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Thornsberry Bailey Brown
Grave of Thornsberry Bailey Brown in the Grafton National Cemetery, Grafton, WV. Brown, a member of the “Grafton Guards,” was the first Union soldier to be killed by a Confederate soldier when he was shot […]
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Louisiana State Monument
The wounded artilleryman of the Louisiana State Monument at Gettysburg looks east from Seminary Ridge.
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Monument to Confederate Dead
Monument to the Confederate Dead in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Designed by Charles H. Dimmock and completed in 1869, the ninety-foot tall pyramid is constructed of granite blocks quarried from the James River.
Jackson, Thomas J.
Guiney Station
Inside this outbuilding near Guiney Station, Virginia, Stonewall Jackson passed away from pneumonia at 3:15 pm on May 10, 1863. James Power Smith, Jackson’s former aide-de-camp, had the stone marker placed in 1903.
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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 […]
Jackson, Thomas J.
Remains of the “Marshall”
Iron hull remains of the packet boat, Marshall, that transported Stonewall Jackson’s casket from Lynchburg to Lexington, VA in May 1863. The original boat was 90 feet long and 14 feet wide. The hull is […]
Lincoln, Abraham
Lee, Robert E.
Robert E. Lee Death Mask
The original death mask of Robert E. Lee was taken by American sculptor Clark Mills upon Lee’s death in Lexington, VA on October 12, 1870. This copy of the mask is on display at the […]
Jackson, Thomas J.
18th NC Regiment Flag
Obverse and reverse of the flag carried by the 18th North Carolina Regiment at the battle of Chancellorsville on the night of May 2, 1863 when members of the unit accidentally wounded Lt. Gen. Thomas […]
Lee, Robert E.
Traveller’s Stable
Brick stable behind the president’s house at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA. It was built in 1869 for Robert E. Lee’s famous war horse, Traveller, while Lee was president of the then Washington […]