Strange-but-true stories on the Civil War
Today's post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty. One hundred nine years ago, William McKinley was shot. Though one of the wounds from the bullet would end his life, it wasn't the first time McKinley had been shot at. Forty years earlier, he was a soldier in the … Continue reading From Civil War to world stage
Today's post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty. Juneteenth is actually June 19, the day on which word finally made it to Galveston, Texas, that the Civil War was over and that Abraham Lincoln had freed the slaves. As the story goes, these 250,000 slaves were the last … Continue reading Happy belated Juneteenth, everybody!
With his goatee and mustache, photographer Mathew Brady himself is an excellent addition to Facial Hair Fridays. In fact, he is the reason we have so many follicle follies to celebrate. There are 6,066 photographs by Brady and his associates in the National Archives collections. Many of the images we’ve looked at and been inspired … Continue reading Facial Hair Friday: Tribute to Mathew Brady
Oddly enough, Facial Hair Fridays is teaching this former medieval art historian a fair amount about the Civil War. (Teachers, take note!) Many of the images in ARC are portraits of Civil War soldiers, and I've had to go and look up these generals to put them into a context beyond their finely groomed faces. … Continue reading Facial Hair Friday: Battle of the Crater
Today's post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty. Today at the National Archives in Washington, DC, thousands of visitors will be asking that very question. Just who the heck is WL Grant? As it turns out, WL Grant is someone we've all heard of. He led the Union … Continue reading Who the heck is WL Grant?
