Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
William Buel Franklin
William Buel Franklin was born on February 27, 1823 in York, Pennsylvania. He attended West Point from 1839 to 1843, graduating first in his class. He...
Alfred T. A. Torbert
Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert began his military career after graduating ranked 21 out of 34 from the United States Military Academy in 1855. He...
Robert S. Garnett
Robert Selden Garnett was born on December 16, 1819 on his family’s plantation in Essex County, Virginia. He attended the U. S. Military Academy at...
Trailing Lincoln
Across the country a wide variety of historic sites with varying degrees of connection to his life and legacy promote their Abraham Lincoln ties...
Benjamin F. Cheatham
Descended from one of the state’s “first families,” Benjamin Franklin Cheatham had important political connections. In addition, his father, Leonard...
Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant Artifacts at Appomattox
VIDEO | In this War Department™ episode, American Battlefield Trust Director of History and Education Garry Adelman visits the West Point Museum to...
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