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A map from a U.S. coast survey depicting Cape Florida (Fla.) to Tortugas Islands from 1845 to 1862.

Call frequently changed his political affiliations, being in turn a Democrat, Whig, Know-Nothing, and Constitutional Unionist. As the country lurched toward Civil War in the late 1850s and early 1860s, he remained an ardent Unionist. Though no…

Captain Edwin Camden rode with Stonewall and was one of the "Immortal 600." He put on his Civil War veteran's uniform and tried to register for the draft on the first day of World War I.

The top image is a sketch by paymaster John J. Pratt, depicting the crew of the U.S. steamer Stars and Stripes, in the captured schooner Carolina Gertrude, on the Ochlokonee River, engaging the dismounted rebel cavalry on shore.

The bottom image…

Sketch by an officer that was printed in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper.

This letter was written by Jefferson Davis to Gov. John Milton to notify Milton that Robert E. Lee has been assigned to command the confederate forces in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.

Black and white photograph of men with Columbiad guns at Fort Barrancas.

Newspaper clipping from The Florida Sentinel forecasting that the recapture of Charleston will happen before mid-November, 1863.

Handwritten letter on paper.

Duke K. Bettis states that he will send his family paper, stamps, and envelopes to write once a week. He also explains that he is sending money and tells his wife who they need to pay some debts to. Transcription of…

This is a hand-colored map of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. The map was created by J. Wells and George B. Sherman.