While the Civil War raged, a great cast-iron dome was added to the Capitol, symbol of an enduring nation.
While the Civil War raged, a great cast-iron dome was added to the Capitol, symbol of an enduring nation.
Confederates burned Richmond, Virginia, their capital, before it fell to Union forces in April 1865.
Confederates burned Richmond, Virginia, their capital, before it fell to Union forces in April 1865.
President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, freed all slaves in Confederate-controlled territory.
President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, freed all slaves in Confederate-controlled territory.
At Gettysburg, in 1863, the bloodiest battle of the Civil War ended the Confederate army’s northward advance.
At Gettysburg, in 1863, the bloodiest battle of the Civil War ended the Confederate army’s northward advance.
John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, assassinated President Lincoln at Ford’s Theater, April 14, 1865.
John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, assassinated President Lincoln at Ford’s Theater, April 14, 1865.
The nation celebrated its 100th anniversary with a grand exhibition in Philadelphia, 1876.
The nation celebrated its 100th anniversary with a grand exhibition in Philadelphia, 1876.
Japan’s first emissaries to the United States exchanged treaty ratification papers and visited Congress in 1860.
Japan’s first emissaries to the United States exchanged treaty ratification papers and visited Congress in 1860.
After the Civil War, African-American men gained political influence when the Fifteenth Amendment ensured their voting rights.
After the Civil War, African-American men gained political influence when the Fifteenth Amendment ensured their voting rights.