The Winter 2026 Issue of Military Images Magazine
Confederate images take center stage in this issue. Two years ago, Executive Editor Rick Brown and I spent almost three days making digital versions of the images of Paul Reeder,
Recent Stories
Colonel Carlile and the Collectors’ Regiment
Rick Carlile, friend, fellow collector, mentor, and pillar of the image collecting community, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on September 23—the 53rd anniversary of his marriage to Marlene, his
Tracking the Loyalties of Surviving West Point Graduates, 1802-1864
Of the 1,125 graduates of the United States Military Academy who served in the Civil War, 815 remained loyal to the Union and 310 joined the Confederate military—roughly three of
Recommended Books: One Set in Louisiana and the Other in New York City
The Day the War Stopped The Civil War is remembered in many ways across the country, but one of the most unusual commemorations is “The Day the War Stopped,” held
Finding the Identities of a Mystery Civil War Couple
By Kurt Luther Portraits of Civil War couples have long captivated me. They capture a fleeting moment of togetherness, a quiet counterpoint to the distant bugles and battles. We see
Representative Portrait of the Militia Culture Bridging Two Wars
This clean-shaven officer, in gold trim, with a staff-pattern buckle and a fashionable eagle-head sword, is representative of the militia culture in the antebellum United States. Between the Treaty of
“He Would Carry an Order Into Hell If I Should Tell Him to Take One There”
At Cold Harbor, while fighting raged across the battle-scarred landscape, Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock observed the action from a prominent knoll. As couriers and aides from the brigades and
A Medal Rescinded: 1st Lt Henry J Goodwin, 27th Maine Infantry, and the Medal of Honor
By Evan Phifer The Medal of Honor’s story is one of continuity and change and of history and memory. What the nation considers worthy of the nation’s highest military honor
The Waffle Girls
By Elizabeth A. Topping The unidentified young ladies in these photographs are often misidentified as Civil War nurses. However, with a turn of the carte, one can discern from the
Johnnies on the Florida Coast: In Camp with the Jeff Davis Rifles, Company B, 9th Mississippi Infantry
By Phil Spaugy This well-known and often-published image of Company B, 9th Mississippi Volunteer Infantry, is of particular interest to me. It is one of approximately 40 images made in