John Brown’s Rifle This Sharps rifle, one of two on display in the Smithsonian History Museum in Washington, DC, was
Jackson’s map. Photo Credit. One of the greatest artifacts from the Battle of Chancellorsville is this rough map of the
The most famous fighting from the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 occurred in the climax of the battle, what is
Swords and pistols on the walls of the governor’s palace in Williamsburg, VA. They showed the power and might of
Reconstruction of the palace of the royal governor in Wiliamsburg, Virginia. During colonial times it was the seat of royal
Captain John Smith The water front of Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English speaking settlement in the New World, is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cme-n7wV3s The American Civil War was a pivotal point in the history of our nation, yet many people do not
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv477V6tKew The National Archives had recently put up a website with the papers of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams,
Captain Robert Scott took a gramophone on his expedition to the south pole. Here is one of the dogs, named
New video on the little known Stephen’s Battery, one of the first attempts in America to build an Ironclad.
Henry Patrick Henry, the orator of the Revolution, wrote this letter to his daughter Anne upon her marriage: My Dear Daughter— You
Davies One of the lesser known preachers of the Great Awakening on the 18th century was Samuel Davies. His main