The Christian Commission Meeting. Share full article. Feb. 15, 1863. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from February 15, 1863, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

Object Details Description The envelope has printed the upper left corner: “U.S. Christian Commission / SOLDIER'S LETTER.” The US Christian Commission provided stationery and postage during the Civil ...

In 1898, 33 years after the end of the Civil War, the Spanish-American War brought a sudden, unanticipated harmony and unity to a country that had been riven by war and a punitive postwar military ...

After they have watched the History Detectives Chandler Tintype episode and an excerpt from the Civil War Letters episode, tell the class that they will find out more specifics about how blacks ...