Jacob Gartner Lauman
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Jacob Gartner Lauman was an American businessman from Iowa and a controversial general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Lauman, c. 1861–1865
Jacob Lauman in his brigadier general's uniform; photo taken after 1862 promotion
Bust of Lauman at Vicksburg National Military Park
Stephen A. Hurlbut
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Stephen Augustus Hurlbut was an attorney and politician, who commanded the U.S. Army of the Gulf in the American Civil War. Afterward, he continued to serve as a politician and also as a diplomat.
Jacob Gartner Lauman
…service at Fort Donelson, he was promoted to brigadier general in the Union Army on March 21, 1862. Subsequently, Lauman commanded a brigade in Maj. Gen. Stephen A. Hurlbut's division at the Battle of Shiloh on April 6–7, 1862. Lauman commanded his brigade in the Battle of Hatchie's Bridge in rural Tennessee, an action on…
Hurlbut c. 1870–80
General Hurlbut