The National Archives is one of the most prestigious institutions in America. And since our nation has a voracious appetite for knowledge, the National Archive has preserved many of our most important documents pertaining to historical events and culture. Some of the documents that are stored in the National Archives include letters from presidents, documents from the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.
While the National Archives have many security procedures in place to reduce theft, there have been instances where important, rare documents have been stolen and sold on the black market to collectors. With new technology, the black market has grown exponentially and many thieves now sell documents over the internet at sites that include Ebay.
Recently, some rare documents from the Civil War Era were stolen unknowingly from the National Archives and sold online. The Smithsonian Magazine has an interesting article on the theft and how two Civil War scholars, the FBI and Ebay all worked together to track down a thief. If you love Civil War Memorabilia and a good crime caper, you will be fascinated with this story. To read it, please visit our main website at the following link: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/
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