Historical Resources to Contextualize the Storming of the U.S. Capitol
The events that occurred at our nation’s Capitol on January 6, 2021 are not only shocking in today’s world, but also generated …
Category: Military History
Printing the Legend: The Unseen Courage of Harriet Tubman
Featured Image: Map of the Underground Railroad. Tubman used the route which ran from Maryland to Wilmington, Delaware, then to Albany, New …
Battling Ballots: Absentee Voting and the Civil War
In this installment of our Battling Ballots series, when the United States is in the middle of a Civil War and a …
#AskACWM: Alternatives to USPS
Despite altering how we interact with one another in-person, most of us have access to social media, Zoom, or Facetime on our …
Southern Federals?!
We love hearing about our visitors’ Civil War travels and experiences. Tom from Ann Arbor, Michigan wrote in about a perplexing listing …
Book Talk Q&A with Michael Hardy
Join us this Saturday for a Book Talk with Michael Hardy. Mr. Hardy was kind enough to answer a couple questions ahead …
August 2017 Documents of the Month | 1865 Parole Passes
By John Coski Historian Most Civil War students are familiar with the parole passes issued to the soldiers of General R. …
July 2017 Artifact of the Month | J.E.B.'s Invention
By Robert Hancock Senior Curator & Director of Collections What is it? In 1859 Lieutenant (later Confederate general) J.E.B. Stuart received …
July 2017 Document of the Month | Letter of John Fite
By John Coski Historian The recipient of the Museum’s 2015-2016 Founders Award, which recognizes excellence in the editing of primary source documents, …
June 2017 Documents of the Month | Camp Sketches
By John Coski Historian The most popular subjects of sketches by Civil War soldiers were their camps – no doubt a …
Off The Beaten Path | Albert D. J. Cashier
This blog series features lesser-known stories from the Civil War era. By Liz Ale Visitor Engagement Associate Albert D. J. Cashier was similar to other …