Henry Clay:
-Proposed the Compromise of 1850 -Speaker of House Under John Quincy Adams http://www.biography.com/people/henry-clay-9250385#synopsis |
Harriet Tubman:
-African American Abolitionist -Helped thousands of Slaves Escape -Made the Underground Railroad http://www.biography.com/people/harriet-tubman-9511430 |
John Brown:
-Abolitionist -Would murder for his cause -Led the Raid on Harpers Ferry http://www.history.com/topics/john-brown |
Dred Scott:
-Free man until taken into slavery -Tried to sue for his freedom -Court shot him down and said since he isn't a free man, he doesn't have the right to sue. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2932.html |
John C. Calhoun:
-Steered the United States into War Against Britain -Established the Second Bank Of the United States -Opposed the Mexican-American War http://www.history.com/topics/john-c-calhoun |
George McClellan:
-A major who is remembered as the great organizer of the Union Army of the Potomac -Briefly served as the general in chief of the Union army -Very popular with the men who served under him -His military style however put him at odds with President Abraham Lincoln and would ultimately upset his military and political fortunes http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/biographies/george-mcclellan.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/ |
William T. Sherman:
-William Tecumseh Sherman was a U.S. Civil War Union Army leader known for "Sherman's March," in which he and his troops laid waste to the South. -William Tecumseh Sherman's early military career was a near disaster, having to be temporarily relieved of command. -He returned at the Battle of Shiloh to victory and then gathered 100,000 troops destroying Atlanta and devastating Georgia in his March to the Sea. -Often credited with the saying, "war is hell," he was a major architect of modern total war. |
Robert E. Lee:
-Robert E. Lee (1807-70) served as a military officer in the U.S. Army, a West Point commandant and the legendary general of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War (1861-65). -In June 1861, Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia, which he would lead for the rest of the war. -He didn't approve of slaves, but he was so loyal to Virginia, he fought for the South. |
Stonewall Jackson:
-A skilled military tactician, he served as a Confederate general under Robert E. Lee in the American Civil War, leading troops at Manassas, Antietam and Fredericksburg. -Jackson lost an arm and died after he was accidentally shot by Confederate troops at the Battle of Chancellorsville. |
PGT. Beauregard:
-Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a Louisiana-born author, civil servant, politician, inventor, and first prominent general for the Confederacy. - His arguably greatest achievement was saving the city of Petersburg, Virginia, and thus also the Confederate capital of Richmond, from assaults by overwhelmingly superior Union Army forces in the June of 1864. -However, his influence over Confederate strategy was marred by his poor relationships with Confederate President Jefferson Davis and other generals. |
James Longstreet:
-Longstreet’s first real war experience came during the Mexican War. -Appointed Brigadier General under P.G.T. Beauregard and reported for duty in July of 1861. - Following his first action at Blackburn's Ford, Longstreet received praise for his coolness under fire and the manner in which he inspired his men. Longstreet and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson were both promoted to Major General under Joseph E. Johnston in October 1861 |