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Rev War A Glimpse at Everyday Life in the New England Colonies, 1763-1774 As is the case with modern America, the individual colonies of colonial America had distinct...	Civil War 10 Facts: Civil War Photography Learn about photography during the Civil War through these ten facts.	Native Americans and the Call to Serve There is no doubt that American Indians have been dealt a complex and difficult past in this nation...	Rev War Siege of Fort Ticonderoga Fort Ticonderoga, derived from the Iroquois word meaning “between two waters,” was aptly seated at...
Civil War Self-Emancipation: The Act of Freeing Oneself From Slavery Self-emancipation was the act of an enslaved person freeing him or herself from the bondage of...	Civil War The Lost Cause: Definition and Origins As the Civil War drew to a close in 1865, defeated Southerners looked around at the death and...	Civil War Everyday Life in a Civil War Hospital Over the course of the Civil War , at least 600,000 soldiers died from wounds or sickness. The vast...	Civil War Changes in Medicine During the 19th Century The medical profession is a highly specialized field where students dedicate years in schooling and...
The Season of Spooky Creatures Halloween brings a special magic to the transitional season of autumn, with its ghosts, goblins,...	Who Is the Real Pocahontas? Pocahontas is more than a character from a Disney movie. Born around 1597 Pocahontas was the real-...	An Interview With Air Force Veteran, Michael Barycki Recently, the Trust had the opportunity to interview Air Force veteran Michael Barycki and learn...	Civil War The Role of the USCT in the Civil War Originally not allowed to join the Army, by the end of the war, some 180,000 to 200,000 Blacks...
Civil War African Americans in the Civil War African Americans were freemen, freedmen, slaves, soldiers, sailors, laborers, and slaveowners...	Rev War The Battle of Great Bridge This page details the Battle of Great Bridge, an engagement fought in Virginia early on in the...	Civil War Female Nurses During the Civil War Learn about the roles of female nurses on and off of a Civil War battlefield.	Rev War Haunting Encounters With Revolutionary Ghouls While study of the American Revolution quite often emphasizes the lasting legacies of unalienable...