The Spring 2022 Issue
I am pleased to share the Spring 2020 issue of Military Images magazine. The origins of our theme—Mathew Brady at 200—date to late November 2021, when I learned about plans
Category: 2022 Spring
Military Images and Gettysburg Publishing Tag Team a New Book
I am excited to tell you about a new book with its origins in this magazine: Gettysburg Faces: Portraits and Personal Accounts, the culmination of a project nine years in
Survey: How Photographers Cancelled Revenue Stamps
The federal government levied a tax on photographs to generate revenue to offset heavy expenses caused by the Civil War. Known by some as the “Sun Tax,” it was implemented
New Books Highlight a Custer Staffer and Early’s Raid on D.C.
Custer’s Observant Staff Officer A trusted aide to a celebrated and controversial general. Death while leading a charge against the enemy. Letters left behind detail the complexities of staff work
Worth’s Wars
Behind this portrait of a West Pointer exists a tragic story of a military family divided by loyalties, and a lifetime of pain from war wounds. He is Henry Augustus
Making Civil War Photo Sleuth Identifications More Trustworthy
By Kurt Luther Since we launched the Civil War Photo Sleuth (CWPS) website in 2018, more than 33,000 identified Civil War photos have been added. About 20,000 of these photos
Adventures in the Shenandoah Valley and Alaska
Following the end of the Civil War, U.S. army commanders awarded a multitude of brevets to deserving officers. These honorary ranks were a tool for senior officers to recognize subordinates
Precarious Position at Brooks’ Ford
On April 27, 1863, the Clark brothers of Sangerville, Maine, strode into Brady’s studio and posed for this portrait. The timing of the impromptu family reunion is noteworthy. A week
In Plain Sight
By Alison Renner Sarah Humphrey Bustill’s name is not in the annals of the Underground Railroad. Yet, she had a direct link to it through her husband, Joseph Cassey Bustill,
Fake Radar Contest
By Perry M. Frohne Time to put your Fake Radar to the test. Displayed here are five cartes de visite. Your challenge is to figure out whether each one is