Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
William N. Pendleton
William Nelson Pendleton began his military career after graduating fifth in his class from the United States Military Academy in 1830. He stayed...
Erastus B. Tyler
Erastus Barnard Tyler received no formal military training before the war. He attended Granville College, in Ohio, and went on to enter the fur...
Philip Sheridan and Gouverneur K. Warren Artifacts at Five Forks
VIDEO | Garry Adelman travels to the West Point Museum of History to examine objects and artifacts related to the fateful Battle of Five Forks...
Mary Todd Lincoln House
Lexington, Kentucky | First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln resided at this historic site between the ages of thirteen and twenty-one, and Abraham Lincoln was...
Lincoln Boyhood Home National Memorial
Clay, Indiana | This National Park Service site memorializes the boyhood home of Abraham Lincoln, where he lived from ages seven to twenty-one.
Lee's Headquarters at Gettysburg
In this War Department™ episode, hear longtime licensed Gettysburg guide and published author Tim Smith as well as the Trust's own Garry Adelman...
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