Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
Washington DC, March 4, 1865 BY Abraham Lincoln Fellow countrymen: At this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office, there is less...
Irvin McDowell
Irvin McDowell graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1838, and taught tactics at the academy from 1841 to 1845 to many of the generals...
Winfield Scott Hancock
“General Hancock is one of the handsomest men in the United States Army,” wrote Regis de Trobiand in July 1864. “He is tall in stature, robust in...
Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
Lincoln's first inaugural address to the nation.
Lincoln Rejects the King of Siam's Offer of Elephants
In one of the more humorous events of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln politely rejects an offer from the King of Siam to provide breeding...
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
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