World history: “Washington during the Civil War” Exhibition in National Portrait Gallery

December 13, 2013 in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery will open “Washington during the Civil War” Exhibition.

Photographic reproductions depict Civil War activities around the Patent Office Building -- now home to the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum -- as well as other recognizable locations in and around the District of Columbia. A display of the forts that surrounded and protected the District, as well as large-scale views and maps of the city, are also on view.