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Union general (1826–1885) hailed at the beginning of the Civil War as the ‘Young Napoleon,’ who was defeated for the presidency in 1864 by Abraham Lin

Fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, he handed down the Dred Scott decision and upheld federal supremacy over state authorities (1777–1864). Civi

American Quaker poet and abolitionist (1807–1892) best known for such works as ‘Barbara Frietchie’ and ‘Maud Muller,’ which includes the immortal line

Union general (1816–1870) whose most decisive victory earned him the sobriquet ‘Rock of Chickamauga.’ ALS signed “Geo. H. Thomas, Maj. Gen’l U. S. V.,

Union general (1816–1870) whose most decisive victory earned him the sobriquet ‘Rock of Chickamauga.’ Civil War–dated ALS signed “Geo. H. Thomas, Maj.

American military officer (1784–1869) who served in the War of 1812, Mexican-American War, and Civil War. Civil War–dated ALS signed “John E. Wool, Ma

The United States Sanitary Commission was a relief agency designed to support sick and wounded soldiers during the Civil War, created in 1861 in respo

Archive related to the atomic bomb including two eyewitness accounts from Thomas Ferebee and James Corliss. Both of the letters are addressed to Mr. N

Seventeen copies of the first page of an article entitled ‘Birth of the Atomic Age,’ 8.5 x 11, each signed by someone associated with the atomic bomb.

ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 8.5 x 13.25, September 25, 2001. Letter describing his experience while dropping the atomic bomb. In part: “The mission