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Civil War Artifacts in the Smithsonian

George T. Garrison's Trunk, National Museum of African American History and Culture (National Museum of African American History and Culture ) This well-preserved leather trunk, believed to have been ...
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From these honored dead : historical archaeology of the American Civil War / edited by Clarence R. Geier, Douglas D. Scott, and Lawrence E. Babits

Introduction / Clarence R. Geier, Lawrence E. Babits, and Douglas D. Scott -- Part I: The flow of battle and battlefield landscapes -- Civil War archaeology in the Trans-Mississippi west / Douglas D.
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Richmond local loans Civil War artifacts to city

Jul. 8—The City of Richmond has received American Civil War artifacts on loan to the Battle of Richmond Association from Madison County native Charles Searcy "Charlie" Wagers. This collection began ...
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Archaeologists in Kentucky discovered the disturbing evidence of a long-forgotten tragedy from the final days of the American Civil War.

In 2025, archaeologists researching the Civil War history of Kentucky found what may be two mass graves near Simpsonville. The sites are thought to hold the remains of over twenty Black Union soldiers ...
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Civil War Artifacts in the Smithsonian

A survey of Civil War artifacts in the Smithsonian’s collections would not be complete without one of the most cherished pieces at the National Museum of American History—a top hat worn by Abraham ...