Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Philip Kearny
By the outbreak of the Civil War, Philip Kearny had already established an interesting military record. Although Kearny was quite wealthy as a result...
John Gibbon
John Gibbon was born April 20, 1827 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When he was ten, his father accepted a position as chief assayer at the U.S. Mint...
Quincy A. Gillmore
Quincy Adams Gillmore began his career after graduating first in his class at the United States Military Academy in 1849. He was commissioned into the...
Abraham Lincoln's Draft of the Emancipation Proclamation
A draft of the Emancipation Proclamation that Lincoln read to his cabinet on July 22, 1862.
Nathaniel Lyon
Biography of Union General Nathaniel Lyon attended the United States Military Academy and graduated 11th out of 52 in 1841. After graduation, Lyon...
John Echols
John Echols was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on March 20, 1823. Like many other future Confederate officers, he attended Virginia Military Institute...
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