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John Gregg was born in Lawrence County, Alabama, on September 28, 1828. He studied law after studying at La Grange College, and moved to Fairfield...

Born on April 8, 1845, Christopher Wren Bunker served three years for the Confederacy during the Civil War. Christopher was the son of conjoined twin...

Born in 1848, Stephen Decatur Bunker was an Asian-American who served in the Confederacy during the Civil War. Son of conjoined twin and plantation...

Maria Ruíz de Burton was a ‘Renaissance Woman’ of her time, excelling in politics, writing, and activism throughout the 19th century. Born on July 3...

Joseph H. De Castro made history as the first Hispanic to earn the Medal of Honor— the United States’ highest military decoration for valor in combat...

Biography Civil War Confederate Lieutenant Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Lieutenant Harry T. Buford

Federico Fernández Cavada was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba on July 8, 1831 to Isidoro Fernández Cavada, a Spaniard, and Emily (Gatier) Cavada, a native of...

Lt. Col. Julius Peter Garesché, who served as Rosecrans's chief of staff, was the highest ranking Hispanic officer killed at the Battle of Stones...

Adolfo Fernández Cavada was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba on May 17, 1832 to Spaniard Isidoro Fernández Cavada, and American Emily (Gatier) Cavada. He, and...