People

On both sides, families were divided. Many had relatives who fought for the opposite side. Mary Todd Lincoln, for example, had three half-brothers who fought and died for the South.

African American Fighters

Clara Barton

Generals - Sheridan and Sherman

Mary Todd Lincoln

Presidents Lincoln and Davis

A quote from Lincoln's first Inaugural Address:

"I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so."

M. Brady and H. B. Stowe

General Hooker -- This one has a challenge for the Class of 2009!

Frederick Douglass

**First hand account of a child of slavery from the Federal Writers Project:** relative of Morgan Freeman: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives/teachers/mov/aal2-lp1-clip2_320.mov