Battle of Fort Donelson
Civil War, 1861-1865; Fort Donelson
Color illustration of Union soldiers in the foreground, some wounded and some fighting the Confederate soldiers in the background. "BATTLE OF FORT DONELSON" (printed below image). Battle took place in Tennessee, February 16, 1862.
<a href="https://mohistory.org/collections/item/resource:155954" target="_blank" title="Missouri Historical Society: Battle of Fort Donelson" rel="noreferrer noopener">Missouri Historical Society</a>
1887
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Wes Brady, former slave
Slaves; Slavery; African Americans; Brady, Wes
Photograph in 1937 of Wes Brady, former slave from Marshall, Texas, from the <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/99615249/" target="_blank" title="Library of Congress: Wes Brady, ex-slave, Marshall" rel="noreferrer noopener">Library of Congress</a>. Part of: Portraits of African American ex-slaves from the U.S. Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project slave narratives collections, and included in <em>Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews</em>, available at <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30576" target="_blank" title="Project Gutenberg: Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews" rel="noreferrer noopener">Project Gutenberg</a>.
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Library of Congress
1937
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<em>A Ride for Liberty</em>, painted by Eastman Johnson
Underground Railroad; Painting; African Americans; Horses
<em>A Ride for Liberty -- The Fugitive Slaves</em>, painted by Eastman Johnson circa 1860s, depicting an African American family fleeing across country on horseback.
Johnson, Eastman, 1824-1906
Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 40.59a-b_SL1.jpg
circa 1860s
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Sand Cave near Miller Grove in Pope County, Illinois
Caves; Illinois--Shawnee National Forest; Underground Railroad; African Americans
Photograph of Sand Cave in Shawnee National Forest (Pope, Illinois) forest (<a href="https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=File:Photograph_of_Sand_Cave_-_NARA_-_2129051.jpg&params=37.5_N_-88.667_E_source:NARA" target="_blank" title="Map coordinates for Sand Cave" rel="noreferrer noopener">37.5°N 88.667°W</a>; NARA geographical record).
Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. Region 9 (Eastern Region).
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National Archives and Records Administration
1941, June
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Samuel Dalton House in Murphysboro
African Americans; African American soldiers; Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886; Logan, John A., Mrs., 1838-1923; Dwellings
Color photograph of the Samuel Dalton House in Murphysboro, Illinois, part of the General John A. Logan Museum. The photograph was taken during the <span>Living History event, October 6, 2018.</span><br /><br />Born a slave, Samuel H. Dalton worked as a field hand in Bolivar County, Mississippi. Although technically freed by the Emancipation Proclamation January 1, 1863, he actually gained his freedom by running away from his master and enlisting in the United States Navy July 5, 1863, at White River Station.<br /><br /><span>Dalton served seven months on the tinclad gunboat </span><em>Juliet</em><span>, patrolling the Yazoo River and escorting other ships and troops. While serving on the </span><em>Juliet</em><span>, he was promoted from 1st Class Boy to Ordinary Seaman. In April 1864, a Confederate battery attacked the </span><em>Juliet</em><span> and several other Union vessels. Heavily damaged, the </span><em>Juliet</em><span> was temporarily taken out of service. Her crew was transferred to the </span><em>USS Hastings</em><span>, where Dalton served until being discharged at Cairo.<br /><br /></span><span>In 1870 Dalton married his first wife, Mary S. Stanton, in Murphysboro, Illinois. After their daughter Georgianna was born in Louisiana, they lived in Carbondale, Illinois. </span>In 1887, Dalton bought a home in Murphysboro for $150 from Mary Logan, wife of John A. Logan and executor of his estate.<br /><br /><span>In 1891, Dalton joined Grand Army of the Republic Post 728. He married Lumisa Hall on September 21, 1892 at his home in a ceremony performed by his friend and fellow veteran and post member Rev. Henry Guy. Although the couple did not have any of their own children, they raised a foster son named Samuel Brown. Dalton was honored with an obituary in the </span><em>Murphysboro Independent</em><span> and is buried in an unmarked grave in Tower Grove Cemetery.</span>
Hamilton-Brehm, Anne Marie, 1970-
2018
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Cherokee National Capitol Building
Cherokee Indians; Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Capitols
WEST AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS - Cherokee National Capitol Building, 101-29 South Muskogee Avenue, Tahlequah, Cherokee County, OK
The Cherokee National Capitol, completed and occupied by circa 1869, was constructed on the site which had served as the meeting place for the Cherokee Government since their arrival in Indian Territory in 1839. Built to replace its wooden predecessor (which had burned during the Civil War), it housed the Cherokee Supreme Court as well as the Cherokee legislature, which convened there for the longest unbroken period of time in its history. With statehood in 1907, the National Council lost its power as a lawmaker, and the building soon became the property of Cherokee County. It has served as the County Courthouse ever since. Its Italianate appearance reflects the apparent time lag of popular architectural styles from East to West.
Smalling, Walter
Historic American Buildings Survey,
Engineering Record, Landscapes Survey
Library of Congress:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/ok0004/" target="_blank" title="Cherokee National Capitol Building" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cherokee National Capitol Building, 101-29 South Muskogee Avenue, Tahlequah, Cherokee County, OK</a>
circa 1930
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Saline spring in the woods near Shawneetown
Saline waters; Forests and forestry; Illinois--Gallatin County
Saline spring off of Salt Well Road west of Shawneetown in Equality Township, Gallatin County, Illinois, photographed by Nyttend. The Illinois Salines were the only location where slavery was legal in pre-Civil War Illinois.
Nyttend
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Portrait of Tenskwatawa by Henry Inman
Tenskwatawa, Shawnee Prophet; Portraits; Portrait painting; Inman, Henry, 1801-1846
Portrait painting by Henry Inman of Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa, brother of Shawnee chief Tecumseh. During the War of 1812, the brothers allied with the British. After Tecumseh was killed at the Battle of the Thames in 1813, Tenskwatawa fled to Canada, where he was supported by a British pension.<br /><br />From the <a href="https://npg.si.edu/learn/classroom-resource/tenskwatawa-prophet-c-1775%E2%80%931837" target="_blank" title="Tenskwatawa (The Prophet) c. 1775–1837" rel="noreferrer noopener">National Portrait Gallery</a>: "Charles Bird King painted the original version of this portrait for the War Department’s collection of Indian portraits. Henry Inman created this copy as part of the process for making lithographs for a publication by Thomas McKenney, the commissioner of Indian affairs. McKenney sought to record the culture and prominent figures of the Native American tribes. More than one hundred of these commissioned portraits were reproduced in McKenney and co-editor James Hall’s three-volume History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs (Philadelphia, 1838–44). The original collection of King’s paintings was destroyed in a fire in 1865."
Inman, Henry, 1801-1846
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circa 1830
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Map of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806
Lewis and Clark Expedition; Maps
Map showing the route of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, created by Victor van Werkhooven
van Werkhooven, Victor
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Wikipedia Commons
2014
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Pierre Menard House
Menard, Pierre, 1766-1844; Dwellings
Angled view of the front of the Pierre Menard House.
Kaempfer, Mark
2011
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