Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
George Crook
George Crook graduated 38th out of a class of 43 from the United States Military Academy in 1852. He was commissioned in the 4th Infantry and was...
John G. Walker
John George Walker was born in Missouri on July 22, 1821. His mother was the niece of Rachel Jackson, the wife of U. S. President Andrew Jackson, and...
Benjamin McCulloch
Unlike many generals who served during the Civil War, Benjamin McCulloch did not receive formal military training prior to the outbreak of war. Born...
George S. James
Not unlike the American Revolution’s “shot heard ’round the world” on Lexington Green, the first fire aimed at Fort Sumter took the Civil War past the...
Alfred Pleasonton
Alfred Pleasonton received an appointment to the United States Military Academy in 1840, and graduated seventh in a class of 25 in 1844. He served...
William W. Loring
A man whose military career spanned more than four decades and three different flags, William Wing Loring was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, on...
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