The Battle of Pleasant Hill occurred on April 9, 1864 and formed part of the Red River Campaign during the American Civil War when Union forces aimed to occupy the Louisiana state capital, Shreveport.
George Henry Cram was a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was nominated and confirmed for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general in 1867 in recognition of his performance during the war.
The 6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It spent most of the war as a part of the famous Iron Brigade in the Army of the Potomac.
The 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The 8th Wisconsin's mascot was Old Abe, a bald eagle that accompanied the regiment into battle.
Elliott Warren Rice was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He commanded an infantry brigade during the pivotal Atlanta Campaign in the summer of 1864.
Hiram Scofield was a lawyer and Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He entered the Army as a private in 1861 and was discharged as a colonel on January 5, 1866. In February 1866 he was nominated by President Andrew Johnson for appointment to the rank of brevet brigadier general of volunteers and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment in April 1866.
Frederick Knefler served in the Union Army in the U.S. Civil War, joining as a first lieutenant in May 1861. He served as a staff officer and as colonel of the 79th Indiana Infantry Regiment and an acting brigade commander. In 1866, he was nominated and confirmed for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865.
William McEntyre Dye was a soldier from the United States who served in military capacities around the world. He became a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a colonel in the Egyptian army and military adviser to the King of Korea.
Sylvester Gardner Hill was a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served as a brigade commander during the Red River Campaign and Battle of Nashville where he was killed in action. He received a posthumous appointment as a brevet brigadier general.
Edward Francis Winslow was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and later railroad executive.
Ira Wallace Claflin was a United States Army West Point regular officer who took command of the 6th US Cavalry during the critical days of July 1863 during the Gettysburg Campaign. He was an instructor of Union cavalry tactics for West Virginia and later taught at West Point.
Charles Swain Lovell was an American military officer and Brevet Brigadier General who commanded a brigade during several major battles of the American Civil War.
Joseph Henry Barnes was an American Brevet Brigadier General who commanded the 29th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.
James Clarence Rogers was an American Brevet Brigadier General who commanded the 123rd New York Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War. He was known for being the commander of the 123rd New York during the Battle of Gettysburg. He would later become a lawyer and a member of the New York State Assembly, representing Washington County.
John Craven McQuiston was an American Brevet Brigadier General who participated in the American Civil War. He participated in the Battle of Ball's Bluff and the Battle of Nashville throughout his career in the war as well as commanding the 123rd Indiana Infantry Regiment.
John Worthington Ames was an American Brevet Brigadier General and engineer who participated in the American Civil War. He commanded the 6th United States Colored Infantry Regiment throughout the war, previously being within the 11th Infantry Regiment.
Thomas Ellwood Rose was an American Brevet Brigadier General during the American Civil War. He commanded the 77th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment who participated through the Chickamauga campaign and the Atlanta campaign. After being captured at the Battle of Chickamauga, he was detained at Libby Prison but Rose managed to be the ultimate mastermind behind the Libby Prison escape using simple and meager tools to dig a tunnel through the prison.
Robert Newton Adams, D.D. was an American Brevet Brigadier General during the American Civil War. He commanded the 81st Ohio Infantry Regiment throughout the later years of the war and participated in the Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers and the Atlanta campaign.
George Wood Monroe was a American Brevet Brigadier General who participated in the American Civil War. He commanded the 22nd Kentucky Infantry Regiment during the war as well as the 7th Kentucky Infantry Regiment after the war. Monroe also led the 22nd Kentucky throughout several major battles of the Vicksburg campaign.
Louis Douglas Watkins was a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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