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1. Front Parlor, Petersen House, the house where Lincoln died Front Parlor, Petersen House, the house where Lincoln died Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Civil War; Assassinations; Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865; Petersen House; Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882; Stanton, Edwin M. (Secretary of War), 1814-1869 The front parlor of the Petersen House is restored to its appearance on the night of April 14-15, 1865. The house is operated by the National Park Service and is open to the public.
2. Columbia, S.C., from the Capitol Columbia, S.C., from the Capitol United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial Works; Columbia, S.C., Burning of, 1865 Reproduction of a black and white photograph of Columbia taken from the Capitol. Source: Barnard, George N. Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign, Embracing Scenes of the Occupation of Nashville, the...
3. Letter from Jean K. Friedman to Edwin Rolfe Letter from Jean K. Friedman to Edwin Rolfe Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939; Friedman, Jean K.; Friedman, Laurence M.; Rolfe, Edwin, 1909-1954; Albacete, Spain Letter dated October 18, 1937 from Mrs. Jean K. Friedman to Ed Rolfe regarding the death of her son Laurence. Rolfe was a poet and journalist who began publishing newspaper artitcles attacking Nazism in...
4. Letter from Winifred to Edwin Rolfe Letter from Winifred to Edwin Rolfe Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939; Spain; New Republic; Refugees; War; Rolfe, Edwin, 1909-1954; Bates Butleigh, Winifred Letter from Winifred to Ed Rolfe, dated December 21, 1939. Rolfe was a poet and journalist who began publishing newspaper artitcles attacking Nazism in 1934. He was the Lincoln Battalion's poet laureate...
5. Slave Shackles, c. 1850 Slave Shackles, c. 1850 Slavery; Handcuffs; Stocks (Punishment); Fugitive slaves; Collars; Civil War Plantation owners and overseers used heavy iron shackles to punish and humiliate defiant slaves, both men and women and especially those who tried to run away. Slaves who had been sold were also shackled...
6. Reward Broadside Reward Broadside Slavery; Fugitive slaves; Civil War This notice states: "100 DOLLAR REWARD. Rannaway from the subscriber, on Monday, June 15, a negro woman, NELLY FORREST. She is about 45 years old, chunky built, large pouting mouth, good teeth, high cheekbones,...
7. The gun that killed Lincoln The gun that killed Lincoln Derringer; Assassinations; Ford's Theater; Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865; Civil War; Arms & armament; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 On the evening of April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth fired this small derringer into the back of Abraham Lincoln’s head, inflicting a mortal wound. Lincoln was attending a play at Ford's Theater. The...
8. At the front-line hospital in Muniessa, Spain At the front-line hospital in Muniessa, Spain Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939; Rolfe, Edwin, 1909-1954; Taft, Anne; Muniessa, Spain Black and white photograph. 5 cm x 5 cm. Group picture taken at a hospital in Muniessa, Spain. The central figure is Ed Rolfe, the woman to his left is Anne Taft; the woman to his right is a nurse from...
9. Letter from A.S. Coe to Samuel A. Jones Letter from A.S. Coe to Samuel A. Jones Civil War; Gettysburg; Jones, Samuel A., 1834-1912; Coe, A.S.; Culpepper, Pennsylvania; Medicines Letter from A.S. Coe to Samuel A. Jones dated September 29th, 1863 describing the battle of Gettysburg. Samuel A. Jones was a homeopathic physician and scholar of American Transcendentalism. He served...
10. Doctors are scarce, one out of three has gone to war Doctors are scarce, one out of three has gone to war Civil defense; World War II; War posters, American ; World War, 1939-1945--United States ; Poster, color, 28 x 22.1 in., published by the United States Government Printing Office
11. Illinois 34th Infantry Regiment Illinois 34th Infantry Regiment Illinois--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories; United States Army--Illinois Infantry Regiment, 34th (1861-1865); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories In 1901 the Illinois Adjutant General published revised reports about Illinois regiments in the Civil War. These regimental reports provide a detailed account of the men who served in the War; for example,...
12. Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Civil War Regiment Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Civil War Regiment Civil War; African American; Augustus Saint Gaudens Relief sculpture by Augustus Saint Gaudens shows Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.
13. Art Print, commemorating the celebration and creation of a "National day of thanksgiving" by Abraham Art Print, commemorating the celebration and creation of a "National day of thanksgiving" by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902; Civil War; Thanksgiving Black ink collage on newsprint of Civil War scenes, with center vignette of Lincoln receiving accolades from soldiers. Drawn by Thomas Nast. Titled "Thanksgving Day November 24, 1864." In center is large...
14. Slave Sale Broadside Slave Sale Broadside Slavery; Civil War; Fugitive slaves; Auctions; "Credit Sale of a Choice Gang of Slaves, Comprising Mechanics, Laborers, etc." The sale, Tuesday, February 5, 1856, by J. A. Beard and Maj. J. a. Beard, auctioneer, was held for the settlement of a co-partnership...
15. Allatoona Pass, Georgia, from the Etawah Allatoona Pass, Georgia, from the Etawah United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial Works Reproduction of a black and white photograph of Allatoona Pass, from the Etawah. Source: Barnard, George N. Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign, Embracing Scenes of the Occupation of Nashville, the...
16. Battlefield of New Hope Church, GA., No. 1 Battlefield of New Hope Church, GA., No. 1 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial Works Reproduction of a black and white photograph of the battlefield of New Hope Church, GA., No. 1. Source: Barnard, George N. Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign, Embracing Scenes of the Occupation of...
17. Rebel Works in front of Atlanta, No. 1 Rebel Works in front of Atlanta, No. 1 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial Works; Atlanta Campaign, 1864 Reproduction of a black and white photograph of the Rebel Works in front of Atlanta, No. 1. Source: Barnard, George N. Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign, Embracing Scenes of the Occupation of Nashville,...
18. The New Capitol, Columbia, S.C. The New Capitol, Columbia, S.C. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial Works; Columbia, S.C., Burning of, 1865 Reproduction of a black and white photograph of the New Capitol, Columbia, S. C. Source: Barnard, George N. Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign, Embracing Scenes of the Occupation of Nashville, the...
19. Web site: EyeWitness - history through the eyes of those who lived it Web site: EyeWitness - history through the eyes of those who lived it Civil War; Old West; 20th Century; World War I; World War II Web site from Ibis Communications, Inc.
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