(1826-79) Son of General and President Zachary Taylor, and brother-in-law of Jefferson Davis. Graduated from Yale in 1845. He was his father's military secretary during the Mexican War. Later a sugar planter in Louisiana, he became interested in politics and served in the state senate from 1856 to 1861. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Taylor was appointed colonel of the 9th Louisiana Infantry. He was promoted to brigadier general on Oct. 21, 1861, and major general on July 28, 1862. He served under General Stonewall Jackson in the 1862 Shenandoah Valley...  

(1807-70) Graduated #2 in the West Point class of 1829. Received three brevets for gallantry in the Mexican War. Was appointed brigadier general in the Confederate Army on May 14, 1861, and subsequently general to rank from June 14, 1861. Commanded the Army of Northern Virginia in the Seven Days battles, at 2nd Manassas, in the Maryland campaign culminating with the battle of Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Petersburg and in the Appomattox campaign. He is quite possibly the most famous of all Civil...  

Extremely rare 1862 Winchester, Va. view!

(1824-1863) He graduated in the West Point class of 1846, a class that was to furnish 24 general officers to the Union and Confederate armies during 1861-65. He won the brevets of captain and major during the Mexican War. Resigning his U.S. Army commission, he became an instructor at the Virginia Military Institute in 1852. He earned the sobriquet "STONEWALL" for his gallant stand at the battle of 1st Manassas in 1861. He waged a magnificent campaign in 1862, in the Shenandoah Valley of...  

Mortally wounded at Gettysburg

(1834-63) Graduated in the West Point class of 1854. Pender resigned his U.S. Army commission on Mar. 21, 1861, and was commissioned colonel of the 3rd North Carolina Inf. He was promoted to brigadier general for gallantry at the battle of Seven Pines, to rank from June 3, 1862, and was given command of a brigade in Gen. A.P. Hill's division. From the Seven Days battles to Chancellorsville, Pender fought with great distinction, being wounded 3 times. Promoted to major general on May 27, 1863, he led his...  

(1817-1872) Graduated in the West Point class of 1840. He earned a brevet for gallantry in the Mexican War. He was commissioned a brigadier general in the Provisional Army of the Confederacy on May 7, 1861 and major general on January 24, 1862. He fought with distinction at 1st Manassas, the 1862 Shenandoah Valley campaign, the 7 Days battles, and the 2nd Manassas campaign, where he lost a leg at the battle of Groveton. After the death of Stonewall Jackson, he was promoted to rank of lieutenant general and he commanded the 2nd Corps, Army of Northern...  

(1824-1863) He graduated in the West Point class of 1846, a class which was to furnish 24 general officers to the Union and Confederate armies during 1861-65. He won the brevets of captain and major during the Mexican War. Resigning his U.S. Army commission, he became an instructor at the Virginia Military Institute in 1852. He earned the sobriquet "STONEWALL" for his gallant stand at the battle of 1st Manassas in 1861. He waged a magnificent campaign in 1862 in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, saw action at Harper's Ferry, Sharpsburg and...