Freedman's Bureau - Freedman's Bank
Slavery denied African Americans the education and skills required to exercise the freedom won by the Civil War. To redress that, Congress created the...
USS Constitution
The oldest commissioned ship in the United States, the USS Constitution was launched on October 1797. After having seen fighting in the Quasi-War with...
South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Museum
Columbia, South Carolina | This military collection was established in 1896 to honor South Carolina's Confederate veterans.
The John Harris-Simon Cameron Mansion
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | From 1863 to 1889, this was the home of Simon Cameron, Lincoln's first secretary of war.
USCTs and the Confederate Right Flank at Nashville
On December 15, 1864, several regiments of United States Colored Troops (USCT) engaged in fierce fighting with Confederate forces here as the Battle...
Tupelo National Battlefield
Tupelo, Mississippi | The site housed a battle was fought that served to keep Confederate Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest from altering the supply...