Julia Wilbur attended the dedication of the Sumner School on September 2, 1872. Here's some background.

When Julia Wilbur first came to Alexandria, she boarded at the home of George Seaton. 

In the Manuscript Room at the Library of Congress, I came across the papers of John C. Babcock, who enlisted with Sturgis Rifles in 1861.

Although officially neutral, France (along with England) was lurking as a possible supporter of the Confederacy. 

When Julia Wilbur first came to Washington in late 1862, a dome to accommodate the expanded Capitol was under construction.

A few weeks ago, I spent an unseasonably warm and sunny Sunday afternoon hearing about Living Hell. 

Thanksgiving, November 1862, a rollicking time for officers and guests at the Parole Prisoners' Camp. The prisoners? Not so much.