I am delighted to announce the debut of a new column: Women of War. It will explore the life and service of women who served on the battlefield and homefront with patriotism and dedication equal to their male counterparts.
Taking on this mission is Melissa A. Winn. I’m thrilled to welcome her as a Senior Editor. Many of you are sure to recognize Melissa’s name from her career as a photographer and writer for Civil War Times, America’s Civil War, American History, and other publications. Nowadays, Melissa serves as the marketing manager for American Battlefield Trust, which does so much to preserve hallowed ground across the country. You might not know that Melissa collects Civil War photographs and ephemera with an emphasis on Dead Letter Office images and Maj. Gen. John A. Rawlins. Her passion for the Civil War and photography fuels her writing and research.
Please join me in welcoming Melissa to our team, and Women of War to MI.
I am also pleased to tell you about a traveling exhibit, Faces of Freedom. It features high quality prints of original portraits of Black Civil War soldiers and sailors from private and public collections. Many of them have appeared on the pages of MI. The first stop, in 2019 at the Hubbard House Underground Railroad Museum in Ashtabula, Ohio, was so well received that the Hubbard House purchased the prints. Then the Covid-19 pandemic hit. Now we’re back: On April 20 the exhibit opens at its second stop, the Goodridge Freedom Center and Underground Railroad Museum in York, Pa. Follow us on social media and our site for details.
Ronald S. Coddington
Editor & Publisher
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