Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Lewis “Lew” Wallace
Lewis “Lew” Wallace, a veteran of the Mexican-American War and Indiana State Senator, was appointed colonel of the 11th Indiana Infantry at the...
John Gibbon
John Gibbon was born April 20, 1827 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When he was ten, his father accepted a position as chief assayer at the U.S. Mint...
John M. Schofield
Biography of Civil War Union General John McAllister Schofield
John A. Logan
John A. "Black Jack" Logan, arguably the most successful of the Union army's political generals, was born in pro-slavery region of Southern Illinois...
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