Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Daniel E. Sickles
Few figures of the American Civil War are more dubious than Daniel Edgar Sickles. His self-motivated actions on and off the battlefield have been...
Andrew Pickens
The son of Scots-Irish immigrants, Andrew Pickens was born on September 13, 1739 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. When Pickens was a teenager, his...
Robert E. Lee
Living historian Frank Orlando describes the life and accomplishments of Robert E. Lee. This video is part of the American Battlefield Trust's In4...
William S. Rosecrans
Biography of Civil War Union General William S. Rosecrans
Oliver O. Howard
Known as “the Christian General,” Oliver Otis Howard is a unique figure in Civil War history. Despite lackluster performances by troops under his...
Henry W. Halleck
Henry Wager Halleck was born January 16, 1815, on the family farm in Oneida County, New York. Finding that he despised farm work, Henry ran away from...
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