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
Philip Kearny
June 2, 1815 – September 1, 1862 Philip Kearny was a prominent Union general who was killed in action at the Battle of Chantilly … Read more
Pickett’s Charge
July 3, 1863 During the first two days of battle at Gettysburg (July 1 and 2, 1863), Robert E. Lee's Confederate forces tried unsuccessfully … Read more
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
May 28, 1818 – February 20, 1893 Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was an American military leader. As a general in the Confederate Army during … Read more
Point Pleasant, Ohio, Birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. Location City Point Pleasant State OH Latitude 38.8945107 Longitude -84.2338243
Portsmouth Guards
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