John Parke is an unsung hero of the Civil War because he was present for all of it, a leader in most of it, and commander of the whole Army of the Potomac for a brief part of it. Yet, his work and...
Category - The Unsung Heroes of the Civil War
Harriet Tubman: Unsung Heroes of the Civil War
Harriet Tubman is well-known as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, but not as well-known for her exemplary Civil War service as a nurse, scout, and spy for the Union. Here is her remarkable and...
Mary Elizabeth Bowser: Unsung Heroes of the Civil War
Mary Jane Richards Bowser was an African-American woman, formerly enslaved by the Van Lew family in Virginia, who went on to be freed, and to work closely with the abolitionist daughter of that...