Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the U.S. during the Civil War. Lincoln led the Union to victory and ended slavery in America. He is remembered for his role as a leader in preserving the Union.
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the U.S. during the Civil War. Lincoln led the Union to victory and ended slavery in America. He is remembered for his role as a leader in preserving the Union.
George Meade
George Meade was a U.S. Army general who served as commender of the Union Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. Meade entered the Civil War as a brigadier general and first served during the Peninsula Campaign in 1862.
George Meade was a U.S. Army general who served as commender of the Union Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. Meade entered the Civil War as a brigadier general and first served during the Peninsula Campaign in 1862.
Joseph Hooker
Joseph Hooker was a U.S. military officer who served as a major general and commander of the Union Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. Hooker entered the Civil War in 1861 as a brigadier general where he gained a reputation as a reliable combat commander during the Peninsula Campaign and the Battle of Antietam.
Joseph Hooker was a U.S. military officer who served as a major general and commander of the Union Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. Hooker entered the Civil War in 1861 as a brigadier general where he gained a reputation as a reliable combat commander during the Peninsula Campaign and the Battle of Antietam.
Robert Gould Shaw
Robert Gould Shaw was the white colonel in charge of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry which was one of the first all-black units to fight for the Union during the Civil War. Shaw was killed at Fort Wagner in Charleston on July 18, 1862 while storming a Confederate battery.
Robert Gould Shaw was the white colonel in charge of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry which was one of the first all-black units to fight for the Union during the Civil War. Shaw was killed at Fort Wagner in Charleston on July 18, 1862 while storming a Confederate battery.
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant commanded the victorious Union Army during the Civil War. Grant is described as an aggressive and determined leader. After the was he became a national hero and was elected for president by the Republicans.
Ulysses S. Grant commanded the victorious Union Army during the Civil War. Grant is described as an aggressive and determined leader. After the was he became a national hero and was elected for president by the Republicans.
William T. Sherman
William T. Sherman was a U.S. Civil War Union Army leader known for "Sherman's March" where he and his troops laid waste to the South.
William T. Sherman was a U.S. Civil War Union Army leader known for "Sherman's March" where he and his troops laid waste to the South.
Ambrose Burnside
Ambrose Burnside was a U.S. military officer ad railroad executive best known for serving as a Union general during the Civil War. Burnside was first in combat in the First Battle of Bull Run in July 1861.
Ambrose Burnside was a U.S. military officer ad railroad executive best known for serving as a Union general during the Civil War. Burnside was first in combat in the First Battle of Bull Run in July 1861.
David G. Farragut
David G. Farragut was a U.S. naval officer who received great acclaim for his service to the Union during the Civil War. Farragut commanded the Union blockade of Southern ports, helped capture the Confederate city of New Orleans, and provided support for General Ulysses S. Grant's siege of Vicksburg.
David G. Farragut was a U.S. naval officer who received great acclaim for his service to the Union during the Civil War. Farragut commanded the Union blockade of Southern ports, helped capture the Confederate city of New Orleans, and provided support for General Ulysses S. Grant's siege of Vicksburg.
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee served as a military officer in the U.S. Army, a West Point commandant, and the legendary general of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. In June 1861, Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia which he lead for the rest of the war. Lee and his army achieved great success during the Peninsula Campaign and the Second Bull Run and Fredericksburg with his greatest victory coming from the Battle of Chancellorsville.
Robert E. Lee served as a military officer in the U.S. Army, a West Point commandant, and the legendary general of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. In June 1861, Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia which he lead for the rest of the war. Lee and his army achieved great success during the Peninsula Campaign and the Second Bull Run and Fredericksburg with his greatest victory coming from the Battle of Chancellorsville.
Stonewall Jackson
Stonewall Jackson was a war hero and one of the South's most successful generals during the Civil War. After his home state Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, Jackson joined the Confederate army and quickly forged his reputation for fearlessness and tenacity during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign later that same year. He served under General Robert E. Lee for most of the Civil War.
Stonewall Jackson was a war hero and one of the South's most successful generals during the Civil War. After his home state Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, Jackson joined the Confederate army and quickly forged his reputation for fearlessness and tenacity during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign later that same year. He served under General Robert E. Lee for most of the Civil War.
George Pickett
George Pickett claiming loyalty to his home state, resigned from the army shortly after Virginia seceded from the Union in April 1861. Pickett traveled east to the Confederate capitol of Richmond where he secured an appointment as colonel in command of defenses on the Lower Rappahannok River.
George Pickett claiming loyalty to his home state, resigned from the army shortly after Virginia seceded from the Union in April 1861. Pickett traveled east to the Confederate capitol of Richmond where he secured an appointment as colonel in command of defenses on the Lower Rappahannok River.
P.G.T. Beauregard
P.G.T. Beauregard served as second-in-command to General Joseph E. Johnston during the Confederate victory at the First Battle of Bull Run on July 1861. Beauregard was then promoted to full general.
P.G.T. Beauregard served as second-in-command to General Joseph E. Johnston during the Confederate victory at the First Battle of Bull Run on July 1861. Beauregard was then promoted to full general.
James Longstreet
James Longstreet was a U.S. Army officer, government official, and most famously a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. As Robert E. Lee's most trusted subordinates, Longstreet played a pivotal role in Confederate operations in both the Eastern and Western Theaters of the war. Longstreet was known as "Lee's War Horse" Longstreet first distinguished himself in early Confederate victories at the Battles of First and Second Bull Run before mounting a pair of successful defensive stands at the Battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg in 1862.
James Longstreet was a U.S. Army officer, government official, and most famously a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. As Robert E. Lee's most trusted subordinates, Longstreet played a pivotal role in Confederate operations in both the Eastern and Western Theaters of the war. Longstreet was known as "Lee's War Horse" Longstreet first distinguished himself in early Confederate victories at the Battles of First and Second Bull Run before mounting a pair of successful defensive stands at the Battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg in 1862.