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      The double-page spread image as it appeared in the December 3,1864 edition of Harper's Weekly. The two pages may be viewed better through this link:  Harper's Weekly                                         Images of President Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation October 3, 1863 Full Text Thanksgiving Lincoln's Declaration During the Civil Wa r Civil War: Thanksgiving Foods | Inside Adams                         Thanksgiving in War-time, 1862-1864 | Beehive Sarah J. Hale Glimpses of Thanksgiving in Camp During the Civil War And 1 Last Bite Please follow us on Facebook at  American History Travels | Facebook

  From the artifact collection at the National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is a battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia. It is not faded. It was made of pink silk. As Bryan Cheeseboro points out in his article below, this silk was used due to limitations of available material and during the 19th century pink was not gender-specific as we view it today. General Beauregard ordered the flags be produced shortly after the 1st Battle of Bull Run. Red and every close shade of silk were used. The flag presentation ceremony took place on November 28, 1861 at Centreville, Virginia where regimental commanders came forward to receive their colors. The Pink Confederate Battle Flags Flags of The Army of Northern Virginia P. G. T. Beauregard Distance from the National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: 128 miles. Please follow us on Facebook at  American History Travels | Facebook

The 162nd anniversary of the dedication of the National Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.                                                                                                                                                                               Undated drawing of the ceremony.  Tyson's November, 19, 1863 photograph of the procession moving south on Baltimore Street towards Cemetery Hill.  One newspaper's coverage of the day's events. The Chicago Times called President Lincoln's speech as "silly, flat, and dishwatery". American Battle ...

                                                  During the 8th United States Colored Troops ceremonial reading (see previous post) the  2025 United States Colored Troops Memorial Observance, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania , six muster roll sheets were displayed at The National Civil War Museum. The 8th mustered in 1864 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The posted picture was one of the roll sheets. In the "Mustered Into Service" column the location of  1st Sergeant Henry A. Thompson was Williamsport, Pa. He is listed, from the top, as the 4th "1.". Back in September, we visited the cemetery on the post: Underground Railroad in Williamsport, Pennsylvania Among the veterans buried in the Freedom Road Cemetery was none other than 1 st Sergeant Thompson! Battle of Olustee 8th United States Colored Troops Please follow us on Facebook at  American History Tra...

From the artifact collection at the National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a beautiful formal dress. This dress was worn to President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Ball by Matilda Winlock Tebbetts, the wife of abolitionist Jonas March Tebbetts. The Inaugural Ball was held  on March 6, 1865  at the United States Patent Office, Washington, DC.  Second Inaugural Ball - AbrahamLincoln Documentary The Menu Jonas March Tebbetts Tebbetts House Arkansas Washington, DC crowd during President Lincoln' s Second Inauguration March 4, 1865. See https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cwpb.00602/ . Library of Congress B815- 1286 From the March 25,1865 edition of Harper's Weekly, President Lincoln's swearing in to the office of President of the United States.  From the February 25, 1865 edition of Harper's Weekly, a 1865 fashion article. Distance from the National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: 124 miles. Please follow us on Facebook at  American History ...

In commemoration of Veterans Day, and the grand re-opening of the African American Civil War Memorial Museum, the National Civil War Museum proudly participated in reading the names of veterans who served in the 8th United States Colored Troops. This regiment was raised at Camp William Penn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The National Civil War Museum preserves its original muster rolls. Today the museum honored the regiment by reading the names of 1432 8th USCT veterans. 8th United States Colored Troops Regiment African American Civil War Memorial Musuem United States Colored Troops                                Apology, the shadow was cast by museum lighting as every angle was attempted.  Please follow us on Facebook at  American History Travels | Facebook

A piece of the split rail fence which ran along the Bloody   Lane during the Battle of Antietam, Maryland on September 17, 1862. Bullets are still visible in the split rail from the fierce fighting which took place in and around the sunken road.   Photo taken by Alexander Gardner of Bloody Lane just after the battle. NPS Bloody Lane Bloody Lane Return to the Battlefield Video Distance from the National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: 92.6 miles. The artifact is part of the National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania collection. A special thanks to the museum for sharing.  Please follow us on Facebook at  American History Travels | Facebook