Civil War People part I
For the North…
Abraham Lincoln 16 th President Author of the Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address First President to be assassinated
George B McClellan Commander of the Army of the Potomac Fails four times, and fired twice
Clara Barton Volunteered as a nurse Founder of the American Red Cross
William Carney First African American to win the Medal of Honor
Philip Bazaar First Hispanic to win the Medal of Honor
Julia Ward Howe Wrote “Battle Hymn of the Republic”
For the South…
Jefferson Davis President of the Confederate States of America
Robert E Lee Military genius Confederate general
“Stonewall” Jackson Another military genius Accidentally killed by his own men at the Battle of Chancellorsville
John Wilkes Booth Assassinates President Lincoln on April 14, 1865