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Davenport Ormsbee, Frances (fl. 1860 - 1916)

Title: A War Reminiscence by Frances B. Ormsbee

First a manuscript copy and then typed.

GLC03523.09.59

Unknown

Title: Leather case and one cent coin

GLC03523.17.21

circa 1860

Unknown

Title: Leather case

One leather case circa 1860.

GLC03523.17.21.01

circa 1860

Unknown

Title: One cent coin

One coin circa 1860. The date of minting is not readable.

GLC03523.17.21.02

n.d.

Title: Invitation

Invitation.

GLC03523.24.125

1684-1844

Title: Middlesex County Virginia documents [Decimalized: .01-.85]

A collection of eighty seven documents, many regarding the slave trade in Middlesex County Virginia. Includes by-laws for Colored Ladies Lincoln Association and a document regarding a freeman emancipating an enslaved person who will be his wife. Also includes slave sales documents. The collection also includes materials relating to the Pursoll family, the Winn family, and a printed document signed by Peter V. Daniel, who later served as Supreme Court Justice. A finding aid list was created by Pierpont Morgan Library.

GLC03434

1763-1791

Macaulay, Catharine (1731-1791)

Title: Correspondence of Catharine Macaulay [Decimalized .01- .63]

Collection of correspondence of Catharine Macaulay Graham with various people from England, Scotland, France, and America, including a folder of transcripts of letters not included in this collection. Materials in this collection consist of retained drafts, letters received, drafts written on other letters, and some occasional pieces. According to a later note in GLC 1795, these letters were returned by her second husband William Graham to daughter Catharine Sophia Macaulay Gregorie. Some letters are in French. A full inventory is available, and transcripts of some letters are also available.

GLC01794

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1766/02/14

Sons of Liberty (New York)

Title: to [unknown] re: unifying the Sons of Liberty in New York

Call to assembly of as many Sons of Liberty as possible to combat the threat of British taxation and to protest the Stamp Act, as well as demand trials by juries.

GLC07654.19

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1767

Great Britain. Acts.

Title: An Act for restraining... the Governor, Council and House... of New York

A response to New York's resistance to the Townshend Acts.

GLC03562.17

1770-1800

The Forbes Lithograph MFG. CO.

Title: Revere House

One engraving entitled "Revere House" dated 1770-1800. Depicts a view of Paul Revere's House. Caption notes, "Home of Paul Revere, North Square Boston 1770-1800. On the night of April 18th he went forth from here on his famous ride to Lexington and Concord, summoning the Patriots to the first battle of the Revolution. April 19th 1775." Engraver unknown.

GLC08878.0204

31 October 1770

Dickinson, John (1732-1808)

Title: to Catharine Macaulay

Argues that the Freeholders of America are firm in the cause of liberty. Associates the colonial cause with virtue and piety and implicitly identifies Britain with luxury and corruption. It is notable that so many colonists addressed their appeals to an Englishwoman.

GLC01790.01

1771

West, Benjamin, (1738-1820)

Title: The Death of General Wolfe

One engraving entitled "The Death of General Wolfe" circa 1861-1877. Depicts the death of General Wolfe at the Battle of Quebec, September 13, 1759. In the middle of the image, a mortally wounded General James Wolfe lays on the ground surrounded by fellow soliders and Native Americans. Engraved by S. Smith after an original painting by Benjamin West.

GLC08878.0086

19 April 1773

Adams, John (1735-1826)

Title: to Catharine Macaulay

Describes the contest between Massachusetts Governor Hutchinson and the Assembly over the question of Parliament's control. Denies sovereignty of Parliament over American rights.

GLC01785.01

28 June 1773

Adams, John (1735-1826)

Title: to Catharine Macaulay

Adams also takes the opportunity to thank Macaulay for her help in supporting American interests. He discusses the deteriorating relations with Britain.

GLC01786

August 1773

Macaulay, Catharine (1731-1791)

Title: to John Adams

CM's retained copy noting that Hutchinson's fall will be an example to others who try to destroy American liberty.

GLC01785.02

11 December 1773

Adams, John (1735-1826)

Title: to Catharine Macaulay

Adams predicts a breach between America and Britain and writes that "Nothing, but equal Liberty and kind Treatment can Secure the Attachment of the Colonies to Britain." He argues that London's "Experiments" in public revenue will open trade to the Dutch or "will erect an independent Empire in America."

GLC01787

1774

Continental Congress (1774)

Title: Extracts from the votes and proceedings of the American Continental Congress.

Held at Philadelphia on the 5th of September, 1774. Containing the Bill of Rights, a List of Grievances, Occasional Resolves, the Association, an address to the people of Great Britin, a memorial to the inhabitants of the British-American Colonies, and an address to the inhabitants of Quebec. Published by order of the Congress.

GLC02150.03

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1774

Great Britain. Acts.

Title: An Act for the better regulating the government of... Massachusetts Bay

Reorganizing the government of Massachusetts. [one of the "Intolerable Acts"]

GLC03562.20

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1774

Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)

Title: A summary view of the rights of British America

8vo. 2d edition reprinted by Dunlap. Evans 11351, Howes J79, Sabin 35918, Streeter Sale 2: 754. With authorship noted on titlepage in a contemporary hand. There are twenty copies of Dunlap's printing recorded. Seminal for Jefferson's thoughts recorded in the Declaration of Independence and said to have brought him to the attention of delegates as a talented writer.

GLC00962

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5 September 1774

United States. Continental Congress.

Title: Letter from the General Congress at Philadelphia, September the 5th, 1774, to the People of Great Britain.

This document is a long broadside, printed in four columns and addressed to the people of Great Britain. The broadside says: "Know then, that we consider, and do insist that we are, and ought to be, free as our fellow subjects in Britain, and that no power on earth has a right to take our property from us without our consent." Mentions numerous rights, including trial by jury. Someone has circled misspellings (or variations?) in pencil. (Sothebys suggested that this broadside was printed in Bristol, England. Apparently unrecorded.)

GLC04774

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05 September 1774

U.S. Continental Congress (1774)

Title: Journal of the proceedings of Congress, held at Philadelphia, September 5, 1774

1st Ed., 1st issue. Printed by William and Thomas Bradford. Front & back boards off. This 1st issue lacks the 12-page petition to the King in the 2nd issue (see Broadside, GLC 1671). Included adoption of a Declaration of Rights, Address to the People of Great Britain, and an Address to the Inhabitants of the Province of Quebec, an the resolution to reassemble 10 May 1775 if liberties had not been restored. The famous seal on the titlepage depicts twelve hands reaching out to support a column topped with liberty cap, and resting on the Magna Carta. (Georgia did not send a delegate.) Evans 13737, Howes J263, Lilly-Powers 33. (Not in Sabin or Hildeburn who both cite the 2d issue.)

GLC00081

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1774/09/17

Suffolk Resolves

Title: The Suffolk resolves: Proceedings of the ...

Printed by John Holt. The first printing in New York of the Suffolk Resolves. Evans 13701

GLC02438

28 December 1774

Adams, John (1735-1826)

Title: to Catharine Macaulay

Adams describes the effects of the Boston Port Bill upon the government and people of the colony. He warns that the arrest of Parliament's opponents "will produce Resistance, and Reprisals, and a Flame through America, Such as Eye hath not yet Seen, nor Ear heard nor hath it entered into the Heart of the Minister or his Minions to conceive." He prophesies resistance and reprisals.

GLC01788

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1775

Unknown

Title: Genealogical Almanac

Begins with an article on voyages. Belonged to Capt. William.

GLC02198.50

23 May 1775

Ward, Artemas (1727-1800)

Title: to Jedediah Foster

Written by General Ward as commander-in-chief of the army outside Boston to Colonel Foster. Says the bearer of this, Mr. Wood, was lately at Worcester and learned that the selectmen of the town are "binding out" people that can be called friends of the government if they will not join the army. Says it is extraordinary and unjustifiable conduct if it is true. Hopes he will take Wood's information and investigate the situation, claiming "I doubt not you will consult the Safety of the Individuals as well as of the Community."

GLC02499.17

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The American Civil War

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877, The American Civil War

Gary W. Gallagher

6, 7, 8, 9

Divided Hearts: Britain and the American Civil War

Slavery and Anti-Slavery, The American Civil War, African Americans and Emancipation, National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Richard M. Blackett

Government and Civics, World History

Catherine Clinton - "Stepdaughters of History: Southern Women and the American Civil War"

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877, The American Civil War

Fay Yarbrough - "Choctaw Confederates: The American Civil War in Indian Country"

Lincoln, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877, The Failure of Compromise, The American Civil War, African Americans and Emancipation, Reconstruction

Economics

Inside the Vault: Civil War Diaries of William Woodlin, 8th USCT, & Cyrena Hammond

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Gilder Lehrman Staff

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Inside the Vault: Massachusetts 54th

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877, The American Civil War, African Americans and Emancipation

Gilder Lehrman Staff

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Deadly Diseases: A Fate Worse than Dying on the Battlefield

The American Civil War, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Elise Stevens Wilson

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

9, 10, 11, 12

The Battle of Antietam: A Turning Point in the Civil War

The American Civil War, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

James M. McPherson

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

The Cousins’ Wars: Religion, Politics and the Triumph of Anglo-America

Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763, Early Settlements, The American Civil War, The War for Independence, The American Revolution, 1763-1783, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Kevin Phillips

Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy

Inside the Vault: David Blight Discusses Frederick Douglass Documents

Slavery and Anti-Slavery, Lincoln, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877, The American Civil War, African Americans and Emancipation, Reconstruction, Jim Crow and The Great Migration

Gilder Lehrman Staff

Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Russian-American Diplomacy during the Civil War

The American Civil War, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Norman Saul

Government and Civics, World History

Living and Dying in the Civil War

The American Civil War, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Aaron Sheehan-Dean

Government and Civics

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Infographic: North-South Comparisons before the Civil War

The American Civil War, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Economics, Geography, Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12

Infographic: Casualties and Costs of the Civil War

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877, The American Civil War

Gilder Lehrman Institute Staff

Economics, Government and Civics, World History

9, 10, 11, 12

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877, The Failure of Compromise, The American Civil War, African Americans and Emancipation, Reconstruction

Eric Foner

Government and Civics, World History

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Historians Now: Mourning Lincoln by Martha Hodes

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Martha Hodes

Government and Civics

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

The Western Sanitary Commission reports on suffering in the Mississippi Valley, 1863

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877, The American Civil War, African Americans and Emancipation

James E. Yeatman

Government and Civics

5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Historical Context: Black Soldiers in the Civil War

The American Civil War, African Americans and Emancipation, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Steven Mintz

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

"Men of Color: To Arms! To Arms!"

The American Civil War, African Americans and Emancipation, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Elizabeth Berlin Taylor

5, 6, 7, 8

Lincoln’s Sacred Effort: The Role of Providence in Political Leadership

The American Civil War, Lincoln, National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Lucas Morel

Religion and Philosophy

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Civil War 150: Tour of the Traveling Exhibition

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877, The Failure of Compromise, The American Civil War, African Americans and Emancipation

Susan Saidenberg

Government and Civics

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

“Columbia’s Noblest Sons”: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, 1865

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877, The American Civil War

Kimmel and Forster

Art

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life

The Failure of Compromise, The American Civil War, African Americans and Emancipation, The Age of Jackson, Lincoln, National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Richard Carwardine

Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy

Why the Union Won

The American Civil War, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Gary W. Gallagher

Government and Civics

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

The "Lost Cause"

The American Civil War, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Gary W. Gallagher

Government and Civics

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

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Select images from the American Civil War

In October 1862, Mathew Brady opened a photography exhibition at his studio in New York City. EntitledThe Dead of Antietam, the exhibition attracted large crowds and brought the war home in a way that news articles and casualty listings could not. On October 20, 1862, aneditorial in theNew York Timesexplained that "the dead of the battle-field come up to us very rarely, even in dreams. We see the list in the morning paper at breakfast, but dismiss its recollection with the coffee. There is a confused mass of names, but they are all strangers; we forget the horrible…

Pace–Gilder Lehrman MA Spotlight: “The American Civil War”

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Pace University offer a Master of Arts in American Historythrough online courses for K–12 educators. Applications are now open. Clickhereto apply.Course Spotlight: The American Civil Warwith Professor Allen Guelzo, Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era, and Director of Civil War Era Studies, Gettysburg CollegeThis course is an…

Fredericksburg, Then and Now

by Elena Colón-Marrero, Christopher Newport University Class of 2014One would think that growing up in a town rich in colonial and Civil War history would inspire an appreciation for that history. My experience living in Fredericksburg, Virginia, was quite the opposite. Fredericksburg’s history as a home for the Algonquian-speaking peoples, a port city in colonial Virginia, and a strategic location during the Civil War was all around me. However, I became desensitized due to numerous field trips to battlefields; constant…

Civil War soldiers: Thomas Burpee and his sons

The Gilder Lehrman Collection has more than 10,000 letters written by soldiers during the American Civil War, and when you read dozens or even hundreds of letters by the same person, it is very much like reality television. You become involved in the drama of their lives—the war, relationships, finances, and losses. You are withGeorge Tillotson when he learns his four-year-old daughter Lucy died during an epidemicthat also threatened his other children. And you can ’t help but cringe when Charles Morey is killed…

Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation: On This Day, October 3, 1863

On October 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued aproclamationcalling on all Americans "in every part of the United States . . . to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next as a Day of Thanksgiving and Prayer to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens."Though the United States was embroiled in a bloody and destructive civil war, President Lincoln reminded the nation that there was still much to be thankful for: "The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the…

Sherman’s Christmas Present: On This Day, December 22

On December 22, 1864, Union General William T. Sherman senta messageto President Lincoln from Georgia, saying, "I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton."From November 15 until December 21, Sherman had led his notoriously destructive "March to the Sea" from the captured city of Atlanta to Savannah. Supporters of the Union applauded Sherman’s March, while Southerners were especially horrified by the actions of troops under his command.Sherman’s March…

Women in the Civil War: Vivandieres

Vivandieres, sometimes known as cantinieres, were women who followed the army to provide support for the troops. Ideally, a vivandiere would have been a young woman—the daughter of an officer or wife of a non-commissioned officer—who wore a uniform and braved battles to provide care for wounded soldiers on the battlefield. The history of vivandieres can be traced to the French Zouave regiments in the Crimean War. By 1859, many local militia regiments in the United States had adopted the name "Zouave," wore colorful uniforms, and adopted the practice of having a "daughter…

Attend the Lincoln Prize Ceremony Online This Thursday!

Join uson April 14, 2022, at 7:45 pm (ET) for the thirty-second annual Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize!The prize is awarded annually for the finest scholarly work in English on Abraham Lincoln, the American Civil War soldier, or the American Civil War era. The award includes a $50,000 prize and a bronze replica of Augustus Saint-Gaudens’s life-sized bust, Lincoln the Man.The 2022 Laureate is Caroline E. Janney for her book Ends of War: The…

Inside the Vault in July: The Declaration of Independence and the Fighting 54th

This July onInside the Vault, the online program that highlights unique primary sources from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, we will feature pivotal moments in American progress, from the Declaration of Independence to the brave charge of the African American soldiers of the Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry on Battery Wagner during the Civil War.On Thursday, July 1, we discover how the news of the Declaration of Independence was received and learn the history behind the William J. Stone printing of the Declaration.…

Registration Re-Opens for Select Teacher Seminars through July 9

Due to popular demand, registration has been re-opened for select2021 Teacher Seminarstaking place July 12 through August 12.The deadline to register isFriday, July 9at 5 p.m. ET.Courses re-opened includeAfrican American History since EmancipationThe American Civil WarAmerican Indian History: Case StudiesThe American PresidencyBlack Women’s HistoryColonial North AmericaThe Life and Writings of Frederick DouglassLives of the EnslavedRace and…

National Book Prizes

The Institute co-sponsors four national book prizes annually. Each recognizes the best book of the year in its field. A jury of leading scholars evaluates the entries and presents the top choices to the prize’s board for final selection. The winner is honored at an award ceremony providing an opportunity for the public, including teachers and students, to hear the author speak.We always welcome submissions of books that bear a copyright date in the current year and which conform to the following criteria:Gilder Lehrman Lincoln PrizeThe prize is awar…

Spotlight on the 3-Day Regional Teacher Seminars in 2020

Registration for the 2020 Gilder Lehrman Teacher Seminars is now open!In its 25th year of offering dynamic, content-rich Teacher Seminars led by the top scholars in the country, the Gilder Lehrman Institute announces that, in addition to 6-Day Teacher Seminars and the inauguralTeacher Seminar Summit, 3-Day Teacher Seminars will be offered. These four regional seminars are rigorous workshops designed to help teachers receive exceptional professional development without traveling far from home.Particularly convenient for teachers unable to commit to a 6-Day Seminar, these 3-…

Announcing the 2021 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Finalists

TheLincoln Prizehas been awarded annually since 1990 to a work that enhances the general public’s understanding of the Civil War era. Prize winners have included Doris Kearns Goodwin (2006), Eric Foner (2011), and David Blight (2002 and 2019).Gettysburg College and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History have announced the finalists for the 2021 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize. They are•Alice Baumgartner,South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil…

Summer 2019 Teacher Seminars Follow American History around Country and Beyond

June 16–22Thirty-four K–12 teachers attendedNew Orleans and the History of the American Southat the Historic New Orleans Collection led by Pamela Tyler, Associate Professor of History (retired), University of Southern Mississippi, with Master Teacher Ron Nash. In addition to participating in Professor Tyler’s lectures and discussions, the group visited the New Orleans Jazz Museum.    Thirty-four K–12 teachers participated inEveryday Life in Colonial America led by John Demos,…

Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Honors Conroy and Egerton

At this evening’s Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Ceremony, at the Union League Club in New York City, we will honor James B. Conroy and Douglas R. Egerton for their outstanding scholarly works on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. The Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize, sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute and Gettysburg College, is a $50,000 prize awarded annually for the finest scholarly work in English on Abraham Lincoln, the American Civil War soldier, or the American…

Civil War Essay Contest Winners 2015

High School DivisionClick on the title to view a pdf of a winning essay.First PrizeAnjelica Matcho,Bridgewater Raritan High School, Bridgewater, New Jersey"Dethroning King Cotton: The Failed Diplomacy of the Confederacy"Second PrizeStefano E. Jacobson,Collegiate School, New York, New York"Andrew Johnson’s Pardoning Policy and the Failure of Freedmen’s Land Ownership during Reconstruction"Third PrizeDante Mangiaracina,Collegiate School, New York, New York"The Army for Lincoln in 1864: Electing the…

Inside the Vault: 19th-Century Photography

Read aboutphotography in the 19th century, exploreselect images from the American Civil War, andcreate your own Civil War-era portrait.

Announcing the Gettysburg College-Gilder Lehrman MA in American History

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Gettysburg College have partnered to offer the newGettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History, an affordable, fully online master’s degree program, led by renowned, award-winning historians, that brings together the leading non-profit American history organization and one of the nation’s top liberal arts colleges.The Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History is open to K–12 educators, librarians, district supervisors, National…

Announcing the 2020 Lincoln Prize Finalists

Gettysburg College and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History have announced thefinalists for the 2020 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize.Eric Foner,The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution(W.W. Norton and Company)Matthew Fox-Amato,Exposing Slavery: Photography, Human Bondage, and the Birth of Modern Visual Politics in America(Oxford University Press)Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers,They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South(Yale University Press)W. Caleb…

Lincoln Prize Ceremony Celebrates 2020 and 2021 Winners on April 19

Please join us onApril 19for the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize ceremony. One of the most prestigious awards for the study of Abraham Lincoln, the American Civil War soldier, or the American Civil War era, this $50,000 prize is sponsored jointly by the Gilder Lehrman Institute and Gettysburg College.We invite teachers, students, and history lovers to join us for this special virtual event, where we will celebrate both the 2020 and 2021 winners of the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln…

2020 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Recipient Announced

Gettysburg College and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced today thatElizabeth R. Varon, author ofArmies of Deliverance: A New History of the Civil War(Oxford University Press), is the recipient of the 2020 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize. A specialist in the Civil War era and the nineteenth-century South, Varon is on the Executive Council of the John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History and Langbourne M. Williams Professor of …

Announcing the 2021 Lincoln Prize Finalists

Gettysburg College and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History have announced the finalists for the 2021 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize. They are•Alice Baumgartner,South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War(Basic Books)•Adrian Brettle,Colossal Ambitions: Confederate Planning for a Post-Civil War World (University of Virginia Press)•Thavolia Glymph,The Women’s Fight: The Civil…

Announcing the 2020 Lincoln Prize Finalists

Gettysburg College and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History have announced the finalists for the 2020 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize:Eric Foner,The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution(W.W. Norton and Company)Matthew Fox-Amato,Exposing Slavery: Photography, Human Bondage, and the Birth of Modern Visual Politics in America(Oxford University Press)Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers,They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South(Yale University Press)W. Caleb…

American History through Film: Civil War and Cinema

The American Civil War is remembered as being the bloodiest and most devastating of all the wars this country has faced. Brother, it is often said, fought brother. Families and friends were divided. The country nearly split in two, while enslaved people suffered inhuman degradation, and soldiers, some of whom had been enslaved, fought brutal battles and endured sickness, famine, and the elements as they clashed. In previous generations, our collective memory of the war was shaped by books and articles,…

Past Courses

Gilder Lehrman graduate courses led by eminent historians have been running since Summer 2014. Select courses are now available online asSelf-Paced Courseswith professional development credits.In Conjunction with Pace University[collapse collapsed title=2018-2019]Fall 2018Women in the American Revolution, Prof. Carol Berkin, Baruch CollegeThe American Civil War, Prof. Allen Guelzo, Princeton UniversityWorld War II, Prof. Michael Neiberg, US Army War CollegeRace and Rights in…

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