Jefferson Davis was a Mexican war hero, U.S. senator from Mississippi, U.S. secretary of war and president of the Confederate States of America. (1808-1889)
Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president of the United States in November 1860 before the Civil War. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863 as a war measure to give freedom to the slaves in the states where the anti-slavery rebellion had been to allow ex-slaves to fight in the Civil War.
Robert E. Lee was an American and a Confederate soldier. He commanded the army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862, until his surrender in 1865.
Ulysses S. Grant was an American, politician who was the 18th president of the United States of America. (1869-1877)
William Carney was an African American soldier during the American Civil War. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1900.
Philip Bazaar was a United States Navy seaman who was awarded the Medal of Honor. He distinguished himself during the battle for Fort Fisher.