Patrick Ronayne Cleburne
March 16 or March 17, 1828 – November 30, 1864 Major General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne was one of the Confederacy's leading general officers in … Read more
Patterson’s Battery of Ohio Volunteer Artillery
1863–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also … Read more
Paulsen’s Battery of Ohio Volunteer Artillery
1862 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also … Read more
Peace Democrats
A majority of Northerners supported the Union war effort, yet a sizable and vocal minority opposed the conflict. Most of the opponents, the Copperheads, … Read more
Peninsula Campaign
March 17–August 14, 1862 The Peninsula Campaign, also known as the Peninsular Campaign, was an ill-fated Union offensive launched by Major General George B. … Read more
Peninsular Campaign
March 17–August 14, 1862
Petersburg Campaign
June 1864 – March 1865 Beginning in June 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's Petersburg Campaign was a nine month-long Union offensive that consisted … Read more
Peterson House, Bedroom where Lincoln Died, Photo
About This Image This is the bedroom in the Peterson House where Abraham Lincoln died on the morning of April 15, 1865. Source and … Read more
Peterson House, Washington D.C., Photo
About This Image After he was shot by John Wilkes Booth, President Lincoln was taken across the street to the boarding house of William … Read more
Philip Henry Sheridan
March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888 Philip Henry Sheridan was a prominent Union general during the American Civil War and a career army … Read more