Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Grant’s Canal, Byerley House
Lake Providence, Louisiana | The canal is all that remains of Grant's 1863 attempt to circumvent the fortifications at Vicksburg through the...
Frederick Crocker
Most of the details of Frederick Crocker’s life seem to be lost to history, but there is no doubt that he had a distinguished record of service in the...
Lincoln Memorial
Washington, DC | This classical structure contains Daniel Chester French's monumental sculpture of the sixteenth president of the United States.
President Lincoln's Third State of the Union
Lincoln's third State of the Union address
Ulysses S. Grant Cottage State Historic Site
Wilton, New York | Here, at the summit of Mt. McGregor, Ulysses S. Grant spent the last weeks of his life completing his memoirs.
Wilder’s Lightning Brigade: Winter 1862 – Winter 1863
In December 1862, Colonel John T. Wilder ’s brigade of Brig. Gen. J. J. Reynolds ’ infantry division of the Army of the Cumberland – the 17 th, 72 nd...
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