Others show how a loved one was cherished through a photograph. This section displays objects that helped the soldier get through the atrocities of war—objects that have helped generations since in ...

The Civil War ... soldiers. In the South, most slaveholders were convinced that their slaves would remain loyal to them. Some did, but the vast majority crossed Union lines as soon as Northern ...

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Saturday will mark 160 years since more than 20 Black Civil War soldiers fighting for the Union were massacred in Simpsonville, Kentucky. A snow-covered stretch of ...

As many as 20% of Civil War soldiers were younger than 18 ... to teach blacks of all ages to read and write. And like young Northern whites, young African Americans joined the army and fought ...