Paying for the Civil War
It cost the equivalent of billions of dollars in today’s money, and left the US government crippled with debt. But how, exactly, did America pay for...
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The New South: After Reconstruction
After the American Civil War, the American South attempted a rebrand. But would it accept the progressive social and political changes of the...
Remembering the Civil War
No two Americans had the same experience of the Civil War – and everyone remembers it differently. Through the stories they told – and the artifacts...
Emancipation Proclamation Exposed
The Emancipation Proclamation is one of the most important and misunderstood documents in US history. So, what did it actually proclaim?
The Camera in the U.S. Civil War
The camera changed how many Americans saw the Civil War – and exposed millions to the horrors of conflict for the very first time
Did a Book Spark the Civil War?
It was published ten years before a shot was fired. And was written by a woman. How did Uncle Tom’s Cabin fan the flames of the American Civil War
Third Winchester Battlefield Park
April 9, 2022 @ 8:30 AM EDT | Winchester, VA
Fisher's Hill Battlefield
April 9, 2022 @ 8:30 AM EDT | Strasburg, VA
Lone Mountain Cemetery
April 9, 2022 @ 10:00 AM PDT | Carson City, NV
Canals in the Civil War Era
After the United States won the War of 1812, Americans wanted to develop a domestic economy. Domestic manufacturing and improved transportation would...