@article{648929,
      author = {Kagan, Neil, and Hyslop, Stephen G.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/648929},
      title = {Smithsonian Civil War : inside the national collection /},
      abstract = {This book takes readers inside the public displays as well  as private cabinets, storerooms, and vaults to learn the  stories of its most fascinating and significant pieces.  Curators from thirteen Smithsonian museums and archives  crafted this immersive exploration to illuminate the full  scope of the political, military, social, and cultural  climate of the era. In 150 entries to honor the 150th  anniversary of the war, each curator tells a truly unique  story focused on one-of-a-kind, famous, and previously  unseen relics handpicked from the Smithsonian Institution  collections. The objects featured range from military  uniforms and weaponry to recruiting posters, portraits,  jewelry, letters home, and currency, and span the prewar  era, the war, and its aftermath--From back cover.},
      recid = {648929},
      pages = {368 pages :},
}