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Samuel J. Richardson, farmer, businessman, Confederate officer, Texas state legislator, and police chief, was born in Virginia in 1826. He was the son of William Stuart and Lavinia Richardson. Richards...

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Samuel J. Richardson, farmer, businessman, Confederate officer, Texas state legislator, and police chief, was born in Virginia in 1826. He was the son of William Stuart and Lavinia Richardson. Richards...

3/2/2023

Alfred Marmaduke Hobby (1836 - February 5, 1881) was a famous Texas merchant, politician, Confederate officer, and poet. He was born in Macon, Georgia, in 1836, the son of Martin and Anna Elizabeth (Sl...

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Alfred Marmaduke Hobby (1836 - February 5, 1881) was a famous Texas merchant, politician, Confederate officer, and poet. He was born in Macon, Georgia, in 1836, the son of Martin and Anna Elizabeth (Sl...

1/31/2023

Col. George W. Chilton (CSA) MP (1828 - 1884)

"Hugh?"

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- George William Chilton, Confederate Army officer, was born to Thomas Chilton and Francis Tribble Stoner...

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Col. George W. Chilton (CSA) MP (1828 - 1884)

"Hugh?"

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- George William Chilton, Confederate Army officer, was born to Thomas Chilton and Francis Tribble Stoner...

2/24/2022

Charles Henry Foster (1830 - 1882)

Henry Foster, lawyer, editor, and politician, was the son of Cony and Caroline Brown Foster of Orono, Maine. After graduating from Bowdoin with first honors in 1855, he read law under Israel Washburn, ...

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Charles Henry Foster (1830 - 1882)

Henry Foster, lawyer, editor, and politician, was the son of Cony and Caroline Brown Foster of Orono, Maine. After graduating from Bowdoin with first honors in 1855, he read law under Israel Washburn, ...

9/8/2019

Thomas Saltus Lubbock MP (1817 - 1862)

(some sources give Thompson) Saltus Lubbock (November 29, 1817– January 9, 1862) was a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Confederate army during the American Civil War.BiographyLubbock was born in Charle...

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Thomas Saltus Lubbock MP (1817 - 1862)

(some sources give Thompson) Saltus Lubbock (November 29, 1817– January 9, 1862) was a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Confederate army during the American Civil War.BiographyLubbock was born in Charle...

1/2/2018

Asbury Harpending, Jr. (1839 - 1923)

was born in Hopkinsville in Christian County in southwestern Kentucky. At the age of fifteen, he was sent to college but within the year he ran away to join the filibuster of General William Walker, to...

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Asbury Harpending, Jr. (1839 - 1923)

was born in Hopkinsville in Christian County in southwestern Kentucky. At the age of fifteen, he was sent to college but within the year he ran away to join the filibuster of General William Walker, to...

7/26/2017

John Rollin Ridge (1827 - 1867)

John Rollin Ridge (Cherokee name: Cheesquatalawny, or Yellow Bird, March 19, 1827–October 5, 1867), a member of the Cherokee tribe, is considered the first Native American novelist.BiographyBorn in New...

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John Rollin Ridge (1827 - 1867)

John Rollin Ridge (Cherokee name: Cheesquatalawny, or Yellow Bird, March 19, 1827–October 5, 1867), a member of the Cherokee tribe, is considered the first Native American novelist.BiographyBorn in New...

3/29/2016

William Penn Adair MP (1830 - 1880)

Adair, William P.* BATTLE UNIT NAME:* 2nd Regiment, Cherokee Mounted Volunteers, CSA* SIDE:* Confederacy* COMPANY:* F&S* SOLDIER'S RANK IN:* Colonel* SOLDIER'S RANK OUT:* Colonel* ALTERNATE NAME:* FILM...

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William Penn Adair MP (1830 - 1880)

Adair, William P.* BATTLE UNIT NAME:* 2nd Regiment, Cherokee Mounted Volunteers, CSA* SIDE:* Confederacy* COMPANY:* F&S* SOLDIER'S RANK IN:* Colonel* SOLDIER'S RANK OUT:* Colonel* ALTERNATE NAME:* FILM...

3/29/2016

Josiah Woodward Washbourne MP (1819 - 1871)

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11/7/2008
3/29/2016

Brig. General John Hunt Morgan (CSA) MP (1825 - 1864)

""The Thunderbolt of the Confederacy"", "morgan's raders"

cavalry commander John Hunt Morgan was born in Huntsville, Alabama, on June 1, 1825. Educated at Transylvania University, he fought in the Mexican War as a first lieutenant in the Kentucky Mounted Volu...

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Brig. General John Hunt Morgan (CSA) MP (1825 - 1864)

""The Thunderbolt of the Confederacy"", "morgan's raders"

cavalry commander John Hunt Morgan was born in Huntsville, Alabama, on June 1, 1825. Educated at Transylvania University, he fought in the Mexican War as a first lieutenant in the Kentucky Mounted Volu...

2/1/2016

William A. Bowles (1799 - 1873)

A. Bowles (1799 – March 28, 1873) was a physician who held the rank of Major General in the OSL (Order of Sons of Liberty) in Indiana in the early 1860s. The OSL was either an offshoot of, or front gro...

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William A. Bowles (1799 - 1873)

A. Bowles (1799 – March 28, 1873) was a physician who held the rank of Major General in the OSL (Order of Sons of Liberty) in Indiana in the early 1860s. The OSL was either an offshoot of, or front gro...

10/4/2015

Harrison Horton Dodd (1824 - 1906)

Horton Dodd (February 29, 1824–June 2, 1906) was a founder of the 1860s-era OSL (Order of Sons of Liberty), a paramilitary secret society which was a continuation and/or extension of the KGC (Knights o...

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Harrison Horton Dodd (1824 - 1906)

Horton Dodd (February 29, 1824–June 2, 1906) was a founder of the 1860s-era OSL (Order of Sons of Liberty), a paramilitary secret society which was a continuation and/or extension of the KGC (Knights o...

10/4/2015

Izola Forrester MP (1878 - 1944)

"Adopted name Forrester"

Izola Forrester (November 15, 1878 - March 6, 1944) was an American author who was born Izola Louise Wallingford.Forrester was a pioneer journalist in the heyday of magazine and newspaper publishing in...

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Izola Forrester MP (1878 - 1944)

"Adopted name Forrester"

Izola Forrester (November 15, 1878 - March 6, 1944) was an American author who was born Izola Louise Wallingford.Forrester was a pioneer journalist in the heyday of magazine and newspaper publishing in...

10/3/2015

Lt Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, (CSA) MP (1821 - 1877)

"General"

[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] From the 1850 federal census, Bedford Forrest lived with his wife, son, and daughter at DeSoto County, Mississippi. The family at the time consisted of:

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Lt Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, (CSA) MP (1821 - 1877)

"General"

[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] From the 1850 federal census, Bedford Forrest lived with his wife, son, and daughter at DeSoto County, Mississippi. The family at the time consisted of:

10/2/2015

William Quantrill MP (1837 - 1865)

William Clarke Quantrill (July 31, 1837 – June 6, 1865), was a Confederate guerrilla leader during the American Civil War. After leading a Confederate bushwhacker unit along the Missouri-Kansas border ...

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William Quantrill MP (1837 - 1865)

William Clarke Quantrill (July 31, 1837 – June 6, 1865), was a Confederate guerrilla leader during the American Civil War. After leading a Confederate bushwhacker unit along the Missouri-Kansas border ...

10/2/2015

Surratt (April 13, 1844 – April 21, 1916) was accused of plotting with John Wilkes Booth to kidnap U.S. president Abraham Lincoln and suspected of involvement in the Abraham Lincoln assassination. His ...

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Surratt (April 13, 1844 – April 21, 1916) was accused of plotting with John Wilkes Booth to kidnap U.S. president Abraham Lincoln and suspected of involvement in the Abraham Lincoln assassination. His ...

10/2/2015

Frank James MP (1843 - 1915)

"Frank", "Charles A. Morgan"

Frank James ORIGINAL NAME Alexander Franklin James BIRTH 10 Jan 1843 Kearney, Clay County, Missouri, USA DEATH 18 Feb 1915 (aged 72) BURIAL Hill Park Cemetery Independence, Jackson County, MissouriWes...

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Frank James MP (1843 - 1915)

"Frank", "Charles A. Morgan"

Frank James ORIGINAL NAME Alexander Franklin James BIRTH 10 Jan 1843 Kearney, Clay County, Missouri, USA DEATH 18 Feb 1915 (aged 72) BURIAL Hill Park Cemetery Independence, Jackson County, MissouriWes...

10/1/2015

Wikipedia Biographical Summary:=="... John Caldwell Calhoun March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was a leading politician and political theorist from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th centur...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary:=="... John Caldwell Calhoun March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was a leading politician and political theorist from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th centur...

10/1/2015

Brig. Gen. Stand Watie, (CSA), Principal Chief MP (1806 - 1871)

"Brig. General", "CSA", "Principal Chief", "Degataga", "Degadoga Isaac S. Watie"

Stand Watie - (1806-1871)Born at Oothcaloga in the Cherokee Nation, Georgia (near present day Rome, Georgia) on December 12, 1806, Stand Watie's Cherokee name was De-ga-ta-ga, or "he stands." He also w...

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Brig. Gen. Stand Watie, (CSA), Principal Chief MP (1806 - 1871)

"Brig. General", "CSA", "Principal Chief", "Degataga", "Degadoga Isaac S. Watie"

Stand Watie - (1806-1871)Born at Oothcaloga in the Cherokee Nation, Georgia (near present day Rome, Georgia) on December 12, 1806, Stand Watie's Cherokee name was De-ga-ta-ga, or "he stands." He also w...

10/1/2015

Brig General Benjamin McCulloch (CSA) MP (1811 - 1862)

"Ben"

July 5, 1861 - Brig. Gen. Ben. McCulloch, CSA, at Neosho, MO, captures and paroles 80 Union soldiers belonging to the command of Brig. Gen. Franz Sigel, USA. Benjamin McCulloch (November 11, 1811–M...

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Brig General Benjamin McCulloch (CSA) MP (1811 - 1862)

"Ben"

July 5, 1861 - Brig. Gen. Ben. McCulloch, CSA, at Neosho, MO, captures and paroles 80 Union soldiers belonging to the command of Brig. Gen. Franz Sigel, USA. Benjamin McCulloch (November 11, 1811–M...

10/1/2015