Sergeant MacNulty and the Stereophan
Sergeant William Augustus MacNulty, a native of Maine who served in Company A of the 10th New York Infantry, suffered a devastating wound at the Battle of Fredericksburg. A Massachusetts
Sergeant William Augustus MacNulty, a native of Maine who served in Company A of the 10th New York Infantry, suffered a devastating wound at the Battle of Fredericksburg. A Massachusetts
On July 23, 1861, two days after the Battle of Bull Run, Lt. Col. Frank Wheaton wrote the official report of his 2nd Rhode Island Infantry. He lamented the loss
When 16-year-old Andrew Geddes volunteered in the Union army, he began a military career that most teenagers might never have imagined. In April 1861, the Canada native left his job
At Trevilian Station during the afternoon of June 12, 1864, Union reserves moved quickly to contain damage inflicted by Maj. Gen. Wade Hampton’s cavalry. One of the hastily formed skirmish
In almost every engraving, lithograph or painting of Rear Adm. David G. Farragut at the Battle of Mobile Bay, he is lashed with rope to the rigging of his flagship.
Following the end of the Civil War, U.S. army commanders awarded a multitude of brevets to deserving officers. These honorary ranks were a tool for senior officers to recognize subordinates
When Brig. Gen. Charles C. Dodge searched for a permanent assistant adjutant general in the spring of 1863, he turned to a familiar face with a proven record: Capt. Louis
Printed on a thin strip of paper cut from a newspaper page and tucked behind the mat of Oliver Gardner’s portrait are poignant details of his Civil War service. He
By Perry M. Frohne Long before Emmet Crawford met his death in the West, he proved himself a man of action. As a 16-year-old in May 1861, he lied about
First Sergeant B. Fayette Green and his pards in the 126th New York Infantry got off to a rocky start in the summer of 1862. The newly formed regiment mustered