; 1860 war Curry Abgeordneter im US-Congress (Davis: A Government of our Own, p. 6). Delegierter auf dem CS-Gründungskongress vom Februar 1861 in Montgomery / Alabama (Davis: A Government of Our Own, p. 26, 48).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Curry, Jabez L. M.: Papers (Duke University, Durham / North Carolina)

- **'Curry, Jabez L. M.: Family Papers (Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery / Alabama)

 

 

Curry, John:

US-Major; Co. F&S, 38th Regiment Indiana Infantry (National Park Soldiers M540 Roll 17); he mustered in 1stLt (Co. K); originally filed under 'John Currey'.

 

 

Curry, John Dr.:

US-Surgeon; Co. F&S, 38th Regiment Indiana Infantry. Curry was mustered out 21.10.1864 y (Funk, Arville L.: „A Hoosier Regi­ment in Alabama“ [38th Indiana Infantry]; in Alabama Historical Quarterly, vol. 27, 1965, pp. 93; Anm.: not mentioned in National Park Soldiers)

 

 

Curry, William L.:

US-1stLt (First Sergeant); Co. K, 1st Regiment Ohio Cavalry (National Park Soldiers M552 Roll 24)

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Curry, William L.: Four Years in the Saddle: History of the First Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. War of The Rebellion 1861-1865. Columbus: Champlin Printing. 1898

 

 

Curtin, Andrew G.:

1861 Governor von Pennsylvania (Catton: Reflections, p. 166; Farwell: Ball's Bluff, p. 17; McClellan: Own Story, p. 40). Nach Lin­coln's Aufruf vom Sommer 1862 weitere 300000 Mann zu rekrutieren, stellte Pennsylvania unter Govenor Curtin eine Reihe von 9-Months-Regiments auf unter den Nummern 122-137 (Gallagher u.a.: Fredericksburg, p. 81). Lin­coln, der die *Emancipation Dekla­ration seit Januar 1862 vorbereitet hatte, kam mit der Veröffentlichung einer Aktion der Gouver­neure der Nordstaaten zuvor. Diese hatten, um Druck in der Sklavenfrage und wegen mangelnden Fortschritts im Krieg auf die Re­gierung auszuüben, auf Einladung von Pennsylvania Governor Andrew G. *Curtin eine als "privat" bezeichnete Konferenz von 16 Anti-Slavery Governors für den 24.9.1862 nach Altoona in Pennsylvania einberufen.

 

Curtin rief die Bürger Pennsylvanias am 12.6.1863 zur Bewaffnung und Selbstverteidigung auf, nachdem er von Lee's Invasion in Maryland und dessen Vorstoß nach Norden erfahren hatte (Coddington: Gettysburg, p. 134; OR 27, Pt. 3, S. 79-80). Vor­ausgegangen war ein Treffen mit Lincoln und Stanton in Washington Ende Mai 1863, nachdem sich die Zeichen für einen CS-Vor­stoß verdichtet hatten (Coddington, p. 134; OR 25, Pt. 2, S. 514, 542: das Treffen fand entweder Abends am 28.5. oder Morgens am 29.5.1862 statt).

 

Curtin setzte im November 1863 für eine Begnadigung von Private Samuel *Wellers von 49th Pennsylvania Infantry ein (Basler: Collected Works of Lincoln, vol. VII, p. 1-2: Brief Lincoln's an Joseph *Holt und George G. *Meade)

 

 

Curtin, J. I.:

US-Col; 45th Pennsylvania Infantry; Grant's Vicksburg Campaign 1863 (Bearss: Vicksburg III 1145)

 

 

Curtis, Erasmus (Erastus) R.:

US-Pvt; Co. E, 81st Regiment Ohio Infantry (National Park Soldiers M552 Roll 24; named as 'Erastus').

 

Documents/Literature:

- Curtis, Erasmus R.: Memoirs (Ohio Historical Society, Columbus / Ohio)

 

 

Curtis, George:

US-Spion; Curtis spielte zusammen mit *Timothy Webster den biederen US-Kaufmann, der mit den Konföderierten über Contraban­de verhandeln wollte; beiden gelang es auf diese Weise, mit CS-Secretary of State, Judah *Benjamin, in Kontakt zu treten. Benjamin, der sich täuschen ließ, versuchte über beide US-Agenten in Kontakt mit eigenen Agenten auf dem Gebiet des Nordens zu treten und gab Webster und Curtis Korrespondenz an die CS-Agenten mit. Auf diese Weise gelang es dem Norden, wichtige CS-Agenten zu ent­tarnen (Markle: Spies, p. 21/22).

 

 

Curtis, George Ticknor:

Curtis was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University in 1832 and then Harvard Law School. After admittance to the Massachusetts bar in 1836, he practiced first in Boston and then in New York City. Curtis was very successful as a patent attorney, working for (among others) Samuel F. B. Morse, Charles Goodyear and Cyrus McCormick. From 1840 to 1843, Curtis was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a Whig. A political ally of Daniel Webster, he was one of the "Cotton Whigs" who joined the Democratic Party when the Whig party dissolved in 1856. Later, as a U.S. commissioner at Boston, Curtis was compelled to send a former slave, Thomas Sims, back to slavery in compliance with the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. He served as co-counsel for Dred Scott when his case reached the United States Supreme Court in 1857. His brother, Benjamin Robbins Curtis, was notable as one of the two dissenters in Dred Scott v. Sanford (Wikipedia, Abruf v. 22.4.2016).

 

Curtis wrote biographies of Daniel Webster (1870) and James Buchanan (1883) as well as a number of legal treatises, including his oft-cited "A Treatise on the Law of Patents for Useful Inventions in the United States of America" (Curtis on Patents). Among these, his Constitutional History of the United States [...] to the Close of the Civil War (2 vols, 1889 and 1896) has been called the classic Federalist interpretation of the Constitution. Another notable work is History of the Origin, Formation and Adoption of the Constitution (Wikipedia, Abruf v. 22.4.2016).

 

While not a Mormon himself, Curtis was also a defender of Mormonism, writing pro-Mormon articles for New York newspapers and magazines, most notably the New York Evening Post (July 14, 1887) and The Forum (November 1887) (Wikipedia, Abruf v. 22.4.2016).

 

Rechtsanwalt; einer der Führer der amerikanischen Anwaltskammer; Curtis vertrat 1856-57, neben Montgomery *Blair, Dred *Scott im Verfahren vor dem US-Supreme Court (Nevins, The Emergence of Lincoln, vol. I, p. 85).

 

George Ticknor Curtis war ein enger Freund von MajGen George McClellan und politischer Berater (Sears: Controversies & Com­manders, p. 7).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Curtis, John Ticknor: Buchanan, 2 vols

- Curtis, George Ticknor: McClellan's Last Service to the Republic (New York: Appleton,1886)

 

 

Curtis, George Washington:

CS-LtCol; 23rd Virginia Regiment; er übernahm als Nachfolger von BrigGen William B. Taliaferro die 23rd Virginia Infantry als Re­gimentskommandeur (Krick, Cedar Mountain, p. 192); beim Angriff des Regiments am 9.8.1862 über das Wheatfield auf der linken Seite der CS-Front (Karte bei Krick, p. 83) erlitt Curtis eine tödliche Verwundung, das Regiment wurde darauf­hin von LtCol Simon T. *Walton übernommen (OR 12.2. S. 211).

 

 

Curtis, George William:

US-Politiker aus New York, Republikaner (Schurz, Reminiscenses, vol. 2, S. 176).

 

Photo:

- Schurz, Reminiscenses, vol. 2, S. 176

 

 

Curtis, Greeley Stevenson:

US-LtCol; Co. F&S, 1st Regiment Massachusetts Cavalry, at first Major (National Park Soldiers M544 Roll 10).

 

Curtis commanded his regiment (8 Co's) (2nd Brigade Hugh Judson Kilpatrick, 2nd Cavalry Division David McM Gregg, Pleasonton's Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac) in the Battle of Aldie, VA on 17.6.1863 during the Gettysburg Campaign (Petruzzi/Stanley: Gettysburg Campaign, p. 21-24: Battle of Aldie, Va.).

 

 

Curtis, Henry Jr.:

US-Captain; 1833 - +++; enlisted Rock Island am 31.12.1861 als Captain; Kompaniechef Co. A 37th Illinois Infantry; resigned 20.7.1862. Im Battle von Pea Ridge am 7.3.1862 eingesetzt in den Kämpfen im Wald von Morgan's Woods ostwärts der Leetown Road und Oberson's Field (Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, p. 125 mit Karte S. 123). Curtis wurde hierbei durch eine Schulter­schuß verwun­det und wenig später erneut in die Seite getroffen (Shea / Hess, p. 127). Curtis's Mütze und sein von Kugeln durchlöcherte Mantel sind ausgestellt in der Empfangshalle im Pea Ridge National Military Park (Shea / Hess: Pea Ridge, p. 361 Anm. 33).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Curtis, Henry Jr.: Papers, US Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks / Pennsylvania

 

 

Curtis, John C.:

US-Lt; Co. I, 9th Regiment Connecticut Infantry; auch als John Curtiss bzw. John A. Curtiss bezeichnet; Curtis trat als Corporal in das Regiment ein (National Park Soldiers M535 Roll 4); die Schreibweise 'John C. Curtis' ergibt sich aus der Liste der US-Army, Re­cipients der Medal of Honor:

 

Curtis stammte aus Bridgeport / Connecticut; der damalige Sergeant Major Curtis, Co. I, 9th Connecticut Infantry erhielt für seinen Einsatz bei Baton Rouge am 5.8.1862 die Medal of Honor am 16.12.1896. Citation: Voluntarily sought the line of battle and alone and unaided captured 2 priso­ners, driving them before him to regimental headquarters at the point of the bayonet (Beyer / Keydel: Deeds of Valor, p. 60).

 

Photo:

- Beyer / Keydel: Deeds of Valor, p. 60

 

 

Curtis, Joseph B.:

US-LtCol; Co. F&S, 4th Rhode Island Infantry; Curtis was at first adjutant of the regiment (National Park Soldiers M555 Roll 2).

 

Documents/&Literature:

- OR, ser. 1, vol. 19, pt. 1:455-58: Report of LtCol Joseph B. Curtis after the battle of Antietam on 17.9.1862

 

 

Curtis, Newton Martin:

US-MajGen. 1835-1910; aus New York; Lawyer und Farmer; Captain 16th New York Infantry 15.5.1861; Battles of First Bull Run und West Point / Virginia; LtCol 142nd New York Infantry 22.10.18762; Col 142nd New York Infantry 21.1.1863; Battle of Cold Harbor; anschließend Brigadekommandeur 2, 3, XVIII (9-19.6.1864) und 1, 2, X (21.6-17. September 1864, 4.-29.10.1864, 14.11.-13.12.1864) vor Petersburg. Anschließend vor Petersburg Brigadekommandeur 1, 2, XXIV (3.12.64-6.1.65); dann in North Carolina Divisionskommandeur 1st Ames' Division, Terry's Provisional Corps (6.1.-15.1.1865) vor Fort Fisher. Hier erhielt er die Medal of Honor am 28.5.1891 wegen Tapferkeit vor dem Feind; Curtis war viermal verwundet worden und verlor vor Fort Fisher ein Auge. BrigGen 28.10.1864 für seinen Einsatz im Battle von New Market; MajGen für Fort Fisher; er erhielt den Thank of Congress. Vor seiner Ausmusterung 1866 war Curtis Stabschef des Department of Virginia und Kommandeur des District of Southwest Virginia. In der Nachkriegszeit Abgeordneter im US Congress 1891-97 (Boatner, p. 214).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Curtis, New M. (Major General): From Bull Run to Chancellorsville: The Story of the 16th New York Infantry (Putnam's, NY 1906); 284 pp; Nevins refers to this as a "standard, authoritative source". Curtis fought at First Bull Run, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and Fort Fisher where he won the Medal of Honor having been wounded four times and lost his left eye.

 

 

Curtis, Orson B.:

US-Corporal; Co. D, 24th Regiment Michigan Infantry (National Park Soldiers M545 Roll 10).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Curtis, Orson B. History of the Twenty-Fourth Michigan of the Iron Brigade, Known as the Detroit and Wayne County Regiment (Detroit: Winn and Hammond, 1891). Nevins says " Curtis relied on soldier's letters, official documents and his own recollections in writing this fact-laden study; a necessary source for an understanding of the iron brigade"

 

 

Curtis, Samuel Ryan:

US-MajGen; Samuel R. Curtis, der Sieger von Pea Ridge (Pea Ridge / Elkhorn Tavern, Arkansas, March 6-8, 1862). Curtis, Politiker aus Iowa, der seinen Kongreßsitz aufgegeben hat, um in den Krieg zu ziehen, übernimmt am 25.12.1861 den Military District of Southwest Missouri (Shea / Hess, Pea Ridge, p. 5) und im September 1862 den Wehrbereich Missouri.

 

Curtis was an 1831 West Point graduate who had served briefly in the Indian Territory. He left the army after only one year and pro­spered modestly as a civil engineer, attorney, and railroad entrepreneur in Ohio. In 1846 Curtis went to Mexico in command of an Ohio volunteer regiment. He saw no fighting and served as military governor of several occupied cities. He resettled in Keokuk, Iowa, after the war and continued to work as a civil engineer, in both Iowa and Missouri, and as an energetic promoter of a transcon­tinental railroad. Curtis entered politics and was elected to Congress as a Republican in 1856. He was a supporter of the Lincoln ad­ministration and a firm foe of slavery and secession. When the Civil War began, he resigned his seat in Congress and raised the 2nd Iowa. After being promoted to brigadier general, Curtis was assigned to Frémont’s headquarters in St. Louis where he supervised mi­litary activities in and around the city, bis Gen. Halleck ihn für die Action „Pea Ridge“ bestimmte. Halleck never explained in so many words why he selected Curtis for such a critical assignment, though there is no doubt that he was impressed with Curtis’s abili­ty to bring order out of chaos in St. Louis.

 

A reserved and rather formal Victorian gentleman, Curtis was not the popular image of a dashing military leader. He was fifty-six years of age in 1861, and his much younger soldier considered him to be a „fine looking old man“ An acquaintance described him in more detail as being „tall, finally though heavily formed, with high forehead, large hazel eyes, decidedly grave face[,]... in demeanor serious, deliberate, in speech and action undemonstrative“ Curtis was fastidious about his dress and carried out his affairs in a preci­se, methodical fashion. Beneath the stiff, fussy Victorian exterior, however, was an aging West Pointer who deeply desired military distinction but was far too proper to promote himself publicly or privately. Until being picked to command the District of Southwest Missouri, he had labored quietly at his desk in St. Louis, hoping his diligence would be noticed and rewarded by his superiors. The private Curtis was something of a poet as well as a warrior. While campaigning in Mexico and the Confederacy, he often wandered in searching wild flowers or wrote long letters to his family describing the exotic people and places he had seen. He was a sensitiv, farb­loser aber vielschichtiger Mann, der dann der am meisten erfolgreiche Feldkommandeur der Union in der Trans-Mississippi-Region wurde (nach Shea / Hess, Pea Ridge, p. 5-7). Seine Truppen nannte er „Army of the Southwest“.

 

Curtis, der die "Army of the Southwest" befehligte, ging am Frühjahr 1862 in Missouri die CS-Truppen unter Price vor (Hicken: Illinois in the Civil War, p. 44 ff).

 

MajGen Schofield's Verhältnis zu Samuel R. Curtis war gespannt. Schofield warf ihm Bruch des Vertrauensverhältnisses vor, indem Curtis ein vertrauliches Schreiben Schofield's betreffend eine negative Beurteilung der militärischen Qualitäten des damaligen Brig­Gen James G. Blunt, eines Mitkonkurrenten Schofield's um eine Beförderung zum MajGen, weitergegeben hatte (Schofield: For­ty-Six Years, p. 63). Die Weitergabe dieses vertraulichen Schreibens an Blunt führte zu politischen Intrigen in Washington durch Freun­de Blunt' mit der Folge, daß zunächst nicht Schofield, sondern Blunt zum MajGen befördert wurde (Schofield: Forty-Six Years, p. 64). Schofield, der großen Wert auf die Prinzipien von "Befehl und Gehorsam" legte (Schofield: Forty-Six Years, p. 6) schreibt: "... thereafter did not feel or show towards General Curtis the respect of subordination which ought to characte­rize the relations of an of­ficer toward his commander" (Schofield: Forty-Six Years, p. 65). Diese Spannung hatte Auswirkun­gen auf die Kriegsführung, denn Curtis hinderte Schofield daran im Winter 1862/63 mit seinen Truppen nach Südwesten vorzustoßen (Schofield: Forty-Six Years, p. 65). Offenbar hielten diese Spannungen bis Dezember 1863 an, wie sich aus dem Brief Lincoln's an Stanton vom 18.12.1863 ergibt. Hierin regt Lincoln an, Schofield zum Rücktritt als Kommandeur des Department of Missouri, und zur Versetzung bei gleichzeitiger Beförderung zum MajGen zu bewegen, während Curtis als Nachfolger zum Kommandeur des Departments ernannt werden sollte (Basler: Collected Works of Lincoln, vol. VII, p. 78-79: Brief Lin­coln's an Stanton vom 18.12.1863).

 

Photos:

- Längin S. 127

- Milhollen / Kaplan: Divided We Fought, p. 82

- Shea / Hess, Pea Ridge, p. 6

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Curtis, Samuel P „The Army of the South-West, and the First Campaign in Arkansas.“ Annals of Iowa, 1st ser., 4 (1866): 625- 45, 673-88, 721-37; 5 (1867): 769-85, 817-33, 865-76, 917-33; 6 (1968): 1-12, 69-84, 141-60, 249-70; 7 (1869): 1-20, 113-32, 209-25.

- **Gallagher, Ruth C.: „Samuel Ryan Curtis.“ Iowa Journal of History and Politics 25 (1927)

- Shea / Hess, Pea Ridge, p. 5-7

 

 

Curtis, Thomas A.:

CS-Captain; Curtis' Company, Virginia Artillery (Fredericksburg Artillery) (National Park Soldiers M382 Roll 14).

 

 

Cushing, Alonzo H.:

US-Captain; Co. A, 4th Regiment US-Artillery (Frey: Longstreet's Assault, Pickett's Charge, p. 115, 122, 135, 269). Cushing com­manded Battery "A" of the 4th U.S. Artillery, the unit that met the Confederate forces at Cemetery Ridge in der Schlacht von Gettys­burg.

 

Documents/Literature:

- Brown, Kent Masterson: Cushing of Gettysburg: The Story of a Union Artillery Commander (Univ. Kentucky 1993)

 

 

Cushing, H. D.:

US-Pvt, 15th Maine Infantry

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cushing, H. D.: Correspondence, 1861-64. Soldier in the 15th Maine Infantry Regiment. Letters to his mother and wife from New Orleans, Louisiana; Pensacola, Florida; and a hospital in Readville, Massachusetts. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collecti­ons: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Librari­es Ms 88-067).

 

 

Cushing, Samuel T.:

US-Captain/Acting Commissary of Subsistance; Signal Corps USV (National Park Soldiers M1290 Roll 3).

 

Im Frühjahr 1862 war Cushing 'Acting Signal Officer' im 5th Army Corps Banks im Shenandoah Valley; Teilnahme am Battle of Kernstown am 23.3.1862 (Cushing's Report OR 12 [I] 353-355). Im Battle of Chancellorsville war Cushing der Signal Chief der Army of the Po­tomac (Sears: Chancellorsville, p. 310).

 

During the Chancellorsville Campaign, Cushing was Hooker's Chief Signal Officer (Sears: Chancellorsville, p. 195).

 

Documents/Literature:

- Cushing, Samuel T. The Acting Signal Corps. Kansas City: Franklin Hudson, 1892.

 

 

Cushing, William Barker:

US-Leutnant zur See; er erhielt als jüngster Seeoffizier des ganzen Krieges die höchste Kriegsauszeichnung, den "Thanks of Con­gress" für die Versenkung des Ironclad Ram CSS-Albemarle 1864 (McPherson / McPherson: Lamson of the Gettysburg, p. X). Cus­hing is known for destroying the Confederate ram Albemarle with a torpedo-tipped ram in 1864 and led a charge of sailors against Fort Fisher

 

Documents/Literature:

- Edwards, E. M. H.: Commander William Barker Cushing of the United States Navy (New York/London 1898)

 

 

Cushing, Wainwright:

US-Lt; Pvt/Corporal, Co. A, 6th Regiment Maine Infantry (National Park soldiers M543 Roll 5); First Corporal, Co. C, 7th Regiment Maine In­fantry (National Park soldiers M543 Roll 5), Lt (Co C, A) 1st Regiment Maine Veteran Infantry (National Park soldiers M543 Roll 5).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Cushing, Wainwright: „Description of the Ensuing Charge.“ Vol. 3 of War Papers: Read Before the Commandery of the State of Maine, Military Order of the loyal Legions of the United States (Portland, ME: Knickerbocker Press, 1908)

 

 

Custer, George Armstrong:

US-MajGen (USV); Custer übernahm Ende Juni 1863 als Nachfolger von BrigGen *Copeland dessen Brigade, bestehend aus 5th Michigan Cavalry, 6th Michigan Cavalry und 7th Michigan Cavalry, der nun auch Copeland's einstmals eigenes Regiment, die 1st Michigan Cavalry als Verstärkung zugeordnet wurde (Longacre: The Cavalry at Gettysburg, p. 166).

 

Photo:

- Davis / Wiley: Photographic History. Vol: 2: Vicksburg to Appomattox, p. 323 (Gen Pleasonton mit Captain George A. *Cust­er)

 

Documents/Literature:

- Connell, Evan S.: Son of the Morning Star, Custer and the Little Big Horn (North Point Press, S. Francisco 1984)

- Custer, Elizabeth Bacon: Tenting on the Plains, or General Custer in Kansas and Texas (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1971)

- Longacre, Edward: Custer and his Wolverines: The Michigan Cavalry Brigade 1861-1865 (Combined Books); 356 pp, illustrations, maps

 

 

Cuthbert, George B.:

CS-Captain; South Carolina Troops / Palmetto Guards (Ruffin, Diary II 31, 32)

 

 

Cutcheon, Byron M.:

US-BrigGen; 2ndLt. 20th Mich. 15.7.1862; Capt. 16 Aug, '62; Maj. '62; Lt.Col. 19 Nov. '63; 'Col 8.1.1864; Col 27th Mich. 19.12.1864; BrigGen USV. Brevets for Wilderness (2), Spotsylvania (2), Petersburg, Medal of Honor 29.6.1891 for Horseshoe Bend (Ky.) 10.5.1863.. Commanded 2, 1, IX. (Boatner: Dictionary, p. 216).

 

Cutcheon erhielt als Major der 20th Michigan Infantry beim Kampf ge­gen Morgan's Raid am 9.5.1863 die Congressional Medal of Honor (Beyer / Keydel [eds.]: Deeds of Valor, p. 180/81).

 

Photo:

- Beyer / Keydel, p. 180

 

 

Cutler, Lysander:

US-MajGen; geboren 16.1.1807 in Worchester County, Massachusetts - 30.7.1866 in Milwaukee; Vorkriegszeit: aufgewachsen auf der Farm seiner Eltern; gegen den Willen seines Vaters bildete er sich über die, rudimentäre Schulausbildung die er an einer Dorf­schule erlangt hatte, weiter, studierte Surveying; und nahm dann eine Tätigkeit als Schullehrer auf. Im Alter von 21 Jahren zog er nach Dexter, Maine wo er als zunächst Lehrer arbeitete; er erlangte auch Kenntnisse über das Geschäft des Clothiers Trade; zeitweise Surveyer; auch Schullehrer (Nolan: Iron Brigade, p. 16; Warner: Generals in Blue, p. 110); Cutler kommandierte die Maine Militia Troops während der Aroostook Indian Wars 1838-39; gründete 1843 eine Woolen Mill und verdiente hiermit ein Vermögen innerhalb von 10 Jahren; 1853 brannte die Fabrik ab, wobei Cutler sein Vermögen verlor. Cutler ließ sich hierdurch nicht entmutigen, sondern baute die Fabrik wieder auf und vergrößerte sein Unternehmen durch Erwerb weitere Fabriken, einer Gießerei, Gristmill und einer Sägemühle. Als ein der führenden Industriellen wurde Cutler in den Maine Senat gewählt; 1856 wurde er durch die Panik ruiniert und zog daraufhin nach Milwaukee um seine Karriere neu zu beginnen. Seine erste Beschäftigung in Milwaukee war eine Anstellung als Prospektor einer Minengesellschaft, zur Erforschung von Claims im Indian Country, ein lebensgefährlicher Job. Bei Kriegsaus­bruch 1861 war Cutler Fischerei-Inspektor des Milwaukee County und betrieb daneben ein eigenes 'Grain and Commission Business' (Nolan , S. 16). Bei Kriegsausbruch wurde Cutler zum Col. 6th Wisconsin Infantry gewählt. Anm.: Milwaukee stellte keine eigenen Regimenter, aber Truppen in den Wisconsin Regimentern, darunter 2 Comp. für das 6th Wisconsin (Quiner: Military History of Wis­consin, p. 77).

 

Vom 5.-8.8.1862 führte die Division Rufus *King mehrere Expeditions von Fredericksburg aus nach Frederick's Hall Station, Va. und Spotsylvania Court House, Va, durch die Brigade Gibbon durch mit dem Ziel, die für den Süden lebenswichtige Central Virginia RR zu zerstören (King's Report, OR 12 [2] S. 121-22). Die Expedition nach *Frederick's Hall Station wurde von BrigGen Gibbon geführt (King's Report, OR 12 [2] S. 122; Gibbon's Report OR 12 [2] S. 122-23), diejenige nach *Spotsylvania Court House stand unter der Führung von Col Lysander Cutler; als Reserve folgten Truppen unter Gen. John P. *Hatch (King's Report, OR 12 [2] S. 122). Ziel von Gibbon's Expedition war die Zerstörung der Virginia Central RR. Bei diesem mit zwei Zangen durchgeführten Vorstoß eingesetzt wurden: an der Spotsylvania Court House Road: die 6th Wisconsin Infantry (Col. Lysander *Cutler), Harris Ca­valry (2nd New York Cavalry), und eine Abteilung von Gerrish's New Hampshire Battery. Die Abteilung unter der persönlichen Füh­rung Gibbon's, die auf der Telegraph Road vorstieß umfaßte 2nd Wisconsin, 7th Wisconsin, 19th Indiana, 3rd Indiana Cavalry und Monroe's Rhode Island Battery (Gibbons's Report OR 12 [2] S. 122). Hierbei kam es zu wiederholten Feuergefechten bei Thorn­burg, Va. (Gibbons: Personal Recollections, p. 41; Gaff: On Many a Bloody Field, p. 146; Cutler's Report OR 12 [2] S. 123-24). Durch Soldaten der 19th Indiana wurde dabei das Gebäude der Thornburg's Mill ausgeraubt und zerstört (Gaff: On Many a Bloody Field, p. 146; Stevenson, David: Indianas Role of Honor, vol. 1 [Indianapolis: A. D. Streight, 1864], S. 352; Marsh, Henry C: Papers [Indiana Division, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis]; Nolan: Iron Brigade, p. 65-66).

 

Die Eisenbahnlinie wurde um Frederick's Hall Station auf einer Länge von 2 Meilen zerstört (Cutler's Report OR 12 [2] S. 123-25).

 

Cutler blieb Regimentskommandeur bis zu seiner Verwundung bei Brawner's Farm, wo er einen Beinschuß erlitt (Gaff: Bloody Fields, p. 164; sein Nachfolger als Col. der 6th Wisconsin war Col. Rufus Dawes). Vorübergehend übernahm Cutler als ältes­ter Regi­mentskommandeur der Division die Führung von King's Iron Brigade, nachdem Gen. King im März 1862 Divisionskomman­deur ge­worden war. Im Mai 1862 kehrte Cutler zu seinem Regiment zurück (Nolan: Iron Brigade, p. 50, Gaff: Bloody Fields, p. 117, 124). Im Frühjahr 1862 hatte Cutler als Regimentskommandeur der 6th Wisconsin erhebliche Auseinanderset­zungen mit seinem LtCol in die ein Teil der Regimentsoffiziere - darunter der damalige LtCol Edward *Bragg (später General) ver­wickelt war; Cutler hatte sei­nen LtCol und mehrere Offiziere in Arrest genommen; Brigadekommandeur Gibbon mußte sich einschal­ten (zu den Einzelheiten Gibbon: Personal Recollections, p. 28 f.).

 

Cutler war erneut vorübergehend Brigadekommandeur der Iron Brigade; vom 9.-25.11.1862 übernahm er, obwohl seine Verwundung aus dem Gefecht von Brawner's Farm noch nicht ausgeheilt war, als dienstältester Colonel das Kommando über die Iron Brigade, bis zur Kommandoübernahme durch BrigGen Solomon Meredith (Gaff: Bloody Fields, p. 200, 206): aufgrund einer Befehlsverweiger­ung vor Fredericksburg (11.-15.12.1862) wurde Gen. Meredith als Brigadekommandeur abgelöst, woraufhin Col. Cutler die Brigade führte, bis Col. Meredith unmittelbar nach Ende der Schlacht sein Kommando zurück erhielt (Nolan: Iron Brigade, p. 184; Cutler's Report OR 31, 479; Gaff: Bloody Fields, p., 211).

 

John Gibbon, der frühere Brigadekommandeur der berühmten Iron Brigade war der Ansicht, daß Colonel Cutler geeignet war, als Brigadekommandeur die Brigadeführung zu übernehmen und zum BrigGen befördert zu werden, nicht aber sein Konkurrent Solo­mon *Meredith (Catton: Glory Road, p. 11).

 

Befördert zum BrigGen: sein Rang datiert vom 29.11.1862 (Warner, p. 110), wobei unklar ist, ob der Rang rückdatiert wurde, denn Gen. Doubleday bezeichnet ihn in seinem Report über die Schlacht von Fredericksburg als Colonel, nicht als BrigGen (OR 31, 463 und Nolan: Iron Brigade, p. 184).

 

Im Frühjahr 1863 übernimmt Cutler die 4. Brigade in Wadsworth's Division (Warner, p. 110), die er während der Schlach­ten von Chancellorsville und Gettysburg (1.-3.7.1863) führte (Anm. nach Tsouras: Gettysburg, p. 13 war Cutler in Gettysburg Brigadekom­mandeur der 2nd Brigade 1st Division I Corps).

 

Am Morgen des 1.7.1863 marschierte Cutler's Brigade im Rahmen von Wadsworth's 1. Division, Reynold's I Army Corps nach Get­tysburg. Weiter nach Norde through the fold between McPherson's Ridge and Seminary Ridge, concealed from the enemy's view. When they reached the Chambersburg Pike (Cashville Pike), Reynolds road up with deployment orders. He instructed Cutler to take his leading regiments – the 76th New York and 56th Pennsylvania (627 men at all) – north of the road and past the railroad cut that paralleled the road. At that point they would turn west , crest McPherson's Ridge, and move forward to relieve the Cavalry and secure Hall's right flank. Col Edward Fowler was to lead his own 14th Brooklyn [Anm.: 84th New York] and the 95th New York (559 troops) onto McPherson's Ridge just south of the pike, taking up position on Hall's left between McPherson's Farm and the woods. Das 5. Regiment von Cutler's Brigade, LtCol Francis Miller's 147th New York wurde schlicht vergessen [Anm.: wie kann ein solcher Fehler einem Brigadekommandeur unterlaufen?]. Miller moved, als er keine Befehle erhielt und die anderen Regimenter von Cutler's Brigade in verschiedene Richtungen abmarschierten, his 380 men under cover of McPherson's stone barn, just south of Chambers­burg Pike, and hurried off to find anyone who could give him orders what to do. In the meanwhile, Hall's Battery galloped over the ridge, unlimbered and started to fire (Newton: McPherson's Ridge, p. 40-41).

 

 

Nach Wadsworth's Tod auf dem Schlachtfeld von Wilderness übernimmt Cutler das Kommando über die 4. Division. Am 13.8.1864 waren die Regimenter der Division von ursprünglich 3742 auf 1324 reduziert, bedingt durch Abnutzung vor Petersburg. Cutler wurde am 19.8.1864 zum MajGen befördert. Am 21.8.1864 erlitt er eine leichte Verwundung bei Weldon Railroad an der Oberlippe durch einen Gewehrschuß (Gaff: Bloody Fields, p. 379). Cutler's Gesundheit war durch die vorausgegangenen Verwundungen und Expos­ure derart ruiniert, daß er auf eigenen Antrag im September von seinem Kommando entbunden wurde. Cutler war bis Kriegsende ver­antwortlicher Offizier des Lackson, Michigan draft rendevous. Cutler wurde aus der Armee entlassen am 30.6.1865 und kehrte nach Michigan zurück, wo er bereits am 30.7.1866 starb und auf dem Forest Home Cemetary beigesetzt wurde.

 

Photos:

- Gaff: Brave Men's Tears, p. 111

- Nolan: Iron Brigade, nach S. 50

- Vipond: „A New Kind of Murder“; in: Nolan/Vipond: „Giants in their tall Black Hats, S. 115;

 

Documents/Literature:

- Gaff, Alan T.: Brave Men's Tears. The Iron Brigade at Brawner's Farm, p. 73-74, 87, 89, 111, 149, 178-79

- Gaff, Alan T.: On many a Bloody Field, wounded: 164, 379; commanded brigade 200; stopped insubordination 201-202; re­turned rebel prisoner 243; halted mutiny 283-84; soldier buriels (Brawner's Farm) 301; Rosebury Affair 302-303; wrath 303-304; sa­ved train 308; succeeded Wadsworth 347; on picket line 358-59; praises 2nd Wisconsin 360; ordered to attack 361-62; Grant's cam­paign 367; defended division 372; letter to Lincoln 373; urged Orr's promotion 375; at Weldon's Railroad 378-79; mentioned 48, 61, 96, 117, 118, 124, 125, 163, 206, 211, 250, 271, 309, 325, 339, 350, 353, 354, 363, 364, 374, 381, 646- 65 n 7; Cutler's Brigade at Wilderness 339-46, 464-65 n 7

- McLean, James L. Jr.: Cutler‘s Brigade at Gettysburg (2nd Edition: Baltimore: Butternut and Blue, 1994)

- Nolan: Iron Brigade, p. 18, 34, 38, 42, 50, 52, 53, 58, 59, 65, 66, 67, 71, 87, 92, 101, 112, 163, 170, 172, 178, 184, 186, 187, 196, 197, 213, 236, 238, 239, 277; background and pre-war career: 15-16; career after later wound 276, characteristics 16, 170; com­mands Doubleday's old brigade 196; commissioned brigadier 196-97, temporarily commands Iron Brigade 44, 184, wounded 91, 276, Cut­ler's Brigade: 223, 232, 233, 234, 246

- Vipond: „A New Kind of Murder“; in: Nolan/Vipond: „Giants in their tall Black Hats, S. 115

- Warner, Ezra J.: Generals in Blue: Lives of Union Commanders, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University, 1964, S. 110-11

 

 

Cutshaw, W. E.:

CS-Captain; Cutshaw's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Jackson Artillery) (National Park Soldiers M382 Roll 14).

 

Graduate des Virginia Military Institute (VMI); wo er von Major "Stonewall" Jackson ausgebildet wurde. Cutshaw führte eine Artil­lerie-Batterie unter Stonewall Jackson während Jackson's Expedition nach Bath und Romney (Tanner: Stonewall in the Val­ley, p. 51). Cutshaw wurde eingesetzt bei den CS Verteidigungsstellungen am *Hanging Rock, einem Paß durch die North Moun­tain, an der Straße von Winchester nach Romney. Während Jackson's Angriff auf das im Norden von Romney gelegene Bath sicherte der CS-Stützpunkt am Hanging Rock Jackson's linke Flanke (Karte bei Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, p. 70). Die CS-Verteidigungsstellung­en am Hanging Rock wurden von US-Truppen aus Romney am 6.1.1862 überfallartig angegriffen und geworf­en. Cutshaw verlor hierbei seine beiden Geschütze, ohne eine Chance zum Schuß gehabt zu haben (Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, p. 75; OR 5: 392).

 

 

Cutts, Allan Sherrod:

CS-LtCol; Cutts was born in Pulaski County, Georgia on December 4, 1826. He was the twelfth and last child of Major Cutts, a far­mer born in North Carolina, and Elizabeth Linsey Cutts, born in Indiana. Raised on his father's farms, he received a basic education before serving in the Mexican-American War as a sergeant in an artillery unit, from 1846 to 1848. Serving under Winfield Scott, he fought in bpth the Battle of Vera Cruz and the Battle of Cerro Gordo. After returning from the war he became a merchant in Oglethor­pe, Georgia, moving to Americus in 1854. On December 17, 1854, Cutts married Fannie O. Brown of Monroe County, Ge­orgia. They had six children: Claude, Clarence, Earnest, Allen, Inez and Eldridge. Outside of his business as a merchant, Cutts was a member of both the Freemasons and the Oddfellows. In 1861, he was a brigadier general for the Georgia Militia 2nd Brigade (aus wi­kipedia, Stichwort Allan Sherrod Cutts, Abruf vom 4.5.2016). † 17.3.1896 Pulaski County/GA; beerd. Oak Grove Cemetery, Ameri­cus, Sumter County/GA (www. findagrave.com, Abruf v. 4.5.2016).

 

At the outbreak of the Civil war, Cutts raised a battery of Artillery in Georgia, known as the Sumter Artillery. The battery arrived in Virginia after the First Battle of Bull Run, and saw action at the Battle of Dranesville. In 1862 Cutts expanded the battery to a battali­on, the 11th Georgia Artillery Battalion, becoming its commander. This work was rewarded with promotions to the ranks of major (May 22, 1862), lieutenant colonel (May 26, 1862) and colonel (April 22, 1864). The Battalion served in the Artillery Reserve of the Army of Northern Virginia under William N. Pendleton in the Seven Days Battles. It remained near Richmond, Virginia for a time, missing the Second Battle of Bull Run. Cutts' battalion fought in the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, again in the Artillery Reserve. They also fought at Gettysburg, without Cutts (aus wikipedia, Stichwort Allan Sherrod Cutts, Abruf vom 4.5.2016).

 

Cutts resumed command in time for the Bristoe Campaign, in which his battalion served in the Third Corps Artillery under R. Lind­say Walker. It also served in that formation in the Battle of Mine Run. During the Overland Campaign of 1864, Cutts apparently as­sisted Walker in command of the guns of Hill’s Corps during the Battle of the Wilderness. He retained battalion command during most of the Siege of Petersburg. Early in the siege, Cutts was assigned command of a large concentration of guns north of the James River that harassed advancing federal forces trying to take the city. Despite intense counter battery fire from federal artillery, Cutts' gunners dug in and continued their fire. Cutts' battalion later served south of the Appomattox River (aus wikipedia, Stichwort Allan Sherrod Cutts, Abruf vom 4.5.2016). Lane, later a lieutenant colonel, commanded whenever Cutts was on leave. It is likely that Cutts was absent due to illness at the conclusion of the war. Lane was in command just before the Appomattox Campaign, but there is no clear record of the surrender of the Sumter Artillery at the end of the war (aus wikipedia, Stichwort Allan Sherrod Cutts, Abruf vom 4.5.2016).

 

In einem Report an Gen Lee (betr. die Versorgungsprobleme der Army of Northern Virginia) berichtete Cutts während eines Besuches in Georgia und Florida, daß dort enough beef otgher supplies vorhanden waren, um die Army of Northern Virginia für 2 Jahre zu ver­sorgen. There was actually a surplus, yet none of it was being loaded on the railroad cars (Nye: Here come the Rebels, p. 5; OR XXV, Pt. 2, pp. 737-38).

 

After the war, Cutts farmed and traded in cotton. He then entered politics as a Democrat, serving as mayor of Americus in 1874-1875, 1877–1878, and 1893-1896. As a member of the Georgia General Assembly in 1890 and 1891, Cutts tried unsuccessfully to se­cure state funding for the Confederate Soldiers' Home. He died in office in 1896, and was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Americus (aus wikipedia, Stichwort Allan Sherrod Cutts, Abruf vom 4.5.2016).

 

Photo:

- www. findagrave.com, Abruf v. 4.5.2016

 

 

Cuzner, John B.:

US-Pvt; Co. B, 16th Regiment Connecticut Infantry (National Park Soldiers M353 Roll 4; Gordon, Lesley J.: „All Who Went into That Battles Were Heroes“. Remembering the 16th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers at Antietam; in: Gallagher (ed.): Antietam Campaign, a.a.O., S. 180). Residence in Hartford/Conn.; he enlisted 15.8.1862 (Morse, Horace J. (AAG): Catalogue of Connecticut Volunteer Organizations, Compiled from Records in the Adjutant-Generals Office, p. 554). Kriegsgefangen in Fort Anderson, Cuzner was paroled in January 1865 in the Parole Camp at Annapolis/Maryland, he got with others a 30 days furlough home because of his physical conditions. Cuzner returned to duty in late January 1865, and amazed to discover his health rebound so quickly (Cimbala, Paul A. and Radall M. Miller: Union Soldiers and the Northern Home front: Wartime Experiences, Postwar Adjustments [North's Civil War, New Rev 2002], p. 350-51).

 

Documents/Literature:

- **Cuzner, John B.: Letter to Ellen Van Dorn, 21.9.1862, Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford/Conn.; typescript copies of origi­nal, Antietam National Battlefield [Gordon, Lesley J.: „All Who Went into That Battles Were Heroes“. Remembering the 16th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers at Antietam; in: Gal­lagher (ed.): Antietam Campaign, a.a.O., S. 191n37])

- Cuzner, John B.: Papers; Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford/Conn.