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USA Leaders tool-tip bios *updated 12 May, 52 total done
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George Brinton McClellan
-Born on December 3 1826, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, age 35
-West Point class 1846, served on staff of General Winfield Scott during Mexican War
-Served as an engineer and West Point instructor, observer during the Crimean War
-Translated manual for Bayonet Drill
-Invented the "McClellan saddle" used by all army forces
-Resigned from the US Army in 1857, became a railroad executive
-Appointed a Major General of Ohio Volunteers 1861
Benjamin Franklin Butler
-Born on November 5 1818, Deerfield, New Hampshire, age 43
-Graduated from Colby College Maine in 1838, a very successful Boston lawyer
-Was a Democrat in the Massachusetts state legislature from 1853-1860
-Brigadier General in the Massachusetts state Militia 1861
Winfield Scott
-Born on June 13 1786 near Petersburg, Virginia, age 75
-Graduate of the College of William and Mary, was a lawyer in Petersburg
-Was commissioned directly to US Army captain by Pres. Thomas Jefferson in 1808
-Won renown in War of 1812 as a Brig Gen with victories in Canada, promoted to Major General
-Appointed General-in-Chief US Army in 1841
-Commanded all US forces to decisive victory in the Mexican War
-Was an unsuccessful Whig party candidate in the 1852 presidential election
-Promoted to Lieutenant General by a special act of Congress in 1855
-Resumed role as General-in-Chief US Army in 1861
-Nickname "Old Fuss and Feathers"
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Edwin Vose Sumner
-Born on January 30 1797, Boston, Massachusetts, age 64
-Directly commissioned into the US Army in 1819
-Served with the cavalry in Indian territory, promoted to Major in 1846
-Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel for distinguished service during the Mexican War
-Became Colonel of the 1st US Cavalry in 1855, commanding officer of Ft Leavenworth, Kansas
-Was involved in the Bleeding Kansas troubles of 1856
-Promoted to Brigadier General in March 1861, command of Department of the West April 1861
Carl Schurz
-Born on March 2 1829 in Liblar Prussia, age 32
-Educated at University of Bonn, fought with revolutionaries against Prussia
-Arrived in USA in 1852, settled in Wisconsin in 1856, lawyer in Milwaukee
-Was a very popular German-American politician, influential in the Republican party
-Made campaign speeches for Abraham Lincoln, rewarded with ambassadorship to Spain
Erasmus Darwin Keyes
-Born on May 29 1810, Brimfield, Massachusetts, age 51
-West Point class of 1832, served as an aide to General Winfield Scott until 1841
-Served as a West Point instructor, served on frontier and garrison duty
-Appointed General Winfield Scott's military secretary in January 1860
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Lewis "Lew" Wallace
-Born on April 10 1827, Brookville, Indiana, age 34
-Recruited a company of the 1st Indiana during the Mexican War
-Son of an Indiana governor, studied as a lawyer
-Elected as a state senator in 1856
-Appointed Indiana state adjutant general in 1861
Irvin McDowell
-Born on October 15 1818, Columbus, Ohio, age 43
-West Point class of 1838, posted to the 1st US Artillery
-Instructor of tactics at West Point until 1845
-Served as an aide to General J.E. Wool during the Mexican War
-Received a brevet promotion to captain for gallantry at Buena Vista
-Promoted to Major in 1856, served in the office of the US Army's adjutant general
Robert Patterson
-Born on January 12 1792 in Cappagh, County Tyrone, Ireland, age 69
-Fled to the USA in 1799 when his father was banished from Ireland for insurrection
-Captain in the 2nd PA Militia during War of 1812
-Served as a quartermaster, resigned from US Army in 1815
-Commissioned a Major General of volunteers during the Mexican War
-Commanded a division during the Tampico Expedition
-Commanded a volunteer division during siege of Vera Cruz, wounded at battle of Cerro Gordo,
-Became wealthy as a businessman in Pennsylvania, influential in Philadelphia politics
-Mustered back into service by General Scott and commissioned a Major General of Pennsylvania volunteers
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Nathaniel Lyon
-Born on July 14 1818, Ashford, Connecticut, age 43
-West Point class of 1841, fought against the Seminole Indians in Florida
-Promoted to lieutenant for "conspicuous bravery" during Mexican War
-Breveted to captain for actions at Contreras and Churubusco
-Posted to duty in California, served at Ft Riley Kansas during the "Bleeding Kansas" disputes
-Appointed commander of the St Louis Arsenal in March 1861
Nathaniel Prentiss Banks
-Born on January 30 1816, Waltham, Massachusetts, age 45
-Worked in his fathers cotton mill from an early age, studied law
-Won a seat on the Massachusetts legislature after seven attempts in 1849
-Elected to the US Congress in 1853, Speaker of the House from 1856-1857
-Elected Governor of Massachusetts in 1858