Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Frederick Crocker
Most of the details of Frederick Crocker’s life seem to be lost to history, but there is no doubt that he had a distinguished record of service in the...
Frederick, Maryland, in the Civil War
Frederick, a crossroads of the Civil War, surrounded by battlefields and historic sites, remains one of the best places to explore America’s wartime...
President Lincoln's Third State of the Union
Lincoln's third State of the Union address
Lincoln Memorial
Washington, DC | This classical structure contains Daniel Chester French's monumental sculpture of the sixteenth president of the United States.
Ulysses S. Grant Cottage State Historic Site
Wilton, New York | Here, at the summit of Mt. McGregor, Ulysses S. Grant spent the last weeks of his life completing his memoirs.
President James Buchanan's Wheatland
Lancaster, Pennsylvania | The ten-acre Campus of History features the historic grounds and gardens of the historic site, the Louise Arnold Tanger...
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