Montgomery Meigs (1816-1892) Union Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs was appointed to his post in May 1861. Meigs headed the army expedition to Fort Pickens, Florida in 1861. He frequently conferred with President Lincoln about military affairs and military weapons, beginning with… Abraham Lincoln’s White House >

George Meade (1815-1872) Union Army General George Meade commanded the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Gettysburg two days after he assumed command. Because Meade was a Pennsylvanian, President Lincoln thought he would “fight well on his own…” Abraham Lincoln’s White House >

Irvin McDowell (1818-1885) Union Army General Irvin McDowell commanded the Army of Potomac in the first Battle of Bull Run and was relieved shortly thereafter. He met with Mr. Lincoln and Cabinet officials on June 29, 1861 to discuss his plans for confronting… Abraham Lincoln’s White House >

Links to Civil War Sites American Civil War Homepage (University of Tennessee): https://www.lib.utk.edu/special/featured-collections/digital-civil-war-collection/ American Civil War: http://fs.dai.net/ac/909400/… Abraham Lincoln’s White House >

Books by or about Mr. Lincoln’s Contemporaries Ambrose, Stephen. Halleck: Lincoln’s Chief of Staff, (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1990)   Anders, Curt. Henry Halleck’s War: A Fresh Look at Lincoln’s… Abraham Lincoln’s White House >

Links to Mr. Lincoln CSPAN American Presidents series: http://www.americanpresidents.org/presidents/president.asp?PresidentNumber=16 Grolier Encyclopedia Entry on Abraham Lincoln: … Abraham Lincoln’s White House >

Books about Mr. Lincoln Anastaplo, George. Abraham Lincoln: A Constitutional Biography (Lanham Maryland: Rowland & Littlefield, 1999)   Anderson, Dwight. Abraham Lincoln: The Quest for Immortality (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1962)   Angle, Paul M. Here I Have Lived: A History of… Abraham Lincoln’s White House >

George B. McClellan (1826-1885) George B. McClellan, known as “Little Mac” and “Little Napoleon,” was the Union General who served as both Commander of the Army of the Potomac and General in Chief after the resignation of General Winfield Scott (whom McClellan circumvented) in November 1861. He maintained his headquarters in… Abraham Lincoln’s White House […]

Joseph Hooker (1814-1879) Joseph “Fighting Joe” Hooker was the Union Army General who succeeded General Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac in 1863 despite his grandiose notions of becoming a dictator. He had a reputation for being aggressive in… Abraham Lincoln’s White House >

Joseph Holt (1807-1894) Judge Advocate General (1862-1865), Joseph Holt, was offered the post of Attorney General by President Lincoln in late 1864. A Kentucky Democrat turned Radical Republican, he had served briefly as Secretary of War under President Buchanan. He declined the second… Abraham Lincoln’s White House >