From the Albert H. Small Center for National Capital Area Studies

Category: Civil War

Civil War Creative Expression

America: Land of Civil War

Post author By GW Museum
Post date July 28, 2023

Mallory Kimmel, adjunct professor, Corcoran School of the Arts and Design

Civil War Collection Spotlight

A City at War

Post author By GW Museum
Post date April 25, 2023

Detailed depictions of streets and railroads connected to DC. Colorful shapes in the center indicate school districts, red dots indicate fortifications.

E. G. Arnold, “Topographical Map of the Original District of Columbia and Environs Showing the Fortifications Around the City of Washington,” published by G. Woolworth Colton, 1862. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection AS 9.

Civil War Creative Expression Presidents

Lincoln’s Legacy: An Unfinished Symphony

Post author By GW Museum
Post date February 12, 2023

Black and white bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln. — Alexander Gardner (1821-1882), Abraham Lincoln, 1863. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection 472. A limited edition photograph printed from the original glass plate c. 1990.

Lee Anne Spear, M.A. ’23, Museum Studies

Civil War Transportation Virginia

A Total Trainwreck: Witnessing the Destruction at Manassas

Post author By GW Museum
Post date April 20, 2022

A watercolor painting by Robert Knox Sneden depicting two burning trains at Manassas Junction, Virginia.

Robert Knox Sneden (1832-1918), “The Destruction of the Union Supply Trains at Manassas Junction, Virginia, by Jackson and Stuart’s Cavalry C.S.A., August 28, 1862,” c. 1875. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection AS 479.