True and compelling stories from the American Civil War.
Most of us love going to the movies. Whether we are there to be entertained, enlightened, or to be exposed to other worlds, we love sitting in the darkened theater to “be told a new story.”
National Park Week Celebration Continues: The Movies 100 Years Ago Read More »
Early Life Clara Barton (1821-1912) was born in Oxford, Massachusetts, the youngest of five children in a middle-class family. When she was eleven, one of her brothers was seriously injured
Clara Barton: Dedicated Life to Helping the Injured and Unfortunate Read More »
First woman to openly teach former slaves at a school in Georgia. Only African-American woman to publish a memoir of her work during the Civil War: Reminiscences of My Life
Susie King Taylor (1848-1912), Educator, Author, Activist Read More »
Civil War Soldier Sarah Emma Edmonds served during the Civil War using the alias Franklin Thompson. Dressed as a man, Edmonds enlisted in the Second Michigan Regiment of Volunteer Infantry
Sarah Emma Edmonds (1841-1898) Read More »
How the Civil War Changed Funeral Practices Medical and scientific advances often arise from wars and other crises. During the Civil War, one of the changes needed was an improved
Embalming Becomes Common During Civil War Read More »
