Historical Documents

The Crittenden Compromise
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A Gold Hunter's Experience
A Gold Hunter's Experience, Chalkley J. Hambleton
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Frederick Douglass Address Cover Page
John Brown: An Address
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Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation: Argentina and the U.S.
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Rail Splitter
“The Last Race of the Rail-Splitter,” Broadside, ca. 1861
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List of Coroner's Jurors, Testimony of John H. Behan and clerk's cover and file sheet
Testimony of John H. Behan and Clerk’s Cover and File Sheet, 1881
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A Plea for Captain John Brown
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Susan B. Anthony Conviction Notice
Susan B. Anthony Trial Statement (1873)
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Page 1. of the Emancipation Act D.C.
District of Columbia Emancipation Act 1862
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Longstreet Letter
Battlefield Dispatches Gettysburg- July 3, 1863
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Tom McLaury, Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton (left to right) lie dead after the gunfight.
OK Corral Inquest Transcript Found in Arizona Jailhouse Store Room
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Letters from An American Farmer
Letters from an American Farmer, J. Hector St. John De Crevecoeur
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Gadsden Purchase Treaty
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Historical Images

Three Pronged Movements in the Sioux Expedition of 1876
Three Pronged Movements in the Sioux Expedition of 1876
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Emancipation by Thomas Nast
Emancipation by Thomas Nast
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Secession Movement Political Cartoon
The "Secession Movement"
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Park map of Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana.
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Map
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Articles

The Stolen Election (July/august 1990 | Volume: 41, Issue: 5)
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Lee’s Last Stand (October 1995 | Volume: 46, Issue: 6)
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Reopened Museum Honors Women's Fight for Fairness (September 2023 | Volume: 68, Issue: 6)
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The Rock of Chickamauga (March 1990 | Volume: 41, Issue: 2)
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The Trouble With the Bixby Letter (July/August 1999 | Volume: 50, Issue: 4)
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The Endless Pull of Gettysburg (August/September 2002 | Volume: 53, Issue: 4)
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The Forgotten Triumph of the Paw Paw (October 1995 | Volume: 46, Issue: 6)
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Robert E. Lee’s “Severest Struggle” (Winter 2008 | Volume: 58, Issue: 1)
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A Graceful Exit (Winter 2010 | Volume: 59, Issue: 4)
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The Civil War's 150th is Heating Up (Winter 2011 | Volume: 60, Issue: 4)
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Unlike Clinton's Rich Guests, Lincoln Never Slept in "The Lincoln Bedroom" (July/August 1997 | Volume: 48, Issue: 4)
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The Race Riots in Manhattan in 1863 (March 2003 | Volume: 54, Issue: 1)
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The Secret Six Behind Harpers Ferry (Fall 2009 | Volume: 59, Issue: 3)
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Creating the Ultimate Civil War Resource (July/August 2001 | Volume: 52, Issue: 5)
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The Madness of Mary Lincoln (June/July 2006 | Volume: 57, Issue: 3)
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The Great Arrogance of the Present Is to Forget the Intelligence of the Past (September/October 1990 | Volume: 41, Issue: 6)
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“Hail, Liberty!” (Summer 2017 | Volume: 62, Issue: 1)
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President Lincoln's Disastrous First Month (Spring 2020 | Volume: 65, Issue: 2)
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Stonewall Jackson’s Arm (April/May 2005 | Volume: 56, Issue: 2)
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Digging Up Sunken Treasure Ships in the Missouri (April/May 2002 | Volume: 53, Issue: 2)
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How Did Lincoln Die? (February/March 1995 | Volume: 46, Issue: 1)
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Harriett Beecher Stowe and Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Winter 2020 | Volume: 64, Issue: 1)
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A Spirit and Power Far Beyond Its Letter (Summer 2010 | Volume: 60, Issue: 2)
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Unlocking History: Treasures of Robert E. Lee Discovered (Winter 2008 | Volume: 58, Issue: 1)
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The Test of Reconciliation in Terrible Times (November/December 2001 | Volume: 52, Issue: 8)
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The Power of Live Steam (April 1996 | Volume: 47, Issue: 2)
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Massacre at Fort Pillow (November/December 2021 | Volume: 66, Issue: 7)
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The Blood on the Photo (April/May 2003 | Volume: 54, Issue: 2)
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Congress Fights the Civil War (Spring 2020 | Volume: 65, Issue: 2)
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Lincoln Walks a Tightrope (Spring 2022 | Volume: 67, Issue: 2)
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Slaughter on Cemetery Ridge (Winter 2010 | Volume: 59, Issue: 4)
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Confederates in Congress: Heritage or Hate?    (June 2020 | Volume: 65, Issue: 3)
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Collections

Chromolithograph entitled "Custer's Last Fight," National Museum of American History
A Road They Did Not Know, by Larry McMurtry
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