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Tag: Civil War
North vs. South: Civil War Sites in the National Register of Historic Places
This post is part of an ongoing “road trip” featuring records from the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and National Historic Landmarks Program Records, 2013 – 2017 (National Archives ID 20812721), a series within Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service. “Infantry resting from drills” (National Archives Identifier 524639). Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil … Continue reading North vs. South: Civil War Sites in the National Register of Historic Places
The Process: Moving RG 365 and 366 Records from Archives II to Archives I
Today's post was written by Amanda Landis and Ken Roussey, Archives Technicians in Textual Accessioning at the National Archives at College Park. In the fall of 2016, the Textual Accessioning Branch at National Archives, College Park transferred the Treasury Department Collection of Confederate Records (RG 365) and the Civil War Special Agencies of the Treasury … Continue reading The Process: Moving RG 365 and 366 Records from Archives II to Archives I
Follow the money: the origins of the Secret Service
Today's post is by National Archives Volunteer Bill Nigh. This is the sequel to his earlier post. _____ In my first post, I briefly described the volunteer project based on the records of the U.S. Secret Service (Record Group 87). I stated that this organization began its presidential security mission following a presidential assassination, but its initial … Continue reading Follow the money: the origins of the Secret Service
Civil War and Later (SC) Pension Application Files Re-Boxing Preservation Project
Our guest blogger today is Dennis Edelin, Chief, Forms Section at Archives I. On September 26, 2011, the National Archives began a preservation re-boxing project. The purpose of the project is to re-box the nearly 900,000 Soldier Certificate ("SC") Civil War and Later pension application files in our custody. Please note, these records are not … Continue reading Civil War and Later (SC) Pension Application Files Re-Boxing Preservation Project