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Category: Military History

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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 …

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The dome of the US Capitol building.
African American History Military History Women's History
February 19, 2021 Kelly Hancock Whole map of the underground railroad.

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 …

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Elections Military History
September 30, 2020

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 …

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#AskACWM Military History
August 6, 2020 Morgan Floyd

#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 …

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#AskACWM Military History
April 28, 2020 John Coski

Southern Federals?!

We love hearing about our visitors’ Civil War travels and experiences. Tom from Ann Arbor, Michigan wrote in about a perplexing listing …

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Guest Blog Military History
August 13, 2018

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 …

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Collections Document of the Month Military History
August 11, 2017

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. …

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Artifact of the Month Collections Military History
July 21, 2017

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 …

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Books Collections Document of the Month Military History
July 17, 2017

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, …

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June 9, 2017

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 …

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Military History Off The Beaten Path
May 22, 2017

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 …

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