One of eight children, Harrison was born to Seth Reed and Rhoda (Finney) Reed in Littleton, Massachusetts on August 26, 1813. In 1836, the family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he and his siblings contributed to the newly developing area and two of his brothers...
David Shelby Walker was born on May 2, 1815, in Logan County, Kentucky. Born into a prominent Kentucky family, he attended private schools in Kentucky and studied law in Tennessee. Politics was in his blood. His father, David Walker served in the US House of...
The son of Selden Marvin and Charlotte (Pratt) Marvin, William was born on April 14, 1808, in Fairfield, New York. Raised on his family’s farm, he attended the Homer Academy and after graduating at the age of 15, began teaching school. After studying with a local...
Abraham Kurkindolle Allison was born in Jones County, Georgia on December 10, 1814, to Captain James and Sarah Fannin Allison. He worked as a merchant in both Columbus, Georgia, and in Henry County, Alabama after he graduated from school. Allison’s political career...
In October 1861, after using his skills as a lawyer, John Milton successfully advocated for the secession of Florida from the Union and became its fifth governor. Rather than sending men, the state then became the major supplier of food and salt for the Confederacy....
Madison S. Perry was the youngest child born to Benjamin and Mary (nee Starke) Petty in 1814 in Lancaster County, South Carolina. While attending South Carolina College, now known as the University of South Carolina, he was a member of the Euphradian Society a...
