Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Warrior Legacy: Lieutenant General Ron Coleman
We had the honor of visiting the New Market Heights battlefield with Ron Coleman, a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general. Walking...
Eliakim Parker Scammon
A less famous college professor from Maine who would become a Civil War general, Eliakim Parker Scammon was born on December 27, 1816, in Whitefield...
Andrew A. Humphreys
Andrew Atkinson Humphreys graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1831. After graduation, he participated in the Seminole Wars and spent...
Douglas Hancock Cooper
Douglas Hancock Cooper was born November 1, 1815 in Amite County, Mississippi. His father was both a physician and a Baptist minister, and Cooper was...
Theophilus Holmes
Theophilus Hunter Holmes was born in Sampson County, North Carolina on November 13, 1804. His father was a former governor of North Carolina and U. S...
Emerson Opdycke
Emerson Opdycke was one of those individuals who abandoned civilian life to fight for their beliefs and discovered a talent for the army. In the...
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