A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century.

Profiles the Maryland slave who ran away and eventually returned to the South to help other slaves escape and spy for the Union army, and describes how the Underground Railroad helped bring slaves to freedom.

Profiles the West Point graduate who became a soldier during the Mexican War in 1846, and describes how his actions as a Confederate general during the Civil War led others to call him "Stonewall."

A biography of the commander of the Union troops during the Civil War.