1. Leading Figures of the Civil War

2. Abolitionists

3. Frederick Douglass Former slave Prominent abolitionist
Urges President Lincoln to recruit former slaves to fight

4. Harriet Beecher Stowe Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Her emotional portrayal of slavery’s impact increases abolitionism

5. John Brown Fought against slavery supporters at “Bleeding Kansas”
Attempted to lead a slave uprising at Harper’s Ferry, VA

6. Political Leaders

7. Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States
Signed the Emancipation Proclamation
Expands presidential powers

8. Jefferson Davis Former US Senator from Mississippi
Elected President of the Confederacy in 1861

9. Generals

10. Ulysses S. Grant Union General
Given command by Lincoln after several others failed
Uses the Union’s advantage in men & resources

11. William T. Sherman Union General
Uses a “scorched earth” strategy in the South

12. Robert E. Lee Confederate general Led the Army of Northern Virginia
Originally opposed the South’s secession

13. Stonewall Jackson Confederate General
Gains fame at the First Battle of Bull Run
Leads battles across Virginia before his death