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Mathew Brady Photographs - Maggie Mitchell
The petite, always youthful, comedienne Maggie Mitchell began her stage career with walk-on roles while still a child. At the age of twenty-one, ...
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John Brown by James Wallace Black
This photograph depicts John Brown in 1859, the year of his insurrection at Harpers Ferry. James Wallace Black (1825–1896) Albumen silver print, 1859 ...
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Union drum
Union drum. This 1864 military-issue rope-tension snare drum was made by Ernest Vogt of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The drum was used in the Civil War by ...
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General Tecumseh Sherman's Campaign Hat
This campaign hat was worn by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman. Division of the History of Technology, Armed Forces History ...
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Union Uniform
The typical uniform of the Union soldier consisted of a blue forage cap with black leather visor (a Hardee hat is shown here), a dark blue sack coat ...
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Union Uniform
The typical uniform of the Union soldier consisted of a blue forage cap with black leather visor (a Hardee hat is shown here), a dark blue sack coat ...
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CivilWar@Smithsonian Timeline
Colonel Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army. ... is killed by a local innkeeper and is the first officer to die in the war. ...
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U.S. National flag
This thirty-five-star U.S. national flag has a star pattern of five rows of seven. The thirty-fifth star, representing the state of West Virginia, ...
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Knife, fork and plate from Libby Prison
This knife, fork, and plate was issued to prisoner of war Colonel John S. Crocker, 93rd New York Volunteers, by the commandant of Libby Prison, Richmond, ...
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Henry rifle
About 14000 Henry’s were made between 1860 and 1866 by the New Haven Arms Company. The Henry rifle was developed from the Volcanic firearms system and was ...
