These objects belonged to the men and boys who fought on the front lines for both Confederate and Union forces ... This section displays objects that helped the soldier get through the atrocities of ...
In this blog post, Jabour explores the multitude of women who dressed as men to fight—and die—in all the major battles of the Civil War. 'I Wanted to Do My Part': Women as Soldiers in Civil ...
The Battle of Cold Harbor was the Confederacy’s last major Civil War victory. Does it offer any insight into the mysterious ...
(WANE) — Nearly 180,000 African American men fought for the Union in the ... the vital role Black soldiers played in the Civil War. It features Lincoln-era photographs, letters, documents ...
On the morning of September 29, 1864, as dawn broke over eastern Virginia, some 700 1 black soldiers in the 4th and 6th regiments of the Union Army ... a footnote in Civil War history—a battle ...