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American History.United States: General History and Description.Civil War Period, 1861-1865.
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Samuel Ryan CurtisSamuel Ryan Curtis was serving in the U.S. House of Representatives when he was appointed Brigadier General in the Union Army. As commander of the Army of Southwest Missouri, he forced Confederate General Sterling Price's to abandon its Missouri campaign, and then defeated it at the Battle of Pea Ridge.
George Armstrong CusterGeorge Armstrong Custer served with distinction in the Civil War and became the Union Army's youngest general at age 23. He spent all of his post-war years fighting Indians in the Great Plains, in which capacity he again earned distinction. He is, however, best remembered for his last Indian campaign, at Little Bighorn in what is now Montana.
Jefferson DavisJefferson Davis served in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate and as Secretary of War before accepting the nomination of President of the Confederate States of America. Although he proved to be a good administrator, he was constantly accused of mismanaging the war.
David Glasgow FarragutDavid Glasgow Farragut became a midshipman at the age of nine. He is best known for shouting "Damn the torpedoes. Full steam ahead!" during the Battle of Mobile Bay (August 5, 1864), and for subsequently becoming the first Rear Admiral in U.S. history and then the first full Admiral in U.S. history.
John White GearyJohn White Geary served as the first Mayor of San Francisco, Territorial Governor of Kansas during the "Bleeding Kansas" years, Union General during the Civil War, and Governor of Pennsylvania.
Robert Edward LeeRobert Edward Lee was offered the field command of the Union Army, but could not bring himself to take up arms against his native state (Virginia). He joined the Confederate Army, but hoped he would only be called upon to defend Virginia. He was indeed called upon to stop a Union invasion of Richmond, and ultimately led the Confederate Army until he was forced to surrender in April of 1865.
George Brinton McClellanGeorge Brinton McClellan gained distinction as an army engineer during the Mexican War, but had little success as a Union General during the Civil War.
Ben McCullochBen McCulloch served in Texas' war of independence from Mexico and played an important part in the taking of Mexico City during the Mexican War. Offered the command of a Union regiment upon outbreak of the Civil War, he chose to accept a Confederate command instead.
Sterling PriceSterling Price initially opposed Missouri's secession from the Union, but changed his mind after federal forces seized a state militia camp. When Missouri chose to remain with the Union, he made it his mission to secure the state for the Confederacy; he ultimately failed.
William Clarke QuantrillWilliam Clarke Quantrill joined the Confederacy upon outbreak of the Civil War. He spent the first year of the war harassing Union troops, raiding Union forts and strongholds, and creating mayhem whenever and wherever possible. By December 1861 he had organized his own guerrilla band, which quickly became more interested in looting and murder than in furthering the Confederate cause.
John SedgwickJohn Sedgwick already had a distinguished military career when the Civil War broke out. On May 9, 1864, he was struck down by a Confederate sniper's bullet and became the highest ranking casualty of the war.
Philip Henry SheridanPhilip Henry Sheridan was a Lieutenant when the Civil War started, but served with such distinction that he had become one of the top three Union Generals by its end.
William Tecumseh ShermanWilliam Tecumseh Sherman was actually depicted as insane at one time during the early years of the Civil War, but still managed to gain the respect of his superiors and to emerge as one of the most well-known Generals of the war. He is probably best remembered for his campaign through Georgia that resulted in the burning of Atlanta (which was actually an accident) and the capture of Savannah.
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