Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Grant Remembers the Surrender and Victory at Vicksburg
The following excerpt is from the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant and details the arrangements for the Confederate surrender at Vicksburg...
Fitz John Porter
Fitz John Porter graduated 8th out of 41 from the United States Military Academy in 1845. He served during the Mexican-American War, receiving a...
Edward Porter Alexander
Biography of Civil War Confederate General Edward Porter Alexander
Felix Zollicoffer
Felix Kirk Zollicoffer was born in Maury County in central Tennessee in May 19, 1812. His grandfather served as an officer in the Revolutionary War...
James A. Garfield
After waiting several months to receive a military commission from Ohio’s governor, ardent anti-secessionist James A. Garfield was offered the...
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