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Bookmark or Share- Abraham Lincoln - War Leader, Union Army, Emancipation ...Abraham Lincoln - War Leader, Union Army, Emancipation Proclamation: As a war leader, Lincoln employed the style that had served him as a politician—a description of himself, incidentally, that he was not ashamed to accept.
- American Civil War - Secession, Battles, Armies | BritannicaApril 12, 1861 - April 26, 1865. Location: United States. Participants: Confederate States of America. United States. Major Events: Battle of Antietam. Fort Pillow Massacre. Battle of Gettysburg. Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack. Battle of Monocacy. (Show more) Show More. News •.
- Military Leaders | National Museum of American HistoryArmy Leaders. Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, both West Point graduates, rose to become the most important commanders of the Confederate and Union Armies. Robert E. Lee’s military expertise was recognized before the war. He turned down President Lincoln’s offer to command the Union army before he pledged his allegiance to the South.
- Union Army - HistoryNetUnion Army summary: The Union Army (aka the Federal Army, or Northern Army) was the army that fought for the Union (or North) during the the American Civil War. Actually, it was comprised of several armies, to cover the many departments (geographic regions) in which the war was fought.
- Who Fought? - American Battlefield TrustMost of the Union Army was made up of young white men born in North America. Although soldiers generally ranged in age from 18 to 45, boys as young as 12 often served as cavalry buglers or drummer boys, and some men in their fifties and sixties enlisted as privates.
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