Ulysses Simpson Grant served effectively with Zachary Taylors
army at Monterey during the Mexican war. Right when the war began
Grant obtained a position on the staff of General George McClellan.
During the war he showed courage in both physically and morally
manners. ... Lee
During the Mexican war Lee was an engineering officer with
Winfield Scotts force. ... Robert Lee
was one of the best commanders during the Civil War and was an
American hero.
Stonewall Jackson
Stonewall Jackson was a confederate general in the American
Civil War. ... In 1863 Jackson commanded a Confederate army in the
Shenandoah Valley, and he defeated Federal generals whose strength was
several times his own. ... Stuart
James Ewell Brown Stuart was a Confederate officer in the
Civil War. He is probably the most famous soldier in Robert E. ... During the Mexican War he received three brevets for bravery. ... Pickett
George Pickett was a Confederate general during the Civil War. ... During the
Civil War she served as an army cook, a nurse, and became a spy for
Maryland and Virginia. After the war she ran a home for elderly blacks
until her death. ... As a young girl she was shy, but she overcame her
timid nature to become a very influential women during the Civil War.
She was a nurse during the Civil War and cared for the wounded. After
the war she began a search for missing soldiers. ...
After the Civil War Garrison worked to help black equality. ... During the Mexican War he won honors for
excellent service. Sherman rejoined the army at the beginning of the
Civil War and was in command of an army at the First Battle of Bull
Run. ... In 1881 Sherman
established the famous school at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and he died
in 1891. ...
During the Civil War Douglass fought for black people to be able to
fight for the Union. ...
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Stowe was the author of Uncle Toms Cabin, an
anti-slavery novel that is sometimes thought of as one of the causes
of the Civil War. ... She
still wrote novels, essays, and poetry after the Civil War about New
England scenes. ... She struggled for black emancipation and womens suffrage during
the Civil War. She continued to work after the war for equal rights
for women of all colors. ... The Civil War began when South Carolina fired
on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. Lincoln gave command to Ulysses
Grant during the Civil War. ... He played an important role in the
printing of paper money during the Civil War. ... During the Civil War he fought for
antislavery measures and stricter terms for Reconstruction. ... He struggled to lead the Confederacy to freedom
during the United States Civil War. ... Because of these things, he gradually
became unpopular as the war continued. In 1865, when the Confederacy
was losing, Davis fled from Richmond and hoped to continue the war
from the deep south or the west of the Mississippi River.
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