Facts

APUSH Definition — General Irvin McDowell (1818–1885) was an officer in the United States Army during the Civil War.

Key facts about William McKinley, Jr., twenty-fifth President of the United States.

Key facts about Major General James Birdseye McPherson who was killed while commanding the Army of the Tennessee during the Battle of Atlanta on July 22, 1864.

APUSH Definition — George Meade (1815–1872) was an officer in the United States Army during the Civil War. He was one of the most important Union commanders during the war and is most well-known for leading the Union Army to victory at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Key facts about Richard K. Meade, one of four West Point graduates to fight for the Union during the Civil War before switching sides.

Key facts about Samuel Medary, an Ohio newspaper publisher during the American Civil War who was a nationally prominent voice for Peace Democrats.

Key facts about the Mexican-American War.

Key facts about the Militia Act of 1862.

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 attempted to resolve sectional disputes over the extension of slavery in western territories of the United States. Here are the interesting facts, key details, and important dates about the Missouri Compromise.

Key facts about Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel, a world-renowned astronomer and a Union major general during the American Civil War.

John Hunt Morgan was a Confederate cavalry officer during the American Civil War. He is best known for leading several cavalry raids into Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio during the War of the Rebellion.

Key facts about William "Bull" Nelson who simultaneously served as a major general in the U.S. Volunteer Army and as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.

Key facts about Edson B. Olds, a Copperhead leader and three-term U.S. Congressman who federal officials arrested and imprisoned for disloyalty during the Civil War.

Key facts about Emerson Opdycke, a prominent Union general officer who played significant roles at the Battle of Chattanooga and the Battle of Franklin.

Key facts about Edward O.C. Ord, a career United States Army officer who played major leadership roles in both theaters of the American Civil War and as commander of the Department of the Ohio at the conclusion of hostilities.

Key facts about Confederate Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton who was vilified by Northerners for leaving the U.S. Army to fight for the South, and by Southerners for surrendering Vicksburg.

Key facts about George Hunt Pendleton a leading Congressional Peace Democrat during the American Civil War who also sponsored the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883.

APUSH Definition — George Pickett (1825–1875) was an officer in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He is known for being one of three commanders that led a failed assault on Union forces entrenched on Cemetery Ridge on July 3, 1863, known as Pickett’s Charge.

Key facts about Brigadier General Gideon J. Pillow who is is most remembered for abandoning Fort Donelson in 1861 to avoid being captured by Federal soldiers.

Key facts about Major General Alfred Pleasonton, a prominent Union cavalry officer who commanded the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign.