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Key Figures in the Civil War: Profiles and Strategies

Explore the notable generals of the Civil War era, including their backgrounds, notable quotes, and military strategies on both Union and Confederate sides. Learn about figures like Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Ulysses S. Grant.

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Key Figures in the Civil War: Profiles and Strategies

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  1. For the South • Wanted to command army • Not a “people” person • Alienated most people • Jefferson Davis

  2. Robert E. Lee/Traveler

  3. West Point Grad • Lincoln asked him to command the Union forces • He could not fight against his fellow Virginians • Commanded the Army of North Virginia • He was a slaveholder

  4. “It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.” (Lee, after Fredericksburg)

  5. Stonewall Jackson • He was Lee’s right hand man • Killed at Chancellorsville • Longstreet replaces him

  6. James Longstreet • He was NOT a Virginian • He was a pragmatic fighter—didn’t subscribe to the Virginia code of honor

  7. Pierre BeauregardAlbert Sidney Johnston(Shiloh)

  8. For the North • Had never held executive office • Considered a backwoodsmen by many • Had great personal style—was a people person

  9. General Winfield Scott “Old Fuss and Feathers” • He devised the Anaconda Plan • He was replaced by McClellan • By the time of the Civil War he was too fat to mount his horse

  10. Anaconda Plan

  11. Merrimack (Virginia) • Ironclad • Early sub • No. had Monitor

  12. General George McClellan • “My dear McClellan: If you don’t want to use the army I should like to borrow it for a while. Yours respectfully, A. Lincoln.: • Replaced after Antietam • He had not moved quickly enough, and the battle turned into the bloodiest EVER

  13. General AmbroseBurnside • Replace McClellan after Antietam • Attacked at Fredericksburg • Lost large part of army • Asked to be replaced

  14. General Thomas Hooker • He allowed women to follow the camp • They became know as “Hooker’s girls”

  15. General Meade • He failed to follow Lee and end the war after Gettysburg

  16. U.S. Grant • “Find out where your enemy is. Get there as soon as you can. Strike at him as hard as you can and as often as you can, and keep moving on.”

  17. Unconditional surrender Grant • “I gave up all idea of saving the Union except by complete conquest” (after Shiloh

  18. George Sherman • March to the Sea • Path of destruction • “War is Hell.”

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