Phillip Henry Sheridan
”Little Phil” Sheridan began the war as a Second Lieutenant and quickly rose to become the fourth ranking member of the Union Army in three and a half years.
Reagan appears before the Committee
Formed in May 1938 the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) investigated disloyalty among American citizens. It became extremely powerful during the Cold War...
Reaping the bounty
Early in the war men volunteered for patriotic reasons. Later the U.S. Government began offering financial incentives. In addition to monthly pay, rations, and...
Rewarding jobs well done
Lt. Gen. Ulysses Grant sent this telegram to U.S. Secretary of War E. M. Stanton on August 11, 1864. It recommends promoting William T. Sherman to the rank of major...
Scars of slavery
This 1863 photograph of “Peter,” a former slave displaying scars from his overseer’s whippings, was widely reproduced as evidence of slavery’s cruelty. The...
Seeking a brother’s release
In this letter to the Union commander of the prisoner-of-war camp at Point Lookout, Maryland, one of four sisters asks the commander to release their brother. Writing...
The women need answers
Ben Woodard, president of United Auto Workers Local 599, sent this telegram to the National War Labor Board urging a hearing on equal pay