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Thomas Jonathan Jackson
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Learn about "Stonewall" Jackson and read an eyewitness account of his wounding during the Civil War.
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Tiny Tomes
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Defined as no more than three inches in height or width, miniature books were first produced with convenience in mind...
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Transportation in Virginia
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Transportation began to change early in the nineteenth century with the introduction of steam power and the development...
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United States Colored Troops Muster Rolls
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Organized at Camp Stanton in Benedict, Maryland, in February 1864, the 30th USCT served in spring campaigns in Virginia...
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Urbanization in Virginia
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Learn about the process of urbanization in Virginia.
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War on the Home Front
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For some, the war brought deprivation, horror, and loss right to their very doorsteps.
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War or Murder?
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Throughout the war, both sides sought a single decisive victory long after it was clear that no such event was...
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Washington Traveling Exhibition
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Washington: The Myths and the Man is a touring exhibition organized by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture...
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What So Proudly We Hailed: Francis Scott Key, A Life
On July 2 at noon, Marc Leepson delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “What So Proudly We Hailed: Francis Scott Key, A Life.”
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Who Looks at Lee Must Think of Washington By Robert Tilton
In his 1866 poem, “Lee in the Capitol,” Herman Melville portrays a dignified Robert E. Lee advocating reconciliation before the Congressional...
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Who Was American?
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By 1861, the United States population was steadily growing more diverse. Most nineteenth-century immigrants settled in...
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Why Richmond?
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Once Virginia seceded, the Confederate government moved the capital to Richmond, the South’s second largest city. The...
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Why Washington Burned and How the President Survived: James Madison and the War of 1812
On March 7, 2013, Jeff Broadwater delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Why Washington Burned and How the President Survived: James Madison and the War...
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Why We Need to Talk About James Armistead Lafayette
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James Armistead Lafayette was an enslaved man who, during the American Revolution, volunteered to join the Continental...