Collection America Under Fire
The young national capital at Washington, D.C. became the epicenter of The War of 1812 with Great Britain during the...
Tensions in the Capital - Photo 1
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- Library of Congress
Tensions in the Capital - Photo 1
The Cutts House on F Street during the Civil War was the Sanitary Commission headquarters, ca. 1865.
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