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Who's Who of the Civil War

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16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

Abraham Lincoln

A general for northern command of the Army of the Potomac in 1861; nicknamed "Tardy George" because of his failure to move troops to Richmond; lost battle vs. General Lee near the Chesapeake Bay; Lincoln fired him twice.

George McClellan

Escaped slave and great black abolitionist who fought to end slavery through political action

Frederick Douglass

Brave commander of the Confederate Army that led troops at Bull Run. He died in the confusion at the Battle of Chancellorsville.

Stonewall Jackson

Union General who destroyed South during "march to the sea" from Atlanta to Savannah, example of total war

William Tecumseh Sherman

Confederate General who advised Lee against the initial attack at Gettysburg

James Longstreet

Led Confederates Fort Sumter and Bull Run

P.G.T Beauregard

Union general who marched through the Shenandoah Valley, destroying farms and livestock

Philip Sheridan

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