Confederate Soldiers
A.J. Waters brandishes a Whitney Pocket model .31 caliber revolver for the camera. Believed to be the trooper of the same name who served in the 4th Mississippi Cavalry, an
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“Admiral Johnston”: An unofficial powder boy’s courage under fire
By Ron Field The annals of the Civil War are replete with examples of youthful courage under fire. The best known in the army is Johnny Clem, the drummer boy
Guardians of Honor: Men and events that shaped the Medal of Honor
By Ron Maness The standard by which all Congressional Medal of Honor recipients have been considered has remained consistent since its infancy during the Civil War. In essence, the tribute
“Bombs Bursting in Air”
A cannonball at the feet of this federal would have been filled with an exploding charge and capped with a fuse in the visible hole. This type of ammunition illustrates
What to Do When Gold Standards Go Wrong
By Kurt Luther In photo sleuthing, most of us strive to set a high bar for what constitutes sufficiently strong evidence to identify an unknown soldier portrait. The gold standard
Jerseymen! A survey of Civil War soldiers and sailors from the John Kuhl collection
New Jersey native John Kuhl discovered his passion for Civil War soldiers from his home state in a most unlikely place— a navy vessel in the Antarctic during the 1950s.
Corning Milliners
This view of four ladies standing on the second floor landing of the back of clapboard building was taken by a photographer in Corning, N.Y. On the stairway below them
The Story Behind a Gettysburg Masterpiece
Civil War history is often best served when we contribute to it. Author and artist Mark Dunkelman did just that in monumental fashion in Gettysburg. During a battlefield trip in