Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
Hodgenville, Kentucky | Established as a National Park in 1916, the historic site preserves the early years of Lincoln's life with the enshrinement of...
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...
Thomas Ewing, Jr.
Thomas Ewing, Jr. was born in Lancaster, Ohio on August 7, 1829. He was the foster brother of William Tecumseh Sherman, and he became Sherman’s...
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...
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