The three days of conflict at Gettysburg resulted in 51,000 casualties, making it the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Courtesy: Library of Congress From 1861 to 1865, the Civil War ravaged America.

It's likely Eakins knew many Quakers that were exempt from service in the Civil War because of their religious faith. AMY B. WERBEL, Ph.D. Art Historian, St. Michael's College The fact that an ...