Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
The Woundings of Jackson and Longstreet
VIDEO | Douglas Ullman, Jr. and Kristopher White of the Civil War Trust are joined by Don Pfanz and Chris Mackowski to discuss which wounding was more...
William Cogswell
William Cogswell was born on August 23, 1838 in Bradford, Massachusetts. His father was a surgeon and a founder of the state Republican Party...
U.S. Grant Home State Historic Site
Galena, Illinois | On August 18, 1865, citizens of Galena celebrated the return of Civil War hero Gen. Ulysses S. Grant by presenting him with this...
General Grant National Memorial
New York City, New York | The mausoleum is the final resting place of President Grant and his wife, Julia Dent Grant.
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...
Wilder’s Lightning Brigade: Winter 1862 – Winter 1863
In December 1862, Colonel John T. Wilder ’s brigade of Brig. Gen. J. J. Reynolds ’ infantry division of the Army of the Cumberland – the 17 th, 72 nd...
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