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George H. Thomas (Virginia) of the Union Army was one of the most important generals of the conflict, playing a crucial role in Western Theater. Montgomery C. Meigs (Georgia) was Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army during and after the war, and his ability to keep the Army supplied proved instrumental in ensuring victory.
Josiah Dunlow - 1st North Carolina Union Volunteers. The term Southern Unionist, and its variations, incorporate a spectrum of beliefs and actions.Some, such as Texas governor Sam Houston, were vocal in their support of Southern interests, but believed that those interests could best be maintained by remaining in the Union as it existed.
Generals basketball won the Southern Conference twice: 1934 and 1937. The football team even made an appearance in the 1951 Gator Bowl against Wyoming . After leaving the Southern Conference, the Generals moved into Division III and joined the College Athletic Conference in 1962.
Washington and Lee football dates back to 1873 with a one-game season, featuring a 4–2 win over the VMI Keydets. [2] No player or coaching records are known from that game. UVA historians also remark on a game played between Virginia and Washington and Lee in 1871 with no records. [3] The Generals did not have another intercollegiate team ...
Vaulx Carter was born on August 14, 1863, [Note 1] in Davidson County, Tennessee, the sixteenth of seventeen children to Samuel Jefferson Carter, a Southern Unionist and prominent Nashville hotelier. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] His mother was Anne Vaulx, the elder Carter's second wife. [ 4 ]
Last surviving Union General of U.S. Regular Army, d. April 13, 1933 Son-in-law of Benjamin Franklin Butler: Ammen, Jacob: Brigadier general, USV (July 16, 1862) USMA, 1831 Resigned January 14, 1865 Anderson, Robert: Brigadier general, USA (May 15, 1861) Major general, USA (February 3, 1865) USMA, 1825 Retired October 27, 1863 Andrews ...
Through 2015 Florida A&M, formerly of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, was the only FCS-level HBCU school with more football wins (588) than Southern (578) or Grambling (565). [16] However, Florida A&M, [ 17 ] Southern, and Grambling were ordered by the NCAA to vacate wins in multiple sports due to the questionable eligibility of hundreds ...
The 1993 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Pete Richardson , the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 11–1, with a conference record of 7–0, and finished as SWAC champion.