Historical Documents

Josephine and Wyatt Earp’s grave, Hills of Eternity Memorial Park, Colma, CA.
Josephine and Wyatt Earp- Article
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Lincoln as They Saw Him by Herbert Mitgang- Excerpt
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Susan B. Anthony Conviction Notice
Susan B. Anthony Trial Statement (1873)
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Additional Article to the Treaty for the Suppression of the African Slave Trade
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Broadside of John Brown's Last Speech
John Brown's Speech to the Court at his Trial
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John L. O'Sullivan
John O'Sullivan, Manifest Destiny
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)
Page 1. of the Emancipation Act D.C.
District of Columbia Emancipation Act 1862
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Reconstruction Amendments 1865-1870
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Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project
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Charleston Mercury Article
The Insurrection
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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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John Brown Song
Glory hally, hallelujah! or The John Brown song. H. De Marsan, 54 Chatham Street, N.Y.
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Historical Images

Lincoln print
The Union must and shall be preserved. For President Abraham Lincoln of Illinois. For Vice President Hannibal Hamlin of Maine.
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Custer’s Camp at Hidden Wood Creek
Custer’s Camp at Hidden Wood Creek
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Infantry regiment
Infantry regiment in camp. [Probably 96th Pennsylvania Infantry at Camp Northumberland near Washington, DC, ca. 1861] Mathew Brady Collection. (Army) ca. 1861
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Political Cartoon
A Family Quarrel, or the Reason Why.
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Lincoln cartoon
The National Game. Three "Outs" and One "Run" – Abraham Winning the Ball
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Dodge City [Kans.] Peace Commissioners Camillus S. Fly, 1890
Dodge City [Kans.] Peace Commissioners Camillus S. Fly, 1890
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Dorothea Lange Photograph
Sign Near Tombstone, Arizona. Boot Hill Graveyard
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Douglas Letter
Bust of Stephen Douglas over Northern Democratic Party's presidential campaign shield
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Articles

Enlisted for Life (June/July 1986 | Volume: 37, Issue: 4)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
All for the Union (May/June 1991 | Volume: 42, Issue: 3)
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The Ten Best Civil War Films (August/September 2004 | Volume: 55, Issue: 4)
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Abraham Lincoln Invents Presidents Day (Winter 2019 | Volume: 64, Issue: 1)
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Massacre at Fort Pillow (November/December 2021 | Volume: 66, Issue: 7)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
To a Speculator Dying Young (November 1992 | Volume: 43, Issue: 7)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Antietam: America's Bloodiest Day (September 2022 | Volume: 67, Issue: 4)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Hero of the 20th (November 1992 | Volume: 43, Issue: 7)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
The Emancipation Question (Summer 2009 | Volume: 59, Issue: 2)
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‘We Were As Brothers’ (November 1990 | Volume: 41, Issue: 7)
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The Secret Six Behind Harpers Ferry (Fall 2009 | Volume: 59, Issue: 3)
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The Controversial Career of Col. Corcoran (November/December 2024 | Volume: 69, Issue: 5)
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Drake's Rock Oil (Winter 2010 | Volume: 59, Issue: 4)
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If Lincoln Hadn’t Died... (Winter 2009 | Volume: 58, Issue: 6)
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Andrew Johnson's Impeachment as Prelude (February/March 1999 | Volume: 50, Issue: 1)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Lincoln Walks a Tightrope (Spring 2022 | Volume: 67, Issue: 2)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Digging Up Sunken Treasure Ships in the Missouri (April/May 2002 | Volume: 53, Issue: 2)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
The Race Riots in Manhattan in 1863 (March 2003 | Volume: 54, Issue: 1)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
In Praise of Pierce (August/September 1985 | Volume: 36, Issue: 5)
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Stonewall Jackson’s Deadly Calm (December 1996 | Volume: 47, Issue: 8)
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Wrapped in Glory: Black Troops of the Civil War (Spring 2021 | Volume: 66, Issue: 3)
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Surprise Inscription Found on Lincoln's Watch (Summer 2009 | Volume: 59, Issue: 2)
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Remembering Bruce Catton (September 2023 | Volume: 68, Issue: 6)
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The Struggles of Edwin Stanton (Fall 2017 | Volume: 62, Issue: 5)
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Simply a Man (February/March 1991 | Volume: 42, Issue: 1)
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The Destruction of Fighting Joe Hooker (October 1993 | Volume: 44, Issue: 6)
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Easing Out the Invader (December 1990 | Volume: 41, Issue: 8)
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Stephen Crane’s Inspiration (May/June 1991 | Volume: 42, Issue: 3)
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How to Become President (November 1988 | Volume: 39, Issue: 7)
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The First News Blackout (June/July 1985 | Volume: 36, Issue: 4)
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