Civil War Info and Resources
Salt was an extremely valuable commodity during the Civil War as it was used as a preservative for meat in an era before refrigeration. Many Confederate salt processing facilities were located along the coasts,...
Although cavalry in the Civil War was utilized as a branch of the large armies that fought in major campaigns and battles, there were also countless smaller raids, expeditions, scouts, and actions undertaken by...
The April 6-7, 1862 Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee was by far the costliest battle in terms of casualties up to that point in the year old Civil War. Each side suffered over 1700...
The Sunken Road, or Bloody Lane as it would be named post battle, was the scene of some of the most intense fighting at the Battle of Antietam, a battle that featured a great...
The original Twilight Zone television series had several episodes that dealt with the topic of war including some set during the Civil War. Rod Serling, the show’s creator, was a World War II combat...
Union and Confederate armies used several types of guns in field artillery units in the Civil War. One of the more commonly used and effective field artillery pieces was the Model 1857 12 Pounder,...
The 3rd Brigade of the 1st Division of the Fifth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Colonel Strong Vincent, is remembered for its role in defending Little Round Top at...
As part of its four year American Women Quarter series, the U.S. Mint has released a quarter honoring Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, a Civil War surgeon who was awarded the Medal of Honor despite...
Appropriately, the largest monument on the Gettysburg battlefield honors the soldiers of Pennsylvania who defended their home state in that July 1-3, 1863 battle. Situated on Cemetery Ridge, the Pennsylvania State Monument is 110...
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UNION
Abraham Lincoln
John Buford
Ambrose E. Burnside
Joshua L. Chamberlain
George A. Custer
David G. Farragut
James A. Garfield
Ulysses S. Grant
Winfield Scott Hancock
Rutherford B. Hayes
Nathaniel Lyon
George B. McClellan
James B. McPherson
George G. Meade
John F. Reynolds
John Sedgwick
Philip H. Sheridan
William T. Sherman
Edwin M. Stanton
George H. Thomas
CONFEDERACY
Jefferson Davis
Richard H. Anderson
Braxton Bragg
Patrick Cleburne
Nathan Bedford Forrest
A. P. Hill
John Bell Hood
Stonewall Jackson
Albert Sidney Johnston
Joseph E. Johnston
Robert E. Lee
James Longstreet
John S. Mosby
George E. Pickett
Leonidas Polk
Sterling Price
Edmund Kirby Smith
J.E.B. Stuart
Richard Taylor
