In the 19th century, the forced bondage and inhumane treatment of Black Americans fiercely divided the United States, North ...

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 ...