The civilian hero of Gettysburg, John L. Burns at his home after the battle.

Hanover Junction, PA - President Lincoln passed through here on his way to Gettysburg, PA to make his historic speech that would become known as the Gettysburg Address.

The civilian hero of Gettysburg, John L. Burns at his home after the battle.

A destroyed bridge over the North Anna River in Virginia

The captured Confederate Ironclad, C.S.S. Stonewall on the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. The completed Capitol dome can be seen in the background.

Federal officers at their headquarters enjoying some R & R

Unburied dead from the Battle of the Wilderness

The Surratt House in Washington, D.C. It is said that in this house (white house on left) that John Wilkes Booth and his assassination conspirators plotted the kidnapping and later, the assassination of President Lincoln. The home was owned by Mary Surratt who became the first woman to be executed by the United States government for her role in the Lincoln assassination.

Federal cavalry at Sudley Ford near Manassas, VA

The James River and Rocketts Landing as seen from Libby Hill in Richmond, VA

The home of John L Burns, the civilian hero of Gettysburg

Headquarters of Gen. Robert E. Lee on the Chambersburg Pike in Gettysburg, PA

St. John's Church in Richmond, VA. It is interesting to note that it was in this church that Patrick Henry said just before the American Revolution in March 1775, "Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!"

General Robert E. Lee's home in Richmond, VA (707 E. Franklin Street) - (the middle one)

President Abraham Lincoln giving his 2nd inaugural speech at the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. on March 3, 1865. It is interesting to note that in the group of people above President Lincoln, it has apparently been proven that John Wilkes Booth is in that group watching Lincoln. He would obviously go on and assassinate him just over one month later.

A dead Confederate soldier in the Slaughter Pen at Gettysburg, PA

Libby Prison in Richmond, VA. This is where Union officers were brought once they were captured. However, do not think it was a nice place to be. Just like all POW camps, it was a horrible experience for those who were prisoners.

The Marshall House in Alexandria, VA. It is here that the first casualties of the Civil War were claimed. When the Federal troops invaded Alexandria, this hotel had a huge Confederate flag flying from it. Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, a personal friend of President Lincoln, decided to take down this flag that could actually be seen from the White House. When Union Colonel Ellsworth was climbing back down the stairs after removing the flag, he was shot by innkeeper James W. Jackson. Jackson, in turn, was himself immediately killed by Federal soldiers. These men became martyrs to their causes and as one soldier put it, the incident ignited a spark that "was kindled into a flame that raged on both sides for four years."

Soldiers' graves on the Battlefield of Manassas (Bull Run), VA

A photo of the crowd at President Lincoln's first inauguration at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.

A view of the Gettysburg battlefield from Little Round Top.