Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
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.
Lincoln Rejects the King of Siam's Offer of Elephants
In one of the more humorous events of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln politely rejects an offer from the King of Siam to provide breeding...
Lincoln's Reconstruction: An Unfulfilled Vision of the Union
In 1861, as the Union wavered on the edge of collapse, Abraham Lincoln took office, marking the beginning of an undertaking that would test the fabric...
George E. Pickett
George Edward Pickett was born in Richmond, Virginia. He received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at the age of 17, and graduated...
Andrew Johnson
Often dubbed the “courageous commoner,” Andrew Johnson was born in a log cabin in Raleigh, North Carolina to nearly illiterate parents. He was not...
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