Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Erastus B. Tyler
Erastus Barnard Tyler received no formal military training before the war. He attended Granville College, in Ohio, and went on to enter the fur...
President Lincoln at the National Portrait Gallery
Frank Goodyear, Curator from the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC, explores the photographic history of Abraham Lincoln.
William N. Pendleton
William Nelson Pendleton began his military career after graduating fifth in his class from the United States Military Academy in 1830. He stayed...
Philip Sheridan and Gouverneur K. Warren Artifacts at Five Forks
VIDEO | Garry Adelman travels to the West Point Museum of History to examine objects and artifacts related to the fateful Battle of Five Forks...
Reuben Lindsay Walker
Reuben Lindsay Walker was born May 29, 1827 in Logan Virginia . Graduating from Virginia Military Institute in 1845, Walker worked as an engineer and...
Lee's Headquarters at Gettysburg
In this War Department™ episode, hear longtime licensed Gettysburg guide and published author Tim Smith as well as the Trust's own Garry Adelman...
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