By Sam Margush Carley Young Union Generals

Introduction to Famous Union Generals We are going to tell you about 8 famous Generals that served for the Union side during the Civil War

John Pope Born in Louisville, Kentucky Close friend of Lincoln Entered Military Academy at West Point, 1838 Ordered that citizens working against Union to be shot as spies Retired from military in 1886 Died September 23, 1892

Joseph Hooker Born in 1814 Graduated from West Point, served in Mexican War 1863-commanded the Army of the Potomac Remained on active duty until 1868 Died in 1879

Joshua Chamberlain Born in 1828 in Maine College professor before he went to war Wounded when leading He left the army in 1866 Served as Governor of Maine, president of Bowdoin College, and president of a railway construction company He died in 1914

John Adams Dix Born in Boscawen, NH 1798 Father was a military man in Baltimore, MD Served for first time at the battle of Niagara, also known as Lundy’s Lane Made Chairman of the Union defense committee in NY during the Civil War Died in NY in 1879

John Gordon Born in 1832 in Georgia, he was a lawyer and superintendent of a coal mine Promoted to Major General in May 1864 In 1865, he led an attack on Fort Stedman After the war, he wrote a book, Reminiscences of the Civil War He died in 1904

William Sherman Born in PA in 1820, and graduated from West Point in 1820 Served in the Seminole War He was wounded at the Battle Of Shiloh. Three horses were shot under him In 1886 he made his home in New York City, where he died on February 14, 1891.

Philip Sheridan Born in NY in 1831, he graduated from West Point in 1853 He was made chief commissary of the Army of the Southwest He was made the brigadier-general and in August 1862, he defeated Faulkner’s cavalry in Mississippi He died in Massachusetts on August 5, 1888

George Custer Born in NY in 1839, and he graduated from West Point in 1861 He fought in the Peninsular Campaign After he was relieved of command in 1862, he returned to the cavalry duty of lieutenant He died at the Battle of Little Big Horn, also known as “Cluster’s Last Sand”

Conclusion There were a lot of Generals, on the Union side, fighting for slavery to be against the law. Unfortunately, we couldn’t tell you about all of them and every important thing that they did, but we hope that you learned a little about the Union Generals from the Civil War.

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