Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
President Lincoln, writing the Proclamation of Freedom
Lithograph of Lincoln writing the Emancipation Proclamation.
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
Greenville, Tennessee | Andrew Johnson National Historic Site honors the life and work of the nation's 17th President and preserves his two homes...
Ambrosio José Gonzales
From Cuban freedom fighter to artillery colonel in the Confederate Army, Ambrosio José Gonzales’s life was marked by revolutionary fervor and military...
Lincoln Amphitheater and Lincoln State Park
Lincoln City, Indiana | The 1,747-acre park features 10 miles of hiking trails through the region where Abraham Lincoln spent his youth.
Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum
Harrogate, Tennessee | The site houses one of the most diverse Lincoln and Civil War collections in the country.
Julia and Ulysses S. Grant House
Julia and Ulysses S. Grant lived in this house between 1849 and 1850 after being married. Grant, who was an army officer at the time, would go on to...
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