Mitchelville Was The First US Town Led By Formerly Enslaved People
This month in 1863, the founding of a town that made history: Mitchelville was the first town in the United States to be governed by formerly enslaved people.
Daniel Sickles Lost His Leg In The Civil War, But Also Never Really Went Without It
When Daniel Sickles lost his leg at Gettysburg, he had it mounted and put on display at a medical museum.
After The Civil War, William Oland Bourne And Veterans Organized A “Left-Armed Corps”
Poet and newspaper publisher William Oland Bourne organized penmanship contests for injured Civil War veterans to encourage their writing.