Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
A. P. Hill
This is a biography of Civil War Confederate Lieutenant General Ambrose Powell Hill, Jr. (A.P. Hill).
John C. Frémont
This is a biography of Civil War Union Army Major General John C. Fremont.
Confederate Leaders of the Civil War
Historian Garry Adelman describes the most notable generals in the Confederate army. This video is part of the American Battlefield Trust's In4 video...
John McCausland Jr.
John McCausland Jr. was born on September 13, 1836, in St. Louis, Missouri, to an Irish immigrant. When McCausland was left orphaned at the age of...
Micah Jenkins
On December 1, 1835, Micah Jenkins was born on Edisto Island in South Carolina. In 1854, he graduated from the South Carolina Military Academy, now...
Paul Revere's Ride
VIDEO | In honor of the 245th Anniversary of The Midnight Ride by Paul Revere and William Dawes, we are releasing a new American Battlefield Trust...
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