Head-Tilting History

Not all Civil War letters and photographs met the hands of their target recipients, but the Dead Letter Office offered a second-chance of uniting these materials with their intended.

Hailing from the land of of bagpipes, tartan kilts, haggis and the legendary Loch Ness Monster, Scots without-a-doubt made their mark on America's founding conflict.

More than canteen carriers, these “daughters of the regiment” braved the chaos of war to tend to soldiers on and off the battlefield. Learn about three valorous vivandières of the Civil War.

This International Artists Day, let’s learn about the people who shaped how we remember the American Revolution and the early days of our new nation.

Learn how the Continental Congress let one quiet inventor prove himself, changing the seascape of naval warfare forever.

We know their stories in the White House, but five of Ohio’s future U.S. Presidents fought in the Civil War before heading to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Learn about their time in battle in this edition of Head-Tilting History.