
Thomas Morris Chester was an American war correspondent, lawyer and soldier who took part in the American Civil War.

Charles Carleton Coffin was an American journalist, war correspondent, author and politician.

Joel Cook was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1907 to 1910.

William Ashmead Courtenay was the forty-sixth mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, serving two terms from 1879 to 1887.
Edward Ephraim Cross was a newspaperman and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Susan E. Dickinson was an American journalist and the older sister of lecturer Anna Elizabeth Dickinson.

Thomas Wallace Knox was a journalist, author, and world traveler, known primarily for his work as a New York Herald correspondent during the American Civil War. As an author, Knox wrote over 45 books, including a popular series of travel adventure books for boys.

Albert Deane Richardson was a well-known American journalist, Union spy, and author. Among his works is his noted biography of Ulysses S. Grant. Richardson was shot on two occasions, the second time fatally, by a jealous husband of the women Richardson was in love with.

George Alfred Townsend was a noted war correspondent during the American Civil War, and a later novelist. Townsend wrote under the pen name "Gath", which was derived by adding an "H" to his initials, and inspired by the biblical passage II Samuel 1:20, "Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askalon."

Alfred Rudolph Waud (wōd) was an American artist and illustrator, born in London, England. He is most notable for the sketches he made as an artist correspondent during the American Civil War.

William Waud (wōd) was an English-born architect and illustrator, notable for the sketches he made as an artist correspondent during the American Civil War.