Civil War Info and Resources
A variety of large caliber cannon were used in the Civil War, most notably in places like the masonry forts on the coasts and in siege operations. These were too big and heavy to...
In the first half of the 19th century, the United States built several masonry forts along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts for the purpose of defending those coasts from invasion. One of these forts...
About seventy miles west of Key West, Florida, are seven islands consisting of sand, coral, and little else. Named the Tortugas by Spanish Explorer Ponce de Leon due to the many sea turtles in...
On May 24th, 1864, approximately 2500 Confederate cavalry men under Major General Fitzhugh Lee attacked the U.S. base at Wilson’s Wharf, about 20 miles down the James River from Richmond, Virginia. This position on...
Though it was not officially declared a Federal holiday until 1870, both sides in the Civil War celebrated Christmas. The war went on, of course, no matter what the calendar said. Overall, there was...
From the beginning of the Civil War, both sides recognized the importance of controlling the major rivers in the western theatre of operations. The Ohio, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Cumberland rivers, and others, were vital...
The history of St. Augustine, Florida goes a long way back in time. The city was founded by the Spanish in 1565 and is the oldest continuously inhabited town settled by Europeans in the...
In July of 1861, Lieutenant Colonel John R. Baylor led his Texas volunteers into New Mexico Territory establishing a Confederate presence there. With U.S. regular troops being sent east to the main theatre of...
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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
