Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Trailing Lincoln
Across the country a wide variety of historic sites with varying degrees of connection to his life and legacy promote their Abraham Lincoln ties...
Lincoln's Cottage and the Emancipation Proclamation
This article talks about how President Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation at his cottage retreat in Washington, DC.
Henry Hopkins Sibley
Before the outbreak of the Civil War, Henry Hopkins Sibley enjoyed a long and varied career with the United States Military. It began after he...
Richard H. Anderson
Confederate General Richard Heron Anderson was part of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia and participated in every one of its major battles. Anderson...
Lincoln's Voice
Perhaps the single most critical voice of the secession crisis belonged to President-elect Abraham Lincoln, whose victory at the polls in November...
Ulysses S. Grant Birthplace State Memorial
Moscow, Ohio | Ulysses S. Grant, commander of the Union Army in the Civil War and eighteenth president of the United States, was born in this small...
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