Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
George Thomas
Although only twice in chief command of a field army during battle — Mill Springs, Kentucky, near the war’s beginning, and Nashville, Tennessee, near...
Andrew Johnson
Often dubbed the “courageous commoner,” Andrew Johnson was born in a log cabin in Raleigh, North Carolina to nearly illiterate parents. He was not...
Lincoln's Reconstruction: An Unfulfilled Vision of the Union
In 1861, as the Union wavered on the edge of collapse, Abraham Lincoln took office, marking the beginning of an undertaking that would test the fabric...
Lincoln's Unsent Letter to George Meade
"Lincoln's Unsent Letter to George Meade" details the president's feelings in the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg. It is offered online by the...
John Buford
John Buford, Jr. was born into a prominent family on March 4, 1826 in Woodford County, Kentucky, but moved with his family to Rock Island, Illinois at...
John C. Frémont
This is a biography of Civil War Union Army Major General John C. Fremont.
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