Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
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...
Lincoln's Cottage and the Emancipation Proclamation
This article talks about how President Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation at his cottage retreat in Washington, DC.
Trailing Lincoln
Across the country a wide variety of historic sites with varying degrees of connection to his life and legacy promote their Abraham Lincoln ties...
Richard H. Anderson
Confederate General Richard Heron Anderson was part of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia and participated in every one of its major battles. Anderson...
Ulysses S. Grant Birthplace State Memorial
Moscow, Ohio | Ulysses S. Grant, commander of the Union Army in the Civil War and eighteenth president of the United States, was born in this small...
Henry Hopkins Sibley
Before the outbreak of the Civil War, Henry Hopkins Sibley enjoyed a long and varied career with the United States Military. It began after he...
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