Name Meaning Joseph is of Hebrew origin meaning: “Jehovah increases” Vital Stats Birthday: February 3rd, 1807 Birth Name: Joseph Eggleston Johnston Birthplace: Farmville, Virginia Date of Death: March 21st, 1891 Cause: Pneumonia Place of Death: Washington DC Height: 5′ 8″ Nationality: American Ancestry: Scottish Occupation before Civil War: U.S. Army officer Occupation during Civil War: [...]
Name Meaning George is of Greek origin meaning “farmer” Vital Stats Birthday: December 5th, 1839 Birth Name: George Armstrong Custer Birthplace: New Rumley, Ohio Date of Death: June 25th, 1876 Cause: Killed in action at Battle of Little Bighorn Place of Death: Little Bighorn battlefield, SE Montana Height: 5′ 11″ Nationality: American Ancestry: German and [...]
Name Meaning Hebrew: God is gracious Vital Stats Birthday: December 6th, 1833 Birth Name: John Singleton Mosby Birthplace: Powhatan County, VA Date of Death: May 30th, 1916 Place of Death: Washington D.C. Height: 5’7″ Nationality: American Ancestry: Scottish and English Occupation before Civil War: Lawyer Occupation during Civil War: Enlisted as cavalryman; organized 43rd Virginia [...]
Name Meaning Greek: Lover of horses Vital Stats Birthday: March 6, 1831 Birth Name: Philip Henry Sheridan Birthplace: Disputed * Date of Death: August 5th, 1888 Cause: Heart attack Place of Death: Nonquitt, MA Height: 5′ 5″ ** Nationality: American Ancestry: Irish Occupation before Civil War: Store clerk, officer in U.S. Army Occupation during Civil [...]
Name Meaning James is of Hebrew origin meaning “he who supplants” Vital Stats Birthday: January 8th, 1821 Birth Name: James Longstreet Birthplace: Edgefield District, SC Height: 6′ * Date of Death: January 2nd, 1904 gravesite Cause: Pneumonia Place of Death: Gainesville, GA Nationality: American Ancestry: Dutch Occupation before Civil War: Officer in U.S. Army Occupation [...]
Name Meaning George is of Greek origin meaning “farmer” Vital Stats Birthday: December 3, 1827 Birth Name: George Brinton McClellan Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA Date of Death: October 29th, 1885 (gravesite) Cause: Heart attack Place of Death: Orange, NJ Height: 5’8″ Nationality: American Ancestry: English Occupation before Civil War: Army officer, engineer, railroad executive Occupation during [...]
