The Legion’s Fighting Bulldog
By Vince Dooley and Sam Thomas An abridgement from the forthcoming book published by Mercer University Press. Author and motivational speaker Dr. John Maxwell sums up the roll of leadership
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Unknown No More: A Georgia Corporal and His Wife Are Identified
By Kurt Luther Since this column first appeared two years ago, we have often emphasized the collaborative, participatory and community-oriented character of photo sleuthing. At the end of each column,
One of the “Master Spirits” of the War
The first real indication that Micah Jenkins was destined for military greatness came not on the battlefield, but inside the classroom. As a Citadel cadet, the South Carolinian rose to
A Rare Image of Historical Significance
All Civil War photographs can be arranged on a broad spectrum of historical significance. Where they fall is determined by criteria that include provenance, subject and content, as well as
Shattered Wall of Blue: At Cedar Mountain and beyond, a Pennsylvania officer fights his way through infamous Civil War battles
By Ben Myers If Lt. Alexander W. Selfridge had a moment to take in what was about to happen to his company, it was probably fleeting. Perhaps he noticed that
A Duel to the Death: The suspicious death of an Iowa colonel catapults a subordinate to command before Iuka
By Brian Boeve In the late summer of 1862, Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans moved his federals into Mississippi looking for Confederates. Brusque and argumentative, “Old Rosey” was under orders
Freedmen Warriors, Civil Rights Fighters
By Charles Joyce On the morning of Aug. 9, 1864, a transport with grim cargo arrived at a military hospital in Alexandria, Va., bearing 350 soldiers wounded in the recent
The Enduring Legacy of Gettysburg
The furious fighting in and about a bustling crossroads village in Pennsylvania for three days in July 1863 is Homeric in its scope. Every patch of hallowed ground on the
“Give ‘em Hell on the Flank”
During the evening of the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Col. Wheelock Graves Veazey received orders to form an advanced picket line. He led his 16th Vermont Infantry
Return and Retreat at Gettysburg: A Seminarian Is Called to Arms to Defend His College Town
By Paul Russinoff Few soldiers had ever heard of Gettysburg before the blue and gray armies clashed there in July 1863. For one Pennsylvanian however, the crossroads town was more