Match His Record!
Almost a half century after the Civil War, an aged veteran wrote, “I will say to the whole world, match my old commander’s record if you can!” The writer, a
Recent Stories
Heroines of the Hearth
By Elizabeth A. Topping The versatility and resourcefulness of women were never more challenged than during the American Civil War. Nearly all women were affected in some way. Some leapt
Results: Fake Radar Contest
By Perry M. Frohne In this column, I will cover each of the five images from last issue’s fake radar contest, explain why they were real or fake, and then
Mississippi Faces: Portraits from the Matthew L. Oswalt M.D. Collection
In our Summer 2021 issue we showcased highlights from Matt Oswalt’s collection of photographs of men and women posed with miniature flags and secession cockades. Here, we shine a light
A Scottish Blockade Runner: The life and times of Joannes Wyllie, commander of the Ad-Vance
By John F. Messner The steamer Ad-Vance slipped out into the Atlantic from Cape Fear on the night of Sept. 9, 1864, and made its way towards a line of
“How They Went Forth to the Harvest of Death”: A concise account of the U.S. Regular Infantry at Gettysburg
By Charles T. Joyce, featuring images from the author’s collection The courage and sacrifice by two undersized brigades of U.S. Regular infantry during the second day at Gettysburg evoke an
Under the Banner of Emancipation and National Unity: The Woman’s National Loyal League and the call to political activism
By Ronald S. Coddington, featuring an image from the Mike Werner Collection Women packed into the Church of the Puritans in New York City on the morning of May 14,
Scoundrel: The Rise and Fall of Union Spy Chief Lafayette Curry Baker
By David B. Holcomb Lafayette Curry Baker was a scoundrel, a striving, uneducated bully who never lacked for self-confidence or hesitated to tell a lie. Yet, he rose to become
Behind the Overlooked Stories of the Untold Civil War: Q&A with Paul Hoza
The Civil War has followed Paul Hoza through his life, from world travels with his family to service in the New York National Guard’s famed 69th Infantry, to today as
The Walch Navy Revolver
By Frank Graves Early war images of enlisted men with revolvers tucked into their waist belts are fairly common. These weapons were privately purchased or perhaps given as gifts from