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Posted by: Michelle Krowl
In 1864, Anson Burlingame, an American diplomat in China, received a telegram from his counterpart in Russia with a simple message: Abraham Lincoln had been reelected president. Yet there was a complexity behind the simplicity.
Posted in: Civil War, Of Note, Politics, War and Society
Posted by: Michelle Krowl
Join us on December 5 for a conversation with historian Elizabeth D. Leonard about her recent biography of the controversial politician and Civil War general Benjamin F. Butler, whose “noisy, fearless life” defied the caricatures history attached to him.
Posted in: Civil War
Posted by: Josh Levy
A newly launched exploratory Story Map reveals the histories and geography of America’s bloodiest battle in a fascinating new way.
Posted in: Civil War, Digital Collections, War and Society
Posted by: Lewis Wyman
Join the Manuscript Division for a special night of Live! at the Library on Thursday, May 19, from 5 pm to 8 pm in the Thomas Jefferson Building in honor of the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial.
Posted in: Civil War, Events, War and Society
Posted by: Josh Levy
Ainsworth Rand Spofford (1825-1908) was one of the longest-serving Librarians of Congress. But in 1861 he was uncertain about living in Washington, and busily covering the Civil War as a journalist. His letters home tell the tale.
Posted in: Civil War, Library of Congress History, War and Society
Posted by: Ryan Reft
As the year draws to a close, it seems like a good time to look back and highlight some of the political, social, cultural, military, and scientific manuscript collections and resource guides that the Manuscript Division has recently made available for researchers to explore. We’re already hard at work acquiring, arranging, and describing the historical …
Posted in: Civil War, Science and Technology, War and Society, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
On the 200th anniversary of Clara Barton’s birth on Christmas Day 1821, a look at Barton’s birthday diary entries and her published holiday greetings reveals the complexities of this well-known figure. Volunteer to transcribe and review newly added materials from the Clara Barton Papers on the Library of Congress’s By the People crowdsourced transcription website during Barton’s birthday month.
Posted in: Civil War, Diaries, War and Society, Women's & Gender History