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Lee surrenders
Why The Civil War Still Matters, by James McPherson
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Articles

Unlocking History: Treasures of Robert E. Lee Discovered (Winter 2008 | Volume: 58, Issue: 1)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Stonewall Jackson’s Deadly Calm (December 1996 | Volume: 47, Issue: 8)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
The O'Learys and the Great Chicago Fire (November 2020 | Volume: 65, Issue: 7)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Mephistopheles of Wall Street (December 1989 | Volume: 40, Issue: 8)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
On the Road to Harriet Tubman (June/July 2004 | Volume: 55, Issue: 3)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Was the Presidential Election Stolen? (Winter 2021 | Volume: 66, Issue: 1)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Iron John in the Gilded Age (September 1993 | Volume: 44, Issue: 5)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
How to Become President (November 1988 | Volume: 39, Issue: 7)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Enlisted for Life (June/July 1986 | Volume: 37, Issue: 4)
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Lee’s Last Stand (October 1995 | Volume: 46, Issue: 6)
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Descendant Sues Over Slave Photos (Spring 2019 | Volume: 64, Issue: 2)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
The South’s Inner Civil War (March 1989 | Volume: 40, Issue: 2)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
The Girls of Summer (July/August 1994 | Volume: 45, Issue: 4)
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She Kept the Nest (Fall 2008 | Volume: 58, Issue: 5)
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“As Bad As She Could Be” (February/March 2006 | Volume: 57, Issue: 1)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
“With Malice Toward None” (Winter 2023 | Volume: 68, Issue: 1)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Congress Fights the Civil War (Spring 2020 | Volume: 65, Issue: 2)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
General Longstreet and the Lost Cause (February/March 2005 | Volume: 56, Issue: 1)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
The Trouble With the Bixby Letter (July/August 1999 | Volume: 50, Issue: 4)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Dr. Lauderdale Goes to War (December 1993 | Volume: 44, Issue: 8)
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The Civil War’s Greatest Scoop (July/August 1989 | Volume: 40, Issue: 5)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
The Union Army's Unheralded Intelligence Czar (October 2004 | Volume: 55, Issue: 5)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
God’s Chosen Instrument (July/August 1988 | Volume: 39, Issue: 5)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
If Lincoln Hadn’t Died... (Winter 2009 | Volume: 58, Issue: 6)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Wrapped in Glory: Black Troops of the Civil War (Spring 2021 | Volume: 66, Issue: 3)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
How I Met Lincoln (July/August 1999 | Volume: 50, Issue: 4)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
The Robber Baronesses (December 1995 | Volume: 46, Issue: 8)
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Grant Splits Dixie (Summer 2017 | Volume: 62, Issue: 1)
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Exploring the Last Rebel Ground (April 1999 | Volume: 50, Issue: 2)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Antietam: America's Bloodiest Day (September 2022 | Volume: 67, Issue: 4)
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The Big Parade (March 1990 | Volume: 41, Issue: 2)
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Historical Documents

Amendments Proposed in Congress by Senator John J. Crittenden
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Abolition/Slavery Timeline
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Ticket
Maryland state ticket. Election, Tuesday November 6th, 1860...For President of the United States John Bell of Tennessee. For Vice President of the United States, Edward Everett of Massachusetts
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Charleston Mercury Article
The Insurrection
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This map shows the land acquired through the Gadsden Purchase Treaty
Gadsden Purchase Treaty
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Denver’s dean of cattle buyers, Lithuanian-born Robert Lazar Miller, on horseback.
Jewish Pioneers- Article
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Cover of Life Magazine 1913
Trenton State Sentinel and Capital, Editorial
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Homestead Act Commemorative Stamp
Homestead Act Commemorative Stamp
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)
Naturalization Convention Between the United States and Austria Hungry
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Susan B. Anthony Conviction Notice
Susan B. Anthony Trial Statement (1873)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Treaty with the Apache 1852
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Corwin Amendment
H.J. Res. 80, proposing to amend the Constitution of the United States
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Custer's Last Charge
Custer's Last Charge (Song)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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)

Historical Images

Cartoon
An Heir to the Throne, Or the Next Republican Candidate
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Political Cartoon
Substance and Shadow Political Cartoon
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Fire Insurance Map
1866 Fire Insurance Map of Tombstone, Ariz., Shows the O.K. Corral and Surrounding Streets
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"Cowboys off the Trail" - statuary after painting by Frederic Remington, entrance to pike, World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo.
"Cowboys off the Trail" - statuary after painting by Frederic Remington, entrance to pike, World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo.
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