On both sides, the Civil War boasted men who were brilliant and charismatic—and others who did not live up to expectations. Many leaders earned reputations and nicknames based on their actions in war.

Courtesy: Library of Congress Whitman was forty-two years old when the Civil War started ... wrote a letter for him to his folks in Massachusetts." When Holmes told him he would like to buy ...

Senate leaders chose February 14 ... including two of his sons who served in the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment. A memorialto the famed Civil War unit made up of Black soldiers ...