Fri Jun 01, 2007 6:33 pm
James Blunt:
- Born on July 21, 1826, Trenton, Maine
- Served as a sailor on a merchant vessel
- Practiced medicine in Ohio and Kansas
- Member of the convention that created the Kansas state constitution
Frederick Steele:
- Born on January 14, 1819, Delhi, New York
- West Point Class of 1843
- Fought in the Mexican-American War
- Served in California, Minnesota, Kansas, and Nebraska
Foxhall Parker:
- Born on August 5, 1821, New York, New York
- Appointed a midshipman on March 11, 1837
- Served with his father, Foxhall Parker, Sr., on the "Constitution" and the "Brandywine"
Francis Blair:
- Born on February 19, 1821, Lexington, Kentucky
- Graduated from Princeton University in 1841
- Studied Law at Transylvania University
- Fought in the Mexican-American War
- Served as attorney general for the New Mexico Territory
- Outspoken "Free-Soiler"
- Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1852 and 1860
David Birney:
- Born on May 29, 1825, Huntsville, Alabama
- Grew up in Cincinnati, Michigan, and Philadelphia
- Graduate of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts
- Worked as a businessman and a lawyer
Francis Barlow:
- Born on October 19, 1834, Brooklyn, New York
- Studied law at Harvard University, graduating first in his class
- Practiced law on the staff of the New York Tribune newspaper
Henry Hunt:
- Born on September 14, 1819, Detroit, Michigan
- West Point Class of 1839
- Served in the 2nd U.S. Artillery
- Fought in the Mexican-American War, where he was brevetted twice for gallantry
- Member of a three-man board that revised artillery drill and tactics in the U.S. Army
- Co-wrote "Instructions for Field Artillery", the "bible" for artillerists during the Civil War
Francis Herron:
- Born on February 17, 1837, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Attended Western University of Pennsylvania, but left before completing his degree
- In 1855, joined his three brothers in Dubuque, Iowa, where they established a bank
- In 1859, he organized and was elected captain of a militia company known as the "Governor's Grays"
James Wadsworth:
- Born on October 30, 1807, Geneseo, New York
- Attended both Harvard and Yale Universities
- Studied law, and was admitted to the bar, but did not practice
- Came from a wealthy background, and spent most of his time managing his family's estate
- One of the organizers of the "Free Soil" Party
John Newton:
- Born on August 25, 1822, Norfolk, Virginia
- West Point Class of 1842 (graduated 2nd in class)
- Served in the Corps of Engineers
- Taught engineering at the Military Academy (1843–46)
- Constructed fortifications along the Atlantic coast and Great Lakes (1846–52)
- Chief Engineer, Utah Expedition (1858)