Spring 2025 Issue Highlights
Over the last ten years, Military Images has been collecting digital scans of wounded soldiers and sailors from the collecting community—and waiting for the right opportunity to publish. A few
Recent Stories
Lightning Strikes Twice
The cover story of our Summer 2024 issue profiled Evander M. Law’s rise to general in the Confederate army. The project began after I met collector Craig Wofford, who shared
Survival Rates after Treatment for Bone Fractures from Shot and Shell Wounds
A review of shot fractures of limbs in the upper and lower extremities published in The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion reveals the success rates
Lincoln and Religious Nationalism
President Abraham Lincoln’s legacy looms large over our country’s history. During his time in the White House, he proclaimed no less than three days of fasting and humiliation, and six
Applying the “Trinity” to ID Some Faces in a 557-Image Album in the National Archives
By Kurt Luther Civil War photo sleuthing is more than just giving a name to an unidentified soldier or sailor portrait. While a name is a critical clue in rediscovering
Stars, Stripes and Port Arms!
This well-appointed soldier appears ready for duty with one hand on the grip of his sword and the other mid-blade, suggestive of the port arms drill position for inspection. Though
Respected From East to West and Everywhere In Between
In July 1861, a U.S. Army first lieutenant made his way from Fort Randall in Dakota Territory to the East for new duties. Edmund Cooper Bainbridge, 26, had a wealth
Saving Private Cochran
During the wee hours of April 2, 1865, an incident on Petersburg’s front lines forever intertwined the lives of three Union enlisted men. They served in the ranks of Company
A Sanitary Fair Memento Recalls a Company of St. Louis Defenders
Love of country dominates this portrait of a young woman who posed for this photograph during the Civil War. An analysis of this image points to her being a volunteer
“Get That Gun!”
By Phil Spaugy February 15, 1862, had been a day of days for Brig. Gen. Lew Wallace. One year earlier, the 34-year-old Indiana resident of Crawfordsville was the captain of
