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Camp Chase Prison
Named after Secretary of the Treasury, Salmon P. Chase, and located four miles west of downtown Columbus, OH, Camp Chase started as a Union training facility in 1861. Converted into a prison camp […]
Year: 2015
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The Changing Face of Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln’s physical appearance changed dramatically during his tenure as President of the United States. The magnitude of his apparent aging is often demonstrated by showing a photograph from the start of his first term […]
Book Profiles
Lincoln’s Assassination
Lincoln’s Assassination Edward Steers, Jr. Hardcover; 176 pages Southern Illinois University Press (2014) Another appealing volume from the Concise Lincoln Library series, Lincoln’s Assassination contains a wealth of information starting with John Wilkes Booth’s original […]
Book Profiles
Commander Will Cushing
Commander Will Cushing: Daredevil Hero of the Civil War Jamie Malanowski Hardcover; 304 pages W.W. Norton (2014) Commander Will Cushing is a narrative biography by Jamie Malanowski about the Civil War naval hero who became […]