Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
John C. Breckinridge
Biography of Civil War Confederate General John Cabell Breckinridge
John L. Worden
John Lorimer Worden began his career in the United States Navy on January 10, 1834, after he was appointed a midshipman. He served with the Pacific...
Stonewall Jackson at First Manassas
Historian John Hennessy discusses the Battle of First Manassas (Bull Run) and the role that Stonewall Jackson played in this first great battle of the...
Henry A. Wise
Henry Andrew Wise was born on December 3, 1806, into a prominent landowning family. His father John was a major in the Virginia militia during the...
The Wilderness: Lee vs. Grant
Author and Civil War historian John Hennessey discusses Ulysses S. Grant's first battle against Robert E. Lee: the May 5-6, 1864 contest in the...
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