Conflict: Civil War
Clara Barton is well-known for her relief work on Civil War battlefields and for founding the American Red Cross, but did you know that right after the war, she created an organization to locate and identify missing soldiers? About 365,000 … Continue reading
Conflict: Civil War
President Lincoln, in his role as Commander-in-Chief, frequently intervened on behalf of individual soldiers. Their letters came to him from many sources, through different agencies and agents, and he read a great deal of them, commented on many, and interceded … Continue reading
Conflict: Civil War
On November 19, 1863, President Lincoln spoke a little over two minutes at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery. About fifteen thousand people were gathered for the ceremony, and the words they heard would quickly become part of the … Continue reading