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Leaders of the Civil War
Lesson One- Political Leaders
Abraham Lincoln
 Leader of the North.
 1st Republican
President (1861 to
1865).
 Self-educated lawyer.
 Arose to fame for
participation in the
Douglas/Lincoln debates
of 1858.
Lesson One
Abraham Lincoln
 Nickname “Honest
Abe”
 Savior of the Union
 Delivered the
Gettysburg Address and
the Emancipation
Proclamation
 16th President of the
U.S.
Lesson One
Hannibal Hamlin
 Lincoln’s 1st VP.
 Compromise
candidate from
Maine.
 Dropped in 1864
because of his ties to
the Radical
Republicans.
Lesson One
Andrew Johnson
 Lincoln’s 2nd Vice
President.
 Compromise
candidate from
Tennessee.
 Became 17th
President after Lincoln
was Assassinated in
1865.
Lesson One
Jefferson Davis
 President of the
Confederacy.
 West Point graduate.
 Served in the House,
Senate and as Sec. of
War before the war
under Pierce.
Lesson One
Alexander Stephens
 Vice President of
the Confederacy.
 Descended from
Georgia.
 Was a Democrat
serving in the House
from 1843-1859.
Lesson Two- Union and Confederate Leaders
General Ulysses S. Grant
 Rose to prominence in
the Western theater.
 Lincoln appointed him
to head all Union armies
in 1864.
 Master tactician.
 Lee surrendered to
Grant at Appomattox
Court House on April 9,
1865.
Lesson Two
General U.S. Grant
 Appointed 1st “ General
of the Army” by President
Johnson.
 Equal to a four star
General today.
 Became 18th President
of the United States in
1869.
 Served 2 terms.
Lesson Two
General George B. McClellan
 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.
Lesson Two
General William T. Sherman
 Union General.
 One of Grant's most
trusted generals.
 Famous for
“Sherman’s March to
the Sea.”
 Conquered Atlanta.
Lesson Two
General Joshua L. Chamberlain
 Union General.
 Medal of Honor
winner.
 College professor at
Bowdoin College in
Maine.
 Chosen to accept
Lee’s battle flags at
Appomattox.
Lesson Two
General George Meade
 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.
Lesson Two
General Robert E. Lee
 Resigned his commission
from the Union Army on
April 20, 1861.
 “ I cannot raise my hand
against my birthplace, my
home, my home.”
 Then offered services to
the Confederacy.
Lesson Two
General Robert E. Lee
 Military adviser to Jeff
Davis before becoming
Commander of the Army of
Northern Virginia on June
1, 1862.
 Famous for winning
battles despite being
outnumbered.
 Still revered in the South
today almost as a mythical
figure.
Lesson Two
General Thomas J. Jackson
 Nicknamed
“Stonewall.”
 One of Lee’s most
trusted generals.
 Killed by friendly fire
in May 1863.
 One of the greatest
tactical commanders in
U.S. history.
Lesson Two
General James E. B. Stuart
 Nicknamed “Jeb.”
 Cavalry commander
 Known for daring raids.
 Killed by a Union
sharpshooter in the spring
of 1864.
 Only 31 years old at the
time of death.
Lesson Two
General James Longstreet
 Confederate General.
 Known for using
defensive tactics.
 After Jackson and
Stuart died, became
Lee’s most trusted
advisor.
 Surrendered with Lee.