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Archive for the Civil War Category (9 Posts)

Embroidered cloth showing a cartoon GI Joe-cupid character shooting a heart with the message "1943 To my eternal Valentine Dorsey Wife from Husband Dave, London."

This Just In: Newly Processed Manuscript Collections

Posted by: Lewis Wyman

Posted in: African American History, Civil War, Diaries, Journalism, Labor, Letters, Politics, Science and Technology, War and Society

Kaila Brugger standing dressed in yellow holding a diary.

A Deep Dive into Diaries in the Manuscript Division

Posted by: Elizabeth Novara

Posted in: African American History, Civil War, Diaries, Women's & Gender History

Handwritten message on printed telegram form

Of Note: Lincoln Reelected. Simple Message, Complex Messaging System

Posted by: Michelle Krowl

Posted in: Civil War, Of Note, Politics, War and Society

Stereograph of MAjor General Benjamin F. Butler with Butler two profile images of Butler circa 1861-1865, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.

Made at the Library: Benjamin Franklin Butler, Reevaluating the Man Behind the Caricatures

Posted by: Michelle Krowl

Posted in: Civil War

Handwritten copy (with deletions crossed out and additions added) of the first few sentence of Jefferson

Publication of New Story Map Antietam: “The Most Terrible Battle of the Age”

Posted by: Josh Levy

Posted in: Civil War, Digital Collections, War and Society

Handwritten copy (with deletions crossed out and additions added) of the first few sentence of Jefferson

Live! at the Library: Manuscript Division Items on Display in Honor of Lincoln Memorial Centennial

Posted by: Lewis Wyman

Posted in: Civil War, Events, War and Society

Handwritten copy (with deletions crossed out and additions added) of the first few sentence of Jefferson

Mr. Spofford Goes to Washington

Posted by: Josh Levy

Posted in: Civil War, Library of Congress History, War and Society

Handwritten copy (with deletions crossed out and additions added) of the first few sentence of Jefferson

New Collections and Highlights from 2021

Posted by: Ryan Reft

Posted in: Civil War, Science and Technology, War and Society, Women's & Gender History

Handwritten copy (with deletions crossed out and additions added) of the first few sentence of Jefferson

200 Years of Clara Barton Birthdays

Posted by: Elizabeth Novara

Posted in: Civil War, Diaries, War and Society, Women's & Gender History