Emancipation Proclamation
1863 Issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation stated that people held in slavery in areas designated in rebellion … Read more
Hugh Boyle Ewing
October 31, 1826 – June 30, 1905 Hugh Boyle Ewing was a lawyer, writer, ambassador and soldier, who served the Union army as a … Read more
Jubal Anderson Early
November 3, 1816–March 2, 1894 Jubal Anderson Early was a prominent Confederate general during the American Civil War. His Army of the Valley battled … Read more
