Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson
This is a biography of Civil War Confederate Lieutenant General Thomas Jonathan Jackson (Stonewall Jackson).
Emancipation Proclamation
Historian Hari Jones describes the series of events which led President Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. This video is part of...
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
The American Battlefield Trust's biography of Union Civil War general and Medal of Honor winner, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
The Gettysburg Address
Historian Jared Frederick explains the main points of President Lincoln’s address and what the speech meant to Americans. This video is part of the...
P. G. T. Beauregard
This is a biography of Civil War Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard
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