George A Custer, Indian Fighter, Civil War Cavalry
George A. Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn
George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 - June 25, 1876) was a United States Army cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. Promoted at an early age to a temporary war-time rank of Major General, and later made a permanent Lt. Colonel, he was a flamboyant and aggressive commander during numerous Civil War battles, known for his personal bravery in leading charges against opposing cavalry. He led the Michigan Brigade whom he called the "Wolverines" during the Civil War...

Robert E Lee, Confederate Civil War General
Robert E Lee
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 - October 12, 1870) was a career United States Army officer, an engineer, and the most celebrated general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. Lee was the son of Major General Henry Lee III "Light Horse Harry" (1756-1818), Governor of Virginia, and his second wife, Anne Hill Carter (1773-1829). He was a descendant of Sir Thomas More and of King Robert II of Scotland through the Earls of Crawford.[1] A top graduate of West Point, Lee dis...

Union general officers of the American Civil War: Whipple To Zook
Short biographies of the Union General officers of the American Civil War.
Whipple To Zook There were over 1000 General Officers during the American Civil War. In the union Army for most of the war there were only Brigadier and Major Generals. This was mainly out of respect to General George Washington, who held the rank of Lieutenant General during the American Revolution. The first office to hold the rank of Lieutenant General after Congress reactivated it was U. S. Grant.

Union general officers of the American Civil War: Ullmann to VonSteinwehr
Short biographies of the Union General officers of the American Civil War.
Ullmann to VonSteinwehr There were over 1000 General Officers during the American Civil War. In the union Army for most of the war there were only Brigadier and Major Generals. This was mainly out of respect to General George Washington, who held the rank of Lieutenant General during the American Revolution. The first office to hold the rank of Lieutenant General after Congress reactivated it was U. S. Grant.

Union general officers of the American Civil War: Taylor to Tyndale
Short biographies of the Union General officers of the American Civil War.
Taylor to Tyndale There were over 1000 General Officers during the American Civil War. In the union Army for most of the war there were only Brigadier and Major Generals. This was mainly out of respect to General George Washington, who held the rank of Lieutenant General during the American Revolution. The first office to hold the rank of Lieutenant General after Congress reactivated it was U. S. Grant.

Union general officers of the American Civil War: Wade to Whipple
Short biographies of the Union General officers of the American Civil War
Wade to Whipple There were over 1000 General Officers during the American Civil War. In the union Army for most of the war there were only Brigadier and Major Generals. This was mainly out of respect to General George Washington, who held the rank of Lieutenant General during the American Revolution. The first office to hold the rank of Lieutenant General after Congress reactivated it was U. S. Grant.