At the time of the Civil War ... were America’s first pictorial war correspondents. They were young men (none were women) from diverse backgrounds—soldiers, engineers, lithographers and ...

Others show how a loved one was cherished through a photograph. This section displays objects that helped the soldier get through the atrocities of war—objects that have helped generations since in ...

His years illustrating pulp novels honed his sense of pictorial drama, and his meticulous research ensured historical ...

But he feared the Civil War would shatter his beloved ... Through his ministrations of wounded soldiers, he found that purpose and a new inspiration for his art.

Thanks to its comprehensive collection of Confederate artifacts, weapons and art, this museum ... which explores the Civil War chronologically through the eyes of military leaders and civilians.