Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
In the summer and the fall of 1858 two of the most influential statesmen of the late antebellum era, Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln faced off in...
10 Facts: Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States during the Civil War and one of the great figures in American history.
P. G. T. Beauregard
This is a biography of Civil War Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard
Ambrose E. Burnside
Ambrose Everett Burnside began his military career of varied success after graduating 18th in a class of 47 from the United States Military Academy in...
Abraham Lincoln's Proclamation of Thanksgiving
On October 3, 1863, President Lincoln issued a proclamation designating “the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving.” Lincoln’s...
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