A Nation Unraveled

During the American Civil War, clothing became central to the ways people waged war and experienced its cost. Through the clothes they made, wore, mended, lost, and stole, Americans expressed their allegiances, showed their love, confronted social and economic challenges, subverted expectations, and, ultimately, preserved their history. Join us as author Sarah Weicksel draws on her book and focuses on artifacts—including those in the American Civil War Museum's collections—and their stories to explore how clothing was central to the ways people waged the Civil War and experienced its cost. Dr. Sarah Weicksel is a historian and material culture scholar and …

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