Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
They Called Grant a Butcher. But can a butcher have regrets?
Cold Harbor. Two words that conjure images of brutality and futility. Out of 13 days of fighting, it is one charge on one day that came to...
Ulysses S. Grant
Living historian Curt Fields describes the life and accomplishments of Ulysses S. Grant. This video is part of the American Battlefield Trust's In4...
John McCausland Jr.
John McCausland Jr. was born on September 13, 1836, in St. Louis, Missouri, to an Irish immigrant. When McCausland was left orphaned at the age of...
How Well Do You Know Abraham Lincoln?
How much do you know about the man who guided the United States through the Civil War?
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