The destructive ironclad ships of the U.S. Civil War in rare photographs, 1861-1864
For thousands of years, warships were built of wood and powered by human muscles…
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Scars of Gordon, a whipped Louisiana slave, 1863
The famous “whipped slave” photograph pictures the runaway slave Gordon exposing…
These rare photographs show the last Civil War veterans, 1890-1950
The 1.5 million Union and perhaps 600,000 Confederate veterans were very visible…
Civil War veteran poses with a fighter jet, 1955
This interesting picture shows a supposed Civil War veteran from Florida enjoyin…
The American Civil War in pictures (part 3), 1861-1865
The American Civil War lasted for just four years, from 1861 to 1865 and it is o…
The American Civil War in pictures (part 2), 1861-1865
The second part of the American Civil War photo collection covers the people of …
The American Civil War in pictures (part 1), 1861-1865
The Civil War was certainly the most catastrophic event in American history. Mor…
Federal ironclad USS Galena showing some battle damage, 1862
It’s amazing that this broadside ironclad was designed and built without the aid…
General Ambrose Burnside, whose unusual facial hair led to the coining of the term “sideburns”, 1865
Sideburns are patches of facial hair grown on the sides of the face, extending f…