Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Meet David N. Duncan, New President of the American Battlefield Trust
With more than two decades’ experience at the Trust, David Duncan is ideally positioned to shepherd the organization’s continued growth.
Carl Schurz
A revolutionary, journalist, general, and statesman, Carl Schurz was already a prominent figure in the German-American community when the American...
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...
Leadership During the Civil War
VIDEO | Licensed Battlefield Guide Doug Douds explains the importance of leadership, and the part that it played in the Civil War.
William W. Averell
William Woods Averell graduated in the lower third of the United States Military Academy in 1855. He was made a second lieutenant in the United States...
Nathan Kimball
Nathan Kimball received his initial education at DePauw University from 1839 to 1841. After graduating, he began to study medicine, and started what...
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