House Near the Susquehanna Backdrop
By Adam Ochs Fleischer In this installment, we examine a painted backdrop that does not have a military theme. Before the Civil War, landscape painting as a genre dominated American
Recent Stories
Alone in His Glory
By Scott Valentine Fate had been unkind to the 6th New Hampshire Infantry during the 1864 Overland Campaign. In The Wilderness on May 6, it suffered 48 casualties. By the
Texas, a Modoc War Veteran and a Wartime Dag
Erskine Mason Camp is pictured here in 1861 at the start of an eventful 15-year military career. A witty conversationalist born in Sackets Harbor, N.Y., his father, Elisha, served in
Soldier Staples
Inside every Civil War soldier’s haversack and backpack could be found a supply of hardtack and coffee. These ubiquitous dietary staples inspired poetry, songs —and a memorable book. Here’s a
The Spring 2022 Issue
I am pleased to share the Spring 2020 issue of Military Images magazine. The origins of our theme—Mathew Brady at 200—date to late November 2021, when I learned about plans
Military Images and Gettysburg Publishing Tag Team a New Book
I am excited to tell you about a new book with its origins in this magazine: Gettysburg Faces: Portraits and Personal Accounts, the culmination of a project nine years in
Survey: How Photographers Cancelled Revenue Stamps
The federal government levied a tax on photographs to generate revenue to offset heavy expenses caused by the Civil War. Known by some as the “Sun Tax,” it was implemented
New Books Highlight a Custer Staffer and Early’s Raid on D.C.
Custer’s Observant Staff Officer A trusted aide to a celebrated and controversial general. Death while leading a charge against the enemy. Letters left behind detail the complexities of staff work
Worth’s Wars
Behind this portrait of a West Pointer exists a tragic story of a military family divided by loyalties, and a lifetime of pain from war wounds. He is Henry Augustus
Making Civil War Photo Sleuth Identifications More Trustworthy
By Kurt Luther Since we launched the Civil War Photo Sleuth (CWPS) website in 2018, more than 33,000 identified Civil War photos have been added. About 20,000 of these photos