The Summer 2023 Issue
I am pleased to share our latest issue, which is pegged to the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. This well-preserved battleground where Union and Confederate infantry, artillery and
Category: 2023 Summer
On the Value of Curation
In recent months, I’ve been involved with the publication of a new limited-edition book, America’s Defining Moment: Civil War Portraits from the Collections of Brian C. Boeve and Friends. The
What Were the Popular Names for Cartes de Visite?
Today, Americans refer to the baseball-card sized paper prints that became all the rage during the Civil War as cartes de visite or CDVs. But that’s not what we called
A General’s Secret Love
The name John Fulton Reynolds evokes bittersweet emotions. This gallant son of Pennsylvania is well-remembered as the West Point educated, superbly talented career military officer who distinguished himself as a
Introducing Backdrop Explorer, a New Civil War Photo Sleuth Feature
By Kurt Luther Most photo sleuths focus their attention on the subject of a Civil War portrait. This makes sense, as identifying the subject is typically the primary goal. Furthermore,
Sergeant MacNulty and the Stereophan
Sergeant William Augustus MacNulty, a native of Maine who served in Company A of the 10th New York Infantry, suffered a devastating wound at the Battle of Fredericksburg. A Massachusetts
Leading From the Front
The Battle of Piedmont, fought in the Shenandoah Valley on June 5, 1864, is noted for the death of Confederate commander William E. “Grumble” Jones and the rout of his
The Gift of a Portrait From a Teenaged Daughter to a Soldier-Father
Less than a week before Christmas 1863, Martha Naomi Wilcox inscribed a photograph to her father away at war. The careful, halting cursive script belied her 14 years. Martha’s father,
$7,406.19
By Perry M. Frohne This headline represents the total made by one individual selling fake CDVs, in the first four months of this year. By my count, there were 74
Three Confederate Prisoners at Gettysburg: Exploring the vast void of an iconic photograph
By Paul Bolcik Few war photographs rise to the level of iconic. This singular image created by Mathew Brady’s team of photographers in the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg