Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
William J. Hardee
William Joseph Hardee was a very successful member of the United States military before the outbreak of the Civil War. He began his career after...
Lewis “Lew” Wallace
Lewis “Lew” Wallace, a veteran of the Mexican-American War and Indiana State Senator, was appointed colonel of the 11th Indiana Infantry at the...
Abraham Lincoln's Draft of the Emancipation Proclamation
A draft of the Emancipation Proclamation that Lincoln read to his cabinet on July 22, 1862.
Grant's Vicksburg Supply Line
An article from Hallowed Ground, the Civil War Trust's historical magazine, analyzing Grant's Vicksburg supply line during the 1863 Vicksburg campaign...
John Gibbon
John Gibbon was born April 20, 1827 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When he was ten, his father accepted a position as chief assayer at the U.S. Mint...
Stonewall Jackson
VIDEO | Watch the American Battlefield Trust's newest In4 with Chris Mackowski of Emerging Civil War detailing the life of famed Confederate General...
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