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The Union Army advance up the Red River in Louisiana during the spring 1864 Red River Campaign came to a halt at the Battle of Sabine Crossroads , also known as the Battle of...
Name Meaning Patrick is of Latin origin and means “patrician” or “noble” Vital Stats Birthday: March 16th or 17th, 1828 Birth Name: Patrick Ronayne Cleburne Birthplace: Ovens, County Cork, Ireland Height: 5’11” Date of...
A new five part documentary entitled Civil War: The Untold Story will air on PBS television stations beginning in April 2014. The film is from Great Divide Pictures, a company that has produced several...
March 1864 in the Civil War Until late February 1864, the highest authorized rank in the Union Army was that of Major General. As the war continued, there were a lot of Major Generals,...
On May 8th, 1864, the Union Army’s 5th and 6th Corps (commanded by Major Generals Gouverneur K. Warren and John Sedgwick respectively) attacked the Confederate 1st Corps, commanded by Major General Richard Anderson, and...
Following the capture of New Orleans in April 1862, taking the port of Mobile, Alabama became a priority for the Union high command. With New Orleans out of the picture, the Alabama city became...
Name Meaning James is of Hebrew origin and means “he who supplants” Vital Stats Birthday: November 14th, 1828 Birth Name: James Birdseye McPherson Birthplace: Near present day Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio Height: 5’10” Date...
February 1864 in the Civil War Although the larger armies remained in Winter Camp, the action did pick up a bit in February 1864 after a quiet January. On February 3rd, Major General William...
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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
