“Barrel Shirts,” Killed at Franklin, and a USCT Soldier
Wearing “barrel shirts” or “wooden overcoats,” four soldiers under armed guard are paraded through Camp Lookout, Md. In this common form of army punishment by humiliation, the signs on the
Category: 2026 Autumn
Infantryman in Motion
A Union infantryman strikes a pose that appears to catch him in mid-stride, his body angled forward as if about to advance against an unseen enemy. His furrowed brow and