Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell
Born: March 23, 1818
near Marietta, Ohio
Died: November 19, 1898
Rockport, Kentucky
West Point: June 1841
2nd Lieutenant: June 1841
Brig. Gen.: May 17, 1861
Maj. Gen.: March 21, 1861
Major General Don Carlos Buell
Courtesy of Library of Congress
June 1841: West Point Graduate - 32nd in class of 52
June 1841: 2nd Lieutenant assigned to 3rd US Infantry Regiment
1841-1842: Seminole War
1846-1848: Mexican American War
August 20, 1847: Wounded at the Battle of Churubusco
Division Commander in Army of the Potomac
May 17, 1861: Promoted to Brigadier General
November 1861: Commander, Army of the Ohio
February 25, 1862: Captured Nashville, Tennessee against little opposition
April 7, 1862: Battle of Shiloh -- Arrived the evening of April 6th
April 29 - June 10, 1862: Battle of Corinth
October 8, 1862: Battle of Perryville
October 24, 1862: Relieved of command
May 23, 1864: Resigned his commission
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1959. p 96-97
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rogue: Louisiana State, 1964. p 51-52