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Oliver Otis Howard (November 8, 1830 - October 26, 1909) was a career United States Army officer and a Union General in the American Civil War.

Oliver Otis Howard During the Civil War

Oliver Otis Howard (November 8, 1830 - October 26, 1909) was a career United States Army officer and…

Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet most famous as the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."

Julia Ward Howe

Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist,…

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe KG (8 March 1726 - 5 August 1799) was a British admiral, notable in particular for his service during the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary Wars.

Richard Howe

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe KG (8 March 1726 - 5 August 1799) was a British admiral, notable in particular…

Robert Howe (1732 - December 14, 1786) was a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

Robert Howe

Robert Howe (1732 - December 14, 1786) was a major general in the Continental Army during the American…

William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 - May 11, 1920) was an American realist author and literary critic.

William Dean Howells

William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 - May 11, 1920) was an American realist author and literary critic.

Isaac Hull (March 9, 1773 - February 13, 1843), was a Commodore in the United States Navy.

Isaac Hull

Isaac Hull (March 9, 1773 - February 13, 1843), was a Commodore in the United States Navy.

Isaac Hull (March 9, 1773 - February 13, 1843), was a Commodore in the United States Navy.

Isaac Hull's Monument

Isaac Hull (March 9, 1773 - February 13, 1843), was a Commodore in the United States Navy.

William Hull (June 24, 1753 - November 29, 1825) was an American soldier and governor of Michigan Territory.

William Hull

William Hull (June 24, 1753 - November 29, 1825) was an American soldier and governor of Michigan Territory.

Daniel Huntington (October 4, 1816 - April 19, 1906), American artist, was born in New York City, New York.

Daniel Huntington

Daniel Huntington (October 4, 1816 - April 19, 1906), American artist, was born in New York City, New…

William Hutchings was born in York, Maine in 1764. He was a soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War.

William Hutchings

William Hutchings was born in York, Maine in 1764. He was a soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary…

Thomas Hutchinson (September 9, 1711 - June 3, 1780) was the royal governor of Massachusetts from 1771 to 1774 and a prominent Loyalist in the years before the American Revolutionary War.

Thomas Hutchinson

Thomas Hutchinson (September 9, 1711 - June 3, 1780) was the royal governor of Massachusetts from 1771…

A collection of Native American war clubs, weapons used for war.

Indian War Clubs

A collection of Native American war clubs, weapons used for war.

A collection of Native American arrowheads used for making weapons.

Indian Arrowheads

A collection of Native American arrowheads used for making weapons.

A Native American pappoose, or child carrier, and cradle.

Indian Pappoose and Cradle

A Native American pappoose, or child carrier, and cradle.

Colonel Robert Green Ingersoll (August 11, 1833 – July 21, 1899) was a Civil War veteran, American political leader, and orator during the Golden Age of Freethought, noted for his broad range of culture and his defense of agnosticism.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Colonel Robert Green Ingersoll (August 11, 1833 – July 21, 1899) was a Civil War veteran, American…

Atotarho is a historical figure for whom there is almost no historical record. Oral tradition stories hold that Atotarho was a brutal, evil sorcerer. These stories relate that Atotarho had snakes growing out of his head and that he was a cannibal.

Atatarho

Atotarho is a historical figure for whom there is almost no historical record. Oral tradition stories…

Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century.

Washington Irving

Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer…

Island Number Ten was a former island in the Mississippi River near Tiptonville, Tennessee and the site of a major eponymous battle in the American Civil War.

Island Number Ten

Island Number Ten was a former island in the Mississippi River near Tiptonville, Tennessee and the site…

Island Number Ten was a former island in the Mississippi River near Tiptonville, Tennessee and the site of a major eponymous battle in the American Civil War.

Bombardment of Island Number Ten

Island Number Ten was a former island in the Mississippi River near Tiptonville, Tennessee and the site…

The Battle of Iuka was an American Civil War battle fought on September 19, 1862, in Iuka, Mississippi.

Iuka Springs, 1862

The Battle of Iuka was an American Civil War battle fought on September 19, 1862, in Iuka, Mississippi.

The totem or emblem of the Sioux, a Native American tribe has a squirrel on top of a nut.

Sioux Totem

The totem or emblem of the Sioux, a Native American tribe has a squirrel on top of a nut.

The totem or emblem of the Huron, a Native American tribe has a beaver on top of a log in the water.

Huron Totem

The totem or emblem of the Huron, a Native American tribe has a beaver on top of a log in the water.

A hand grenade is a small hand-held anti-personnel weapon designed to be thrown and then explode after a short time. The word "grenade" is derived from the French grenade, meaning pomegranate, so named because its shrapnel pellets reminded soldiers of the seeds of this fruit. Grenadiers were originally soldiers who specialized in throwing grenades.

American Grenades

A hand grenade is a small hand-held anti-personnel weapon designed to be thrown and then explode after…

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban KC QC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, and author. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. He is also known as a catalyst of the scientific revolution. His most celebrated works included his The New Atlantis. Bacon was knighted in 1603, created Baron Verulam in 1618, and created Viscount St Alban in 1621; without heirs, both peerages became extinct upon his death.

Lord Bacon

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban KC QC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher,…

Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau (March 9, 1749 – April 2, 1791) was a French writer, popular orator and statesman. During the French Revolution, he was a moderate, favoring a constitutional monarchy built on the model of Great Britain. He unsuccessfully conducted secret negotiations with the French monarchy in an effort to reconcile it with the Revolution.

Mirbeau

Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau (March 9, 1749 – April 2, 1791) was a French…

The guillotine was a device used for carrying out executions by decapitation. It consists of a tall upright frame from which a heavy blade is suspended. This blade is raised with a rope and then allowed to drop, severing the victim's head from his or her body. The device is noted for long being the main method of execution in France and, more particularly, for its use during the French Revolution. The guillotine also "became a part of popular culture, celebrated as the people's avenger by supporters of the Revolution and vilified as the preeminent symbol of the Terror by opponents.

Guillotine

The guillotine was a device used for carrying out executions by decapitation. It consists of a tall…

Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794) is one of the best-known figures of the French Revolution. He studied at College of Louis-le-Grand in Paris and became a lawyer. His supporters called him "The Incorruptible." He was an influential member of the Committee of Public Safety and was instrumental in the period of the Revolution commonly known as the Reign of Terror that ended with his arrest and execution in 1794.

Maximilien Robespierre

Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794) is one of…

A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. Steam engines have a long history, going back almost two thousand years. Early devices were not practical power producers, but more advanced designs became a major source of mechanical power during the industrial revolution. Modern steam turbines generate about half of the electric power in the world.

Steam Engine

A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. Steam…

James Watt (19 January 1736 – 25 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both Britain and the world.

James Watts

James Watt (19 January 1736 – 25 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer…

The Jumel Mansion in New York City is a historic location which served as the headquarters for both sides of the American Revolution.

Jumel Mansion

The Jumel Mansion in New York City is a historic location which served as the headquarters for both…

Benedict Arnold escaping capture by George Washington's forces on the Hudson River.

Escape of Benedict Arnold

Benedict Arnold escaping capture by George Washington's forces on the Hudson River.

"Nelson House, Yorktown, VA. Which was occupied as headquarters by General Cornwallis.

Nelson House

"Nelson House, Yorktown, VA. Which was occupied as headquarters by General Cornwallis.

The servant's quarters of George Washington's Mount Vernon plantation in Virginia.

Mount Vernon

The servant's quarters of George Washington's Mount Vernon plantation in Virginia.

"School-house where Thomas Jefferson received his early education." -Gordy, 1916

Schoolhouse

"School-house where Thomas Jefferson received his early education." -Gordy, 1916

The Old State House in Hartford, Connecticut where the Hartford Convention met in 1814.

Old State House

The Old State House in Hartford, Connecticut where the Hartford Convention met in 1814.

(1791-1839) an American political leader, lawyer, and captain in the War of 1812.

Robert Young Hayne

(1791-1839) an American political leader, lawyer, and captain in the War of 1812.

"Sutter's Mill, where gold was first found in California." -Gordy, 1916

Sutter's Mill

"Sutter's Mill, where gold was first found in California." -Gordy, 1916

"Modes of travel in the West. An old stage-coach and prairie schooner." -Gordy, 1916

Stagecoach and Prairie Schooner

"Modes of travel in the West. An old stage-coach and prairie schooner." -Gordy, 1916

The birthplace of Abraham Lincoln in Hardin County, Kentucky.

Lincoln's Birthplace

The birthplace of Abraham Lincoln in Hardin County, Kentucky.

From the painting, "First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln" by Francis Bicknell Carpenter. From left to right: Edwin Stanton (Secretary of War), Salmon Chase (Secretary of the Treasury), Abraham Lincoln (President of the United States), Gideon Welles (Secretary of the Navy), Caleb B. Smith (Secretary of the Interior), William Seward [sitting] (Secretary of State), Montgomery Blair (Postmaster General), and Edward Bates (Attorney General).

Emancipation Proclamation

From the painting, "First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln" by Francis…

"A federal cavalry camp— Winter Quarters." -Gordy, 1916

Cavalry Camp

"A federal cavalry camp— Winter Quarters." -Gordy, 1916

Men in the Civil War building a pontoon bridge across a river.

Pontoon Bridge

Men in the Civil War building a pontoon bridge across a river.

A council of war at Massaponax Church in Virginia.

Massaponax Church

A council of war at Massaponax Church in Virginia.

A Sanitary Commission lodge near Alexandria, Virginia during the Civil War.

Sanitary Commission

A Sanitary Commission lodge near Alexandria, Virginia during the Civil War.

State buildings in Atlanta, Georgia after the American Civil War.

Atlanta, Georgia State Buildings

State buildings in Atlanta, Georgia after the American Civil War.

(1829-1886) American politician and twenty-first President of the United States, succeeding James Garfield.

Chester Alan Arthur

(1829-1886) American politician and twenty-first President of the United States, succeeding James Garfield.

(1837-1908) The twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States, making him the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms.

Grover Cleveland

(1837-1908) The twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States, making him the only…

The inauguration of President William McKinley led by the Black Horse Cavalry down Pennsylvania Avenue.

Inauguration of William McKinley

The inauguration of President William McKinley led by the Black Horse Cavalry down Pennsylvania Avenue.

Shipping docks at Pasig River, Manila in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.

Pasig River

Shipping docks at Pasig River, Manila in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.

"United States troops landing at Baiquiri, Cuba." -Gordy, 1916

Spanish-American War

"United States troops landing at Baiquiri, Cuba." -Gordy, 1916

(1839-1925) American soldier who sirved in the Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish-American War.

Nelson A. Miles

(1839-1925) American soldier who sirved in the Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish-American War.

The Saltator magnus is an American songbird in the cardinal family.

Saltator

The Saltator magnus is an American songbird in the cardinal family.

"Branch with Inflorescence of Elder (Sambucus Canadensis). (a), part of the inflorescence; (b), fruits." -Whitney, 1911

American Elderberry

"Branch with Inflorescence of Elder (Sambucus Canadensis). (a), part of the inflorescence; (b), fruits."…

Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and probably the most revered Confederate commander after General Robert E. Lee.

Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson

Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) was a Confederate general…

Silas Talbot (11 January 1751 - 30 June 1813) was an officer in the Continental Army and in the Continental Navy. Talbot is most famous for commanding the USS Constitution from 1798 to 1801. Talbot was born in Dighton, Massachusetts. He was commissioned a captain in the Continental Army on 1 July 1775. After participating in the siege of Boston and aiding in the transportation of troops to New York, he obtained command of a fire ship and attempted to use it to set fire to the British warship HMS Asia (1764). The attempt failed, but the daring it displayed won him a promotion to major on 10 October 1777.

Silas Talbot

Silas Talbot (11 January 1751 - 30 June 1813) was an officer in the Continental Army and in the Continental…

Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and probably the most revered Confederate commander after General Robert E. Lee.

Grave of Thomas J. Jackson

Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) was a Confederate general…

In 1621, many "respectable young women for wives of those colonists" traveled to Jamestown.

Arrival of the Young Women at Jamestown

In 1621, many "respectable young women for wives of those colonists" traveled to Jamestown.

A view of Jamestown, one of the first American colonies.

Jamestown in 1622

A view of Jamestown, one of the first American colonies.

John Jay (December 12, 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat, a Supreme Court Chief Justice, and a Founding Father of the United States.

John Jay

John Jay (December 12, 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary,…

Fort Jefferson was built in 1826 in Garden Key, Florida and used in the American Civil War.

Fort Jefferson, Garden Key

Fort Jefferson was built in 1826 in Garden Key, Florida and used in the American Civil War.