Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
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...
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...
Abner Monroe Perrin
In the frantic, bloody fighting at Spotsylvania Court House in 1864, Confederate Brig. Gen. Abner Perrin was said to have exclaimed, “I shall come out...
John P. Slough
Before the Civil War broke out, John Potts Slough was a member of the Ohio Legislature. However, he was expelled from his seat after striking another...
Abraham Lincoln's 1862 Annual Message to Congress, Final Remarks
As Lincoln concluded his 1862 Annual Message to Congress he reflected on the importance of adopting a plan of emancipation.
St. John R. Liddell
St. John Richardson Liddell did not receive extensive military training before the American Civil War, and attended the United States Military Academy...
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