Winter 2025 Issue Highlights
John Walsh of Dover, Tenn., has dedicated significant tine and energy into building a premier collection of portraits of Union and Confederate soldiers and sailors who participated in operations that
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A Traveling Exhibit of Civil War Photographs
When discussing my goals for Military Images, I often emphasize the importance of meeting people where they are. This approach is essential yet time-consuming, given the many platforms and devices
Common Elements in Painted Military Backdrops
A review of 100 ambrotypes, cartes de visite, and tintypes published in Military Images over the last decade reveals that tents in camp scenes are ubiquitous in paintings designed as
A New Book Celebrates the Carte de Visite
Since their debut in the mid-1850s, paper cartes de visite have been largely relegated by critics to a secondary status behind the earlier, commercially successful photographs on silver, glass, and
Identifying a USCT Officer Connected to Two Pioneering Civil War Women
By Kurt Luther When MI Senior Editor Rick Carlile approached me to help identify a carte de visite of a seemingly unremarkable Union officer, I did not expect that this
A Pre-Civil War Sailor
The sailor in this image wears a white cotton warm weather frock with blue “nankin” collar and bib bordered with three strips of white trim. The blue bib suggests this
A Modest Iron Man
A writer visiting Arlington National Cemetery in the late 19th century noted Civil War veterans paying tribute at the memorial to Maj. Gen. James Brewerton Ricketts. “No more daring or
A Routine Day Ends With A Medal of Honor Act
Captain George Newman Bliss expected a routine day on Sept. 28, 1864. A large cavalry force, including his troopers in the 1st Rhode Island, rode through Waynesboro, Va., to water
Disability Presented New Challenges
By Elizabeth A. Topping When we think of people with physical disabilities during the Civil War period, we tend to bring to mind images of soldiers. Surgeons performed a staggering
Twin Lady Howitzers of the 5th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry
By Phil Spaugy, featuring images from The Liljenquist Family Collection at the Library of Congress A unique group of images depict the veteran horse soldiers of the 5th Ohio Volunteer