Ross, Leonard F. (Leonard Fulton), 1823-1901
Variant namesLeonard Fulton Ross (1823-1901), Union general. He raised the 17th Regiment of Illinois Infantry, and was commissioned Colonel in May of 1861, leading it in Kentucky and Missouri. He commanded 3rd Brigade, 1st Division of the Army of Tennessee. On Apr. 25, 1862, he was promoted Brigadier General of U.S Volunteers. Ross commanded the 2nd Division of the District of Corinth, 8th Division, Left Wing and 13th Division of the XIII Corps. He resigned on July 22, 1863, and later was active in the Republican party.
From the description of Civil War documents of Leonard Fulton Ross, 1861-1863. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 228769823
Ross was an Illinois lawyer, stockbreeder, and Democratic politician who became colonel of the 17th Illinois Infantry on May 25, 1861 and a brigadier general on April 26, 1862. Ross resigned from the army on July 22, 1863 and returned to politics and agriculture.
From the description of Letters, September 16-17, 1862. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 71275515
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| associatedWith | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. | person |
| associatedWith | Lockwood, Philip Case, 1844-1897 | person |
| associatedWith | McCulloch, David, b. 1832. | person |
| associatedWith | McPherson, James B. (James Birdseye), 1828-1864. | person |
| associatedWith | Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Commandery of the State of Massachusetts, collector. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898. | person |
| associatedWith | Salomon, Frederick C., 1826-1897. | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Corps, XIII. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Dept. of the Tennessee. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. District of Corinth. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 17th (1861-1865) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Van Dorn, Earl, 1820-1863. | person |
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| Corinth, Battle of, Corinth, Miss., 1862 |
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Birth 1823-07-18
Death 1901-01-17
