Lincoln’s Men
These portraits of infantrymen posed with Model 1861 Springfield rifled muskets evoke the celebrated Conkling Letter penned by Abraham Lincoln on Aug. 26, 1863. Written for a mass meeting of
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Unidentified Confederate Soldiers
Decked out in English-made accouterments, including a snake buckle and a cap pouch on a cartridge box sling, this soldier grasps an Austrian Lorenz rifle with its rear sight missing.
Sons of Virginia
An estimated 155,000 Virginia men served in the Confederate army, a remarkable 89 percent of eligible volunteers. Here are some of their portraits and personal narratives. Teenaged Trooper According to
Confederate Soldiers
The surrender of Confederates holed up at Cumberland Gap to Union forces on Sept. 9, 1863, opened the way for a federal advance on Knoxville, Tenn. Most of the 2,300