http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders View images of Union leaders from the Civil War, like Abraham Linoln and Ulysses S. Grant, and learn more about the roles they played in this bloody engagment. en Copyright 2013, History.com Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-22T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo1 As president, Abraham Lincoln (1808-1865, painting from 1860) preserved the Union during the Civil War. Renowned as an intelligent and eloquent speaker, Lincoln was assassinated in 1865. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo2 President Abraham Lincoln flanked by Major Alan Pinkteron and General John McClernand at a Union camp in Sharpsburg, Maryland in 1862. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo3 Statue of Abraham Lincoln sculpted by Daniel Chester French from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo4 Ulysses S Grant (1822-1885, lithograph from 1867), commander of the Union army between 1864-1865, became the 18th President of the United States. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo5 General Ulysses S. Grant at Cold Harbor, Virginia in 1864 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo6 Ulysses S. Grant's tomb in New York City. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo7 William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891, painting from 1866), Union general, led his forces in crushing campaigns through the South, from Georgia to the Carolinas. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo8 General William Tecumseh Sherman on horseback at a Union fort in Atlanta, Georgia, 1864. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo9 Union General George Meade (1815-1872) played a critical role in defeating Confederate forces in the Battle of Gettysburg (photograph by Matthew Brady). http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo9 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo10 The uniform of Union General George Meade included his blouse, hat, sword belt, sash, kepi and presentation weapon. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo10 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo11 Union General Ambrose Burnside (1824-1881) commanded troops in several battles, including Antietam and Fredricksburg. Sideburns are named after this general (photograph by Matthew Brady). http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo11 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo12 Union General George McClellan (1826-1885 ) led the Army of the Potomac through various campaigns in Virginia. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo12 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo13 President Abraham Lincoln with General George McClellan (third from left) at his headquarters in Antietam, Maryland in 1862. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders/photo13