The Civil War transformed the lives of all who were swept up in it - whether on a battlefield or in a hospital, on a farm or in a factory.
Who were the men and women in blue and gray?
Who tended to them when they were sick or wounded?
Who took care of the farms and homes left behind?
Who worked in the arsenals, built the forts, and provided supplies?
Records preserved in the National Archives contain remarkable stories of ordinary people as well as generals and statesmen. Take a look.
