Crashing Into Gordon’s Line at Appomattox
The flag of the 46th Virginia Infantry figured prominently on three occasions during the life of the regiment. Yankee fire shattered the staff in two and 18 bullet holes were
Category: 2017 Spring
Merrill Carbine Leads to a Soldier’s Identification
By Kurt Luther In this edition of Photo Sleuth, we present another of our most compelling reader-submitted stories. This submission comes from Frederick Gaede. An author of countless articles for
Scouling Brows, Old Abe’s Gardin and Mr. Big Gun
By Daniel R. Glenn The men of the 14th New York Infantry lay on the ground near Gaines’ Mill, Va., on June 27, 1862, unsure of what to expect. Suddenly,
Backbone and Lifeblood, or Reflections on Our 200th Issue
On a brutally cold winter’s day this past December, I traipsed the battlefield of Ball’s Bluff for the first time. As I trekked down the trail along the edge of
The Uniform That Demoralized a Regiment
This Brooklynite in the 14th Regiment, New York State Militia, is dressed in a newly designed uniform that had unexpected consequences. A brigade inspector reported on Oct. 18, 1858: “This
There were Zouaves in 1865—and Plenty of Them
By Michael J. McAfee Way back in 1970, Dr. Francis A. Lord wrote a book titled Uniforms of the Civil War. We were friends, and I was honored to have
The Legion’s Fighting Bulldog
By Vince Dooley and Sam Thomas An abridgement from the forthcoming book published by Mercer University Press. Author and motivational speaker Dr. John Maxwell sums up the roll of leadership
The Fall and Rise of a Man Without a Country
By John O’Brien In 1865, the great War for Southern Independence ground to a final end after four and a quarter years of combat and a tremendous cost in blood
Exhilaration and Anguish at Ball’s Bluff
By James A. Morgan and Ken Fleming The Battle of Ball’s Bluff was the result of a faulty reconnaissance report made by an inexperienced officer. On the evening Oct. 20,
Letter Cartes: A forerunner of post cards
Featuring images from the Rick Carlile Collection Since the earliest days of photography when images on metal and glass plates dominated, portraits and notes were a natural pairing. Imagine a