VIP´s of the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
Was president of the Civil War.
Known for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation
Outlawed Slavery
Ulysses S. Grant
Leader of the Union Army.
He captured Robert E. Lee´´s army and forced him to surrender
Later elected as the 18th president of the U.S
Robert E. Lee
Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
West point graduate that served in the Mexican American War.
His surrender at Appomattox ended the Civil War.
Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederate States of America.
After Lee´s surrender, he was captured by Union Troops.
Served in the U.S Senate as a representative of Mississippi before the Civil War.
John Bell Hood
John Reagan
Went to Texas in 1839 and fought against the Cherokees
Worked as a surveyor
Studied Law
Francis Lubbock
Elected as Governor of Texas during the Confederate years.
Became part of Jefferson Davis´ cabinet until the end of war
Captured with Jefferson Davis and imprisoned by the Union in 1865.
Thomas Green
Served as a colonel for the Confederacy.
Fought at the Battle of Galveston
Led troops aboard ¨cottonclad¨ ships.
John B. Magruder
Was an American and Confederate military officer
Graduate of West point.
Was a Confederate Army general during the time of the CIvil War.