Don Carlos Buell illustration
Title |
Don Carlos Buell illustration |
Subject |
Generals--United States West Point (Military academy) Mexican War, 1846-1848 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Ohio History--Military Ohio |
Time Period |
1860s |
Place |
Marietta (Ohio) Washington County (Ohio) |
Description |
Don Carlos Buell was a military officer from Ohio who fought in the Seminole War, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. He was born on March 23, 1818, near Marietta, Ohio. After Buell graduated from West Point in 1841, he embarked upon a military career. During the Civil War, he succeeded William T. Sherman as commander of the Department of the Ohio and participated in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, and Perryville. After the war was over, he worked in the iron and coal industry and as a government pension agent. Don Carlos Buell died on November 19, 1898, in Rockport, Kentucky. |
Date of Original |
ca. 1860-1869 |
Collection |
Civil War Officers Collection |
Source |
SC 1174 |
Format |
Picture Prints (visual works) |
Submitting Institution |
Ohio History Connection |
Rights |
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
Type |
StillImage |
File Name |
AL04213.tif |
Image Height |
2000 |
Image Width |
2000 |
File Size |
5120708 Bytes |
Date created |
2011-08-04 |
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