A Union General called "Little Phil" by his soldiers known for his victories in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of August 1864 and Waynesboro, March 1865.

Union General from Ohio. Sherman demonstrated a military talent that has led some historians to rank him as the top Federal commander of the war. He was especially resented by Southerners for his burning of Columbia, South Carolina.

Union General from Ohio. He led the Army of the Cumberland at Stones River in the Tullahoma campaign, and at Chickamauga. His soldiers called his "Old Rosy".

Union General from Virginia. A hero of the War with Mexico and the War of 1812, he became General in Chief of the Army in 1841 and remained in that position when the Civil War began.

A Union General called "Little Phil" by his soldiers known for his victories in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of August 1864 and Waynesboro, March 1865.

Union General from Massachusetts. Hooker was particularly distinguished at Williamsburg, the Maryland Campaign, and the Gettysburg Campaign. Hooker's horse was a chestnut standing nearly 17 hands high. He as about seven years old at the Battle of Chattanooga, where he acquired his name.

In a famous letter to the Army of the Potomac's new commander, Hooker, Lincoln praised the general's fighting abilities but was critical of the general's criticism of previous commanders.

Grant emerged as the great military leader of the Union. After the war he remained as head of the Army and in 1868 was elected President of the United States.