Confederate Mona Lisa
By Doug York and Ronald S. Coddington Long before Vicksburg became ground zero in the federal campaign to control the Mississippi, the city thrived as an important transportation gateway. A
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Rare Profile Portrait of the Confederacy’s First General
By John O’Brien When the fledgling Confederate government formally announced the officers appointed general in the regular army, one name topped the list. It was not Bobby Lee or Joe
The Boat that Brought Stonewall Home: A unique panoramic view evokes the life and death of Gen. Thomas J. Jackson
By Warren “H” Shindle Since the earliest days of photography, practitioners created non-continuous sweeping outdoor views with multiple exposures. These separate, patch-worked together images documented city landscapes, such as a
The Origin of Military Images
By Harry Roach The genesis of MI began with two events in 1975 that had a huge impact for me. First, Mrs. Jan Saenger gave me an heirloom albumen print
At Franklin, “Killed Dead:” Life and loss of a Georgia lieutenant
By Willis Treadwell with Ronald S. Coddington Following the crushing Confederate defeat at the Battle of Franklin, word of the long casualty lists trickled into communities across the South. Grief-stricken
Truth-Telling from the Civil War’s Silent Witnesses
We are often so consumed with the results of what a Civil War photographer created that the person behind the camera’s lens is ignored. These individuals who captured the war
Carried into Battle: Images that came under fire—and survived
Port Hudson: Taken from the Body of a Confederate One day in mid-1863, a Confederate soldier died—one of many who fell in defense of Port Hudson, La., the fortress city
Stars and Stripes
One can easily imagine that an adoring young lady handed this small flag to this handsome, clean-shaven boy as he marched through throngs of cheering citizens in his hometown. The
A Southern Trooper
Though the identity of this Southern trooper is currently lost to history, the expression on his face and casual pose suggests he was a cool customer. Armed with a