The Little Sack of Flour That Won the West
By Jeremy Rowe On a hot, dusty day in 1864 in the booming Nevada mining town of Gold Hill, the Civil War arrived in rare form—as an auction for a
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Accusations
The pencil inscriptions above the portraits of these Union officers leave no question about the point of view of the unnamed writers. The major pictured on the left is branded
The Entertainer: Long before Bob Hope entertained the troops, there was Barney Williams
By Kraig McNutt On Jan. 16, 1864, Union veterans of the famed Irish Brigade gathered for a magnificent banquet at Irving Hall in New York City. Proud sons of Ireland
The Great American Civil War Pipe Gallery
Clay pipes and straw hats are the order of the day for these sailors, seated back-to-back on the floor of a photographer’s studio. A half-dozen officers, all members of
Captured by the Lens in Bermuda: The Confederate Photography of S.W. Gault
By Fred D. Taylor A vessel carrying Georgia Gholson Walker and her family successfully navigated the dangerous Union blockade in the spring of 1863. A relieved Georgia, the wife of
Light Blue and Cross Belts
This circa 1846 infantryman wears the light blue fatigue jacket prescribed in 1839, and holds a non-commissioned Model 1840 officer’s sword that indicates he ranked as a corporal or sergeant—though
Brutal Assault
John William Fenton brutally assaulted Tony Fisher inside a New Bern, N.C., saloon owned by Fisher, a free black man, on Dec, 15, 1864. According to witnesses, Fenton, a captain
The Uniform Makers
The Haley brothers arrived in New Market in Rockingham County, N.H., on the eve of the Civil War. There, they built their tailoring establishment at the corner of Main and
Develop Your Sixth Sense for Fakes
By Perry M. Frohne Will Rodgers truly was a keen observer of his fellow man. His bit of wisdom quoted here applies to the military images marketplace. Over the years
Hard Drinking Colonels: A tableau of two commanders of the 69th Ohio Infantry
By David Holcomb When the time came for Ohio Gov. William Dennison to raise a regiment from the Cincinnati area in the fall of 1861, he knew just the man
