Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Samuel R. Curtis
Biography of Union General Samuel Ryan Curtis began his military career after graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1831. He was sent...
Nathan G. Evans
Nathan Evans was born in South Carolina in 1824. After graduation from West Point in 1848, where his distinctive, spindly, knock-kneed legs caused his...
Emory Upton
Emory Upton was one of the most influential military thinkers to emerge from the Civil War. Born in Batavia, New York in 1839, Upton attended Oberlin...
William Buel Franklin
William Buel Franklin was born on February 27, 1823 in York, Pennsylvania. He attended West Point from 1839 to 1843, graduating first in his class. He...
Portraying Abraham Lincoln
"Portraying Abraham Lincoln" is written by Rob Brugler. It is offered as part of the Civil War Trust Teachers Regiment professional development...
The Key in Lincoln's Pocket
An article written by Elisa De Togni, National History Day winner, on the battle of Vicksburg and its decisive qualities.
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