Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Political Generals of the Civil War
VIDEO | Historian Peter A. Sicher discusses the important role played by so-called "political generals" in the American Civil War. This video is part...
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...
Gouverneur K. Warren
Biography of Civil War Union General Gouverneur Kemble Warren
Sterling Price
The first endeavor of Sterling Price into public service was in Missouri, where he served first in the Missouri House of Representatives and then the...
Wesley Merritt
Wesley Merritt, Union cavalry officer and first military governor of the Philippines, was born June 16, 1834 in New York City. When he was seven, he...
Edward Porter Alexander
Biography of Civil War Confederate General Edward Porter Alexander
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