Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson
This is a biography of Civil War Confederate Lieutenant General Thomas Jonathan Jackson (Stonewall Jackson).
10 Facts: Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States during the Civil War and one of the great figures in American history.
P. G. T. Beauregard
This is a biography of Civil War Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard
Ambrose E. Burnside
Ambrose Everett Burnside began his military career of varied success after graduating 18th in a class of 47 from the United States Military Academy in...
Abraham Lincoln's Proclamation of Thanksgiving
On October 3, 1863, President Lincoln issued a proclamation designating “the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving.” Lincoln’s...
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