On Blue, Gray and Khaki
It perhaps comes as no surprise that MI marks the centennial of America’s entry into World War I with images of doughboys and Civil War veterans. This project has developed
Category: 2017 Autumn
Blue, Gray & Khaki
A significant number of Civil War veterans lived to see their sons, grandsons and others in their extended families grow to maturity. In 1917 and 1918, many of these former
Doughboy: Origins of a Classic Americanism
Though “doughboy” was popularized during World War I, the origin of the word as a military term is disputed, with several explanations emerging over the years. In her 1887 book
Salute to the Latest in the Definitive Series of Colonels
I well remember my first encounter with Roger Hunt at a Civil War show in the early 1990s. I happened upon him as he stood, staring with what struck me
The Zouave Mystique and the New York State Militia
By Michael J. McAfee The 1860 East Coast tour of Chicago’s United States Zouave Cadets, led by Elmer E. Ellsworth, proved an immense public success as it passed through some
Overworked, Overwhelmed and Unappreciated
Henry Meigs Meade had his hands full in 1864. The 24-year-old Navy paymaster was designated as the lone disbursing officer for all of the federal vessels in the regional fleet
Secess Cap
No known record exists of how David Henry Bennett, a corporal in the 28th New York Infantry, came into possession of the Confederate cap he wears in this portrait.
Escape after Spotsylvania
Edmund Rice is a familiar figure to many students of the Civil War. A Massachusetts surveyor at the beginning of hostilities, he worked his way up from captain to brigadier
Hagerstown’s Durable Man: A Marylander’s half century of military service spanned four wars
By Stephen R. Bockmiller Few veterans are known to have served in any uniformed role in the Civil War and World War I. Among this limited cadre is George Leonard
Yankee & Doughboy: A trove of newly discovered photographs documents a father and son
By Aaron D. Purcell, with images from the Jeremiah T. Lockwood, Jr. Collection, Special Collections, Virginia Tech On Aug. 28, 1862, 16-year-old Jeremiah Talcott Lockwood, Jr., from Bedford, N.Y., stepped