Key Figures

Started the Red Cross. 

Visit the Clara Barton Museum for more info.

First African American to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery in the assault on Ft. Wagner

Detailed biography here.

President of the Confederate States of America.

Detailed biography here!

Abolitionist, writer, former slave, advocate for civil rights.

Detailed biography here.

Ulysses S. Grant- Union Army

General of the Union Army.

 In-depth biography here.

Lieutenant General for the Confederacy. Earned the name "Stonewall" at Bull Run.

In-depth biography here.

We'll talk about his death later on.

General LEE- ConfederACY

General of the Confederate Army.

Detailed biography here.

POTUS16, first Republican to hold the office of President.

Criticized for his opinions toward the expansion and existence of slavery.

Detailed biography here.

Union Major General

After the Battle of Bull Run, Lincoln ordered the McClellan to assemble a highly trained army of 100,000 men.

Detailed biography here.

Confederate Lt. General who was named a traitor after the Siege of Vicksburg.

Detailed biography here.

Union Major General. 

Appointed by Grant to start "Sherman's March to the Sea".

Detailed biography here.

Detailed information here.

African American soldiers, such as the 54th Massachusetts infantry and Company E of the 4th U.S. Colored Infantry, fought proudly and bravely in the Civil War.

An estimated. 200,000 served

Detailed information here.