This blog complements the Library of Congress exhibition, “The Civil War in America.” This series of posts chronicles the sacrifices and accomplishments of those—from both the North and South—whose lives were lost or affected by the events of 1861–1865. To learn more about the object featured in this blog entry, visit the online exhibition.
Archive for the Civil War Category (15 posts)
"Came to the capital looking for liberty"
Elizabeth Keckley (1818–1907). Behind the Scenes or Forty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House. New York: G. W. Carlton, 1868. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
"After the battle"
Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson (1824–1863) to James Shields (1810–1879), June 11, 1862. Julian DeForest Venter Collection of Stonewall Jackson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
"Quiet is very necessary to us"
Mary Todd Lincoln to Julia Ann Sprigg, May 29, 1862, Mary Todd Lincoln Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
"In our crushing bereavement"
Mary Todd Lincoln to Julia Ann Sprigg, May 29, 1862, Mary Todd Lincoln Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
"For God’s sake don’t let us fail"
David Dixon Porter (1813–1891) to Montgomery C. Meigs (1816–1892), May 14, 1862, Montgomery C. Meigs Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (051.00.00)
"Should not I die as well as they?"
James Billingslea Mitchell (1844–1891) to his father, February 23, 1862. James B. Mitchell Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
"God alone can tell"
Mr. Gregory (?), Beaufort County, Prince William Parrish, South Carolina. Diary entry, November 22, 1861. Greenwood Plantation Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (033.00.00)
"Like the sun to the solar system"
Alonzo Ameli (1838–1912) to brother Peter Ameli, September 18, 1861. Alonzo Ameli Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (038.00.00)
"What is my crime?"
Eugenia Levy Phillips (1819 – 1902). Prison diary, August 30, 1861. Philip Phillips Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress