See also Ohio in the Civil War

Ohio in the Civil War

During the American Civil War, the State of Ohio played a key role in providing troops, military officers, and supplies to the Union army. Due to its central location in the Northern United States and burgeoning population, Ohio was both politically and logistically important to the war effort...

During the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

, Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

 contributed a large number of officers, politicians, and troops to the war effort.

The following is a partial list of generals or rear admirals either born in Ohio or living in Ohio when they joined the Army or Navy (or in a few cases, men who were buried in Ohio following the war, although they did not directly serve in Ohio units). There were 134 men given the temporary rank of brevet

Brevet (military)

In many of the world's military establishments, brevet referred to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but usually without receiving the pay of that higher rank except when actually serving in that role. An officer so promoted may be referred to as being...

 brigadier general

Brigadier General

Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...

, a few of whom are also included in this listing.

Russell Alger Robert Allen Robert Allen (general) Robert Allen was a career officer in the United States Army, serving as a general during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... Daniel Ammen Daniel Ammen Daniel Ammen was a U.S. naval officer during the American Civil War and the postbellum period, as well as a prolific author.-Biography:... Jacob Ammen Jacob Ammen Jacob Ammen was a college professor, civil engineer, and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. His younger brother, Daniel Ammen, was an admiral in the United States Navy.-Early life and career:... Thomas M. Anderson Thomas M. Anderson Thomas McArthur Anderson was a career officer in the United States Army who served as a general in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War.-Early Life and Civil War:... Joseph Bailey Joseph Bailey (general) Joseph Bailey was a civil engineer who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... Henry B. Banning Henry B. Banning Henry Blackstone Banning was a lawyer and three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as an infantry officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... Joshua Hall Bates Joshua Hall Bates Joshua Hall Bates was a lawyer, politician, and general in the Union Army during the early part of the American Civil War... John Beatty John Beatty (congressman) John Beatty was an American banker and statesman from Ohio. He served as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... Samuel Beatty Samuel Beatty (general) Samuel Beatty was an American soldier, sheriff, and farmer from Ohio. He was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In 1866, he was awarded the brevet grade of major general of volunteers.... Benjamin W. Brice Roeliff Brinkerhoff Roeliff Brinkerhoff Roeliff Brinkerhoff was a lawyer, editor and owner of the Mansfield Herald, and later a bank president. He was a quartermaster and supply officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, rising to the rank of brigadier general... William T. H. Brooks William T. H. Brooks William Thomas Harbaugh Brooks was a career military officer in the United States Army, serving as a major general during the American Civil War.-Early life:... Catharinus P. Buckingham Catharinus P. Buckingham Catharinus Putnam Buckingham was an American soldier, college professor, author, and industrialist. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and was the main assistant to the U.S. Secretary of War, Edwin M... Ralph P. Buckland Ralph P. Buckland Ralph Pomeroy Buckland was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and an executive of the Union Pacific Railroad following the war.... Don Carlos Buell Don Carlos Buell Don Carlos Buell was a career United States Army officer who fought in the Seminole War, the Mexican-American War, and the American Civil War. Buell led Union armies in two great Civil War battles—Shiloh and Perryville. The nation was angry at his failure to defeat the outnumbered... William W. Burns William Wallace Burns William Wallace Burns was a career American soldier who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, reaching the rank of brigadier general in the volunteer army. He was among the commanders of the famed Philadelphia Brigade.-Birth and early years:Burns was born in Coshocton, Ohio, son... Cyrus Bussey Cyrus Bussey Cyrus Bussey was an American soldier and politician, serving as a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... John Allen Campbell John Allen Campbell John Allen Campbell was a politician and officer in the U.S. Army. During the Civil War, he advanced from lieutenant to brevet brigadier general. He was appointed the first Governor of Wyoming Territory in 1869 and again in 1873... Henry B. Carrington Henry B. Carrington Henry Beebee Carrington was a lawyer, professor, prolific author, and an officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and in the Old West during Red Cloud's War... Samuel S. Carroll Samuel S. Carroll Samuel Spriggs "Red" Carroll was a career officer in the United States Army who rose to the rank of brigadier general during the American Civil War... Henry M. Cist Henry M. Cist Henry Martyn Cist was an American soldier, lawyer, and author who became a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is most noted for his classic and oft-referenced 1882 book The Army of the Cumberland... James M. Comly James M. Comly James Munroe Stuart Comly was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, as well as a journalist, attorney, newspaper editor and owner, historian and diplomat. He was instrumental in advancing the political career of his friend Rutherford B... Jacob D. Cox George Crook George Crook George R. Crook was a career United States Army officer, most noted for his distinguished service during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars.-Early life:... George A. Custer Joel A. Dewey Charles C. Doolittle Charles Ewing Charles Ewing (General) Charles Ewing, was an attorney and Union Army general during the American Civil War. He was the son of Interior Secretary Thomas Ewing, the brother of Thomas Ewing, Jr. and Hugh Boyle Ewing, and the foster brother & brother-in-law of William T. Sherman... Hugh Ewing Thomas Ewing, Jr. Thomas Ewing, Jr. Thomas Ewing, Jr. was an attorney, the first chief justice of Kansas and leading free state advocate, Union Army general during the American Civil War, and two-term United States Congressman from Ohio, 1877-1881. He narrowly lost the 1880 campaign for Ohio Governor.-Early life and career:Ewing...

Lucius Fairchild Lucius Fairchild Lucius Fairchild was an American politician, army general, and diplomat. He served as the tenth Governor of Wisconsin and as U.S. Minister to Spain.-Military career:... James W. Forsyth James W. Forsyth James William Forsyth was a U.S. Army officer and general. He was primarily a Union staff officer during the American Civil War and cavalry regimental commander during the Indian Wars.-Early life:... John W. Fuller John W. Fuller John Wallace Fuller was a British-born American publisher, businessman, and soldier. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war Fuller engaged in the wholesale footwear trade as well as in civil affairs in Ohio.-Early life and career:John W... James A. Garfield Kenner Garrard Kenner Garrard Kenner Garrard was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. A member of one of Ohio's most prominent military families, he performed well at the Battle of Gettysburg, and then led a cavalry division in the army of Major General William T. Sherman during the Atlanta... Charles C. Gilbert Quincy A. Gillmore Robert S. Granger Robert S. Granger Robert Seaman Granger was a career officer in the United States Army, reaching the brevet rank of major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America... William Grose William Grose William Grose was a lawyer, politician, author, and brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War... Charles Griffin Charles G. Harker Charles Garrison Harker Charles Garrison Harker was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was killed in action at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in northern Georgia during the Atlanta Campaign... Andrew L. Harris Andrew L. Harris Andrew Lintner Harris was one of the heroes of the Battle of Gettysburg and the last Civil War general to serve as a governor in the U.S., serving as the 44th Governor of Ohio.-Biography:Harris was born in Milford Township, Butler County, Ohio, and was educated in the local schools... Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there... Philip C. Hayes Philip C. Hayes Philip Cornelius Hayes was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, as well as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States . As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution... William B. Hazen Andrew Hickenlooper Andrew Hickenlooper Andrew Hickenlooper was an Ohio civil engineer, politician, industrialist, and most famously, an officer who served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and Civil War career:... Edward H. Hobson Edward H. Hobson Edward Henry Hobson was a merchant, banker, politician, tax collector, railroad executive, and an officer in the United States Army in the Mexican-American War and American Civil War. He is most known for his determined pursuit of the Confederates during Morgan's Raid.-Early life and career:Hobson... Joseph Hooker Joseph Hooker Joseph Hooker was a career United States Army officer, achieving the rank of major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although he served throughout the war, usually with distinction, Hooker is best remembered for his stunning defeat by Confederate General Robert E... Henry J. Hunt Albert Kautz Albert Kautz Albert Kautz was an American naval officer, born at Georgetown, Ohio. He graduated at the Naval Academy in 1861. In June, 1861, as commander of a prize brig, he was captured near Cape Hatteras, but was released on parole and proceeded to Washington, where he succeeded in negotiating the first... Augustus V. Kautz Joseph W. Keifer J. Warren Keifer Joseph Warren Keifer was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a prominent U.S. politician during the 1880s. He served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from Ohio from 1877 to 1885 and from 1905 to 1911... Robert P. Kennedy Robert P. Kennedy Robert Patterson Kennedy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... Edward N. Kirk Edward N. Kirk Edward Needles Kirk was a Quaker school teacher, attorney, and then a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... Mortimer D. Leggett Eli Long Eli Long Eli Long was a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:Long was born on June 16, 1837 in Woodford County, Kentucky, and graduated from the Kentucky Military Institute in 1855. In 1856, he was appointed second lieutenant in the 1st U.S... William H. Lytle Jasper A. Maltby Jasper A. Maltby Jasper Adalmorn Maltby was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He participated in two important campaigns in the Western Theater, including the Vicksburg Campaign in 1863... Mahlon D. Manson

John S. Mason John S. Mason John Sanford Mason was a career officer in the United States Army who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... George B. McClellan George B. McClellan George Brinton McClellan was a major general during the American Civil War. He organized the famous Army of the Potomac and served briefly as the general-in-chief of the Union Army. Early in the war, McClellan played an important role in raising a well-trained and organized army for the Union... Alexander M. McCook Anson G. McCook Anson G. McCook Anson George McCook was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, attorney, and three-term postbellum U.S. Congressman from New York... Daniel McCook, Jr. Daniel McCook, Jr. Daniel McCook, Jr. , one of the famed Fighting McCooks, was a brigade commander in the Union Army who was mortally wounded in the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, during the American Civil War.-Early life:... Edward M. McCook Edward M. McCook Edward Moody McCook was a lawyer, politician, distinguished Union cavalry general in the American Civil War, American diplomat, and Governor of the Territory of Colorado. He was a member of the famed "Fighting McCook" family of Ohio... Edwin S. McCook George McCook Robert L. McCook Irvin McDowell Irvin McDowell Irvin McDowell was a career American army officer. He is best known for his defeat in the First Battle of Bull Run, the first large-scale battle of the American Civil War.-Early life:... Nathan C. McLean James B. McPherson James B. McPherson James Birdseye McPherson was a career United States Army officer who served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War... John G. Mitchell John G. Mitchell (general) John Grant Mitchell was an Ohio lawyer and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was active in several important campaigns and battles in the Western Theater, including the Chickamauga, Atlanta, and Franklin-Nashville and Carolinas campaigns... Robert B. Mitchell Ormsby M. Mitchel Ormsby M. Mitchel Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel was an American astronomer and major general in the American Civil War.... George W. Morgan George W. Morgan George Washington Morgan was an American soldier, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He fought in the Texas Revolution and the Mexican-American War, and was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War... Emerson Opdycke Emerson Opdycke Samuel Emerson Opdycke was a businessman and Union brigadier general during the American Civil War.-Early years:... Thomas O. Osborn Thomas O. Osborn Thomas Ogden Osborn was an American lawyer, soldier, and diplomat who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was also the U.S. Minister to Argentina from 1874–85.-Early life and career:... Marsena R. Patrick Marsena R. Patrick Marsena Rudolph Patrick was a college president and an officer in the United States Army, serving as a general in the Union volunteer forces during the American Civil War. He was the provost marshal for the Army of the Potomac in many of its campaigns.-Early life:Patrick was born in Hounsfield,... Eleazar A. Paine Halbert E. Paine Halbert E. Paine Halbert Eleazer Paine was a lawyer, politician, and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a three-term postbellum U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin.-Biography:... Abram S. Piatt Abram S. Piatt Abram Sanders Piatt was a wealthy farmer, publisher, poet, politician, and soldier from southern Ohio who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He organized the only zouave regiment from Ohio and later led a brigade in the Army of the Potomac... Orlando Poe Orlando Poe Orlando Metcalfe Poe was an United States Army officer and engineer in the American Civil War. After helping General William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea, he was responsible for much of the early lighthouse construction on the Great Lakes.-Early life:Poe was born in Navarre, Ohio... Joseph H. Potter Joseph H. Potter Joseph Haydn Potter was a career soldier from the state of New Hampshire who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was twice a prisoner of war and was cited for gallantry on multiple occasions.-Early life and career:Potter born in Concord, New Hampshire, on... John Pope John Pope (military officer) John Pope was a career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War. He had a brief but successful career in the Western Theater, but he is best known for his defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run in the East.Pope was a graduate of the United States Military Academy in... Benjamin Potts James W. Reilly James W. Reilly James William Reilly was a lawyer, politician, and soldier from the state of Ohio who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War... James Sidney Robinson William Rosecrans William Rosecrans William Starke Rosecrans was an inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and United States Army officer. He gained fame for his role as a Union general during the American Civil War... Benjamin P. Runkle

Jeremiah M. Rusk Eliakim P. Scammon Eliakim P. Scammon Eliakim Parker Scammon was a career officer in the United States Army, serving as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... James F. Schenck James F. Schenck James Findlay Schenck was a rear admiral in the United States Navy who served in the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War.-Biography:... Robert C. Schenck Robert C. Schenck Robert Cumming Schenck was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, and American diplomatic representative to Brazil and the United Kingdom. He was at both battles of Bull Run and took part in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862, and the Battle of Cross Keys... Robert K. Scott William T. Sherman Philip H. Sheridan Isaac R. Sherwood Isaac R. Sherwood Isaac Ruth Sherwood was an American politician and newspaper editor from Toledo, Ohio, as well as an officer in the Union army during the Civil War. He served nine terms in the United States Congress, and was a noted pacifist during World War I.-Early life and career:Sherwood was born in... Joshua W. Sill Joshua W. Sill Joshua Woodrow Sill , was a career officer in the United States Army and brigadier general during the American Civil War. He was killed at the Battle of Stones River in Tennessee. Fort Sill, Oklahoma, was later named in his honor.-Early life and background:Sill was born in Chillicothe, Ohio... John P. Slough John P. Slough John Potts Slough was an American politician, lawyer, Union general during the American Civil War, and Chief Justice of New Mexico. He commanded the Union forces at the Battle of Glorieta Pass.-Early life and career:Slough was born in Cincinnati, Ohio... Thomas Kilby Smith Thomas Kilby Smith Thomas Kilby Smith was a lawyer, soldier, and diplomat from the state of Ohio who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and then in the postbellum United States Army... William Sooy Smith William Sooy Smith William Sooy Smith was a West Point graduate and career United States Army officer who rose through the ranks to become a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.... John W. Sprague John W. Sprague John Wilson Sprague was an American soldier and railroad executive. He served as a general in the Union Army in the Western Theater of operations during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of Decatur during the Atlanta Campaign... David S. Stanley David S. Stanley David Sloane Stanley was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Franklin.-Early life:... James Blair Steedman Wager Swayne Wager Swayne Wager Swayne was a Union Army general during the American Civil War who received America's highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Second Battle of Corinth... John C. Tidball John C. Tidball John Caldwell Tidball was a career military officer, noted for his service in the horse artillery in the cavalry in the Union Army during the American Civil War... James M. Tuttle James M. Tuttle James Madison Tuttle was a soldier, businessman, and politician from the state of Iowa who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He commanded a brigade and then a division in the Army of the Tennessee in several campaigns in the Western Theater of operations... Erastus B. Tyler Erastus B. Tyler Erastus Bernard Tyler was an American businessman, merchant, and soldier. He was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and fought in many of the early battles in the Eastern Theater before being assigned command of the defenses of Baltimore, Maryland. He briefly commanded the... Ferdinand Van Derveer Ferdinand Van Derveer Ferdinand Van Derveer was a lawyer and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... Melancthon S. Wade Melancthon S. Wade Melancthon Smith Wade was a businessman, horticulturist, and soldier from the state of Ohio who served as a general in the Union Army during the early part of the American Civil War.-Biography:... George D. Wagner George D. Wagner George Day Wagner was an Indiana politician, farmer, and soldier, serving as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. His controversial actions at the Battle of Franklin in 1864 overshadowed his positive performance earlier in the war.-Early life and career:Wagner was born in... Charles C. Walcutt Charles C. Walcutt Charles Carroll Walcutt was an American surveyor, soldier, and politician. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, in which he was wounded twice.... William H. L. Wallace W.H.L. Wallace William Hervey Lamme Wallace , more commonly known as W.H.L. Wallace, was a lawyer and a Union general in the American Civil War, considered by Ulysses S. Grant to be one of the Union's greatest generals.... Willard Warner Willard Warner Willard Warner was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama after the war.-Early life and career:... Godfrey Weitzel Godfrey Weitzel Godfrey Weitzel was a major general in the Union army during the American Civil War, as well as the acting Mayor of New Orleans during the Federal occupancy of the city.-Early life and career:... Thomas Welsh Thomas Welsh (general) Thomas Welsh was a soldier in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War and a Union brigadier general during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... August Willich August Willich August Willich , born Johann August Ernst von Willich, was a military officer in the Prussian Army and a leading early proponent of Communism in Germany. In 1847 he discarded his title of nobility... Thomas J. Wood Thomas J. Wood Thomas John Wood was a career United States Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... Charles R. Woods Charles R. Woods Charles Robert Woods was a career United States Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War... William B. Woods

In addition, the following Ohioans served as generals in the Confederate States Army

Confederate States Army

The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...

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• Charles Clark
• Robert H. Hatton
  Robert H. Hatton
  Robert Hopkins Hatton was a lawyer, politician, United States Congressman, and Confederate officer during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
  
  
• Bushrod Johnson
  Bushrod Johnson
  Bushrod Rust Johnson was a teacher, university chancellor, and Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was one of a handful of Confederate generals who were born and raised in the North.-Early life:...
  
  
• Philip N. Luckett
  Philip N. Luckett
  Philip Noland Luckett was an American soldier and physician. He served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and was most noted for his service in the Trans-Mississippi Theater...
  
  
• Roswell S. Ripley
  Roswell S. Ripley
  Roswell Sabine Ripley was an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War and, despite being Northern-born, a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War...
  
  
• Otho F. Strahl
  Otho F. Strahl
  Otho French Strahl was an attorney and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was one of a small number of Southern generals who were born in the North.-Biography:...