Abel D. Streight

Abel Streight (1828-1892) was a Union colonel during the Civil War who led a failed raid through Alabama in 1863 to disrupt Confederate supply lines. Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest eventually captured Streight in northern Alabama in May 1863, with the help of teenager Emma Sansom.

Portrait of Colonel Abel D. Streight, Union Army officer in the Alabama campaign
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
Portrait of Colonel Abel D. Streight, Union Army officer in the Alabama campaign