In the summer of 1863, the town of Carlisle, PA became the one of the northern-most posts of the Confederate Army. An account of the occupation of Carlisle during the Battle of Gettysburg by Richard Edling appears on civilwaralbum.com. 145 years ago this week, Dickinson College became host to General Ewell’s troops. Edling provides modern […]
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I was searching the Brady-Handy Collection on the Library of Congress website and found an interesting picture of Washington D.C. that I wanted to highlight. You can see the Trinity Episcopal church with the US Capital in the background. To see the full image, go here. Seven other images are available in that collection, including […]
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I want to point out an article that the Chicago Press & Tribune published on July 1, 1858. Almost two months before the first 1858 debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, the Tribune provided an account of the exchange between those two Illinois politicians in October 1854. Even though the Tribune described the event […]
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At CivilWar.com there is some pretty cool features like this interactive map thhat shows where battles occurred during the Civil War. I am not sure how reliable a lot of the information is, but there is an Archives that has a list of more than 100 online resources for topics related to the Civil War. […]
