Battling Ballots: Before the War
Step into George Caleb Bingham’s 1852 celebration of American democracy, The County Election. In the boisterous and crowded scene, we see the …
Category: Military History
#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 …
A Confederate-Yankee Mystery | Shared Blog By Michael C. Hardy
By Michael C. Hardy Historian Michael C. Hardy is the 2010 North Carolina Historian of the Year. He specializes in writing about …
White House Wednesday | Ordnance Prototypes
By Robert Hancock Senior Curator and Director of Collections Today we might call President Jefferson Davis a micro-manager. He took interest in …