John Wolcott Phelps (November 13, 1813 – February 1, 1885) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, an author, an ardent abolitionist and presidential candidate. Phelps was born in Guilford, Vermont, the son of Judge John and Lucy (Lovell) Phelps.

Phelps & Watson's Historical and Military Map of the Border and Southern States. This map, produced in New York in 1863 shows all the Confederate states, including a sizable amount of Texas, as well as the Border States of the Union.

Phelps, John W., brigadier-general, U.S. Army, was born in Guilford, Vt., Nov. 13, 1813. He was graduated at the United States military academy in 1836 and served in the Florida war, 1836-39, on the Canadian frontier during the border disturbances, then at …

"By an order of the Confederate President Jefferson Davis, dated August 21, 1862, General Phelps was declared an outlaw, for having "organized and armed negro slaves for military service against their masters, citizens of the Confederacy."

Aug 23, 2022 · The National Archives holds Federal military service records from the Revolutionary War to 1912 in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Military service records from WWI - present are held in the National Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC), in St. Louis, Missouri. See details of holdings.

As the patriarch of a prominent Union family in the Ozarks, John S. Phelps was one of the most important figures in the Civil War history of southwest Missouri. His experiences as a politician and soldier illustrate how complicated the war was in …

The US Army sought to disable the Confederate’s river-based forces and cut off access to supplies by destroying the plantations along the Combahee River and liberating the enslaved laborers there. The Combahee River raid occurred on June 1-2, 1863, and was one of several freedom missions carried out by the U.S. Army and the United States ...

Jun 5, 2023 · As the Civil War military governor of Arkansas and a longtime Missouri congressman, John Smith Phelps began his involvement with Arkansas before the Civil War. A stalwart Democrat, he raised a Union regiment and fought at the Battle of Pea Ridge prior to his appointment as military governor.

John Wolcott Phelps (November 13, 1813 – February 2, 1885), was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, an author, an ardent abolitionist and presidential candidate. Phelps was born in Guilford, Vermont, the son of Judge John and Lucy (Lovell) Phelps.

Robert enlisted in the Confederate States Army on 25 September 1861 in Mooresville, Alabama. He was mustered as a Private in Company I, 54th Alabama Infantry. He was wounded and captured at Resaca, Georgia on 15 May 1864.