What are the most famous people of the civil war??

Question

Im studing the civil war in school. i know alot 'bout the war but not a lot about the famous people. i know about lee, grant, chamberland, meade, and J.E.B stuart. can someone help me???

Answer 1

Abe Lincoln, Jefferson Davis. Both were presidents. Licoln for the north . Davis for the South

Answer 2

I'm not sure about your definition of "famous." There are the great names: Lincoln, Grant, Lee, Jackson, et al., but a measure of fame has fallen to a number of non-leaders. Sam Watkins, a Tennessee soldier, wrote "Co.Aitch," one of the finest memoirs out there. Mary Chestnut, a South Carolina lady, also was a great diarist. Johnny Clem, "Johnny Shiloh," a young boy who ran off to become a drummer boy (and retired a major general) could be an interesting study. You could include names like Dorothea Dix, who helped modernize nursing care and Walt Whitman, poet who was also a nurse, wrote much about his experiences. For a cynical picture, Ambrose Bierce wrote much as well, also plenty of fiction. The War is one of the best documented in history, and probably more books have been written about it than any other. Start with say, the American Heritage Pictorial History or similar work. Good luck!

Answer 3

Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Sherman
"Stonewall" Jackson
Dred Scott
Nat Turner
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Frederick Douglass

That's a start. There were obviously many others.

Answer 4

Union General Sherman and his famous march to the sea. There was the Confederate General who was known as Stonewall Jackson.