“Get That Gun!”
By Phil Spaugy February 15, 1862, had been a day of days for Brig. Gen. Lew Wallace. One year earlier, the 34-year-old Indiana resident of Crawfordsville was the captain of
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Union Soldiers from Wisconsin, Connecticut and Elsewhere
The pressing need for volunteers to fill the depleted ranks of the Union army had not waned by the summer of 1864. In Milwaukee, recruiters organized Wisconsin’s 43rd infantry regiment
On the Demise of Civil War Times, and Introducing a New Column
The storied magazine Civil War Times ceased publication this spring after its parent company scaled back its operations, eliminated the print edition, and explored an expanded digital edition. Its decline
The Invincible Buckeyes of the 4th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry
By Phil Spaugy This inaugural column is an excellent case of 19th century photography and arms technology dovetailing perfectly into one another. The subject is a compelling portrait of an