Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Thomas Ewing, Jr.
Thomas Ewing, Jr. was born in Lancaster, Ohio on August 7, 1829. He was the foster brother of William Tecumseh Sherman, and he became Sherman’s...
Daniel McCook, Sr.
Daniel McCook, Sr., was born on June 20, 1798, in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, and was the son of an Irish Revolutionary who fled to the United States in...
Andrew J. Smith
Andrew Jackson Smith graduated 36th in a class of 45 from the United States Military Academy in 1838. He was commissioned into the 1st Dragoons, and...
Israel Bush Richardson
Israel Bush Richardson was born on December 26th, 1815 in Fairfax, Vermont. As a young man, Richardson attended West Point and graduated 38th out of...
E. R. S. Canby
Edward Richard Sprigg Canby began his military career after graduating from the United States Military Academy second to last in 1839. Following...
William Babcock Hazen
William Babcock Hazen was an accomplished professional soldier and played a significant role in almost every major battle of the Western theater. Born...
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