President-Elect Lincoln Meets a Revolutionary War Veteran
A memorable meeting between two distinguished visitors took place at the Astor House in New York City during the morning of February 20, 1861. President-elect Abraham Lincoln, on his way
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“True Blue and Grit to the Backbone”
By Phil Spaugy The story is well known. How John Lawrence Burns of Gettysburg, a man born during the presidency of George Washington, a soldier of 1812, a former town
Bonds of Loyalty: Forged in Mexico, 1847 — Tested in Texas, 1864
By Ronald S. Coddington The declaration of war against Mexico in May 1846 ignited an explosion of recruiting for volunteer military organizations across the 28 United States. Men from all
Capturing Elmira: The photographers who documented a Northern prisoner of war camp
By Richard Leisenring, Jr., adapted from his forthcoming book Elmira. The name is as recognizable to any novice Civil War historian as Gettysburg, Appomattox, or Andersonville. Over the years, books
A Boy Company Goes to War: William Henry Harrison Ewing and His Hampden-Sydney College Classmates
By Dave Batalo and Hunter Lesser Basking in the glow of victory after the Battle of Rich Mountain, Maj. Gen. George McClellan eyed hundreds of forlorn Confederate prisoners. One group
The Last Grand Army Vets and a Youthful Symbol of America’s Fighting Men
By Ronald S. Coddington Norman Delaney enjoyed a rare moment of relaxation on May 25, 1952. The 20-year-old, full-time college student and army reservist also worked part-time and commanded his
The Last Confederate Veteran
By Ronald S. Coddington In the autumn of 1864, with the war in its desperate final stages, a 17-year-old Alabama farm boy accompanied a neighbor returning to his regiment along
“‘Died at Gettysburg!’ No Prouder Epitaph Need Any Man Covet.”: The Tragedy of Capt. Richard Wistar Davids of the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry
By Charles T. Joyce Visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park encounter stone sentinels of all shapes and sizes. One of them, an austere granite marker on the north side
Collector and Mentor: Seven decades after he began his Civil War journey, Karl Sundstrom continues to inspire
Introduction by Austin Sundstrom, with images from his Uncle Karl’s collection Some of my earliest memories of my uncle, Karl Sundstrom, revolve around visiting his house in the town just
Identifying Navy Images from the U.S. and Britain
By Ron Field, featuring images from the author’s collection The United States and British Royal Navy enlisted sailors frequented photographic studios at home and abroad during the American Civil War