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Tucked away amidst the gravestones in the Rosehill Cemetery, you will find the Chicago Board of Trade Battery Monument. This simple block of stone honors the sacrifice of soldiers recruited from the Chicago Board of Trade, the oldest commodity…

Perched atop a granite pedestal and archway, the Ulysses S. Grant Monument in Chicago honors the service of famed Civil War general and U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant. The monument was commissioned shortly after Grant's death, fundraised by…

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Monument to the Confederate dead from the Elmira Prison Camp at Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira, NY. As church sexton, John W Jones kept meticulous records of the 2,963 prisoners he buried. His records allowed the federal government to make it a…

John W. Jones was born into slavery in Virginia, and escaped to live in Elmira, New York, where he was active in the Underground Railroad.

Exterior shot of the back of the John W Jones house taken in 2008

Exterior shot of the John W Jones house taken in 2008

Interior of the Washington National Cathedral taken in 2010

Stained-glass windows of Stonewall Jackson, until 2017 in the Washington National Cathedral. At left top, Jackson reading the Bible in Confederate camp; left bottom, teaching (using a w:compass (drawing tool)) in w:Virginia Military Institute; bottom…