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Photograph of Major General John White Geary on pin memorializing the Civil War. The pin is mounted on a velvet cushion in an ornate frame. Added by Ben Kaplow

Chromolithograph by Thomas Nast. Nast was a famous cartoonist in the nineteenth century. This image was first published in Harper's Weekly, Jamuary 24, 1864.  It was reproduced as a chromolithograph and sold at the Great Central Fair, also know as…

Branch of the WCAR.
"The report of thetreasurer of the Sanitary Commission shows that from June 27, 1861, to July 1, 1865, the receipts from the Sanitary fairs in the principalcities were $4,813,730.61, and the disbursements .$-l,530,77-t.95,…

Image showing the work of women related to the care of soldiers by women.

"On his left arm was suspended a large basket, which, on examination, we found contained an immense pone, as all Southerners denominate loaves of bread. The old man was naturally surprised whenwe relieved him of that bread, and tearing it in pieces,…

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- Calen McGee

Nast cartoon shows the variety of ways the press obtained information and the full circle of the process from obtaining the news to reading it at camp and at home. Image includes receipt of information from soldier and from escaped slaves joining…

Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States of America, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Confederate general…

A map made for General Beauregard after the the first battle of Bull Run from actual surveys by Captain D. B. Harris. This is a reproduction by General Abbot from a photograph in his possession
--from the description under the map

This map is…

Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862. Dedicated in 1867, Antietam National Cemetery, located within the boundaries of the Antietam National Battlefield, is the final resting place for more than 4,700 Union soldiers killed at the Battle of Antietam and on…