Thomas Ward Custer was a United States Army officer and two-time recipient of the Medal of Honor for bravery during the American Civil War. A younger brother of George Armstrong Custer, he served as his aide at the Battle of Little Bighorn against the Lakota and Cheyenne in the Montana Territory. The two of them, along with their younger brother, Boston Custer, were killed in the overwhelming defeat of United States forces.
Theophilus Francis Rodenbough was born in Easton, Pennsylvania and was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He received America's highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Trevilian Station. After his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1870, he wrote several books about military history.
Eugene Asa Niel Carr was a soldier in the United States Army and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Pea Ridge.
Frank Miller was a Union soldier, received the Medal of Honor for his capture of the flag of the 25th Battalion Virginia Infantry at the Battle of Sayler's Creek, Virginia on April 6, 1865.
David Southard was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War who received America's highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Sailors Creek
Edward Lee Baker Jr. was an African-American United States Army Captain who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Spanish–American War. While under fire, he rescued a wounded soldier from drowning.
Aaron Blake Tompkins was a cavalry soldier who received the Medal of Honor while serving in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
William Edgar Simonds was a United States Representative from Connecticut and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest award, the Medal of Honor, for his actions as a soldier in the American Civil War.
Henry J. Mandy was a soldier in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the American Civil War.
George Ladd was a private in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the American Civil War.
Frank Leslie was a private in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.
Lewis Locke was a Private in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.
Andrew J. Lorish was a Commissary Sergeant in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.
Anthony Taylor was a Medal of Honor Recipient in the American Civil War.
John C. Hunterson was a Medal of Honor recipient in the American Civil War.
Henry M. Fox was a Union soldier during the American Civil War, and a Medal of Honor recipient.
Thomas Parke Gere was a Union Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Nashville in the American Civil War.
Thomas A. Anderson was a United States soldier and native of Pennsylvania who fought with the Union Army as a corporal in Company I of the 1st West Virginia Cavalry during the American Civil War. He was awarded his nation's highest award for valor, the U.S. Medal of Honor, for capturing the flag of a Confederate regiment during the Battle of Appomattox Station on April 8, 1865. The award was conferred on May 3 of that same year.
Llewellyn Garrish Estes was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Estes received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action at Flint River in Georgia on August 30, 1864. He was honored with the award on August 29, 1894.
The 1st Connecticut Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Company B, 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry 
