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Born March 22, 1817 • North Carolina
Died September 27, 1876 (aged 59) • Galveston • Texas
Role In American Civil War • Battle of Chattanooga • Battle of Chickamauga Creek • Battle of Perryville • Battle of Shiloh • Battle of Stones River

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John B. Hood
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P.G.T. Beauregard
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Joseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler
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Sheridan, Philip H.
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John C. Breckinridge
John C. Breckinridge
vice president of United States
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Joseph E. Johnston
Confederate general
William S. Rosecrans
William S. Rosecrans
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Thomas, George H.
George H. Thomas
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Leonidas Polk
Leonidas Polk
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Longstreet, James
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E. Kirby-Smith
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Confederate general
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James A. Garfield
president of United States
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Nathan Bedford Forrest
Confederate general
Stonewall Jackson
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Jubal A. Early
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