Presents a short biography of Civil War Union general George Meade, and chronicles his childhood in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington DC, his appointment to West Point, service during the Seminole Wars, Mexican War, and Civil War, and more.
Presents a short biography of Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant, and chronicles his childhood in Ohio, early military career, marriage, and service in the Civil War, and presidency.
Presents a short biography of Civil War Confederate general Robert E. Lee, and chronicles his childhood in Virginia, appointment to West Point, military service during the Mexican War and Civil War, and more.
Presents a short biography of Civil War Confederate general Thomas J. Jackson, and chronicles his childhood in Virginia, his appointment to West Point, service during the Mexican and Civil Wars, and how he got his famous nickname.