The American Civil War, 1861-1865
Artifacts
- Dixie's Land: Original Handwritten Composition
- Richmond, Virginia
- Lincoln's Top Hat
- Washington, DC
- Flag Torn by John Wilkes Booth
- Washington, DC
Stories
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America's Oddest Election: 1860
The sure win that Lincoln nearly lost
The Rock of Chickamauga
Lee. Grant. Jackson. Sherman. Thomas. Yes, George Henry Thomas belongs in that company. The trouble is that he and Grant never really got along.
Gettysburg: Slaughter on Cemetary Ridge
In only minutes, Union guns at Gettysburg silenced the Confederacy's bold invasion of the North.
He Did Hold Lincoln's Hat
Senator Douglas's act is verified, at last, by first-hand testimony
Was Jefferson Davis Captured in a Dress?
A story that the Confederate president donned a petticoat to evade capture emerged right after Union cavalrymen apprehended him in Georgia at war's end. But is it true?
The Miracle on Missionary Ridge
The Union stood in danger of losing an entire army at Chattanooga. Then U.S. Grant arrived, and direected the most dramatic battle of the Civil War.
Sites
- Gettysburg National Military Park
- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- National Museum of Civil War Medicine
- Frederick, Maryland
- Vicksburg National Military Park
- Vicksburg, Mississippi