By Mark H. Dunkelman and Richard Leisenring, Jr. On May 9, 1863, Amos Humiston wrote his wife, Philinda, “I got the likeness of the children and it pleased me more
By Richard Leisenring, Jr. During the waning months of the Civil War, a new force rose in Chicago in support of the Union cause. By some estimates, the powerful Army
Edited by Charles Joyce, with contributions of images and text by Rick Carlile, Ronald S. Coddington, Guy DiMasi, Thomas Harris, Tom Huntington, Britt C. Isenberg, Ross J. Kelbaugh, Jeff Kowalis,
By Kurt Luther What makes a Civil War photo identification truly airtight? If a soldier portrait is unidentified, we often consider the gold standard as locating an identical (or very
The Covid-19 pandemic has altered our lives in ways large and small, some times irrevocably, with the loss of a family member or friend. Those of us who carry on
By James Crane III On Saturday, May 28, 1864, in the hamlet of Argyle, N.Y., a father received a letter from his son. William Hawkins, Sr., replied the same day
By Paul Russinoff Visitors to Gettysburg National Military Park invariably wind their way to the summit of Little Round Top. They walk the path above its rocky face, take in
The inscription scratched into the emulsion of this tintype notes the man with a whip posed for his portrait in Corinth, Miss., on July 23, 1862. Less than two months
By Adam Ochs Fleischer Backdrops often associated with the Army of the Potomac look very similar, and teasing out their respective locations and photographers is one of the chief ambitions
By Ron Field To ensure the safe operation of a United States Navy vessel during the antebellum and Civil War years, time onboard ship was divided into watches reckoned by
