Now, transcribing the Civil War journals of Lombard`s Colonel ... journals reflects a growing tendency on the part of museums to explain history in terms of the ordinary fellow.

Keller's 2015 book, "The Story of Camp Douglas: Chicago's Forgotten Civil War Prison ... His place in history today is far from revered – in 2020, activists succeeded in getting the name ...

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Share One of the most fateful documents of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency — and in all of American history — will go on public display this week ...

While Chicago libraries, post offices and banks are closed on Wednesday in observance of the Juneteenth holiday, other attractions, like museums will ... the end of the Civil War, and two years ...