Reconstruction
Artifacts
- Carte-de-Visite of Thaddeus Stephens, Radical Republican
- Pamplin Historical Park
- Lincoln Cane Given to Frederick Douglass
- Washington, DC
- The First Vote
- Gaithersburg, Maryland
Stories
Recent
From the Archives
If Lincoln Hadn’t Died. . .
Would the disastrous Reconstruction era have taken a different course?
The Lowest Ebb
Blamed for the misdeeds of others, President Grant left his name on America's sorriest Administration
Custer and Sitting Bull
Fate brought Custer and Sitting Bull together one bloody June evening at the Little Bighorn—and marked the end of the Wild West
When Congress Tried To Rule
Was it, as Navy Secretary Welles believed, "a conspiracy to overthrow the government
The Pluck Heard 'round the World
After Watson tweaked a transmitter reed, Bell invented the telephone
Why They Impeached Andrew Johnson
One of the saddest tales in American history tells how a well-intentioned President lost a dazzling opportunity
Sites
- African American Museum in Philadelphia
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
- Greeneville, Tennessee