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Paul Revere
Paul Revere's ride
4/19/1775 (artwork ca. 1942)
Paul Revere’s Ride
Paul Revere’s Ride
4/18/1775 (artwork 1940)
Telegram from Governor John W. Ellis of North Carolina Responding to Abraham Lincoln
Telegram from Governor John W. Ellis of North Carolina Responding to Abraham Lincoln's Request for Troops
4/15/1861
Telegram from Major Robert Anderson to the Secretary of War
Telegram from Major Robert Anderson to the Secretary of War
4/18/1861
Telegram from Jefferson Davis to General S. Cooper Announcing the Confederate Victory at Manassas
Telegram from Jefferson Davis to General S. Cooper Announcing the Confederate Victory at Manassas
07/21/1861
Telegram from Major General George McClellan Regarding General Robert E. Lee
Telegram from Major General George McClellan Regarding General Robert E. Lee's Lost Order
9/13/1862
Telegram from Major General John E. Wool to Rear Admiral Hiram Paulding Regarding Draft Riots
Telegram from Major General John E. Wool to Rear Admiral Hiram Paulding Regarding Draft Riots
7/13/1863
Enciphered Telegram from General J. E. Johnston to Secretary of War J. A. Seddon
Enciphered Telegram from General J. E. Johnston to Secretary of War J. A. Seddon
7/16/1863
Telegram from Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant to Major General H. Halleck
Telegram from Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant to Major General H. Halleck
8/9/1864
Letter from Ulysses S. Grant to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton
Letter from Ulysses S. Grant to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton
8/11/1864
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