Jul 16 James Isham Gilbert, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1884) Jul 18 Leonard Fulton Ross, American lawyer, probate judge, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Lewistown, Illinois (d. 1901) Jul 19 George Henry Gordon, American lawyer and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1886) Jul 23 Coventry Patmore, English poet and critic (The Angel in the House), born in Essex, England (d. 1896) 1822 Famous Birthdays by Year 1824