Oscar F. Douglas: The Photographer Behind the Iconic USCT Drummer Boy
By Kurt Luther The pair of cartes de visite of a young African American boy transformed from a runaway slave into a Union drummer boy are among the most memorable
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R.I.P. CWTI: A reflection on Civil War Times magazine
By William C. Davis It was saddening news to learn that after 65 years of publication, Civil War Times was closing its editorial drawers. As a junior high student, I
Identifying an Officer Pictured in a Library of Congress Negative
By Kurt Luther In my first “Photo Sleuth” column in 2015, I wrote about the power of combining perseverance and luck. After years of fruitless searching for photos of my