Frederick N. Funston (11 September 1865 – 19 February 1917) also known as Fred Funston, was a General in the United States Army, best known for his role in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War.

Frederick Funston

Frederick N. Funston (11 September 1865 – 19 February 1917) also known as Fred Funston, was a…

Lyman Judson Gage (June 28, 1836 - January 26, 1927) was an American financier and Presidential Cabinet officer.

Lyman Judson Gage

Lyman Judson Gage (June 28, 1836 - January 26, 1927) was an American financier and Presidential Cabinet…

Thomas Gage (1719 - April 2, 1787) was a British general and commander in chief of the North American forces from 1763 to 1775 during the early days of the American Revolution.

Thomas Gage

Thomas Gage (1719 - April 2, 1787) was a British general and commander in chief of the North American…

Horatio Lloyd Gates (circa 1727 - 10 April 1806) was a British soldier turned American general during the Revolutionary War.

Horatio Gates

Horatio Lloyd Gates (circa 1727 - 10 April 1806) was a British soldier turned American general during…

Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling (September 12, 1818 - February 26, 1903) was an American inventor best known for his invention of the Gatling gun, the first successful machine gun.

Richard Jordan Gatling

Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling (September 12, 1818 - February 26, 1903) was an American inventor best known…

Emily Geiger rode 50 miles through British and Tory enemy territory to deliver a message to General Sumter. She was arrested, but then released and was able to deliver the message.

Emily Geiger's arrest

Emily Geiger rode 50 miles through British and Tory enemy territory to deliver a message to General…

Edmond-Charles Genêt (January 8, 1763 - July 14, 1834), also known as Citizen Genêt, was a French ambassador to the United States during the French Revolution.

Edmond Charles Genest

Edmond-Charles Genêt (January 8, 1763 - July 14, 1834), also known as Citizen Genêt, was…

George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 - 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death. This is the usual appearance of George III.

Usual Appearance of George III. About 1776 (From a sketch by Gear.)

George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 - 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King…

Henry George (September 2, 1839 - October 29, 1897) was an American political economist and the most influential proponent of the "Single Tax" on land, also known as the land value tax.

Henry George

Henry George (September 2, 1839 - October 29, 1897) was an American political economist and the most…

Conrad Alexandre Gérard de Rayneval (12 December 1729—16 April 1790), also known as Conrad Alexandre Gérard, was a French diplomat, born at Masevaux in upper Alsace (now Haut-Rhin). He is best known as the first French diplomatic representative to the United States. His brother Joseph Matthias Gérard de Rayneval was also a diplomat. Early in 1778, under instructions from Vergennes, he conducted the negotiations with the American representatives, Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane, and Arthur Lee, which resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce with the United States on February 6, 1778. In March, 1778, he sailed to America with d'Estaing's fleet, as the first accredited Minister from France to the United States. This post he held until superseded by the Chevalier de la Luzerne, in September, 1779.

Conrad Alexandre Gérard

Conrad Alexandre Gérard de Rayneval (12 December 1729—16 April 1790), also known as Conrad…

Benjamin Chew (November 19, 1722 – January 20, 1810) was a fifth-generation American, a Quaker-born legal scholar, a prominent and successful Philadelphia lawyer, head of the Pennsylvania Judiciary System under both Colony and Commonwealth, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Province of Pennsylvania. Chew was well known for his precision and brevity in making legal arguments as well as his excellent memory, judgment, and knowledge of statutory law. His primary allegiance was to the supremacy of law and constitution. Pictured here is the residence of Justice Chew.

Chew's House

Benjamin Chew (November 19, 1722 – January 20, 1810) was a fifth-generation American, a Quaker-born…

Elbridge Gerry was an American statesman and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he was selected as the fifth Vice President of the United States, serving under James Madison. He was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Elbridge Gerry

Elbridge Gerry was an American statesman and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he was selected as…

The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863), fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign, was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War.

Where the Battle of Gettysburg Began

The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863), fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,…

Little Round Top is the smaller of two rocky hills south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was the site of an unsuccessful assault by Confederate troops against the Union left flank on July 2, 1863, the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Battleground of Little Round Top

Little Round Top is the smaller of two rocky hills south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was the site…

The monument erected to remember the soldiers who fought at the Battle of Gettysburg.

The Soldiers' Monument at Gettysburg

The monument erected to remember the soldiers who fought at the Battle of Gettysburg.

James Cardinal Gibbons (23 July 1834 - 24 March 1921) was an American prelate, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore from 1877 until his death.

James Cardinal Gibbon

James Cardinal Gibbons (23 July 1834 - 24 March 1921) was an American prelate, the Roman Catholic Archbishop…

Joshua Reed Giddings (October 6, 1795 - May 27, 1864) was an American statesman prominent in the anti-slavery conflict. He represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1838 – 59. He was at first a member of the Whig Party and was later a Republican, helping found the party.

Joshua Reed Giddings

Joshua Reed Giddings (October 6, 1795 - May 27, 1864) was an American statesman prominent in the anti-slavery…

Quincy Adams Gillmore (February 25, 1825 - April 11, 1888) was an American civil engineer, author, and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Quincy Adams Gillmore

Quincy Adams Gillmore (February 25, 1825 - April 11, 1888) was an American civil engineer, author, and…

Daniel Coit Gilman (July 6, 1831-October 13, 1908) was an American educator.

Daniel Coit Gilman

Daniel Coit Gilman (July 6, 1831-October 13, 1908) was an American educator.

Mordecai Gist (1743-1792) was a general who commanded the Maryland Line in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

Mordecai Gist

Mordecai Gist (1743-1792) was a general who commanded the Maryland Line in the Continental Army during…

Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough (February 18, 1805 - February 20, 1877) was an admiral in the United States Navy during the Civil War.

Louis Malesherbes Goldborough

Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough (February 18, 1805 - February 20, 1877) was an admiral in the United…

Benjamin Apthorp Gould (September 27, 1824 - November 26, 1896) was a pioneering American astronomer. He is notable for creating the <em>Astronomical Journal</em> and discovering the Gould Belt.

Benjamin A. Gould

Benjamin Apthorp Gould (September 27, 1824 - November 26, 1896) was a pioneering American astronomer.…

Jason "Jay" Gould (May 27, 1836 - December 2, 1892) was an American financier who became a leading American railroad developer and speculator.

Jason "Jay" Gould

Jason "Jay" Gould (May 27, 1836 - December 2, 1892) was an American financier who became a leading American…

Nathanael Greene was a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. Here he is crossing the River Dan.

General Nathanael Greene Crossing the River Dan

Nathanael Greene was a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. Here…

Francis Hoyt Gregory (October 9, 1780 - October 4, 1866) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812 through to the Civil War, serving then as a Rear Admiral.

Francis Hoyt Gregory

Francis Hoyt Gregory (October 9, 1780 - October 4, 1866) was an officer in the United States Navy during…

Walter Quintin Gresham (March 17, 1832 - May 28, 1895) was an American statesman and jurist.

Walter Quinton Gresham

Walter Quintin Gresham (March 17, 1832 - May 28, 1895) was an American statesman and jurist.

Charles Vernon Gridley (24 November 1844 - 25 May 1898) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War.

Charles Vernon Gridley

Charles Vernon Gridley (24 November 1844 - 25 May 1898) was an officer in the United States Navy during…

A monument erected to commemorate the soldiers who fought at the Battle of Groveton, also known as the Second Battle of Bull Run.

Soldiers' Monument at Groveton

A monument erected to commemorate the soldiers who fought at the Battle of Groveton, also known as the…

The Battle of Guilford Court House was a battle fought on March 15, 1781 inside the present-day city of Greensboro, North Carolina, during the American Revolutionary War.

The Battlefield of Guilford

The Battle of Guilford Court House was a battle fought on March 15, 1781 inside the present-day city…

USS <em>Pittsburgh</em> (1861) was a City class ironclad gunboat constructed for the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

Foote's Gunboat Flotilla in 1862

USS Pittsburgh (1861) was a City class ironclad gunboat constructed for the Union Navy during…

USS <em>New Era</em> (1862) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.

The New Era

USS New Era (1862) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.…

The second USS <em>Louisiana</em> was a propeller-driven iron hull steamer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.

The Louisiana

The second USS Louisiana was a propeller-driven iron hull steamer in the United States Navy…

Joseph Habersham (July 28, 1751 - November 17, 1815) was an American businessman, Georgia politician, soldier in the Continental Army, and Postmaster General of the United States.

Joseph Habersham

Joseph Habersham (July 28, 1751 - November 17, 1815) was an American businessman, Georgia politician,…

Edward Everett Hale (April 3, 1822 - June 10, 1909) was an American author and Unitarian clergyman.

Edward Everett Hale

Edward Everett Hale (April 3, 1822 - June 10, 1909) was an American author and Unitarian clergyman.

Fitz-Greene Halleck (July 8,1790 - November 19, 1867) was an American poet, born and died at Guilford, Connecticut.

Fitz-Greene Halleck

Fitz-Greene Halleck (July 8,1790 - November 19, 1867) was an American poet, born and died at Guilford,…

Wade Hampton III (March 28, 1818 - April 11, 1902) was a Confederate cavalry leader during the American Civil War and afterwards a politician from South Carolina, serving as its governor and as a U.S. Senator.

Wade Hampton III

Wade Hampton III (March 28, 1818 - April 11, 1902) was a Confederate cavalry leader during the American…

John Hancock (January 23 1737 [O.S. January 12, 1736] - October 8, 1793) was a Massachusetts merchant and prominent patriot of the American Revolution, but is most famous for his prominent signature on the United States Declaration of Independence.

John Hancock

John Hancock (January 23 1737 [O.S. January 12, 1736] - October 8, 1793) was a Massachusetts merchant…

Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 - February 9, 1886) was a career U.S. Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880.

Winfield Scott Hancock

Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 - February 9, 1886) was a career U.S. Army officer and the…

Marcus Alonzo Hanna (September 24, 1837 - February 15, 1904), best known as Mark Hanna, was an American industrialist and Republican politician from Cleveland, Ohio.

Marcus Alonzo Hanna

Marcus Alonzo Hanna (September 24, 1837 - February 15, 1904), best known as Mark Hanna, was an American…

The town of Harper's Ferry, where an important Civil War battle was fought in 1862.

View of Harper's Ferry, 1862, Looking South

The town of Harper's Ferry, where an important Civil War battle was fought in 1862.

The burning of the arsenal in Harper's Ferry during the American Civil War

Burning of the Arsenal at Harper's Ferry

The burning of the arsenal in Harper's Ferry during the American Civil War

Fort Harrison was an important component of the Confederate defenses of Richmond during the American Civil War.

Fort Harrison, on the Wabash

Fort Harrison was an important component of the Confederate defenses of Richmond during the American…

Samuel Seabury graduated from Yale in 1748; studied theology with his father; studied medicine in Edinburgh from 1752 to 1753; was ordained deacon by the bishop of Lincoln and priest by the bishop of Carlisle in 1753; was rector of Christ Church, New Brunswick, New Jersey from 1754 to 1757, rector in Jamaica, New York from 1757 to 1766, and of St Peter's, Westchester (now annexed to The Bronx) from 1766 to 1775.

Bishop Seabury's House, Springfield, CT

Samuel Seabury graduated from Yale in 1748; studied theology with his father; studied medicine in Edinburgh…

Morgan Dix (born November 1, 1827 in New York City; died April 29, 1908) was an American priest, "divine" (a theologian) and religious author. The son of John A. Dix and Catherine Morgan, he was educated at Columbia College and the General Theological Seminary. For almost fifty-three years, he was identified with Trinity Church, New York, of which he became assistant minister in 1855 and rector in 1862. As well as being a very active churchman, Dix also wrote widely about the practice of Christianity. Among his major works are Commentaries on Romans and on Galatians and Colossians; The Calling of a Christian Woman; The Seven Deadly Sins; The Sacramental System; and Lectures on the First Prayer-Book of Edward VI.

Morgan Dix

Morgan Dix (born November 1, 1827 in New York City; died April 29, 1908) was an American priest, "divine"…

John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 - July 1, 1905) was an American statesman, diplomat, author, journalist, and private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln.

John Milton Hay

John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 - July 1, 1905) was an American statesman, diplomat, author, journalist,…

Samuel Peter Heintzelman (September 30, 1805 - May 1, 1880) was a United States Army General. He served in the Seminole War, the Mexican-American War, the Cortina Troubles, and the American Civil War, rising to the command of a corps.

Samuel Peter Heintzelman

Samuel Peter Heintzelman (September 30, 1805 - May 1, 1880) was a United States Army General. He served…

David Bremner Henderson (March 14, 1840 - February 25, 1906) was an American politician of the 1890s and 1900s.

David Bremner Henderson

David Bremner Henderson (March 14, 1840 - February 25, 1906) was an American politician of the 1890s…

Joseph Henry (December 17, 1797 - May 13, 1878) was an American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.

Joseph Henry

Joseph Henry (December 17, 1797 - May 13, 1878) was an American scientist who served as the first Secretary…

Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 - June 6, 1799) was a prominent figure in the American Revolution, known and remembered for his "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" speech.

Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 - June 6, 1799) was a prominent figure in the American Revolution, known…

Hanover County Courthouse is the place where Patrick Henry practiced law and argued the case accusing King George III of tyranny in overturning colonial law without regard to the wishes of his subjects.

Hanover Courthouse

Hanover County Courthouse is the place where Patrick Henry practiced law and argued the case accusing…

Statue of Patrick Henry, American Revolutionary, in Richmond, Virginia.

Statue of Patrick Henry at Richmond, VA

Statue of Patrick Henry, American Revolutionary, in Richmond, Virginia.

A drawing of Virginia Convention in 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, when Patrick Henry said his famous speech, "Give me liberty or give me death."

Henry, Patrick, Give me liberty or give me death!

A drawing of Virginia Convention in 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, when Patrick Henry…

Thomas Holliday Hicks (September 2, 1798 - February 14, 1865) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as Governor of Maryland from 1858 until 1862, and as a U.S. Senator from Maryland from 1862 until his death in 1865.

Thomas Holliday Hicks

Thomas Holliday Hicks (September 2, 1798 - February 14, 1865) was an American politician from Maryland.…

Thomas Wentworth Higginson (December 22, 1823 - May 9, 1911) was an American minister, author, abolitionist, and soldier.

Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Thomas Wentworth Higginson (December 22, 1823 - May 9, 1911) was an American minister, author, abolitionist,…

Richmond Pearson Hobson (17 August 1870 - 16 March 1937) was a United States Navy Rear Admiral who served from 1905-1915 as a U.S. Representative from Alabama.

Richmond Pearson Hobson

Richmond Pearson Hobson (17 August 1870 - 16 March 1937) was a United States Navy Rear Admiral who served…

John Bell Hood (June 1 or June 29, 1831 - August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War.

John Bell Hood

John Bell Hood (June 1 or June 29, 1831 - August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American…

Joseph Hooker (November 13, 1814 - October 31, 1879) was a career United States Army officer, fought in the Mexican-American War, and was a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Joseph Hooker

Joseph Hooker (November 13, 1814 - October 31, 1879) was a career United States Army officer, fought…

Esek Hopkins (26 April 1718 - 26 February 1802), was Commander in Chief of the Fleet throughout the American Revolutionary War.

Esek Hopkins

Esek Hopkins (26 April 1718 - 26 February 1802), was Commander in Chief of the Fleet throughout the…

Samuel Houston (March 2, 1793 - July 26, 1863) was a 19th century American statesman, politician, and soldier.

Samuel Houston

Samuel Houston (March 2, 1793 - July 26, 1863) was a 19th century American statesman, politician, and…

John Eager Howard (June 4, 1752 - October 12, 1827) was an American soldier and Senator from Maryland as well as Maryland's fifth governor. He was born in and died in Baltimore County.

John Eager Howard

John Eager Howard (June 4, 1752 - October 12, 1827) was an American soldier and Senator from Maryland…