Abraham Lincoln is one of the most famous and revered figures in American history. As the 16th President of the United States, he led the country through one of its most tumultuous periods, the Civil War, and played a pivotal role in the abolition of slavery. However,...
Harriet Tubman was a remarkable woman who dedicated her life to fighting for the freedom and rights of black people in America. Born into slavery in Maryland on March 6, 1820, she escaped slavery in 1849 and went on to become a leading abolitionist, suffragist, and...
In Pittsburgh’s Masonic Hall that evening on March 2, 1868, Clara Barton spoke to a crowd. She delivered a speech titled “Incidents of Army Life,” which highlighted her experience serving as a nurse and aid worker on Civil War battlefields. In...
While in office, Presidents George Washington, John Adams, and James Madison all proclaimed national days of Thanksgiving, but in the years that followed, the majority of these celebrations were restricted to specific states or territories. Journalist Sarah Josepha...
My colorization of Francis Brownell who received the Medal of Honor for killing James W. Jackson after Jackson shot Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth, colonel of the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Although Brownell didn’t receive the award until 1877, a dozen...
On December 22, 1864, Union General William T. Sherman presents the city of Savannah, Georgia, to President Abraham Lincoln. Sherman captured the city after his famous March to the Sea from Atlanta. Savannah had been one of the last major ports that remained open to...
