Murdered While Chasing Geronimo
By Perry M. Frohne Long before Emmet Crawford met his death in the West, he proved himself a man of action. As a 16-year-old in May 1861, he lied about
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Overworked, Undermanned and Indispensable: Hospital stewards in the Civil War
By William T. Campbell, Ed.D, RN A range of medical staff and support workers performed a critical function on both sides of the American Civil War, servicing general hospitals and
Exhilaration and Anguish at Ball’s Bluff
By James A. Morgan and Ken Fleming The Battle of Ball’s Bluff was the result of a faulty reconnaissance report made by an inexperienced officer. On the evening Oct. 20,