This section
contains mostly photographs of
the main historical figures of
the Civil War. There are also
photographs of artifacts, engravings,
and paintings.
The Civil War
took place about 30 years before
the invention of devices to record
sound. Nevertheless, it continued
to impact America's popular culture
well into the 20th Century, as
reflected here. This section contains
selections of Civil War music
recorded in the early 1900s (many
of which were intended to instill
patriotism on the eve of America's
entrance into World War I in 1917),
several recordings made by Civil
War veterans and eyewitnesses
at the 50th (1913) and 75th (1938)
anniversaries of the Battle of
Gettysburg, and several examples
of the Civil War in Old-Time Radio
shows from the 1940s.
