The Civil War
Library of Congress Civil War Manuscripts
2021-05-01T18:00:45-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYjc0XC8yMDIxMDUwMTE4MDI0NzAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Michelle Krowl is a Civil War and Reconstruction specialist with the Library of Congress Manuscript Division. She talked about the library’s collection and shared illustrated letters home from Union Army soldier-artist Charles Wellington Reed. She also showed samples from postwar left-handed penmanship contests for veterans whose right arms were amputated during the conflict. Ashley Whitehead Luskey conducted the interview for the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute, which provided this video.
Michelle Krowl is a Civil War and Reconstruction specialist with the Library of Congress Manuscript Division. She talked about the…
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Michelle Krowl is a Civil War and Reconstruction specialist with the Library of Congress Manuscript Division. She talked about the library’s collection and shared illustrated letters home from Union Army soldier-artist Charles Wellington Reed. She also showed samples from postwar left-handed penmanship contests for veterans whose right arms were amputated during the conflict. Ashley Whitehead Luskey conducted the interview for the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute, which provided this video. close
Michelle Krowl is a Civil War and Reconstruction specialist with the Library of Congress Manuscript Division. She talked about the… read more
Michelle Krowl is a Civil War and Reconstruction specialist with the Library of Congress Manuscript Division. She talked about the library’s collection and shared illustrated letters home from Union Army soldier-artist Charles Wellington Reed. She also showed samples from postwar left-handed penmanship contests for veterans whose right arms were amputated during the conflict. Ashley Whitehead Luskey conducted the interview for the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute, which provided this video. close
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