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Yankee General George Custer marries, 1864
On this day in 1864, Union General George Armstrong Custer marries Elizabeth Bacon in Monroe, Michigan, while the young cavalry officer is on leave.…
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William Buel Franklin
(born Feb. 27, 1823, York, Pa., U.S.—died March 8, 1903, Hartford, Conn.) Union general during the American Civil War (1861–65) who was particularly active in the early years of fighting around Washington, D.
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Lewis Wallace
(born April 10, 1827, Brookville, Ind., U.S.—died Feb. 15, 1905, Crawfordsville, Ind.) American soldier, lawyer, diplomat, and author who is principally remembered for his historical novel Ben-Hur.
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Robert F. Stockton
(born Aug. 20, 1795, Princeton, N.J., U.S.—died Oct. 7, 1866, Princeton) U.S. naval officer and public leader who helped conquer California in the Mexican War (1846–48).
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Stephen Watts Kearny
(born Aug. 30, 1794, Newark, N.J., U.S.—died Oct. 31, 1848, St. Louis, Mo.) U.S. Army officer who conquered New Mexico and helped win California during the Mexican War (1846–48).
(Born Oct. 15, 1818, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.—died May 4, 1885, San Francisco) U.S. Federal army officer who, after serving through the Mexican War, was promoted to brigadier general in 1861 and put in command of the Department of Northeastern Virginia. During the Civil War, he lost the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, and was succeeded by George B. McClellan. He took part in the Second Battle of Bull Run (August 29–30, 1862) as a major general and corps commander, was relieved of command for his conduct in battle, but was later exonerated. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1882.
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