Politician and colonel for the Union during the Civil War. He elected to the Kansas Senate in 1873 and served as Governor of Kansas from 1879 to 1883.

John P. St. John

Politician and colonel for the Union during the Civil War. He elected to the Kansas Senate in 1873 and…

Naval hero of the Civil War and of the War of 1812.

Admiral David Dixon Porter

Naval hero of the Civil War and of the War of 1812.

Writer who fought in the Civil War that wrote <em>Silent South</em> and fought for equal rights for African Americans.

George W. Cable

Writer who fought in the Civil War that wrote Silent South and fought for equal rights for…

General Howard was a general in the Civil War and famous for his battles against the Western Indian tribes.

Oliver O. Howard

General Howard was a general in the Civil War and famous for his battles against the Western Indian…

Black was a general in the 37th Illinois regiment and was wounded in the battles of Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove.

General John C. Black

Black was a general in the 37th Illinois regiment and was wounded in the battles of Pea Ridge and Prairie…

An American civil rights leader who secured Women's suffrage.

Susan B. Anthony

An American civil rights leader who secured Women's suffrage.

U. S. soldier who served in the Spanish-American War and the Civil War.

Nelson A. Miles

U. S. soldier who served in the Spanish-American War and the Civil War.

Comstock served in the Civil War and created the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice. He is also famous for the Comstock law and the term <em>comstockery</em> meaning censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality.

Anthony Comstock

Comstock served in the Civil War and created the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice. He is…

General Sigel served for the Union during the Civil War.

Franz Sigel

General Sigel served for the Union during the Civil War.

Lawyer and congressman who served during the Civil War for the Union.

General E. S. Bragg

Lawyer and congressman who served during the Civil War for the Union.

U.S. officer during the Civil War and Indian Wars.

General George Crook

U.S. officer during the Civil War and Indian Wars.

Hampton served in the Civil War under the Confederate army.

Wade Hampton

Hampton served in the Civil War under the Confederate army.

Served for the Union during the Civil War and was president of the Preston Coal Oil Company.

General William Rosecrans

Served for the Union during the Civil War and was president of the Preston Coal Oil Company.

Served in the Civil War for the Confederates.

William Lee Trenholm

Served in the Civil War for the Confederates.

(1827-1905) A lawyer, eleventh Governor of the New Mexico Territory, and served in the Civil War for the Union.

Lewis Wallace

(1827-1905) A lawyer, eleventh Governor of the New Mexico Territory, and served in the Civil War for…

Hero of the Civil War and Governor of North Carolina.

Hon. Zebulon B. Vance

Hero of the Civil War and Governor of North Carolina.

Served in the Civil War for the Confederation.

General Joseph E. Johnston

Served in the Civil War for the Confederation.

Civil service reformer and lawyer.

Dorman B. Eaton

Civil service reformer and lawyer.

Commander-in-chief of the army of the republic.

John P. Rea

Commander-in-chief of the army of the republic.

Confederate general during the Civil War.

Simon Bolivar Buckner

Confederate general during the Civil War.

German revolutionist and Union general in the Civil War.

Carl Schurz

German revolutionist and Union general in the Civil War.

Known as "The Daughter of the Confederacy."

Varna Davis

Known as "The Daughter of the Confederacy."

Civil officers of a city organized to preserve good order.

Police

Civil officers of a city organized to preserve good order.

A plant of several species, all growing in warm climates, and bearing the cotton of commerce.

Cotton-plant

A plant of several species, all growing in warm climates, and bearing the cotton of commerce.

"By embracing the Catholic religion he made his way to the throne of France; and this monarch, Henry the Fourth, secured to his Protestant subjects, by the famous Edict of Nantes, in 1598, a full enjoyment of their civil rights and privileges, without persecution or molestation from any quarters." &mdash; Goodrich, 1844

Henry IV

"By embracing the Catholic religion he made his way to the throne of France; and this monarch, Henry…

General George Meade of the Union Army, known for his defeat of General Lee at Gettysberg.

General George Meade

General George Meade of the Union Army, known for his defeat of General Lee at Gettysberg.

General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick.

Hugh Judson Kilpatrick

General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick.

General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union Army.

General Ulysses Grant

General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union Army.

General William Tecumseh Sherman.

General William Tecumseh Sherman

General William Tecumseh Sherman.

General Philip Henry Sheridan.

General Philip Henry Sheridan

General Philip Henry Sheridan.

General George Henry Thomas.

General George Henry Thomas

General George Henry Thomas.

General Winfield Scott Hancock.

General Winfield Scott Hancock

General Winfield Scott Hancock.

Example of the Cavalier style of clothing. The name Cavalier originally related to political and social attitudes and behaviour, of which clothing was a very small part, but it has subsequently become strongly identified with the fashionable clothing of the court at the time for supporters of King Charles I and his son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 – c. 1679).

Cavalier

Example of the Cavalier style of clothing. The name Cavalier originally related to political and social…

Wrote many poems during the Civil War. Some of her published works include <em>Wild Roses of Cape Ann</em> and <em>Childhood Songs.</em>

Lucy Larcom

Wrote many poems during the Civil War. Some of her published works include Wild Roses of Cape Ann

Robert Edward Lee was a career army officer and the most successful general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. He eventually commanded all Confederate armies as general-in-chief.

Robert E. Lee

Robert Edward Lee was a career army officer and the most successful general of the Confederate forces…

A major general during the American Civil War. He plaed an improtant role in raising a well-trained and organizd army for the Union.

George McClellan

A major general during the American Civil War. He plaed an improtant role in raising a well-trained…

A career U.S. Army officer and engineer involved in coastal construction. During the American Civil War he served as a Union general, and is best known for defeating Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg.

George Meade

A career U.S. Army officer and engineer involved in coastal construction. During the American Civil…

A soldier born in Wesminster, Mass., Aug. 8, 1839; died May 24, 1908. He studied in his native town and Boston, and at the beginning of the Civil War was commissioned first lieutenant of the 22d Massachusetts volunteers.

Nelson Miles

A soldier born in Wesminster, Mass., Aug. 8, 1839; died May 24, 1908. He studied in his native town…

A naval officer, born in Frederick county, Marland, Oct. 9, 1839. After attending the public schools, he took a course of instruction in the United States Naval Academy, and subsequent to graduation entered the Civil War as master on the Potomac.

Winfield Schley

A naval officer, born in Frederick county, Marland, Oct. 9, 1839. After attending the public schools,…

An American soldier, businessman, and author. He served as a general in the United States Army during the American Civil War, achieving both recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy, and criticism for the harshnes of the "scorched earth" policies he implemented in conducting total war against the enemy.

William Sherman

An American soldier, businessman, and author. He served as a general in the United States Army during…

The Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.

Alexander Stephens

The Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.

A career U.S. Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War.

George Thomas

A career U.S. Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War.

This illustration shows the trial of King Charles I. He was put on trial after a civil war, which lead to his beheading.

Charles I Trial

This illustration shows the trial of King Charles I. He was put on trial after a civil war, which lead…

A medal awarded to brave Union soldiers in the Civil War.

Lincoln Medal

A medal awarded to brave Union soldiers in the Civil War.

A general in the United States Army during the Civil War.

General William T. Sherman

A general in the United States Army during the Civil War.

The seal for the civil corporation of Durham and Framwellgate.

Corporation Seal

The seal for the civil corporation of Durham and Framwellgate.

General Sherman's march to the sea in the Civil War.

William Sherman

General Sherman's march to the sea in the Civil War.

(1807-1870) A famous U.S. Army office and general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War

Robert E. Lee

(1807-1870) A famous U.S. Army office and general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil…

A Confederate soldier

Confederate

A Confederate soldier

A Union soldier

Union

A Union soldier

(1540-1596) An English privateer, navigator, politician, and civil engineer of the Elizabethan era.

Sir Francis Drake

(1540-1596) An English privateer, navigator, politician, and civil engineer of the Elizabethan era.

(1812-1883) Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.

Alexander H. Stephens

(1812-1883) Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.

(1807-1891) A senior general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

Joseph E. Johnston

(1807-1891) A senior general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

(1809-1865) An American politician and sixteenth President of the United States and the first president from the Republican Party.

Abraham Lincoln

(1809-1865) An American politician and sixteenth President of the United States and the first president…

(1822-1885) An American soldier, eighteenth President of the United States and was the leading Union general in the American Civil War.

Ulysses S. Grant

(1822-1885) An American soldier, eighteenth President of the United States and was the leading Union…

(1803-1862) A Confederate general in the American Civil War who was killed during the Battle of Shiloh.

Albert Sidney Johnston

(1803-1862) A Confederate general in the American Civil War who was killed during the Battle of Shiloh.

(1801-1870) Senior officer of the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War and is famous for the Battle of Mobile Bay.

Admiral David G. Farragut

(1801-1870) Senior officer of the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War and is famous for the Battle…

Lieutenant General Winifred Scott, a long-serving US Army officer who ran unsuccessfully for president against Franklin Pierce.

Lieutenant General Winifred Scott

Lieutenant General Winifred Scott, a long-serving US Army officer who ran unsuccessfully for president…

(1791-1868) James Buchanan, fifteenth president of the United States, largely remembered for his failure to avert the Civil War. President, Ambassador to the UK, Secretary of State, Senator from Pennsylvania

James Buchanan

(1791-1868) James Buchanan, fifteenth president of the United States, largely remembered for his failure…

Jefferson Davis, a senator from Mississippi who was elected president of the Confederate States of America. , US Senator from Mississippi.

Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis, a senator from Mississippi who was elected president of the Confederate States of America.…