Characters from The Last Full Measure

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Robert E. Lee - This character commands the Army of Northern Virginia and rides a horse called Traveler.

Ulysses S. Grant - This character leads the entire Federal army and later becomes President of the United States for two terms.

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain - This character gains notice after a bayonet charge in the Battle of Gettysburg.

James Longstreet - This character is a commander who confers with the head of the army of Northern Virginia.

William Tecumseh Sherman - This character marches to the sea cutting off Southern forces from the west,...
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