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<html> <head> <title>Don Carlos Buell</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style></head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is a beta version of NNDB</font></b></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> <nobr>Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </font></b></nobr></form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr><map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/people/241/000101935/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool><br clear="all"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Don Carlos Buell</b></font><p><img src="buell-2.jpg" height=312 width=213 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Don Carlos Buell"><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/600/000106282/" class=proflink>23-Mar</a>-<a href="/lists/817/000105502/" class=proflink>1818</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/599/000125224/" class=proflink>Lowell, OH</a><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/210/000106889/" class=proflink>19-Nov</a>-<a href="/lists/408/000106090/" class=proflink>1898</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/995/000104683/" class=proflink>Rockport, KY</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> unspecified<br><b>Remains:</b> Buried, <a href="/cemetery/612/000207988/" class="proflink">Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, MO</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> <a href="/lists/187/000068980/" class=proflink>Military</a><br><b>Party Affiliation:</b> Democratic<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> Union Army General<p><b>Military service:</b> Union Army<p>American soldier, born near Marietta, Ohio, on the 23rd of March 1818. He graduated at West Point in 1841, and as a company officer of infantry took part in the Seminole War of 1841-42 and the Mexican War, during which he was present at almost all the battles fought by Generals <a href="/people/841/000031748/">Zachary Taylor</a> and <a href="/people/008/000049858/">Winfield Scott</a>, winning the brevet of captain at Monterey, and that of major at Contreras-Churubusco, where he was wounded. From 1848 to 1861 he performed various staff duties, chiefly as assistant adjutant general. On the outbreak of the Civil War he was appointed lieutenant-colonel on the 11th of May 1861, brigadier-general of volunteers a few days later, and major-general of volunteers in March 1862. He aided efficiently in organizing the Army of the Potomac, and, at the instance of General <a href="/people/287/000050137/">George B. McClellan</a>, was sent, in November 1861, to Kentucky to succeed General <a href="/people/275/000050125/">William T. Sherman</a> in command. Here he employed himself in the organization and training of the Army of the Ohio (subsequently of the Cumberland), which to the end of its career retained a standard of discipline and efficiency only surpassed by that of the Army of the Potomac. In the spring of 1862 Buell followed the retiring Confederates under <a href="/people/252/000050102/">Albert Sidney Johnston</a>, and appeared on the field of Shiloh at the end of the first day's fighting. On the following day, aided by Buell's fresh and well-trained army, <a href="/people/966/000023897/">Ulysses S. Grant</a> carried all before him. Buell subsequently served under <a href="/people/933/000101630/">Henry W. Halleck</a> in the advance on Corinth, and in the autumn commanded in the campaign in Kentucky against <a href="/people/244/000101938/">Braxton Bragg</a>. After a period of manoeuvring in which Buell scarcely held his own, this virtually ended in the indecisive battle of Perryville. The alleged tardiness of his pursuit, and his objection to a plan of campaign ordered by the Washington authorities, brought about Buell's removal from command. With all his gifts as an organizer and disciplinarian, he was haughty in his dealings with the civil authorities, and, in high command, he showed on the whole, unnecessary tardiness of movement and an utter disregard for the requirements of the political situation. Moreover, as McClellan's friend, holding similar views, adverse politically to the administration, he suffered by McClellan's displacement. The complaints made against him were investigated in 1862-63, but the result of the investigation was not published. Subsequently he was offered military employment, which he declined. He resigned his volunteer commission in May, and his regular commission in June 1864. He was president of Green River ironworks (1865-70), and subsequently engaged in various mining enterprises; he served (1885-89) as pension agent at Louisville. He died near Rockport, Kentucky, on the 19th of November 1898.<p><b>Father:</b> Salmon A. Buell, Jr. (b. Aug-1794, d. 1823, cholera)<br><b>Mother:</b> Elizabeth Buell<br><b>Sister:</b> Sallie Maria Buell<br><b>Sister:</b> Auriela Ann Buell<br><b>Wife:</b> Margaret Buell (m. 1851)<br><p>    University: <a href="/edu/725/000068521/">US Military Academy, West Point (1841)</a><br><p>    <a href="/event/226/000118869/">Shot: Battle</a> Battle of Churubusco (20-Aug-1847)<br>    <a href="/event/950/000401744/">Relieved of Command</a> <br>    <a href="/lists/419/000107098/">Slaveowners</a> <br><p> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=101935" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>