Springfield Zouaves
With the American Civil War's outbreak, neither the North nor the South had sufficient military forces to conduct a war. Both the United States … Read more
Stand Watie
December 12, 1806 – September 9, 1871 The only American Indian to achieve the rank of general on either side during the American Civil … Read more
Stanton’s Dispatch Adding the State of Kentucky to the Department of the Ohio
August 7, 1864 On August 7, 1864, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton added the State of Kentucky to the Department of the Ohio. … Read more
Stephen Arnold Douglas
April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861 Two-term United States Congressman and three-term United States Senator from Illinois Stephen A. Douglas was a prominent … Read more
Stephen Augustus Hurlbut
November 29, 1815 – March 27, 1882 Stephen A. Hurlbut was a political general who had a checkered career serving in the Western Theater … Read more
Sterling Price
September 20, 1809 – September 29, 1867 Sterling Price was an antebellum governor of Missouri, United States Congressman, and prominent Confederate commander in the … Read more
Stonewall Brigade
June 1861–May 1864 Populated by recruits from Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, and originally commanded by Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, the Stonewall Brigade participated in nearly … Read more
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
April 9, 1865 On April 9, 1865, Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee met at the home of Wilmer McClean, located in … Read more
Surrender at Bennett Place
April 17 – 26, 1865 On April 26, 1865 Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston and Union General William T. Sherman negotiated the largest surrender … Read more
Susan B. Anthony
February 15, 1820–March 13, 1906 Susan B. Anthony is frequently recognized as the most influential leader in the struggle for women's suffrage in America. … Read more