The following are a few letters from soldiers sent on St. Patrick’s Day during the Civil War. Fort Sumter, S.C. March 17, 1861 Hon. D. F. Jamison, Executive Office, Department of War: Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication...
On October 31, 1863, Harper’s Weekly featured a cartoon by artist Henry Louis Stephens about the controversial campaign of Clement Vallandignham, a leading Peace Democrat or “Copperhead” who was running for governor of Ohio. Under the image...
Over the past few days, Pope Francis has been visiting the United States and talking to families, prisoners and politicians. During the Civil War, politicians also sought the guidance and support of Pope Pius IX. Pius IX was Pope from June 161846 to his death in...
Library of Congress Acquires Collection of Civil War Images The Library of Congress recently took ownership of more than 500 rare Civil War images when 87-year-old Robin Stanford delivered her stereograph images from her collection to the library....
On January 3, 1863, Harper’s Weekly ran the following Thomas Nast image of Santa Claus visiting the Civil War Soldiers What can you see in the picture? There is so much to see in this photo. From the drummer boys playing with the Jack-in-the-box to...
Bringing Civil War Photos to Life with Color As you know I am a huge fan of having students use primary sources in the classroom. This is especially true when comes to using photographs from the Library of Congress. I have blogged about using images in the...
