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Born August 26, 1806 • Tennessee
Died October 16, 1882 (aged 76) • near Nashville • Tennessee
Role In American Civil War • secession
Judah Benjamin
Judah P. Benjamin
American lawyer and politician
Campbell, John Archibald
John Archibald Campbell
American jurist
Albert Pike
Albert Pike
Confederate general
Robert Augustus Toombs
Robert A. Toombs
American politician
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Richard S. Ewell
Confederate general
Abraham Lincoln portrait
Abraham Lincoln
president of United States
Portrait of Jefferson Davis wearing a dark suit and bow tie, with short wavy hair and a pointed beard, set against a blue oval background.
Jefferson Davis
president of Confederate States of America
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Confederate general
Stonewall Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
Confederate general
Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
president of United States
Albert Sidney Johnston, c. 1860-62
Albert Sidney Johnston
Confederate general
Lew Wallace
Lewis Wallace
American author, soldier, and diplomat
Jubal Early
Jubal A. Early
Confederate general
Jeb Stuart
Jeb Stuart
Confederate officer
Wade Hampton
Wade Hampton
Confederate general
Belle Boyd
Belle Boyd
Confederate spy
Blair, Francis Preston, Jr.
Francis Preston Blair, Jr.
American politician
Stanton, Edwin M.
Edwin M. Stanton
American lawyer and government official
John C. Breckinridge
John C. Breckinridge
vice president of United States
John Singleton Mosby
John Singleton Mosby
Confederate military officer and statesman