What American Civil War General in the Union Army was compared to a character created by Shakespeare?
Iago Iago is a fictional character in Shakespeare's "Othello" (c. 1601–1604). Iago is the play's main antagonist, and Othello's standard bearer. He is the husband of Emilia, who is in turn the attendant of Othello's wife Desdemona. Iago hates Othello and devises a plan to destroy him by making him believe that his wife is having an affair with his lieutenant, Michael Cassio.
Milton Wells Milton Wells (July 13, 1829 – April 10, 1906) was an American Union brevet brigadier general during the period of the American Civil War. This clergyman and teacher assisted in the recruitment of the 15th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry. On October 16, 1862, he was commissioned a major. He received his appointment as brevet brigadier general dated to March 13, 1865.