"Document of the Month" - January 2013
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Martha Washington: First Lady’s grandchildren were her top priority
On April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as our nation’s first president. His wife, Martha Washington, was not at his side. Washington had only received the election results two weeks earlier, on April 14, when Secretary of...
Scholar’s Blog - Brooks D. Simpson
January 20, 1863: "Mud March" of the Army of the Potomac After its bloody defeat in December 1862 the Army of the Potomac settled down for the winter around Falmouth, Virginia, on the north bank of the Rappahannock River across from...
"Document of the Month" - February 2013
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Scholar’s Blog - Aaron Sheehan-Dean
February 23, 1863: Vallandigham Denounces the Draft What is the proper way for Americans to express political opposition to an ongoing war? How can the party out of power maintain its own identity without appearing disloyal? Can party...
Former slave, Doctor Cuffee Saunders, 1781
Sometimes a simple document can open the door to a great story. Cuffee Saunders was a Black soldier during the Revolutionary War. The paperwork here is for “Cuffee Wells,” Wells being the name of Cuffee’s former slaveowner. When...
"Document of the Month" - April 2013
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Playing ball for the troops: Yankees/Dodgers/Giants exhibition benefit game, 1943
There’s no denying the important role that baseball has played in America’s past. It has always been considered more than a game, whether played by professional athletes or kids at the sandlot. This was never more obvious than during...
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