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Rarely displayed Civil War paintings to be made available on website
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Rarely displayed paintings of Charleston during the Civil War by a Confederate soldier, including an iconic rendering of the submarine H.L. Hunley, are being made available this […]
Condensing the Civil War is no easy task
McLEAN, Va. — The list of battles is daunting even for the most fervent Civil War enthusiast: Bull Run, Shiloh, the Seven Days Battles at Richmond, second Bull Run, Antietam, […]
Sensational Civil War death explored in 3 new exhibits in Virginia
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Col. Elmer Ellsworth never stepped foot in Fort Ward, but a lock of his hair and his uniform cap have made it here to the grounds of […]
Getaways: the 1860s
This weekend, Baltimore will commemorate 150 years since the Pratt Street Riot in 1861. Friday will kick off with a symposium by the Maryland Historical Society titled, “Land of the […]
Army medical museum to close in DC, reopen in Md.
WASHINGTON — A museum that holds the world’s largest collections of brains and microscopes is preparing to close its doors at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington and […]
Md. Civil War museum collects Japan donations
FREDERICK — The National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick says it’s collecting donations for Japanese earthquake victims in honor of American Red Cross founder Clara Barton. The museum […]
Craig A. Thompson: Honoring the life of Rev. Harvey Johnson
As we reach the end of another month-long celebration of African-American history, it would be irresponsible to neglect mentioning one of the pioneers in our city who worked tirelessly to […]
Civil War exhibit kicks off Md. historical culture promotion
Baltimore began its commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with the opening of a new exhibit Wednesday at the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards. The celebration […]
Jack L.B. Gohn: Because they had no choice
The history of white and black in this country has largely been marked by separateness. Whites in the manse, blacks in the slave quarters; whites on the paved streets, blacks […]
