Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Francis J. Herron
The Civil War saw many common men elevated to the status of hero, and Francis Jay Herron was one of these men. Herron would rise from his position of...
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...
Lee's Headquarters at Gettysburg
In this War Department™ episode, hear longtime licensed Gettysburg guide and published author Tim Smith as well as the Trust's own Garry Adelman...
Lincoln, the Great Emancipator
Lithograph of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.
Investment of Petersburg by General Grant
HISTORICAL MAP | Map of General Grant’s investment in Petersburg, 1865
Lincoln Boyhood Home National Memorial
Clay, Indiana | This National Park Service site memorializes the boyhood home of Abraham Lincoln, where he lived from ages seven to twenty-one.
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