Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Leadership During the Civil War
VIDEO | Licensed Battlefield Guide Doug Douds explains the importance of leadership, and the part that it played in the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
Hodgenville, Kentucky | Established as a National Park in 1916, the historic site preserves the early years of Lincoln's life with the enshrinement of...
U.S. Grant's Account of Taking Command of the Union Army
Ulysses S. Grant's account of what happened upon taking command of the Union Army. He specifically recounts his discussion and reaction to General...
Battlefield Generals in the Civil War
VIDEO | Garry Adelman of the American Battlefield Trust discusses the role that each rank of general had during battles in the Civil War.
James Jay Archer
James Jay Archer – like John Wilkes Booth a native of Bel Air, Maryland – was born December 19, 1817. A lawyer by trade, Archer accepted a captain’s...
John Pegram
John Pegram was born in Petersburg, Virginia on January 24, 1832. His father was an attorney, militia brigadier general and bank president in Richmond...
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