James McPherson
James McPherson (1936–) is the author of For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War. An emeritus professor of history at Princeton University, McPherson is one of the most celebrated scholars…
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) was the 16th president of the United States (1861–1865), serving for the duration of the Civil War. During Lincoln’s presidency, the Union was preserved and slavery was ultimately abolished. En route to…
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Joshua Chamberlain (1828–1914) was a professor of rhetoric from Maine who became a decorated Union officer in the Civil War. He is particularly remembered for his courageous leadership at the Battle of Gettysburg, as well…
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Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee (1807–1870) was Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia in 1865.
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) led the Union Army as Commanding General during the Civil War. Confederate Commander Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, in 1865. Grant later became the 18th President of the United States.
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis (1808–1889) served as president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865.
General Sherman
General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891) was a Union Army general who is best known for his destructive march through Georgia in 1864.
