Overview Born near Hodgenville, Ky. on February 12, 1809, Lincoln was the central figure of the Civil War, and is regarded by…

Overview The idol of the South to this day, Virginian Robert E. Lee had some difficulty in adjusting to the new form…

Overview Kearny was born in New York, 2 June 2, 1815 and after his mother died when he was 9, he spent…

Overview Petty considerations over rank and military etiquette and wounds cost the Confederacy, for lengthy periods, the services of one of its…

Overview At the beginning of the Civil War it was almost universally agreed that the finest soldier, North or South, was Albert…

Overview Next to Robert E. Lee himself, Thomas J. Jackson is the most revered of all Confederate commanders. A graduate of West…