Abraham Lincoln did not issue the Emancipation Proclamation until January 1, 1863, nearly two years into the war. Why didn't…
Join us at the Pry Field Hospital Museum for a tour of the instruments used by a surgeon in the…
The story of the prisons of the Civil War is a very sad one. Thousands of men died from disease…
An interview with NPS ranger Chris Mekow about the death of Albert Sidney Johnston at the Battle of Shiloh.
Come with us aboard the Friendship in Salem harbor, a replica of a 1797 American East Indiaman, and discuss the…
Discover the number one cause of death and suffering during the Civil War - disease.
Boxing Day is widely celebrated in countries that are part of the British Commonwealth. It's origins are obscure, but they…
Explore with us the history of the thanksgiving, on it's 150th year of annual celebration, rrom the feasts of ancient…
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, which he gave at the commemoration of the Gettysburg Cemetery on November 19, 1863 was only…