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Union leaders, such as Ulysses S. Grant and George McClellan, led the American army in the fight to restore order to the Union. Here you can find information about important Union figures.
Featured Article: Henry W. Halleck
Halleck, Henry Wager (1815–1872), a United States army officer. During 1862–64 Halleck was general in chief of the Union armies in the Civil War. See more »
Ambrose Burnside
Burnside, Ambrose Everett (1824–1881), a United States army officer. He was born in Liberty, Indiana, and graduated from West Point.
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Foote, Andrew Hull (1806–1863), a United States naval officer. As commander of Union naval forces in the upper Mississippi valley early in the Civil War, Foote worked closely with General U.
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Johnson, Andrew (1808–1875), the 17th President of the United States. He succeeded to the Presidency six weeks after his inauguration as Vice President, on April 15, 1865, the day after the assassination of President Lincoln.
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Butler, Benjamin Franklin (1818–1893), a United States politician and army officer.
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Schurz, Carl (1829–1906), a German-born American reformer, public official, and journalist.
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Farragut, David Glasgow (1801–1870), a United States naval officer. Farragut, a naval hero of the Civil War, was the first to attain the rank of admiral in the U.S.
See more »Don Carlos Buell
Buell, Don Carlos (1818–1898), a United States army officer. He was born near Marietta, Ohio, and graduated from West Point in 1841.
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Bates, Edward (1793–1869), a United States lawyer and statesman. He was born in Goochland County, Virginia, and went to St.
See more »Edward S. Bragg
Bragg, Edward Stuyvesant (1827–1912), a United States army officer. He was born in Otsego County, New York.
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Stanton, Edwin McMasters (1814–1869), a United States statesman. A brilliant and dynamic lawyer, Stanton served as attorney general in President Buchanan's cabinet, 1860–61.
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Porter, Fitz-John (1822–1901), a United States army officer. Porter, a Union major general, was involved in a celebrated controversy during the Civil War.
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Custer, George Armstrong (18391876), a United States army officer. Noted for his flamboyance and reckless bravery, Custer became a national hero during the Civil War.
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McClellan George Brinton (1826–1885), a United States army officer. As commander of the Union Army of the Potomac, 1861–62, McClellan directed troops in the eastern theater of Civil War operations.
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Crook, George (1829–1890), a United States army officer. He was born near Dayton, Ohio, and was graduated from West Point in 1852.
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Meade George Gordon (1815–1872), a United States army officer. During the Civil War he commanded the Army of the Potomac in its victory at Gettysburg, and retained its command to the end of the war, although General U.
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Thomas, George H. (Henry) (1816–1870), a United States army officer. He was called “the Rock of Chickamauga” for his stubborn stand after most of the Union forces were routed in the Battle of Chickamauga (1863).
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Hamlin, Hannibal (1809–1891), the 15th Vice President of the United States. He served during President Abraham Lincoln's first term, 1861–65.
See more »Henry Clay
Clay, Henry (17771852), a United States statesman. His genius for compromise won him the titles "the Great Pacificator" and "the Great Compromiser" in the era preceding the Civil War.
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Halleck, Henry Wager (1815–1872), a United States army officer. During 1862–64 Halleck was general in chief of the Union armies in the Civil War.
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