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Generals of the Civil War

Civil War generals numbered in the hundreds during the war. Generals of the Civil War either won or lost battles due to their competence as commanders or their incompetence. Some generals such as Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant are famous for their brilliant tactics and wise decisions on the field of battle.

Other less impressive people of the Civil War are remembered simply for being as equally terrible as Lee was great. Union General Ambrose Burnside is one shinning example of incompetence and ineptitude that was nothing more than a burden to his subordinates and his men.

Below you will find a list of the most famous leaders during the Civil War.

Confederate

Union

Robert E. Lee

Bloody Bill Anderson
Lewis Armistead
Porter Alexander
P.G.T. Beauregard
Barnard Bee
Braxton Bragg
Jubal Early
Richard Ewell
Nathan Bedford Forrest
AP Hill
John Bell Hood
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Albert Sidney Johnston
Joseph Johnston
James Longstreet
John Mosby
John Pemberton
George Pickett
Kirby Smith
Jeb Stuart

Ulysses S. Grant

Robert Anderson
Nathaniel Banks
John Buford
Ambrose Burnside
Benjamin Butler
Joshua Chamberlain
George Custer
Abner Doubleday
Winfield Scott Hancock
Joseph Hooker
Oliver Howard
Arthur MacArthur
George McCllelan
Irvin McDowell
George Gordon Meade
John Reynolds
William Starke Rosecrans
Philip Sheridan
William Tecumseh Sherman
Daniel Sickles
George Thomas

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The Civil War was a horrific four years for the nation. When it was over, more than 620,000 Americans had died from battle and war-related causes. American had fought against American and in some cases, brother had literally fought against brother.

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Nov 9, 2009, Blockade Runner, Civil War Blockade, Civil War Ships

A Blockade runner was a ship that attempted to get through the Union blockade of Southern waters during the Civil War. One of the main goals of the North against the South was to starve them and cut off supplies and transports to and from the South.

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Nov 9, 2009, Belle Isle Prison, Civil War Prison Camps, Civil War Prisoners

Belle Isle Prison is located west of Richmond Virginia. It is a small island located in the James River that was used as a Civil War Prison for captured Union soldiers.

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Sherman's March to the Sea would set the south ablaze. The sea was the goal, the end result, for the Union leader. General Sherman was a rogue if only for a few months, the general of the Union army stationed in the heart of the Confederacy was on a rampage.

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