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Benjamin Franklin “Bluff” Wade was born on October 27, 1800, in Feeding Hills, Massachusetts. He grew up working as a laborer. His family moved to...

Born on September 23, 1838, in Homer, Ohio, Woodhull was one of ten children born into a life of poverty. Woodhull’s mother was illiterate, and her...

The legacy of President Rutherford B. Hayes remains disputed among historians. For while Hayes entered the White House during a time of discord and...

Despite being one of the most influential American authors of the 20th century, Louisa May Alcott’s resume goes well beyond her published works. Born...

Standing at seven feet and nine inches, Martin Van Buren ‘Kentucky Giant’ Bates was an unforgettable figure to encounter on the Civil War battlefield...

Biography of Civil War Union General Philip Sheridan

American Battlefield Trust's biography of Union Civil War General-in-Chief Ulysses S. Grant.

General George Gordon Meade

Biography of Civil War Union General Joseph Hooker

“Energetic, brave, and conscientious” were the words Confederate General Harry Heth used to describe the military career of his friend and fellow...

On September 20, 1810, Alpheus Starkey Williams was born in Deep River, Connecticut. His father died when he was eight, and his mother when he was 17...

Born between 1838 and 1839, Wallace Campbell served as a captain in Company F, 12th Illinois Infantry. The day after Christmas, 1863, Campbell...