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...
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Joseph Saxton (1799–1873), American inventor Robert Saxton (born 1953), British composer Ron Saxton (born 1954), Oregon politician Rufus Saxton, (1824–1908)...
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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")...
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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...
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Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton in Savannah, Georgia. Brig. Gen. Rufus Saxton, an abolitionist from Massachusetts who had previously organized the...
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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...
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in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Sherman appointed Brig. Gen. Rufus Saxton, an abolitionist from Massachusetts who had previously directed the recruitment...
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Mary Tenney Castle (1819-1907), missionary and philanthropist in Hawaii Rufus Saxton (1824–1908), Union Army Brigadier General awarded Medal of Honor William...
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Union general they knew well, Rufus Saxton. The Davis family never saw Limber again. Limber briefly lived with Saxton in Charleston, South Carolina,...
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archbishop and diplomat Bev Sanders, snowboarder, surfer, and company founder Rufus Saxton, brigadier general Bennett Jones Sims, Episcopal bishop Charles Pomeroy...
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