A photograph of First Baptist Church Capitol Hill. Originally called First Colored Baptist Church, this African American church was founded by Reverend Nelson Merry in 1865. The church sprang from the First Colored Baptist Mission, a group of...
A letter from Dutch immigrant, William Williamson, to his brother, Peter J. Williamson, during the Civil War. In 1862 Peter J. Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st...