Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Trailing Lincoln
Across the country a wide variety of historic sites with varying degrees of connection to his life and legacy promote their Abraham Lincoln ties...
John Newton
“One of the most widely known engineers of the country” according to The Independent. John Newton is usually remembered for two particular events in...
Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant Artifacts at Appomattox
VIDEO | In this War Department™ episode, American Battlefield Trust Director of History and Education Garry Adelman visits the West Point Museum to...
William Babcock Hazen
William Babcock Hazen was an accomplished professional soldier and played a significant role in almost every major battle of the Western theater. Born...
Ambrosio José Gonzales
From Cuban freedom fighter to artillery colonel in the Confederate Army, Ambrosio José Gonzales’s life was marked by revolutionary fervor and military...
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