Levin August Gottlieb Theophil Graf von Bennigsen (Russian: ÐеÌвин ÐÌвгÑÑÑ ÐоÌÑлиб ТеоÑиÌÐ»Ñ Ñон ÐеÌннигÑен, romanized: Lévin Ãvgust Gótlib TeofÃl’ fon Bénnigsen, also ÐеоÌнÑий ÐеоÌнÑÑÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ ÐеÌннигÑен (Leóntii Leónt’yevich); 10 February 1745 â 3 December 1826) was a German general in the service of the Russian Empire.
Rear Admiral Benjamin Franklin Sands (February 11, 1811 â June 30, 1883) was an officer in the United States Navy during the MexicanâAmerican War and the American Civil War. He was appointed a midshipman on April 1, 1828, and was promoted to passed midshipman in 1834, to Lieutenant in 1840, and to Commander in 1855. He demonstrated a special aptitude for naval surveying and hydrography, and among his inventions was a device for deep sea sounding.
William Anderson Pile (February 11, 1829 â July 7, 1889) was a nineteenth-century politician and minister from Missouri, as well as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1869 to 1871. William was one half Native American (from his mother), most likely Choctaw. His father’s name was Jacob Pile and his mother’s name was Comfort Williams.
Samuel Dana Greene, Sr. (February 11, 1839 â December 11, 1884) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War, mostly noted for his service aboard the USS Monitor during the Battle of Hampton Roads.
Albert Henry Woolson (February 11, 1850 â August 2, 1956) was the last known surviving member of the Union Army who served in the American Civil War; he was also the last surviving Civil War veteran on either side whose status is undisputed. At least three men who followed him in death claimed to be Confederate veterans, but one has been debunked and the other two are unverified. The last surviving Union soldier to see combat was James Hard (1843â1953).
Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. (February 11, 1920 â February 25, 1978) was an fighter pilot in the United States Air Force who, in 1975, became the first African American to reach the rank of four-star general in the United States Armed Forces. James attended the famous Tuskegee Institute and instructed African American pilots during World War II.
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