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Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. is a collection of photographs and ephemera related to the American Civil War. The bulk of the collection comprises ambrotypes , tintypes , and cartes de visite of individual soldiers and officers from both sides of the conflict.
The Soldiers' Free Library was established in Washington, D.C. during the American Civil War, to supply Union troops with reading material.The library also held other items for the troops' use, including crutches, stationery, and clothing, many of these handmade donations from women's organizations.
Color plate of surgical instruments from the MSHWR Color plate of a wound patient from the MSHWR. The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion, 1861–65 (the MSHWR) was a United States Government Printing Office publication consisting of six volumes, issued between 1870 and 1888 and "prepared Under the Direction of Surgeon General United States Army, Joseph K. Barnes".
Charles Bruce Catton (October 9, 1899 – August 28, 1978) was an American historian and journalist, known best for his books concerning the American Civil War. [1] Known as a narrative historian, Catton specialized in popular history, featuring interesting characters and historical vignettes, in addition to the basic facts, dates, and analyses.
The National Digital Library exceeded its goal of making five million items available online by 2000. American Memory will continue to expand online historical content as an integral component of the Library of Congress's commitment to harnessing new technology as it fulfills its mission "to sustain and preserve a universal collection of ...
The Union Army Balloon Corps was a branch of the Union Army during the American Civil War, established by presidential appointee Thaddeus S. C. Lowe.It was organized as a civilian operation, which employed a group of prominent American aeronauts and seven specially built, gas-filled balloons to perform aerial reconnaissance on the Confederate States Army.
The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference. 2002. Weigley, Russell F. A Great Civil War: A Military and Political History, 1861–1865. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2000. Wink, Jay. April 1865: The Month That Saved America. New York: HarperCollins, 2006. ISBN 978-0060899684. First published 2001.
I am a good war hen, propaganda poster, ca. 1916.jpg 2,206 × 3,254; 2.46 MB I See What You Mean LCCN2015633445.jpg 256 × 389; 92 KB Ich gehe hinaus an die Front.