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During the Civil War years, hundreds of thousands of soldiers wrote letters home, many containing card-sized photos of themself. By the end of the conflict, thousands of letters and images remained undelivered at the Dead Letter Office in…
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Join us as we step back into Civil War Washington, D.C. through the eyes of Clara Barton. On Saturdays at 1 p.m., Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum docents will guide guests through the neighborhood that Clara Barton…
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Join Park Ranger Caroline Liaupsin in an exploration of the National Mall in the years leading up to, during, and after the US Civil War. Discover the unique landscape design, territorial battles between government agencies, the structures that inhabited the mall, why there…
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The Civil War was responsible for popularizing canned goods.
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Join NMCWM Executive Director David Price at the Newberry Museum, in Newberry, South Carolina as he gives a special talk on the legacy of Civil War Medicine.
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Explore the link between the Civil War and one of history’s most infamous events
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Experience history come to life at the Pry House during a special living history event with the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry
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The conclusion of our series on the unusual connection between wine and the Civil War
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Join author and Antietam/South Mountain Battlefield tour guide Steven Stotelmyer as he shares fascinating stories from his new book.
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Learn more about the unusual connection between wine and the Civil War
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