Research Arsenal Spotlight 1: Chester Chapman Letters
This week were spotlighting a collection of over 70 letters on the Research Arsenal, made possible through a partnership with Spared & Shared. These letters were written…
Tracing Civil War History With a Ballpoint Pen
Working with archives and artifacts, you are bound to come across things that make you cringe or outright cry. I have been working in museums and with historic material for…
Civil War Letters: Identifying and Researching Authors
In the 160 years since the end of the Civil War, many letters written during that time have lost valuable historical context as they were passed down through generations,…
The 24th Iowa Infantry Regimental History
The 24th Iowa Infantry: A Story of Valor and Sacrifice The 24th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a distinguished unit in the Union Army during the American Civil War, earning…
Civil War Letters – An Extensive Collection
Research Arsenal’s Powerful Civil War Letters Database The American Civil War involved over 2.8 million soldiers fighting on both sides and impacted the lives of everyone l…
