Rulers of the North

12" Wooden Ruler made in U.S.A. of American-grown basswood. During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, all generals, or general officers, in the Union Army answered to the Commander-in-Chief. This was President Abraham Lincoln for the first 1,464 days of the conflict, and President Andrew Johnson for the final 24 days. Many of these men had military experience before the Civil War. George Meade (1815-1872) had previously fought in Florida in the Second Seminole War (1835-1842), and in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).  He is best known for defeating Confederate General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) at the Battle of Gettysburg (1863). One of the best-known names on the ruler is that of William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891), who was a brilliant military strategist, but at the same time ruthless in his harsh strategies which involved asking his 62,000 troops to live off the land, creating huge property damage, especially in northern and eastern Georgia. It’s very interesting to read some