Civil war enthusiasts are in for a rare treat at the National Archives.
Beginning Friday, the public will get to experience “Discovering the Civil War,” an exhibit that includes seldom seen documents and little known stories from deep within its vaults.
Filmmaker Ken Burns was on hand Tuesday to help open the doors on the most extensive Civil War exhibit the Archives has ever put together. It marks the commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the war.
Visitors will see the original Virginia ordinance of secession and the pension records for a woman who served in the Union Army disguised as a man.
As an added bonus, the original Emancipation Proclamation will be on display for three days in November.
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