John Aaron Rawlins
 John Aaron Rawlins (February 13 1831 – September 6 1869) was an United States Army general during the American Civil War a confidant of Ulysses S. Grant and later U.S. Secretary of War. During the Civil War Rawlins was primarily known for protection of Grant's reputation against charges of insobriety. Allegations of Grant's insobriety during the Civil War however were proven to be exaggerated.