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March 1862 in the Civil War As winter drew to a close, the fighting picked up on several fronts. The Union Armies continued the success they enjoyed in February with several victories in March. And...
February 1862 in the Civil War After several months of relatively little action, the pace of the fighting picked up in February 1862. Although the Army of the Potomac stayed in winter quarters around Washington,...
An interesting article on Yahoo! News relates that two grandsons of John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States, are still alive. The presidential grandchildren were born in the 1920s. Lyon Gardiner Tyler,...
150 Years Ago in the Civil War As the second year of the Civil War began, the main armies on both sides remained inactive for the most part. In Washington, President Abraham Lincoln continued to...
Name Meaning George is of Greek origin meaning “farmer” Vital Stats Birthday: December 5th, 1839 Birth Name: George Armstrong Custer Birthplace: New Rumley, Ohio Date of Death: June 25th, 1876 Cause: Killed in action...
December 1861 in the Civil War As fall turned into the winter of 1861, the inaction that had characterized the main Federal armies in November continued on into December. Although President Abraham Lincoln tried...
Name Meaning Hebrew: God is gracious Vital Stats Birthday: December 6th, 1833 Birth Name: John Singleton Mosby Birthplace: Powhatan County, VA Date of Death: May 30th, 1916 Place of Death: Washington D.C. Height: 5’7″...
Name Meaning Greek: Lover of horses Vital Stats Birthday: March 6, 1831 Birth Name: Philip Henry Sheridan Birthplace: Disputed * Date of Death: August 5th, 1888 Cause: Heart attack Place of Death: Nonquitt, MA...
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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
