Basic Page Origins of the Civil War Origins of the Civil War Led by: Prof. James Oakes (CUNY Graduate Center) Course Number: AMHI 640 Semesters: Spring 2020, Fall 2024 Image: A photograph of African Americans near a canal in Richmond, Virginia, by Alexander Gardner, 1865 (The Gilder...
News A Black Soldier’s Civil War Diary Written by Stephanie Townrow and Mary Kate Kwasnik. William Woodlin enlisted in the United States Colored Infantry 8th Regiment in October 1863 and kept a journal during his service. Woodlin’s entries describe camp life, his service...
Lesson Plan Women and the Civil War 9, 10, 11, 12 Introduction The growth of manufacturing in the decades prior to the Civil War transformed the country. The nation experienced the appearance of cities, manufacturing, and a commitment to wage labor at the same time as the expansion...
Collection Landing Page The Civil War, 1861-1865 The Civil War, 1861-1865 Letters and documents recount the secession crisis and the American Civil War through general orders, orderly books, recruitment broadsides, maps, photographs, newspapers, and the journals, official dispatches...