Union Leaders
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was one of the greatest generals that America has had in any war. He was a very successful man and later became the 18th president of the United States. Throughout the Civil War, Ulysses created friendships with many people along the way, which helped him become a very respected man. |
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln played a major role in the Civil War effort. He fought for what he believed in and gave slaves the hope they needed to fight back to the South. He was the one who officially freed the slaves. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation which stated that everyone was created equal and should be treated equal. It also stated that America should never again own or labor Africans ever again. |