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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Robert Patterson
General Patterson, born in Cappagh, County Tyrone, Ireland, January 12th, 1792, died in Philadelphia, Pa., August 7th, 1881. He was commissioned first lieutenant of infantry in the War of 1812, and afterward served on General Joseph...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Admiral David G. Farragut
Admiral Farragut, born at Campbell's Station, near Knoxville, Tenn., July 5th, 1801, died in Portsmouth, N. H., August 14th, 1870. He was appointed to the navy from his native State, and as a midshipman saw active service as early as...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Albert Sidney Johnston
(1803-1862) A Confederate general in the American Civil War who was killed during the Battle of Shiloh.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Jesse L. Reno
General Reno, born in Wheeling, W. Va., June 20th, 1823, died on South Mountain, Md., September 14th, 1862, was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1846, and at once promoted brevet second lieutenant of ordinance. He...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Samuel P. Heintzelman
General Samuel P. Heintzelman was inthe Battle of Bull Run during the Civil War.-E. Benjamin Andrews 1895
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General William S. Rosecrans
General William S. Rosecrans served during the Civil War and was involved int he battle of Stone River.-E. Benjamin Andrews 1895
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George Meade
A career U.S. Army officer and engineer involved in coastal construction. During the American Civil War he served as a Union general, and is best known for defeating Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Lorimer Worden
John Lorimer Worden (12 March 1818 - 19 October 1897) was a U.S. Admiral who served in the American Civil War. He commanded Monitor against the Confederate vessel Virginia (originally named Merrimack) in first battle of ironclad ships in...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General J. H. Hobart Ward
General Ward, born in New York city, June 17th, 1823, was educated at Trinity Collegiate School; enlisted at the age of eighteen in the Seventh United States Infantry, and in four years rose through the several grades to that of sergeant...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Lewis Wallace
General Lewis Wallace, born in Brookville, Frankly County, Ind., April 10th, 1827, served in the Mexican War as first lieutenant of Company H, First Indiana Infantry. At the beginning of the Civil War he was appointed adjutant general of...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Tennessee: Franklin Battlefield
At the Civil War Battle of Franklin (November 30, 1864), Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield's Union troops repelled repeated assaults by Confederate forces under Gen. John Bell Hood. The devastating losses sustained helped doom Hood's Army of...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Glorieta Pass Battlefield
Site of decisive American Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in South Carolina: Fort Sumter Natl Monument
First shots of the American Civil War were fired here on January 9, 1861, and the Battle of Fort Sumter raged from April 12 to April 13.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Admiral David G. Farragut
(1801-1870) Senior officer of the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War and is famous for the Battle of Mobile Bay.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Felix Kirk Zollicoffer
Felix Kirk Zollicoffer (May 19, 1812 - January 19, 1862) was a newspaperman, three-term United States Congressman from Tennessee, officer in the United States Army, and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War. He...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General P. G. T. Beauregard
General Beauregard, who opened the Civil War by bombarding Fort Sumter, made a brilliant record during the conflict between the States. He won the battle of Bull Run; distinguished himself at Shiloh; held General Halleck in check for two...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Rufus Shafter
William Rufus Shafter (October 16, 1835 - November 12, 1906) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War who received America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Fair Oaks.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Virginia: Five Forks Battlefield
Site of Battle of Five Forks, where Lee's flank was turned, leading to virtual end of the American Civil War in 1865.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: David Glasgow Farragut
David Glasgow Farragut (July 5, 1801 - August 14, 1870) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral of the Navy. He is remembered in popular culture...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Benjamin Franklin Tracy
Benjamin Franklin Tracy (April 26, 1830 - August 6, 1915) was a United States political figure who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1889 through 1893, during the administration of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison. Tracy was a lawyer...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sergeant Thomas Plunkett
Private Thomas Plunkett (1841 - 1885) was a color bearer during the Civil War. He carried the banner of his regiment at the Battle of Fredericksburg when a cannon blast took away both of his hands. He carried on by pressing the flag...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Ulric Dahlgren
Colonel Ulric Dahlgren, born in Bucks County, Pa., in 1842, died near King and Queen's Courthouse, Va., March 4th 1864. At the beginning of the Civil War he was sent by his father to plan and take charge of a naval battery on Maryland...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General William Mahone
General Mahone, born in Southampton County, Va., December 1st, 1826; died at Washington, D. C., October 8th, 1865. He was graduated at Virginia Military institute in 1847, and, until the beginning of the Civil War, engaged in...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General George Crook
General Crook, born near Dayton, O., September 8th, 1828, died in Chicago, Ill., March 21st, 1890, was graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1852, and was on duty with the Fourth Infantry in California in 1852-'61. He had...