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The Fort Pillow Massacre

Created by:
Kurz & Allison, American, founded 1880  Search this
Medium:
lithographic ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 19 5/16 x 25 7/8 in. (49.1 x 65.7 cm)
Type:
chromolithographs
Place depicted:
Fort Pillow, Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Place made:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1892
Topic:
African American  Search this
Art  Search this
Military  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
United States Colored Troops  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker
Object number:
2012.172.22
Restrictions & Rights:
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Visual Arts
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5774225fe-449b-4ef0-8841-c714d0610f87
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.172.22
Online Media:

page, carte-de-visite album

Referenced:
Martin, Sella John  Search this
Depicted (sitter):
Hayden, Harriet Bell  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
albumen (images material)
printed (image production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 5 7/8 in x 4 5/8 in; 14.9225 cm x 11.7475 cm
Object Name:
page, carte-de-visite album
Associated Place:
United States: Massachusetts, Boston
Date made:
1864 circa
Subject:
Reform Movements  Search this
abolitionism  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Anti-Slavery  Search this
African American  Search this
Civil War  Search this
Women  Search this
Related event:
Civil War  Search this
ID Number:
2018.0124.04l
Accession number:
2018.0124
Catalog number:
2018.0124.04
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-fa2a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1960506

Civil War collector's encyclopedia by Francis A. Lord

Author:
Lord, Francis Alfred 1911-  Search this
Subject:
Confederate States of America Army Equipment  Search this
United States Army Equipment  Search this
Physical description:
volume 1-3 illustrations (part color), facsimiles, ports 29 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
Date:
1965
1989
Civil War, 1861-1865
Topic:
355.8  Search this
Armed Forces--Equipment and supplies  Search this
Equipment and supplies  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
UC23 1861-65 .L6 1965X
UC23 1861-65.L6 1965X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_6839

Iron afloat the story of the Confederate armorclads [by] William N. Still, Jr

Author:
Still, William N  Search this
Subject:
Confederate States of America Navy History  Search this
Physical description:
x, 260 p illustrations, maps, plans 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Naval history
Place:
Southern States
États-Unis (Sud)
Confederate States of America
United States
États-Unis
Date:
1971
19th century
19e siècle
Civil War, 1861-1865
1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
Topic:
Armored vessels  Search this
Armored vessels--History  Search this
Cuirassés--Histoire  Search this
Military operations, Naval  Search this
History, Naval  Search this
History  Search this
Naval operations  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Opérations navales  Search this
Call number:
E596 .S85
E596.S85
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_6933

Lincoln and his America 1809-1865 with the words of Abraham Lincoln Arr. by David Plowden and the editors of the Viking Press. Foreword by John Gunther

Author:
Plowden, David  Search this
Joint author:
Viking Press  Search this
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865  Search this
Physical description:
352 p illustrations, facsimiles, maps, ports 30 cm
Type:
Books
Pictorial works
Ouvrages illustrés
Biography
Biographies
History
Illustrated books
Illustrated works
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
1970
Civil War, 1861-1865
1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
Topic:
History  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Call number:
CT275.L73 P7
CT275.L73P7
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_7186

William G. Brownlow fighting parson of the Southern Highlands by E. Merton Coulter. With an introd. by James W. Patton

Author:
Coulter, E. Merton (Ellis Merton) 1890-  Search this
Physical description:
xxii, 432 p illustrations, double map, ports 23 cm
Type:
Books
Biographies
History
Place:
Tennessee
Tennessee, East
East Tennessee
Date:
1971
Civil War, 1861-1865
Topic:
Governors--Biography  Search this
Journalists--Biography  Search this
Methodist Church--Clergy--Biography  Search this
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)  Search this
Politics and government  Search this
Biography  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
CT275.B866 C8 1971
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_7201

A treatise on coast-defence based on the experience gained by officers of the Corps of Engineers of the Army of the Confederate States and compiled from official reports of officers of the Navy of the United States, made during the late North American War from 1861 to 1865

Author:
Scheliha, Viktor Ernst Karl Rudolf von 1826-1899  Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 326 p illustrations, fold maps (part color) 23 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Confederate States of America
United States
États-Unis
Date:
1971
1868
Civil War, 1861-1865
1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
Topic:
Coast defenses  Search this
Submarine mines  Search this
Défense côtière  Search this
Mines sous-marines (Explosifs militaires)  Search this
Military operations, Naval  Search this
Military readiness  Search this
underwater mines  Search this
Defenses  Search this
History  Search this
Naval operations  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Opérations navales  Search this
Call number:
UG448 .S32 1971
UG448.S32 1971
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_7543

5 Cents, Fractional Currency Note, 1862-63

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 4.7 cm x 6.55 cm x .01 cm; 1 27/32 in x 2 19/32 in x in
Object Name:
note
Place made:
United States
Date made:
1862-1863
Credit Line:
The Chase Manhattan Bank
ID Number:
1979.1263.0407
Accession number:
1979.1263
Catalog number:
1979.1263.0407
See more items in:
Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Civil War
Coins, Currency and Medals
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746af-b116-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1590356

The American Indian as slaveholder and secessionist / by Annie Heloise Abel ; introduction to the Bison book edition by Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green

Author:
Abel, Annie Heloise 1873-1947-  Search this
Physical description:
394 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Indian Territory
Date:
1992
1915
C1992
Civil War, 1861-1865
Topic:
Slaveholders  Search this
History  Search this
Participation, Indian  Search this
Call number:
E98.S6 A24 1992X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_496356

The American Indian as slaveholder and secessionist; an omitted chapter in the diplomatic history of the Southern Confederacy, by Annie Heloise Abel, PH. D

Author:
Abel, Annie Heloise 1873-1947  Search this
Physical description:
394 pages frontispiece, portraits, maps, plan 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Indian Territory
United States
Date:
1915
Civil War, 1861-1865
Topic:
Slavery  Search this
History  Search this
Participation, Indian  Search this
Call number:
E540.I3 A19 1915
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_567012

5 Dollars, Confederate States of America, 1862

Engraver:
Keatinge & Ball  Search this
Physical Description:
paper, pink (overall material)
ink, black (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 70 mm x 175 mm; 2 3/4 in x 6 7/8 in
Object Name:
Paper Money
note
Place Made:
United States: Virginia, Richmond
Date made:
1862
Date made:
gre 1862
Credit Line:
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (through John W. Carlin)
ID Number:
1998.0063.0043
Catalog number:
1998.0063.0043
Accession number:
1998.0063
Serial number:
157353
See more items in:
Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Coins
Numismatics
Coins, Currency and Medals
Legendary Coins
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-9381-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1289281
Online Media:

Framed quote from President Abraham Lincoln owned by Gen. Powell

Created by:
Stu Purviance, American  Search this
Received by:
General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021  Search this
Subject of:
President Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809 - 1865  Search this
United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775  Search this
United States Army, American, founded 1775  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product) wood and glass metal cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 6 11/16 × 1 1/2 in. (27.5 × 17 × 3.8 cm)
Type:
documents
frames (furnishings)
Date:
June 23, 1979
Topic:
African American  Search this
Government  Search this
Men  Search this
Military  Search this
Politics  Search this
U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
Object number:
A2022.101.1.28ab
Restrictions & Rights:
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55a9c0c8c-99d3-460c-add1-50925c81bbd2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_A2022.101.1.28ab

Souvenir program for The Birth of a Nation

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
cord (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 12 in x 9 1/2 in x 1/8 in; 30.48 cm x 24.13 cm x .3175 cm
Object Name:
program, movie
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1915
Subject:
Entertainment, Film  Search this
White supremacy  Search this
Race  Search this
Motion Pictures  Search this
Civil War  Search this
Racism  Search this
Ku Klux Klan  Search this
ID Number:
2017.0112.01
Accession number:
2017.0112
Catalog number:
2017.0112.01
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Popular Entertainment
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-5566-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1840688
Online Media:

Pocketwatch inscribed to William Lloyd Garrison from George Thompson

Manufactured by:
Unidentified  Search this
Commissioned by:
George Thompson, English, 1804 - 1878  Search this
Subject of:
The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865  Search this
Owned by:
George Thompson Garrison, American, 1836 - 1904  Search this
William Lloyd Garrison, American, 1805 - 1879  Search this
Medium:
gold, metal, glass, paint
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 2 11/16 × 1 7/8 × 9/16 in. (6.8 × 4.8 × 1.4 cm)
Type:
pocket watches
Place made:
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Place depicted:
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1850
Topic:
African American  Search this
Antislavery  Search this
Men  Search this
Social reform  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Garrison Family in memory of George Thompson Garrison
Object number:
2014.115.6.1
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Personal Effects and Items
Movement:
Abolitionist movement
Exhibition:
Slavery and Freedom
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e0215bd0-3401-45dd-a961-97d312b03270
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.115.6.1
Online Media:

Model 1842 Harpers Ferry Rifled Musket

Maker:
Springfield Armory  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
steel (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 6 in x 58 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 15.24 cm x 147.955 cm x 6.35 cm
Object Name:
musket
Other Terms:
musket; Firearms; Percussion Fire; Rifled; Muzzle Load; Sa
Place Made:
United States
Used:
United States: Virginia
Associated date:
1850
Subject:
Firearms  Search this
Related event:
Civil War  Search this
Civil War and Reconstruction  Search this
ID Number:
AF.273343
Maker number:
D1850
Catalog number:
273343
Accession number:
54537
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
Military
ThinkFinity
Exhibition:
Price of Freedom
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-4777-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1202360
Online Media:

Confederate Bowie Knife and Scabbard

Physical Description:
steel (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 5 in x 17 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 45.085 cm x 3.81 cm
Object Name:
knife
Other Terms:
knife; Edged Weapons; CSA, Army; Bowie
Found in:
United States: Kentucky
Associated Date:
1862
Related event:
Civil War  Search this
Civil War and Reconstruction  Search this
ID Number:
AF.32398
Catalog number:
32398
Accession number:
68826
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
Military
ThinkFinity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-a61d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_438749
Online Media:

Zouave Uniform

Measurements:
overall: 18 1/2 in x 21 in; 46.99 cm x 53.34 cm
Object Name:
jacket
Associated place:
United States: New York
Related event:
Civil War  Search this
Civil War and Reconstruction  Search this
ID Number:
AF.24954.01
Accession number:
64127
Catalog number:
24954.01
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, General
Clothing & Accessories
Military
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-7614-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_687492
Online Media:

Black sailors in the Civil War a history of fugitives, freemen and freedmen aboard Union vessels James H. Bruns

Title:
History of fugitives, freemen and freedmen aboard Union vessels
Author:
Bruns, James H  Search this
Subject:
United States Navy African Americans History  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 238 pages illustrations 23 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
Date:
2023
Civil War, 1861-1865
19th century
Topic:
African American merchant mariners--History  Search this
Fugitive slaves--History  Search this
HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877).)  Search this
HISTORY / Military / United States  Search this
African American merchant mariners  Search this
Armed Forces--African Americans  Search this
Fugitive slaves  Search this
Military operations, Naval  Search this
Military participation--African American  Search this
History  Search this
Participation, African American  Search this
Naval operations  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1163470

The work of Adalbert Johann Volck, 1828-1912, who chose for his name the anagram V. Blada

Author:
Volck, Adalbert John 1828-1912  Search this
Author:
Anderson, George McCullough 1897-  Search this
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865  Search this
Physical description:
222 p illustrations, ports 21 x 26 cm
Type:
Books
Caricatures and cartoons
Pictorial works
Art and the war
Art et guerre
Ouvrages illustrés
Art
History
Place:
Confederate States of America
United States
États-Unis
Date:
1970
Civil War, 1861-1865
1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
Topic:
History  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Call number:
N40.1.V89 A5
N40.1.V89A5
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_5955

Meade's headquarters, 1863-1865 letters of Colonel Theodore Lyman from the Wilderness to Appomattox Selected and edited by George R. Agassiz

Author:
Lyman, Theodore 1833-1897  Search this
Subject:
Lyman, Theodore 1833-1897 Correspondence  Search this
Physical description:
x, 371 p ports 23 cm
Type:
Books
Personal narratives
Récits personnels
History
Personal correspondence
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
1970
Civil War, 1861-1865
1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
Topic:
History  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Call number:
E601 .L98 1970X
E601.L98 1970X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_6018

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