New Year’s During the Civil War
“Another Year in the War”: New Year’s During the Civil War As the calendar turned during the Civil War, Americans greeted the New Year not with champagne and fireworks, but wi…
Christmas During the Civil War: Voices from the Front and Home
Christmas During the Civil War: Voices from the Front and Home The Civil War did not pause for the holidays, yet Christmas still came. For soldiers and families separated by…
The Great West Point Eggnog Riot of 1826
The Great West Point Eggnog Riot of 1826 The night of December 24–25, 1826, at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, was anything but silent. What began …
Thanksgiving: A Civil War Call For Unity
Thanksgiving: A Civil War Call For Unity As Americans prepare each year for a festive Thanksgiving dinner, it’s worth remembering how deeply the holiday’s modern identity was …
The Battle of Antietam: First-Hand Accounts
The Battle of Antietam: First-Hand Accounts On a foggy morning of September 17, 1862, the fields around Sharpsburg, Maryland, were transformed into the single bloodiest day…
5 Easy Tips for Using the Research Arsenal
To get the most out of your Research Arsenal membership, it can help to know the quickest and most effective ways to search for the information you’re looking for. To h…
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,…
