Some reflect the pageantry and pride imbued in uniforms or encouragement from the sound of a bugle. Others show how a loved one was cherished through a photograph. This section displays objects that ...

For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans ... has buried over 6,800 soldiers. The task of piecing together Johnson's life story was left to ...

American Civil War soldier Daniel Walterhouse was wounded in 1862 when he was stabbed with a sword in a battle. He then spent the last decade of his life penniless and living in a home for the ...

On November 27, 1863, Union Private Robert Knox Sneden was captured by soldiers under ... visual record of life during the Civil War.” Sneden depicts the layout of Camp Lawton and its ...

I don't ever recall anything about Civil War and African American soldiers ... to their still-enslaved families. Camp Nelson presents an entirely new way of life for the recruits.

Many soldiers were wounded in combat, often at major battles such as Stones River and Gettysburg, but survived until long after the Civil War’s conclusion. An estimated 620,000 soldiers died ...

In this blog post, Jabour explores the multitude of women who dressed as men to fight—and die—in all the major battles of the Civil War ... conditions of camp life—most soldiers slept ...

The Confederate Civil War prisoner camp in Andersonville, Georgia, was an utter nightmare for the many soldiers held within. It was dangerously overcrowded, rife with disease, and food and medical ...

A film featuring the story of the 5th Regiment, U.S. Colored Cavalry in the Civil ... the soldiers and sounds of popular music of the era will bring the unit’s story to life. “Camp Delaware ...