Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Step Into Ulysses S. Grant's Council of War
On May 21, 1864 war photographer Timothy O'Sullivan took a series of photos of Ulysses S. Grant's Council of War during the Overland Campaign. The...
Nathan Kimball
Nathan Kimball received his initial education at DePauw University from 1839 to 1841. After graduating, he began to study medicine, and started what...
Stephen A. Hurlbut
Stephen Augustus Hurlbut had very little military experience before the Civil War. Born in Massachusetts, Hurlbut settled in Charleston, South...
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
The Lincoln Douglas Debates of 1858 were some of the most controversial in US history. Having deepened the divide between North and South – they...
Andrew A. Humphreys
Andrew Atkinson Humphreys graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1831. After graduation, he participated in the Seminole Wars and spent...
The Lincoln Statue, or Emancipation Memorial
Drawing of the Emancipation Memorial, unveiled 1876 in Washington D.C.
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