Beaufort’s Mystery Photographer
By Adam Ochs Fleischer The focus of this installment is the backdrop used in the coastal city of Beaufort, S.C., at the beginning of the war. Its tropical scene is
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A Chaplain and Two Soldiers
The belt and cap box worn by this unnamed volunteer tell a soldier’s story. His Southern-made leather belt with a two-piece Confederate buckle is flanked by two buttons that appear
Perfect Tiger: Connecticut’s Col. Elisha Strong Kellogg
By Dione Longley and Buck Zaidel, with images and artifacts from the Buck Zaidel Collection The 19th Connecticut Infantry’s first exposure to its new lieutenant colonel, Elisha Strong Kellogg, was
Rainy Day Wheel Cap
This Pattern 1839 “wheel” cap worn by an unidentified rifleman is unusual for an add-on not typically seen: The glazed linen rain cover and the accompanying cape which extends just
Planting the Colors on Fort Harrison
Participants in the successful assault by Union forces at Fort Harrison, Va., on Sept. 29, 1864, witnessed a thrilling event. In the moment of victory as a blue wave of
The Circuit Rider
By Elizabeth A. Topping Among the preachers who served the Midwest in 1864 perhaps no one man touched the souls of more families than Rev. Allen H. Tilton. A traveling
Starr Power
A Confederate brandishes a cocked Starr revolver, the most prominently pictured of three weapons. The others, a Colt pistol and a bone-handled knife, are tucked into his belt, which is
Wounded in the Peach Orchard
By Carolyn B. Ivanoff, with images from the Captain Wilson French Collection It is fair to state the zenith of Maj. William H. Hugo’s military career occurred at Gettysburg. In
Uniforms of the Union Volunteers of 1861: The Mid-Atlantic States
The casual observer of Civil War portraiture likely understands that early war Confederate uniforms comprised a hodgepodge of styles. Author Ron Field’s new book, Uniforms of the Union Volunteers of
Bogus Modern Ink Identifications
I have very ill feelings—to put it mildly—for those who have brought this next scourge upon the Civil War CDV collecting market. As if it isn’t already hard enough to