Famous Civil War Figures from United States

Barton, Clara (North Oxford)

Founder of the American Red Cross
Farragut, David Glasgow (Campbell's Station)

The Civil War admiral who said, "Damn the torpedoes..."
Grant, Ulysses (Point Pleasant)

President of the United States, 1869-1877
Jackson, Thomas J. "Stonewall" (Clarksburg)

Brilliant Confederate general killed during the U.S. Civil War
Lee, Robert E. (Stratford)

Leader of Confederate armies in the Civil War
Longstreet, James (Edgefield District)

The Confederate Civil War general blamed for the Gettysburg loss
McClellan, George (Philadelphia)

The Civil War general Lincoln replaced in 1862
Shaw, Robert Gould (Boston)

Civil War leader of the African-American 54th Massachusetts Infantry
Sherman, William Tecumseh (Lancaster)

Union general who said, "War is hell."