Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Charles W. Field
Charles William Field began his military career after graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1849. He first served in the United States...
Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home and Schoolhouse
Georgetown, Ohio | Childhood home of the 18th President and first General of the Army, Ulysses S. Grant.
Frederick Crocker
Most of the details of Frederick Crocker’s life seem to be lost to history, but there is no doubt that he had a distinguished record of service in the...
Lincoln Memorial
Washington, DC | This classical structure contains Daniel Chester French's monumental sculpture of the sixteenth president of the United States.
Grant’s Canal, Byerley House
Lake Providence, Louisiana | The canal is all that remains of Grant's 1863 attempt to circumvent the fortifications at Vicksburg through the...
The Fighting MacArthurs
A father and son separated by generations of war, Arthur and Douglas MacArthur became the first family duo to both receive the Medal of Honor
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