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EATON, Amos Beebe
BornMay 12 1806, Catskill NY
DiedFebruary 21 1877, New Haven CT
Pre-War OccupationGraduated West Point 1826, garrison duty, Florida war, commissary duty, Mexican war.
Post-War OccupationArmy service, retired 1874.
War InvolvementMay 1861 Maj. in commissary duty, June 1864 promoted Brig. Gen. in Regular Army and commissary general.
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EDWARDS, John
BornOctober 24 1815, Louisville KY
DiedApril 8 1894, Washington DC
Pre-War OccupationLawyer, politician.
Post-War OccupationInternal revenue assessor, lawyer, US congressman (briefly).
War Involvementmay 1861 Lt. Col. on staff of Iowa governor Kirkwood, August 1861 Col. of 18th Iowa, garrison duty, Camden expedition, September 1864 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded a brigade and then division in Fort Smith AR.
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EDWARDS, Oliver
BornJanuary 30 1835, Springfield MA
DiedApril 28 1904, Warsaw IL
Pre-War OccupationBusinessman.
Post-War OccupationPostmaster, mayor, manufacturer.
War InvolvementJune 1861 1st Lt. in 10th Massachusetts, aide to Gen. Couch in Peninsula campaign, September 1862 Col. of 37th Massachusetts, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, commanded 4th Bde/2nd Divn/VI Corps at Spotsylvania, commanded 3rd Bde/1st Divn/VI Corps in Shenandoah Valley campaign, Winchester, Petersburg, Sayler's Creek, May 1865 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers.
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EGAN, Thomas Wilberforce
BornJune 14 1834, Watervliet NY
DiedFebruary 24 1887, New York NY
Pre-War Occupation
Post-War OccupationCustoms official.
War Involvement1861 enlisted in 40th New York, July 1861 Lt. Col., Peninsula campaign, Seven Pines, June 1862 Col., commanded 1st Bde/1st Divn/III Corps at Chancellorsville, commanded the 40th at Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, commanded 1st Bde/3rd Divn/II Corps at Cold Harbor, commanded 1st Bde/2nd Divn/II Corps in Petersburg campaign (w), September 1864 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 3rd Provisional Divn in the Army of the Shenandoah.
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ELLET, Alfred Washington
BornOctober 11 1820, Penn's Manor PA
DiedJanuary 9 1895, El Dorado KS
Pre-War OccupationCivil engineer.
Post-War OccupationCivil engineer, businessman, banker.
War InvolvementAugust 1861 Capt. in 59th Illinois, Lt. Col. and aide to his brother Charles, Memphis, November 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded Marine Brigade, Vicksburg campaign, burned Austin MS, resigned commission December 1864.
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ELLIOT, Washington Lafayette
BornMarch 31 1825, Carlisle PA
DiedJune 29 1888, San Francisco CA
Pre-War OccupationAttended West Point 1841-44, left to study medicine, 1846 commissioned into US Army, Mexican war, frontier duty.
Post-War OccupationArmy service in the cavalry, retired 1879, banker.
War InvolvementAugust 1861 Capt. in 3rd US Cavalry, Wilson's Creek, September 1861 Col. of 2nd Iowa Cavalry, New Madrid, Island No 10, siege of Corinth, June 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, chief of cavalry at Second Bull Run (w), commanded cavalry division of the Army of the Cumberland, Atlanta campaign, commanded 2nd Divn/IV Corps at Nashville, commanded Dist. of Kansas..
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EMORY, William Hemsley
BornSeptember 7 1811, Queen Anne's Cty MD
DiedDecember 1 1887, Washington DC
Pre-War OccupationGraduated West Point 1831, artillery service, resigned 1836, 1838 recommissioned into US Army, topographical engineer duty, Mexican war, surveying.
Post-War OccupationArmy service as commander of several Departments, retired 1876.
War InvolvementJanuary 1861 Lt. Col. in 1st US Cavalry, withdrew his troops from Indian Territory to Fort Leavenworth, March 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded a brigade of cavalry in Peninsula campaign, commanded the XIX Corps in Red River campaign, Mansfield, Shenandoah Valley campaign, commanded Dept. of West Virginia, September 1865 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers.
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ESTEY (ESTE), George Peabody
BornApril 24 1829, Nashua NH
DiedFebruary 6 1881, New York NY
Pre-War OccupationLawyer.
Post-War OccupationLawyer.
War InvolvementApril 1861 Lt. Col. of 14th Ohio, Philippi, Laurel Hill, Corrick's Ford, Mill Springs, November 1862 Col., Tullahoma campaign, commanded 3rd Bde/3rd Divn/XIV Corps in Atlanta campaign, Jonesboro (w), March to the Sea, Carolinas campaign, June 1865 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers.
NotesHe appears as Este in army records.

EUSTIS, Henry Lawrence
BornFebruary 1 1819, Boston MA
DiedJanuary 11 1885, Cambridge MA
Pre-War OccupationGraduated West Point 1842 (1st in class), engineer duty, assistant professor at West Point, resigned 1849, professor of engineering at Harvard.
Post-War OccupationProfessor of engineering at Harvard
War InvolvementAugust 1861 Col. of 10th Massachusetts, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, commanded 2nd Bde/3rd Divn/VI Corps at Gettysburg, commanded 4th Bde/2nd Divn/VI Corps at Wilderness, commanded 3rd Bde/1st Divn/VI Corps at Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, September 1863 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, resigned June 1864.
NotesProbably resigned because of ill health.

EWING, Charles
BornMarch 6 1835, Lancaster Ohio
DiedJune 20 1883, Washington DC
Pre-War OccupationLawyer.
Post-War OccupationArmy service, resigned 1867, lawyer.
War InvolvementMay 1861 Capt. in 13th US Infantry, Vicksburg campaign (w), Lt. Col. on Sherman's staff, Chattanooga, Atlanta campaign, March to the Sea, Carolinas campaign, March 1865 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers.
NotesBrother of Hugh and Thomas Ewing Jr.

EWING, Hugh Boyle
BornOctober 31 1826, Lancaster OH
DiedJune 30 1905, Lancaster OH
Pre-War OccupationAttended West Point 1844-48, resigned before graduation, gold prospector, lawyer.
Post-War OccupationUS minister to Holland, lawyer, author.
War InvolvementMay 1861 appointed brigade inspector of Ohio state volunteers, served in Western Virginia, August 1861 Col. of 30th Ohio, South Mountain, Antietam, Vicksburg campaign, November 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 4th Divn/XV Corps at Chattanooga, commanded at Louisville KY, Carolinas campaign.
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EWING, Thomas Jr
BornAugust 7 1829, Lancaster OH
DiedJanuary 21 1896, New York NY
Pre-War OccupationPrivate secretary to President Taylor, lawyer, judge.
Post-War OccupationLawyer, US congressman.
War InvolvementSeptember 1862 recruited 11th Kansas Cavalry - Col., Cane Hill, Prairie Grove, March 1863 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded Dist. of the Border, fought Sterling price in his Missouri raid, Pilot Knob, resigned February 1865.
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