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Portrait of Joseph A. Mower, a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, photograph by Mathew Brady, c. 1855-1865. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Portrait of Confederate Lieutenant General William J. Hardee ("Old Reliable"), who played a key role in the Confederate Army of Tennessee during the American Civil War, c. 1861-1865. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

A depiction of the burning of Columbia, South Carolina, on 17 February 1865 during the American Civil War, illustration by William Waud in Harper's Weekly, 8 April 1865. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections.

A depiction of the Battle of Bentonville (19-21 March 1865) in North Carolina during the American Civil War, illustration in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 22 April 1865. State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.

In Atlanta, Georgia, Union soldiers under William Tecumseh Sherman destroy a railroad during the American Civil War, photograph by George N. Barnard, 1864. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Union Major General William Tecumseh Sherman and his staff officers, photograph by Mathew Brady, c. 1865. Standing, left to right: Oliver O. Howard, William B. Hazen, Jefferson C. Davis, and Joseph A. Mower. Sitting, left to right: John...

Sherman's March to the Sea in 1864, part of the American Civil War, original illustration by Felix Octavius Carr Darley and engraved by Alexander Hay Ritchie, c. 1868. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Sword monument in Qooqqut, Greenland, photograph by Brandon M. Bender, 11 September 2025. This modern "sword in the stone" sculpture in Qooqqut stands near the site of the Norse farm V25 in the Western Settlement, a group of communities...

Tomb of Nadira Banu Begum, photograph by Meemjee, 2014. Nadira Banu Begum (1618-1659) was the daughter of Sultan Parviz Mirza and wife to Prince Dara Shikoh, heir apparent to the Mughal throne. She died in travel during the turbulent war...

Bell Witch Cave, 430 Keysburg Rd. Adams, Tennessee. The site is allegedly where the Bell Witch lived and, according to some, still lives. Photograph by Www78, 2010.