Civil War

A curated collection of resources about specific topics in Minnesota and U.S. history.

Topic: Civil War

"Black" Harry Bainbridge Civil War African Americans	150 Year-Old Civil War Hardtack Civil War camp life, food	1864: An Election Like No Other Civil War government, Lincoln	1st Minnesota 1896 reunion ribbon Civil War mourning, soldiers
1st Minnesota Civil War drum Civil War camp life, soldiers	1st Minnesota general's cavalry saber and scabbard Civil War soldiers, weapons	1st Minnesota officer's corps insignia Civil War clothing, soldiers	1st Minnesota veteran's tombstone Civil War mourning, soldiers
1st Minnesota's general's saddle Civil War soldiers	28th Virginia battle flag Civil War flags, soldiers	28th Virginia Infantry Battle Flag Captured at Gettysburg Civil War Confederacy, flags, soldiers	2nd Minnesota regimental battle flag Civil War flags, soldiers
8th Minn. Infantry (Mounted) in the Battle of Ta-Ha-Kouty Civil War American Indians, battle	A Day in the Life of Emily Goodridge Grey Civil War abolition, African Americans, women	A Moment in Time Civil War soldiers	A Nation Endures Civil War children, Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln mourning badge Civil War Lincoln, mourning	Abraham Lincoln ribbon Civil War government, Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln's funeral car Civil War Lincoln, mourning	Abraham Lincoln's funeral program Civil War Lincoln, mourning
Alexander Christie Civil War children, homefront	All the Daring of the Soldier Civil War soldiers, women	America Aflame Civil War government, industry, slavery	America's Great Debate Civil War government, slavery
American Express co, Hastings Civil War homefront, industry	Andersonville and Civil War Prisoners Civil War Confederacy, soldiers	Annual Minnesota Civil War Symposium Civil War abolition, African Americans, American Indians, battle, slavery	Archbishop John Ireland Civil War camp life
Artifact Highlights Civil War	Band of the 2nd Minnesota Civil War camp life	Battle of Gettysburg Painting Civil War battle, soldiers	Battle of Gettysburg Video Civil War battle
Battle of Nashville Painting Civil War battle, Confederacy, soldiers	Battle of Nashville Video Civil War battle, Confederacy, soldiers	Benjamin Densmore Civil War Confederacy, soldiers	Box of Civil War-era bullets, cartridge cases and fragments Civil War battle, soldiers, weapons
Bullet mold used by Matthew Marvin Civil War soldiers, weapons	Call to Arms: Minnesota Steps Forward Civil War government, soldiers	Calling card case Civil War homefront, women	Charles E. Goddard Civil War soldiers
Charles Powell Adams Civil War government, soldiers	Charlotte van Cleve with six children Civil War children, women	Cherstin Mattson holding child who died Civil War children, mourning, women	Child's printed cotton dress Civil War children, clothing
Christie Letters Civil War battle, camp life, homefront, soldiers	Christopher Columbus Andrews Civil War Confederacy, soldiers	Civil War battleship bell Civil War battle	Civil War Bible Civil War battle, camp life, soldiers
Civil War furlough document Civil War homefront, soldiers	Civil War soldier's handmade suit Civil War clothing, soldiers	Civil War soldiers from Company G, incl. White Earth Indians Civil War American Indians, soldiers	Civil War-era United States flag Civil War flags, women
Colored emigrants seeking homes in the North Civil War African Americans	Colors of Valors: 28th Virginia Battle Flag in Minnesota Civil War battle, flags, soldiers	Coming Home Civil War homefront, Lincoln, soldiers, women	Company D, 1st Minnesota, Nicollet Avenue Civil War government, soldiers
Confederate candle Civil War camp life, Confederacy	Confederate currency from Virginia Civil War Confederacy, money	Confederate States of America currency Civil War Confederacy, money	Congregation in front of Pilgrim Baptist Church Civil War African Americans, slavery
Connecticut Arms Herrington Bulldog Derringer Civil War soldiers, weapons	Conserving Minnesota's Battle Flags Civil War flags	Cornpone Civil War Confederacy, food	David Geister: Civil War Artist Civil War soldiers
Dress worn by wife of Fort Snelling commander Civil War clothing, homefront, women	Eliza Winston and the Politics of Freedom in Minnesota Civil War abolition, African Americans, slavery	Every Man Did His Duty Civil War battle, soldiers	Falls of St. Anthony Civil War industry
Fighting Chance Civil War African Americans, government, women	First Minnesota after the Battle of Fair Oaks Civil War battle, soldiers	Fort Snelling Civil War American Indians, government, homefront	Fourth Minnesota Entering Vicksburg Civil War battle, Confederacy, soldiers
General Willis Gorman's headquarters Civil War camp life, soldiers	Gettysburg battlefield Civil War battle	Gettysburg wood fragments Civil War battle	Grand mass meeting of the colored people of MN Civil War abolition, African Americans
Hairwork brooch from jewelry set Civil War children, homefront, women	Half-dimes Civil War money, soldiers	Handkerchief Civil War Lincoln, women	Hans Mattson in Civil War uniform Civil War soldiers
Hardtack Civil War camp life, food, soldiers	He is No Good Now Civil War soldiers	History Topics: First Minnesota Civil War soldiers	Horatio van Cleve Civil War soldiers
In the Pineries of Minnesota Civil War industry	Irvine holding shredded flag after Gettysburg Civil War battle, flags, soldiers	James and Lizzie Bowler Civil War homefront, soldiers, women	Joseph Dunn Civil War soldiers
Joseph Farr Remembers the Underground Railroad in Minnesota Civil War abolition, African Americans, slavery	Josias R. King and Louisa King Civil War homefront, soldiers, women	Josias R. King Standing in Front of Bronze Statue Civil War soldiers	Judson Wade Bishop Civil War soldiers
Julia B. Nelson with pupil Civil War African Americans, women	Juneteenth: Freedom at Last Civil War abolition, African Americans, Confederacy, slavery	Last Full Measure Civil War battle, soldiers	Leg irons Civil War African Americans, Confederacy, slavery
Lieutenant's non-regulation rain cap Civil War clothing, soldiers	Lincoln and the Press in 1865 Civil War Lincoln	Lincoln campaign badge Civil War government, Lincoln	Long Remember: Minnesota at Gettysburg and Vicksburg Civil War battle, soldiers
Mahlon Black Civil War soldiers	Margaret Estella Jones Civil War abolition, African Americans, slavery, women	Marshall Sherman Civil War flags, soldiers	Mary Elizabeth, William and Florence LeDuc Civil War children
Matthew Marvin of Winona Civil War soldiers	Members of the 3rd Minnesota regiment, Company F Civil War camp life, soldiers	Metal powder flask Civil War soldiers, weapons	Military dinner menu Civil War food, soldiers
Military prison at Fort Snelling Civil War government, soldiers	Minnesota at the Crossroads: Battle of Antietam Civil War American Indians, battle, soldiers	Minnesota's Attitude Toward Southern Case for Secession Civil War Confederacy, homefront	Minnesota's Long Road to Black Suffrage Civil War African Americans, government
Minnesota, Voting Rights and the Civil War Civil War African Americans, government, slavery	Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morgan Civil War abolition, African Americans, slavery	Mr. and Mrs. George Boyd Civil War homefront, soldiers, women	Mrs. Jane Grey Cannon Swisshelm Civil War American Indians, industry, slavery, women
Needle book Civil War homefront, women	Non-regulation percussion cap pouch Civil War government, soldiers, weapons	Nothing too Good for Him Civil War soldiers	Office and home of Jane Grey Swisshelm Civil War abolition, homefront, slavery, women
Officers of 1st Minnesota, Camp Stone Civil War camp life, soldiers	Orange S. King Civil War soldiers	Ordinary Heroes: The Second Minnesota Battery of Light Artillery Civil War battle, soldiers, weapons	Parade ground, Fort Snelling Civil War camp life, soldiers
Part of Company E, 8th Regiment Civil War American Indians, soldiers	People's Bank currency sheet Civil War money	Perils and Prison Camps Civil War medical, soldiers	Physician's pocket companion Civil War camp life, medical, soldiers
Portable alcohol burner Civil War camp life, medical, soldiers	Postage currency Civil War money, homefront, soldiers	Postwar Progress Civil War Confederacy, food, industry	Private Alfred Gales: From Slavery to Freedom Civil War slavery, soldiers
Proclamation of Emancipation Civil War Lincoln, mourning	Quartermaster's map of northern Georgia Civil War soldiers	Race and Reunion Civil War African Americans, government	Race and Segregation in St. Paul's Public Schools Civil War African Americans, children, homefront
Red River train in St. Paul Civil War American Indians, homefront, industry	Reel pattern applique quilt Civil War African Americans, women	Regimental brass band, Fourth Regiment Civil War camp life, soldiers	Reverend Robert Hickman Civil War African Americans, homefront, slavery
Sarah Christie Civil War homefront, women	Second inauguration of Lincoln Civil War government, Lincoln	Second Minnesota at Mission Ridge Civil War battle, soldiers	Second Minnesota Volunteer Infantry in front of long barracks Civil War soldiers
Sharpshooter's Spencer carbine Civil War soldiers, weapons	Sick and wounded including First Minnesota Civil War battle, medical, soldiers	Slave quarters, Helena, Arkansas Civil War African Americans, Confederacy, slavery	Smith family portrait Civil War children, homefront, soldiers, women
Social and Economic Effects of the War Civil War government, homefront, industry	Soldier group Civil War African Americans, children, soldiers	Soldier's field medical kit Civil War medical, soldiers	Soldier's gourd spice container Civil War camp life, food, soldiers
Soldier's painted canvas haversack Civil War food, soldiers	Soldier's sewing kit Civil War camp life, soldiers	Soldier's tin plate Civil War camp life, food, soldiers	Soldier's tin skillet Civil War camp life, food, soldiers
Soldier's tin sugar canister Civil War camp life, food, soldiers	Soldier's tin water pail Civil War camp life, food, soldiers	Split in Two: The Dred Scott Decision Civil War African Americans, government, slavery	State Capitol Civil War government, homefront
Statement certifying James Seymour's status Civil War African Americans, government	Surgical instruments and case Civil War medical, soldiers	The Abolition Movement in Minnesota Civil War abolition, African Americans, slavery, women	The Black Community in Territorial St. Anthony Civil War African Americans, homefront, women
The second Minnesota State Fair Civil War homefront, industry	Third Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Entering Little Rock Civil War Confederacy, soldiers	Toothpicks Civil War camp life, soldiers	Trimes Civil War money
U.S. Army captain's regulation poncho Civil War clothing, soldiers	U.S. Army infantry uniform cap Civil War clothing, soldiers	U.S. Army issue tent Civil War camp life, soldiers	U.S. Army major general's frock coat Civil War clothing, soldiers
U.S. Army model 1864 infantry cartridge box Civil War soldiers, weapons	U.S. Army officer's boots Civil War clothing, soldiers	U.S. Army officer's uniform jacket Civil War clothing, Lincoln, mourning, soldiers	U.S. Army sword belt plate Civil War clothing, soldiers
U.S. Navy seaman's jacket Civil War clothing, soldiers	U.S. Secretary of War's uniform hat Civil War clothing, government	Union Soldiers' Camp Civil War camp life, soldiers	United States fractional currency Civil War money
View of St. Paul Civil War homefront, slavery	War for the West Civil War battle, soldiers	War Within War Civil War American Indians, battle, government	Wedding dress Civil War clothing, homefront, women
William Colvill Civil War soldiers	William Colvill's splint Civil War battle, medical, soldiers	William Gates LeDuc Civil War camp life, food, soldiers	Winslow Hotel, St. Anthony Civil War African Americans, homefront, slavery
Women Warriors Civil War soldiers, women	Woolson funeral Civil War mourning, soldiers

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