Leaders of the Civil War

 Leader of the North.  1st Republican President (1861 to 1865).  Self-educated lawyer.  Arose to fame for participation in the Douglas/Lincoln debates of Abraham Lincoln Lesson One- Political Leaders

 Nickname “Honest Abe”  Savior of the Union  Delivered the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation  16th President of the U.S. Lesson One Abraham Lincoln

 Lincoln’s 1st VP.  Compromise candidate from Maine.  Dropped in 1864 because of his ties to the Radical Republicans. Hannibal Hamlin Lesson One

Andrew Johnson  Lincoln’s 2nd Vice President.  Compromise candidate from Tennessee.  Became 17th President after Lincoln was Assassinated in Lesson One

 President of the Confederacy.  West Point graduate.  Served in the House, Senate and as Sec. of War before the war under Pierce. Jefferson Davis Lesson One

Alexander Stephens  Vice President of the Confederacy.  Descended from Georgia.  Was a Democrat serving in the House from Lesson One

 Rose to prominence in the Western theater.  Lincoln appointed him to head all Union armies in  Master tactician.  Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, General Ulysses S. Grant Lesson Two- Union and Confederate Leaders

 Appointed 1st “ General of the Army” by President Johnson.  Equal to a four star General today.  Became 18th President of the United States in  Served 2 terms. Lesson Two General U.S. Grant

 Union General.  July 26, 1861 made commander of the Army of the Potomac.  Nov. 1, 1861 made commander of the Union armies.  Nov. 5,1862 removed from command for ineffectiveness. General George B. McClellan Lesson Two

 Union General.  One of Grant's most trusted generals.  Famous for “Sherman’s March to the Sea.”  Conquered Atlanta. General William T. Sherman Lesson Two

 Union General.  Medal of Honor winner.  College professor at Bowdoin College in Maine.  Chosen to accept Lee’s battle flags at Appomattox. General Joshua L. Chamberlain Lesson Two

 Union General.  Became commander of the Army of the Potomac after Hooker resigned.  Defeated Lee at Gettysburg.  Valued member of Grant’s staff after Grant was assigned to the Eastern Theater. General George Meade Lesson Two

General Robert E. Lee  Resigned his commission from the Union Army on April 20,  “ I cannot raise my hand against my birthplace, my home, my home.”  Then offered services to the Confederacy. Lesson Two

 Military adviser to Jeff Davis before becoming Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia on June 1,  Famous for winning battles despite being outnumbered.  Still revered in the South today almost as a mythical figure. Lesson Two General Robert E. Lee

 Nicknamed “Stonewall.”  One of Lee’s most trusted generals.  Killed by friendly fire in May  One of the greatest tactical commanders in U.S. history. General Thomas J. Jackson Lesson Two

 Nicknamed “Jeb.”  Cavalry commander  Known for daring raids.  Killed by a Union sharpshooter in the spring of  Only 31 years old at the time of death. General James E. B. Stuart Lesson Two

 Confederate General.  Known for using defensive tactics.  After Jackson and Stuart died, became Lee’s most trusted advisor.  Surrendered with Lee. General James Longstreet Lesson Two