Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Chancellorsville: A Fatal Volley
Historian Robert K. Krick describes the mortal wounding of Stonewall Jackson in the woods of Chancellorsville on the night of May 2, 1863.
David B. Birney
David Bell Birney was born on May 29, 1825, in Huntsville, Alabama. Birney’s father, James G. Birney was a leader of the abolition movement in Alabama...
Benjamin Huger
Benjamin Huger was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on November 22, 1805. He grew up in a military family, as a direct descendant of Maj. Gen...
Samuel D. Sturgis
Samuel Davis Sturgis began his military career after graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1842. He served during the Mexican-American...
William Henry French
William Henry French, a career military man, was born January 13, 1815, in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from the United States Military Academy...
John P. Slough
Before the Civil War broke out, John Potts Slough was a member of the Ohio Legislature. However, he was expelled from his seat after striking another...
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