Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Franklin Gardner
In 1843 Franklin Gardner graduated from the United States Military Academy 17th in his class, the same year that future United States General Ulysses...
Lincoln Tomb, Oak Ridge Cemetery
Springfield, Illinois | The 117-foot-tall tomb is constructed of granite and is the final resting place of President Abraham Lincoln, his wife, Mary...
George Wythe Randolph
The youngest child, George Wythe Randolph, was born to parents Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. and Martha Jefferson Randolph on March 10, 1818, at Monticello...
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Springfield, Illinois | The historic site, a unit of the National Park Service, is located in downtown Springfield, Illinois.
General Ulysses S. Grant's Coat
West Point Museum Curator Michael MacAfee describes one of the coats worn by General Grant.
George Washington Morgan
George Washinton Morgan was born to a prominent Pennsylvania family on September 20, 1820. At 16, he dropped out of college to join a militia unit...
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