Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Samuel D. Sturgis
Samuel Davis Sturgis began his military career after graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1842. He served during the Mexican-American...
Military Rank & Insignia
VIDEO | Kristopher White of the American Battlefield Trust details the rank of soldiers in the Union and Confederate Armies during the Civil War, and...
The Myth of Stonewall Jackson
VIDEO | Garry Adelman debunks myths regarding Thomas Jackson's famous nickname in this episode of the War Department™ video series by the Civil War...
George Bibb Crittenden
Biography of Civil War Confederate General George Bibb Crittenden
Robert S. Garnett
Robert Selden Garnett was born on December 16, 1819 on his family’s plantation in Essex County, Virginia. He attended the U. S. Military Academy at...
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
The Lincoln Douglas Debates of 1858 were some of the most controversial in US history. Having deepened the divide between North and South – they...
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