Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
How Lincoln Changed the World in Two Minutes
Why do Lincoln’s iconic words at Gettysburg still matter to each and every one of us? Professor Doug Douds of the Army War College explains in a new...
Winfield Scott Hancock
“General Hancock is one of the handsomest men in the United States Army,” wrote Regis de Trobiand in July 1864. “He is tall in stature, robust in...
Irvin McDowell
Irvin McDowell graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1838, and taught tactics at the academy from 1841 to 1845 to many of the generals...
Grant Versus Lee
This page gives a brief description of the two commanders of the Overland Campaign – Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee.
Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
Washington DC, March 4, 1865 BY Abraham Lincoln Fellow countrymen: At this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office, there is less...
Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
Lincoln's first inaugural address to the nation.
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