George B. McClellan

George B. McClellan

male, deceased (1885)
Scots-Irish American, 24th, Peninsula Campaign, George Brinton McClellan, Democratic Party presidential nominee, Richmond…President of Atlantic, PresidentLincoln
George Brinton McClellan (December 3 1826 - October 29 1885) was a major general during the American Civil War. He organized the famous Army of the...
Joseph Holt

Joseph Holt

male, deceased (1894)
United States Army general, mississippi lawyer, From Kentucky, Judge Advocate General, Abraham Lincoln assassination, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Army…Lincoln assassination trials, Secretary of War under President Buchanan, president andrew johnson, PresidentLincoln
General Joseph Holt (January 6, 1807 - August 1, 1894) was a leading member of the Buchanan administration and was Judge Advocate General in the...
James Speed

James Speed

male, deceased (1887)
From Louisville, Kentucky, United States Attorney General, transylvania university, Louisville Home Guard, increasing in likelihood, origins of the American Civil War…PresidentLincoln
James Speed (March 11, 1812 - June 25, 1887) was an American lawyer, politician and professor. He was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, to Judge...
Oakes Ames

Oakes Ames

male, deceased (1873)
American railroad executive, from Bristol County, Massachusetts, transcontinental railroad, Blacksmith, capitalism, gold…PresidentLincoln
Oakes Ames (January 10, 1804 - May 8, 1873) was an American manufacturer, capitalist, and member of the United States House of Representatives from...
Pauline Cushman

Pauline Cushman

female, deceased (1893)
american civil war, wartime crossdresser, American Civil War spy, Union Army, actor, American…PresidentLincoln
Pauline Cushman (June 10 1833 - December 2 1893) was an American actress, and a spy for the Union Army during the American Civil War.
William Saunders

William Saunders

male, deceased (1900)
Botanist, Scottish, landscape architect, united states department of agriculture, botany, Botanists active in North America…PresidentLincoln
William Saunders was a botanist and landscape architect. Born in Saint Andrews, Scotland, he served as the first Master (President) of the National...
George Perkins Marsh

George Perkins Marsh

male, deceased (1882)
Conservationist, hunter, environmentalist, representative, Philologist, Protestant…PresidentLincoln, President Taylor
George Perkins Marsh (March 15, 1801 - July 23, 1882), an American diplomat and philologist, is considered by some to be America's first...
John Conness

John Conness

male, deceased (1909)
Irish-American, politician, from California, United States Senator, U.S. Senator, PresidentLincoln
John Conness was a first-generation Irish-American businessman who served as a U.S. Senator from California. A Douglas Democrat who later became a...
Henry McNeal Turner

Henry McNeal Turner

male, deceased (1915)
supreme court, African Methodist Episcopal bishop, PresidentLincoln, Radical Republican, From Georgia, Reconstruction
Bishop Henry McNeal Turner (1834-1915) was a Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Turner was born "free" in Georgia, United States....