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Lyman Trumbull served as a United States Senator from Illinois for nearly three decades. During his tenure, he spearheaded the enactment of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution and the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

Key facts about Lyman Trumbull, a United States Senator from Illinois who spearheaded the enactment of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution and the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

Born into bondage in New York, escaped slave Sojourner Truth was a renowned champion for abolition, women's rights, temperance, and prison reform during the 19th Century.

Important facts about acclaimed abolitionist and women's rights supporter Sojourner Truth.

Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave and a conductor on the Underground Railroad who made between eleven and thirteen trips to the South escorting about seventy slaves to freedom. She was known as the “Moses of her people.”

Key facts about political activist, philanthropist, and Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman.

Key facts about the Tullahoma Campaign

The Tullahoma Campaign, also known as the Middle Tennessee Campaign, was a series of military engagements fought in south-central Tennessee from June 24 through July 3, 1863, during the American Civil War. The campaign secured middle Tennessee for the Union.

Brigadier General Erastus B. Tyler was a Union officer who participated in many of the major battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.

Key facts about Brigadier General Erastus B. Tyler, a Union officer who participated in many of the major battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.

The first U.S. President to assume office without being elected, 10th President John Tyler later served in the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.

Key facts about John Tyler, tenth President of the United States.

The Battle of Upperville, which took place on June 21, 1863, was one of the engagements during Robert E. Lee's Gettysburg Campaign.

The Battle of Upperville, which took place on June 21, 1863, was one of the engagements during Robert E. Lee's Gettysburg Campaign.

Key facts about the Utah War.

Also known as the Utah Expedition and Buchanan's Blunder, the Utah War was an armed confrontation between Mormon settlers in the Utah Territory and the armed forces of the United States government.

Key facts about the Battle of Utoy Creek.

The Battle of Utoy Creek was a military engagement between Union forces commanded by Major General John M. Schofield and Confederate forces commanded by General John B. Hood from August 5 to 7, 1864 during the Atlanta Campaign.

The Battle of Valcour Island was fought on October 11, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. It was part of the Canada Campaign and ended in a British victory, but American forces led by Benedict Arnold prevented the British from launching an invasion of the Hudson River Valley.