In 1864, residents of Washington, D.C., mourned together at the largest funeral the district had ever seen. In the midst of the Civil War, the poor Irish neighb

In the volatility of the Civil War, the federal government opened its payrolls to women. Although the press and government officials considered the federal empl

This book tells the stories behind the many District of Columbia statues that honor participants in the Civil War. Organized geographically for easy use on walk

Outstanding. Thoroughly researched and beautifully written ... We can now add their names to the human toll of America's greatest conflict -- James M. McPherson

"It started as land purchased in 1880 to fill the Ordnance Department's need for a powder depot near the Atlantic Coast. Once an enterprise to produce and store