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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Everyday Life in the Civil War
Posted by Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Images, Letters & Diaries, Maps, Rare BooksCivilWarHome.com is a great site with a ton of information on life during the civil war. Their main page is separated in several categories including Medicine, Biographies, and Essays each with numerous links and descriptions for subcategories.
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Exactly 150 years ago today, federal troops entered Salt Lake City in order to securely install federally appointed governor, Alfred E. Cumming, and removed the Mormon governor of nearly a decade, Brigham Young. The article The Brink of War explains the Utah War and the history of how this Morman Zion gained its statehood. What […]
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History Net is an online collection of history magazines that has daily posts of the latest articles from history magazine. The site also features images, videos, and daily quizzes from all periods of modern history. Under features for today there was an article about Confederate discontent following their defeat at Gettysburg. The History Net also […]
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The South, the Republican party, & the Harpers Ferry Raid
Posted by sailerd Published in Antebellum (1840-1861), Historic PeriodicalsOne interesting aspect of John Brown’s attack on Harpers Ferry in October 1859 was the lack of a uniform response in the South. Even though Brown hoped to destroy slavery with his raid in western Virginia, southerners had a variety of responses. Many southern newspapers published articles in late October 1859 that held Republicans responsible […]
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Marching to the Sea
Posted by Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Images, Maps, Recent News, Recent ScholarshipAt the recent unveiling of the House Divided project, held June 13th at Dickinson College, Pullitzer prize-winning author and Civil War historian Mark Neely spoke on party politics during the 1850s. He also allowed us a brief interview, during which time we were able to get his impression on Sherman’s March to the Sea and […]
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The University of Houston has created a “Digital History” website. There are lots of nice features such as lesson plans and student resources, as well as many experts from textbooks. The site also features digital “eXplorations” which allows students to have a more interactive approach in research. Here is a great example of such site […]
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Civil War @ Smithsonian
Posted by Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Images, Places to Visit, Recent ScholarshipThe Smithsonian Institute presents an online review of its Civil War collections at its CivilWar@Smithsonian website. The site contains a number of smaller pages offering brief over views and accompanying images. The topics covered range from Slavery & Abolition to Life & Culture of the period. Images include portraits of important characters in each topic, […]
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I was looking around on American Memory and found two pictures of “contraband” camps that were in Harpers Ferry. As I have not seen pictures of these types of camps before, I thought I would point them out. See them here and here.
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I ran into a great site today with tons of transcribed documents from the civil war. There are several categories to choice from including Soldiers Letters, Battle Reports, and Diaries. Its a great place to gain an insight on everyday life throughout the civil war.
