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Spotlight: Richmond, Virginia

Posted on March 5, 2013 by jacquelinegilbert24

Steven Spielberg’s latest film, Lincoln, has brought the Civil War back into the American consciousness with Daniel Day-Lewis’s Oscar-winning performance as this country’s sixteenth president. The majority of the scenes from the movie were filmed in Richmond, Virginia, the same … Continue reading →

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The Capture of Jefferson Davis by the Fourth Michigan Cavalry

Posted on May 18, 2012 by erinbarnett

George W. Lonsbury, [Benjamin D. Pritchard], ca. 1867 Stansbury & Co., [Benton D. Thurston], ca. 1865 Stansbury & Co., [Johnson Saur], ca. 1865 Stansbury & Co., [Horace Bascome Warner], ca. 1865 Stansbury & Co., [John Sullivan], ca. 1865 The exhibition … Continue reading →

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Jefferson Davis Dressed as a Woman

Posted on January 13, 2012 by erinbarnett

Unidentified Photographer, “Jeff Davis and His Last Ditch,” 1865 Unidentified Photographer, Jeff Davis in disguise, as he appeared at the time of his capture, 1865 Francis Hacker, Jeff’s Soliloquy, to be or Not to be (hanged) that’s the question, 1865 … Continue reading →

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