Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
September 8, 1828 – February 24, 1914 Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was a Union military commander during the American Civil War, earning a Congressional Medal … Read more
Joshua Reed Giddings
October 6, 1795 – May 27, 1864 Joshua Giddings was a leader in the founding of the Republican Party and an outspoken opponent of … 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
Judson McCoy, Photo
About This Image 1st Lt. Judson McCoy was the commander of Company A, 54th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Zouaves. He fought at Battle of Shiloh … Read more
Kanawha Valley Campaign
September 6–16, 1862 In September 1862, Major General William Wing Loring led a successful campaign that briefly reestablished Confederate control of the Kanawha Valley … Read more
Kansas-Nebraska Act
1854 The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was introduced by Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas to expedite the formation of new territories in the Louisiana … Read more
Kentucky Campaign
June–October, 1862
Kentucky Resolutions
1798-1799 Primarily crafted by Thomas Jefferson in protest to the Alien and Sedition Acts, the Kentucky Resolutions declared that states had the authority to … Read more
Knoxville Campaign
November 4–December 14, 1863 Also known as Longstreet's Knoxville Campaign, the Knoxville Campaign was a Confederate attempt in November and December 1863 to prevent … Read more
Lafayette Guards (Cincinnati)
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