Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
President Lincoln to A.G. Hodges
A letter from President Lincoln to three prominent Kentucky men defending the Emancipation Proclamation.
Stephen A. Hurlbut
Stephen Augustus Hurlbut had very little military experience before the Civil War. Born in Massachusetts, Hurlbut settled in Charleston, South...
St. John R. Liddell
St. John Richardson Liddell did not receive extensive military training before the American Civil War, and attended the United States Military Academy...
Andrew J. Smith
Andrew Jackson Smith graduated 36th in a class of 45 from the United States Military Academy in 1838. He was commissioned into the 1st Dragoons, and...
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...
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...
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