Rufus Saxton (October 19, 1824 – February 23, 1908) was a Union Army brigadier general during the American Civil War who received America's highest military...

Joseph Saxton (1799–1873), American inventor Robert Saxton (born 1953), British composer Ron Saxton (born 1954), Oregon politician Rufus Saxton, (1824–1908)...

up Rufus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rufus is a masculine given name, a surname, an Ancient Roman cognomen and a nickname (from Latin rufus, "red")...

Union Army regiment during the American Civil War, formed by General Rufus Saxton. It was composed of Gullah Geechee recruits and escaped slaves from South...

Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton in Savannah, Georgia. Brig. Gen. Rufus Saxton, an abolitionist from Massachusetts who had previously organized the...

Edwin M. Stanton appointed General Rufus Saxton as military governor of Port Royal in April 1862, and by December Saxton was agitating for permanent black...

Mary Tenney Castle (1819-1907), missionary and philanthropist in Hawaii Rufus Saxton (1824–1908), Union Army Brigadier General awarded Medal of Honor William...

in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Sherman appointed Brig. Gen. Rufus Saxton, an abolitionist from Massachusetts who had previously directed the recruitment...

slaves on this and other islands accusing a relief organization and Rufus Saxton of fraudulent activities. In 1863, U.S. president Abraham Lincoln gave...

Union general they knew well, Rufus Saxton. The Davis family never saw Limber again. Limber briefly lived with Saxton in Charleston, South Carolina,...

Preceptor Joseph Root Field 1823-1824 16 Preceptor Jonathan A. Saxton 1824 17 Preceptor Rufus Saxton 1825 18 Preceptor Frederick H. Allen 1825 19 Preceptor Zenas...

Addison Grant, USV – Assistant Secretary of War. Brevet Major General Rufus Saxton, USV – Defended Harper's Ferry during the Civil War. Brevet Major General...

archbishop and diplomat Bev Sanders, snowboarder, surfer, and company founder Rufus Saxton, brigadier general Bennett Jones Sims, Episcopal bishop Charles Pomeroy...

war, Delany initially remained with the Army and served under General Rufus Saxton in the 52nd U.S. Colored Troops. He was later transferred to the Freedmen's...

H. Martindale, class of 1835, military Governor of Washington, D.C. Rufus Saxton, class of 1849, military governor of the Department of the South Fitzhugh...

return to the island in 1865 on an inspection with Brigadier General Rufus Saxton, who was quartermaster of the South Carolina Expeditionary Corps during...

Horace Hubbard Benjamin Mayo Charles Osgood Jabez Pease Frederic Peirce Rufus Saxton Clark Sears Asa Severance Amos Stewart Daniel W. Temple Gardner Wilder...

and renamed it Camp Saxton after Union General Rufus Saxton who was in charge of the military district in the area. Camp Saxton is situated along the...

storekeeper. He was also in charge of the military stronghold under General Rufus Saxton. Zachos tried to teach the former slaves and studied their ability to...

General William H. Powell - Medal of Honor recipient. Brevet Major General Rufus Saxton - Medal of Honor recipient. Brevet Major General William H. Sewell -...

Matthews and Caesar Antoine. In September 1862, Stanton authorized General Rufus Saxton, who had taken Hunter's position in command of parts of coastal South...

until Congress shall regulate their title." Sherman appointed Brig. Gen. Rufus Saxton, an abolitionist from Massachusetts who had previously directed the recruitment...

banker Henry Y. Satterlee 1903 Bishop of Washington, Episcopal Church Rufus Saxton 1889–1891 colonel, assistant Quartermaster General, U.S. Army Antonin...

Sylvester Mowry out of the Columbia Barracks from the west and Lt. Rufus Saxton with Lt. Richard Arnold out of St. Marysville from the east. The Central...

(class of 1853). This also includes six recipients of the Medal of Honor: Rufus Saxton (class of 1849), Eugene Asa Carr (class of 1850), John Schofield (class...

Field Orders No. 15 just outside Savannah. A short time later, general Rufus Saxton publicly spoke to members of this church on the provisions of Sherman's...

during the Civil War to collect the wages of Black soldiers. General Rufus Saxton established the first one in Beaufort, South Carolina, in 1864. Other...

colloquially as Ned, was aide-de-camp on the staff of Union Generals Rufus Saxton, Department of the South and John Adams Dix, Department of the East during...

Barney was promoted to captain and assigned to the staff of General Rufus Saxton. He functioned as an assistant-adjutant general to the forces stationed...

Keeper. The military stronghold was supervised by Zachos under General Rufus Saxton. He is noted for writing and reciting poetry to the freed slaves. Ye...