Important People of the Civil War
Leaders of the North |
Leaders of the South |
Abraham Lincoln - 16th President and first Republican President of the United States, led the Union through it's Civil War.
Ulysses S. Grant - 18th President of the United States, worked closely with Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army during the Civil War, implemented Congressional Reconstruction. Irvin McDowell - Known for his defeat in the First Battle of Bull Run. George B. McClellan - Was a major General during the Civil War, organized the Army of Potomac. George G. Meade - Served as a Union general, most famous for defeating Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg. Ambrose Burnside - Union general, first President of the National Rifle Association (NRA), his distinctive style of facial hair became known as sideburns, derived from his last name. Joseph Hooker - Major general in the Union Army during the Civil War. William T. Sherman - General in the Union Army, succeeded Ulysses S. Grant as Union commander. |
Jefferson Davis - President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, led the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Robert E. Lee - Commanded the Confederate Army during the Civil War. P. G. T. Beauregard - General of the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. Albert S. Johnston - General in the Confederate Army, was considered the finest Confederate general before Robert E. Lee. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson - Confederate general, best-known Confederate general after Robert E. Lee. J.E.B. Stuart - Confederate general, cavalry commander. Nathan Bedford Forrest - Lieutenant general in the Confederate Army, brutal and innovative cavalry leader, was the Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. George Pickett - Major general in the Confederate Army, famous for Pickett's Charge. |
Q: What do most of these leaders have in common?
Generals in their armies.
Q: Which side seemed to have the more stable leadership?
The Confederacy, because most of their leaders were fighting for their way of life and had participated in many other battles and even other wars.
Q: How is good leadership good in any conflict?
Good leadership can influence a conflict in any way good or bad, but imagine the Civil War without anybody to lead the troops, the war would have been longer and might have had different results.
Generals in their armies.
Q: Which side seemed to have the more stable leadership?
The Confederacy, because most of their leaders were fighting for their way of life and had participated in many other battles and even other wars.
Q: How is good leadership good in any conflict?
Good leadership can influence a conflict in any way good or bad, but imagine the Civil War without anybody to lead the troops, the war would have been longer and might have had different results.
Other Influential Leaders
John Brown - Was a white American Abolitionist who believed the Civil War was necessary to end slavery, was hung after his capture at a raid in Harpers Ferry.
Harriet Beecher Stowe - American Abolitionist and author, wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, a depiction of African Americans under slavery shocking Northerners and enraging Southerners. Dred Scott - an enslaved African American who unsuccessfully for his family's freedom. |
Connect to Self
Q: Pretend that you have been asked to write a speech about your favorite hero. Who would you choose? What makes that person a hero?
I would probably choose Winston Churchill, because he was one of the most influential people ever because he fought for what he believed in, on and off the battlefield. He wasn't afraid to speak his mind when he disagreed with something. He wasn't always perfect and good though, but he learned from his mistakes which made him a smart and riotous leader. One of the reasons he joined the military was to prove himself after a mistake made during the first World War, in the Gallipoli Campaign. I try to live my life like Sir Churchill: riotous, smart, and determined, he never gave up so I never will.
I would probably choose Winston Churchill, because he was one of the most influential people ever because he fought for what he believed in, on and off the battlefield. He wasn't afraid to speak his mind when he disagreed with something. He wasn't always perfect and good though, but he learned from his mistakes which made him a smart and riotous leader. One of the reasons he joined the military was to prove himself after a mistake made during the first World War, in the Gallipoli Campaign. I try to live my life like Sir Churchill: riotous, smart, and determined, he never gave up so I never will.