150th Anniversary of General Order 143 - A Nation's Destiny

May 22nd, 1863, the War Department issued General Order 143, (GO 143) which changed the course of the Civil War, and the destiny of millions. This order established a bureau for the organization of “Colored Troops”, which would be in charge of recruitment and training...

Watch Night

Watch Night, December 31st, 1862.  One hundred-fifty years ago, slaves, freemen, abolitionists and people in all walks of life, sat in churches, meeting houses and fields throughout the nation, watching and waiting for freedom's dawn. With the signing of...

The Pennsylvania Grand Review Reenactment 2010

At the end of the Civil War, the Federal army held a Grand Review  of its troops in Washington DC to celebrate the nation's hard fought victory over the Confederacy. However, the U.S. War Department did...

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