During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...
Black soldiers therefore received $7 per month, plus a $3 clothing allowance ... Finally, on April 18, 1865, the Civil War ended with the surrender of the Confederate army. 617,000 Americans ...
A trunk filled with reproductions and models of Civil War-era items is giving middle school students here an opportunity to more deeply explore that time period.
Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...