This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Civil War Centennial Planned Across Nation
The Civil War Centennial Commission outlines a four year nationwide program from 1961 to 1965 to observe the 100th anniversary. Plans include 6,500 events from Fort Sumter to Appomattox with re-enactments, markers, and major battles highlighted across states including Georgia and Virginia.
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Congress
Robert E. Lee
Dixie
North Carolina
Karl S. Betts
Commission
Ft. ‘Sumter, S.C
Bull Run
Shiloh
Antietam
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
The
Wilderness
Atlanta
Lee
Appomatox Courthouse
National Commission
Washington, D.C
Manassas
Maryland
Virginia
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Georgia
State Historical Society
Sherman
Chickamauga
Savannah