LEE, Albert Lindley USA
LEE, Albert Lindley USA Born January 16 1834, Fulton NY Died December 31 1907, New York NY Pre-War Profession Lawyer, state supreme court judge. War Service October 1861 Maj. in 7th Kansas Cavalry,...
View ArticleLEDLIE, James Hewett USA
LEDLIE, James Hewett USA Born April 14 1832, Utica NY Died August 15 1882, Staten Island NY Pre-War Profession Civil engineer. War Service May 1861 helped raise 19th New York - Maj., Lt. Col., December...
View ArticleLAWLER, Michael Kelly USA
LAWLER, Michael Kelly USA Born November 16 1814, Cty Kildare, Ireland Died July 26 1882, nr Equality IL Pre-War Profession Emigrated to US 1816, Mexican war, farmer, merchant. War Service June 1861...
View ArticleLAUMAN, Jacob Gartner USA
LAUMAN, Jacob Gartner USA Born January 20 1813, Taneytown MD Died February 9 1867, Burlington IA Pre-War Profession Businessman War Service July 1861 Col. of 7th Iowa, Belmont (w), commanded 4th...
View ArticleLANDER, Frederick West USA
LANDER, Frederick West USA Born December 17 1821, Salem MA Died March 2 1862, Camp Chase (Paw Paw) WV Pre-War Profession Surveyor, particularly for railroads. War Service 1861 aide to McClellan in...
View ArticleLaird Rams
Laird Rams Two vessells with iron rammers, built by Laird Shipyard in England for the CSN. They were seized by the British government and were never delivered.
View ArticleLORING, William Wing CSA
LORING, William Wing CSA Born December 4 1818, Wilmington NC Died December 30 1886, New York NY Pre-War Profession Planter, lawyer, politician, soldier, Seminole war, Mexican War, resigned May 1861 as...
View ArticleLOVELL, Mansfield CSA
LOVELL, Mansfield CSA Born October 20 1822, Washington DC Died June 1 1884, New York NY Pre-War Profession Graduated West Point 1842, Mexican War, 1954 resigned from US army, businessman. War Service...
View ArticleLOWREY, Mark Perrin CSA
LOWREY, Mark Perrin CSA Born December 30 1828, McNairy Cty TN Died February 27 1885, Middleton TN Pre-War Profession Bricklayer, Mexican War, minister. War Service 1861 Col. of 4th Regt of Mississippi...
View ArticleLOWRY, Robert CSA
LOWRY, Robert CSA Born March 10 1830, Chesterfield Dist. SC Died January 19 1910, Jackson MS Pre-War Profession Merchant, lawyer, politician. War Service 1861 Pvt. in 6th Mississippi, Maj., Shiloh (w),...
View ArticleLYON, Hylan Benton CSA
LYON, Hylan Benton CSA Born February 22 1836, Caldwell Cty KY Died April 25 1907, Eddyville KY Pre-War Profession Graduated West Point 1856, artillery service, resigned April 1861. War Service 1861 Lt....
View ArticleLEGGETT, Mortimer Dormer USA
LEGGETT, Mortimer Dormer USA Born April 19 1821, nr Ithaca NY Died January 6 1896, Cleveland OH Pre-War Profession Teacher, lawyer, schools superintendent, college professor. War Service 1861 civilian...
View ArticleLIGHTBURN, Joseph Andrew Jackson USA
LIGHTBURN, Joseph Andrew Jackson USA Born September 21 1824, Webster PA Died May 17 1901, Lewis Cty WV Pre-War Profession Beaten by T J Jackson for a place at West Point, enlisted in US Army 1846,...
View ArticleLOCKWOOD, Henry Hayes USA
LOCKWOOD, Henry Hayes USA Born August 17 1814, Kent Cty DE Died December 7 1899, Washington DC Pre-War Profession Graduated West Point 1836, Seminole war, resigned US army 1837, farmer, professor of...
View ArticleLOGAN, John Alexander USA
LOGAN, John Alexander USA Born February 9 1826, Jackson Cty IL Died December 26 1886, District of Columbia Pre-War Profession Mexican war, lawyer, politician, US congressman. War Service 1861 First...
View ArticleLONG, Eli USA
LONG, Eli USA Born June 16 1837, Woodford Cty KY Died January 5 1903, New York NY Pre-War Profession 1856 appointed 2nd Lt. in US Cavalry, frontier service. War Service August 1861 Capt., transferred...
View ArticleLOWELL, Charles Russell USA
LOWELL, Charles Russell USA Born January 2 1835, Boston MA Died October 20 1864, Cedar Creek VA Pre-War Profession Businessman in railroads and ironworks War Service May 1861 commissioned as Capt. in...
View ArticleLUCAS, Thomas John USA
LUCAS, Thomas John USA Born September 9 1826, Lawrenceburg IN Died November 16 1908, Lawrenceburg IN Pre-War Profession Watchmaker, Mexican war. War Service May 1861 Lt. Col. of 16th Indiana, Ball's...
View ArticleLYON, Nathaniel USA
LYON, Nathaniel USA Born July 14 1818, Ashford CT Died August 10 1861, Wilson's Creek MO Pre-War Profession Graduated West Point 1841, Seminole war, Mexican war, service in 'Bloody Kansas'. War Service...
View ArticleLYTLE, William Haynes USA
LYTLE, William Haynes USA Born November 2 1826, Cincinnati OH Died September 20 1863, Chickamauga GA Pre-War Profession Lawyer, Mexican war, politician, Maj. Gen. of militia, poet. War Service May 1861...
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LEE, Robert Edward, CSA
LEE, Robert Edward CSA Born January 19 1807, Westmoreland Cty VA Died October 12 1870, Lexington VA Pre-War Profession Graduated West Point 1829, engineering duty, Mexican War, superintendent of West...
View ArticleLouisiana, USS
The USS Louisiana was also known as the powder boat. The ship was loaded with 215 tons of black powder. The mission was for the ship to be set adrift and to run aground next to Fort Fisher and blow up...
View ArticleLilly, Eli
Col Eli Lilly entered the service as a 2nd Lt in the 21 Indiana Infantry, resigned and formed the 18th Indiana Light Artillary which at one time was the largest battery in the AOC. Later he resigned...
View ArticleLibby Lyceum
"Libby Lyceum" A debating society organized by Union officers held prisoner in Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia. The ongoing debates were said to be spirited. From "The Language of the Civil War" p. 175
View Articlelike a duck hit on the head
"like a duck hit on the head" One of President Abraham Lincoln's favorite expressions to describe someone who was baffled or dumbfounded. After Union Major General William S. Rosecrans was defeated at...
View Articlelimner
limner A formal and somewhat pompous name for an artist, especially one who pained portraits; e.g., "Harper's Weekly is known for the quality of its limners." The word, which dates back to the...
View ArticleLiberty Hall
"Liberty Hall" The home of Confederate Vice-President Alexander H. Stephens in Crawfordsville, Georgia. from The Language of the Civil War by John D. Wright page 176.
View ArticleLincoln Coffee
Lincoln Coffee. What any coffee made from substitutes was called. The boiling of parched corn, rye, and even wood splinters were several methods resorted to. A derogatory term referring to the belief...
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Lincoln, Abraham
Date & Place of Birth: February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm, Kentucky Parents: Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln Religion: Christian, non-denominational Education: Self educated Political...
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