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Union Generals​ ​ James B. McPherson was born November 14th, 1828. He was a major General who was a career United States Army officer who served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War. James was the highest ranking Union officer killed during the war. He died July 22nd, 1864 at the Battle of Atlanta.

George Henry Thomas was born on July 31st, 1816 he was a very involved United States officer and also a Union General during the Civil War that took place in America. George died on March 28th, 1870.

William T. Sherman was born on February 8th, 1820. William was an American author, educator, and businessman who served as a General in the Union Army. He served under General Ulysses S. Grant in 1862 and 1863 during campaigns that led to the fall of the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River. William published his //Memoirs,// one of his best-known firsthand accounts of the Civil War. William T. Sherman died on February 14th, 1891.

John Schofield was born on September 28th, 1831. John was an American soldier held major commands during the Civil War. He served as U.S. Secretary of War and was also the commanding general of the United States Army. Schofield died at St. Augustine, Florida on March 4th, 1906 and is buried at in Arlington National Cemetery.

Oliver O. Howard was born November 8th, 1830. He was a US Army officer and also a Union general in the Civil War. Oliver died in Burlington, Vermont on October 26th, 1909 and is buried there in Lake View Cemetery.

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