Fernando Wood is not the most common name associated with the Civil War, but, he was, and should be known for his “southern states-rights” sentiments.  Wood was the Mayor of New York City from 1859 until 1865.  He is known as a man of contradictions.  According to Horace Greeley’s Tribune “no man ever went into…

While our Teen Leader group is curating our Civil War satellite exhibit, we are also creating tours for the Rubin Museum of Art teen interns to go on when they visit the New-York Historical Society! While these tours will cover some of the main attractions here, like the Armory Show, I have decided to pull…