Had command of the Southern forces for the battle of First Bull Run and who planned an attack on the Federals' left flank
Pierre G. T. Beauregard
Union general who was in command at Fort Monroe and first determined that escaped slaves could be regarded as contraband of war
Benjamin Butler
Commanded the Union forces at First Bull Run
Irwin McDowell
Commanded the Southern forces in the Shenandoah before First Bull Run and brought them from the Valley by rail in time for the battle
Joseph E. Johnston
General who surrendered Fort Donelson to the Union army
Simon B. Buckner
Commanded the "lost division" at Shiloh who took the wrong road to help relieve Union forces fighting there
Lew Wallace
Former Secretary of War who commanded forces at Fort Donelson and escaped before the surrender
John Floyd
Confederate cavalry leader who led a "ride around" the Union troops in Virginia
J.E.B. Stuart
Union naval leader who captured New Orleans
David Farragut
Appointed in command of Missouri and issued a proclamation freeing the slaves there only to have Lincoln revoke the proclamation
John C. Fremont
Led a magnificent campaign in the Shenandoah Valley to clear the Union troops out of the Valley
Stonewall Jackson
Took over command of the Army of Northern Virginia to lead the South in the Seven Days Battle
Robert E. Lee
Union general who let the Confederates slip out of the Shenandoah Valley to reinforce the Southern armies for the battle of First Bull Run
Robert Patterson
Commander of the Union Department of the Missouri and then overall commander in the West
Henry Halleck
General who was placed in command of Union forces as well as made General-in-Chief after First Bull Run to organize and train the armies; Devised a strategy to turn the Confederate troops in Virginia by attacking from the South
George B. McClellan
Commanded Union forces in the Shenandoah who was defeated by the Confederates in 1862
Nathaniel Banks
Flag Officer in command of the gunboat fleet that helped capture Forts Henry and Donelson
Andrew H. Foote
Overall commander of Confederate forces in the West who made the mistake of adopting a passive defense and dispersing his forces, thus allowing them to be defeated serially; commanding general at Shiloh who died there
Albert Sidney Johnston
Bishop who also was a general and led the Confederate forces to take Columbus, Kentucky.
Leonidas Polk
Shipbuilder who designed the Monitor
John Ericsson
Second in command of the Southern forces at Fort Donelson who was convinced that the Southern forces should not complete their breakout attempt and who then escaped before the surrender
Gideon Pillow
Confederate general who fooled the Union army into thinking that the Confederates had many more forces on the York peninsula
John B. Magruder
Union commander of the Department of the Ohio who commanded the forces in Bowling Green and who showed up at the right moment at Shiloh
Don Carlos Buell
Union commander who led the forces that captured Forts Henry and Donelson and at Shiloh
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