Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
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...
Staff Rides
VIDEO | Licensed Battlefield Guide Doug Douds discusses the history of military staff rides, and why they are still used to this day.
John Sappington Marmaduke
John Sappington Marmaduke graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1857 after attending both Harvard and Yale. Marmaduke briefly served...
John Grubb Parke
John Grubb Parke was born in Pennsylvania on September 22, 1827 and at the age of eight, moved to Philadelphia with his family. Parke graduated second...
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...
Franklin Gardner
In 1843 Franklin Gardner graduated from the United States Military Academy 17th in his class, the same year that future United States General Ulysses...
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