Secess Cap
No known record exists of how David Henry Bennett, a corporal in the 28th New York Infantry, came into possession of the Confederate cap he wears in this portrait.
Category: The Last Shot
Drink Up, Pard!
These Virginia heavy artillerymen attack a bottle of wine, as evidenced by the two generously filled drinking glasses. Theories for exactly what they celebrated abound: The Confederacy, joining the army,
Under the Care of Gen. Winder
A pipe wielding, unnamed Union officer stands beside a large wood box, marked in chalk, “Prisoner of War Richmond Va care of Gen’l Winder.” A period pencil inscription on the
Spiritualism Shot
Two portraits of John Huey Weeks suggest a storyline familiar to soldiers and loved ones separated during the Civil War. In the photo, left, Weeks feigns sleep as he
A Sharp’s Sharpshooter
A member of the 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters shows off his recently issued Sharp’s rifle as he stands before a camp photographer at Falmouth, Va., in June or July 1862. The
Hat Stand
A bearded Union infantryman with a furrowed brow uses the bayonet of his Prussian Model 1809 Potsdam musket as a convenient hat stand. Three letters attached to the flat part
The Ultimate Sacrifice After Andersonville
Judging from the gaunt features and twisted mouth on the face of this unidentified Union soldier, he suffered acute pain in his final battle. Estimates for the number of Civil
Jeff Davis and the South!
In March 1862, Joseph C. White enlisted as a private in the Natchez Fencibles, a Mississippi militia company formed in Natchez, about 35 miles north of his home in Woodville.
Navy Men Rally Around the Stars and Stripes
The patriotic navy officer, left, holds a flag that appears at first glance to be a studio prop. But the presence of a second view of the same man,