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: Off The Beaten Path
Manassas Defeats Bull Run
By John Coski, Museum Historian “So many battle-fields of the Civil War bear double names that we cannot believe the duplication has …
Off The Beaten Path | The Great Obscuration of October 1865
By Chris Graham Mellon Curator Some editors called it the “great obscuration,” but despite the lighthearted superstition, Americans were extremely well informed …
Off The Beaten Path | Wallace Turnage
This blog series features lesser-known stories from the Civil War era. By Cathy Wright Curator Five: the number of times that an enslaved teenager named …
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 …
Introducing "Off The Beaten Path"
By Leo Rohr Marketing Manager When many people think of the American Civil War they picture battles and campaigns, soldiers and generals, but …