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Invented Scenes for Narratives
When artists were hired to illustrate written accounts of events in Virginia, they did not aim to make realistic
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Jack - Juxon: photographs and portraits of individuals
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John Chilton letter [page 1]
John Chilton to Martin Pickett (VHS call number: Mss1 K2694 a8) Transcription: Morris height Camp N. York, Government. 17th
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John Chilton letter [page 2]
hour. Our men observed the best order, not quitting their ranks tho' exposed to a constant & warm fire. I can't say enough in
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John Chilton letter [page 3]
P.S. Since I finished my letter am informed that we had about 20 killed & as many wounded. It is said that the enemy
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Kaempf - Kukla: photographs and portraits of individuals
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LaCour - Lyttleton: photographs and portraits of individuals
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Legacy of The Great War
For Virginia, the significant legacy of the war was the establishment of a sizeable military presence in the state. With the
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Massive Resistance
In 1954, the political organization of U.S. senator Harry F. Byrd, Sr., controlled Virginia politics. Senator Byrd promoted
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McAdams - Myers: photographs and portraits of individuals
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Memory
Which John Brown have Americans remembered? The crusader for abolition or the bloodthirsty terrorist? Brown was not forgotten
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Nachman - Nutting: photographs and portraits of individuals
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Nancy Bailey Cogsdale — Breaking Barriers in Wartime
World War II opened new opportunities for women in the military and on the home front. In 1943, Nancy Bailey (1922–2020
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Oast - Ozlin: photographs and portraits of individuals
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Off to War
Following United States entry into the war, the army designated Newport News and New York City as ports of embarkation
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Ongoing Resistance to Desegregation
By 1964, five years after the end of Massive Resistance, only 5 percent of black students in Virginia were attending
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Online Resources
Anyone conducting research on the Civil War in Virginia is faced with a daunting task. Thousands of books have been written
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Pace - Pyle: photographs and portraits of individuals
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Patriotism on the Home Front
Three-fourths of the wartime organizations in Virginia were women’s groups. These included the YWCA, Equal Suffrage League
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Quarles - Quivers: photographs and portraits of individuals
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