Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
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...
Daniel E. Sickles
Few figures of the American Civil War are more dubious than Daniel Edgar Sickles. His self-motivated actions on and off the battlefield have been...
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...
Henry W. Halleck
Henry Wager Halleck was born January 16, 1815, on the family farm in Oneida County, New York. Finding that he despised farm work, Henry ran away from...
Ulysses S. Grant: The Myth of 'Unconditional Surrender' Begins at Fort Donelson
Ulysses S. Grant: The Myth of 'Unconditional Surrender' Begins at Fort Donelson
John C. Frémont
This is a biography of Civil War Union Army Major General John C. Fremont.
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