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Civil War Leaders

Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.

Erastus B. Tyler

Erastus Barnard Tyler received no formal military training before the war. He attended Granville College, in Ohio, and went on to enter the fur...

William N. Pendleton

William Nelson Pendleton began his military career after graduating fifth in his class from the United States Military Academy in 1830. He stayed...

Reuben Lindsay Walker

Reuben Lindsay Walker was born May 29, 1827 in Logan Virginia. Graduating from Virginia Military Institute in 1845, Walker worked as an engineer and...

Robert C. Schenck

Robert Schenck graduated from Miami University in 1827, and briefly practiced law in Dayton, Ohio. He was elected to the United States Congress in...