The Autumn 2023 Issue
Our cover story traces a 45-year-old crime well known inside the Civil War image collecting community: The 1978 theft of Herb Peck’s Images. His widow, Felicity Peck, and his friend
Category: 2023 Autumn
8,383 Identified Civil War Portraits Since 1979, and Counting
Looking for a portrait of a specific Civil War soldier or sailor? Or maybe soldiers from a specific state or regiment? The quest can be challenging and time-consuming—and incredibly rewarding
Identified Confederates Published In Military Images Magazine
Since 1979, we’ve published 1,770 identified portraits of Confederate soldiers and sailors. SPREAD THE WORD: We encourage you to share this story on social media and elsewhere to educate and raise
Celebrating 50 Years of Groundbreaking Relics
By Chris Nelson From its inception in 1973, North South Trader’s Civil War Magazine (NSTCW), edited by longtime Publisher Steve Sylvia, has been the voice and face of that eclectic
Finding the Face of Fort Craig’s Namesake
By Kurt Luther During the Civil War years, the Washington, D.C., area was surrounded by a ring of 68 US Army forts known today as the Civil War Defenses of
A Militia Company on Parade
A militia company stands along a roadway in Angelica, N.Y., while curious townspeople inspect them. Armed with muskets and wearing pompon-topped shakos and cross-belts, they appear ready for parade. According
Family Irony Behind “The Rock of Chickamauga”
During the morning of the second day’s fight at Chickamauga, coordinated Confederate attacks came perilously close to breaking the Union army’s right flank. Towards the climax of the advance, the
Two Fathers, Two Sons, Two Telegrams
On May 24, 1861, Ephraim D. Ellsworth, 52, happened to be in the telegraph office in Mechanicsville, N.Y., when a shocking message came across the wires. The operator wept openly,
Symbol of Remembrance: The Vacant Chair
By Elizabeth A. Topping, with images from the author’s collection These images memorialize someone no longer there; someone whom these women loved. Their downcast gazes at the physical absence represented
Blacklighting Reveals a Modern Forgery
By Perry M. Frohne This story has a happy ending for a collector because I had the right tools for the job in my fake detection toolbox. The heroes are