Bobrick says the book is a story constructed from about 90 letters written by Webb during the Civil War. Up until 1998, those letters were ... He recalls after writing about the American ...

Envelope for stationary packet, "Torch of Love," George W. Fisher Bookseller and Stationer, Rochester, New York. Image courtesy of the National Museum of American History. Sarepta Revis was a 17 ...

They could bring tragedy upon us the likes of which we haven’t seen since Sherman’s march to the Sea — the most destructive operation against civilians during the Civil War (1861–65).

These are just some of the letters written to Mississippi Gov. John Pettus (1859-1863) in the era leading up to the Civil War that have been documented and put on a website, for the public to view.

A new collection of primary source documents, "The 1863 Stibbs Family Civil War Era Letters," is the third set of letters ...

For Civil War historian Kevin Levin, the letter exemplifies American's perceptions of the Civil War. "On one hand people are embracing the words of this beautiful letter and on the other hand you ...

A letter written on patriotic stationary circa 1860s. More than 30,000 men from Brooklyn fought in the American Civil War. Bennett family collection/Brooklyn Historical Society ...

A previously unknown and unpublished Civil War-era letter from President Abraham Lincoln has been acquired by the Raab Collection — and is being sold for $85,000. Here are details.

A recently discovered letter written by President Abraham Lincoln that offers a glimpse into his thinking during the early part of the Civil War sold this week in Pennsylvania for $85,000 ...