A Field Guide to Union Hussars
By Ron Field Some of the original European hussars served as quasi-military auxiliaries raised in 1458 by King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary to fight against the Turks. The hussars developed
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Jerseymen! A survey of Civil War soldiers and sailors from the John Kuhl collection
New Jersey native John Kuhl discovered his passion for Civil War soldiers from his home state in a most unlikely place— a navy vessel in the Antarctic during the 1950s.
Sons of Virginia
An estimated 155,000 Virginia men served in the Confederate army, a remarkable 89 percent of eligible volunteers. Here are some of their portraits and personal narratives. Teenaged Trooper According to
Butterflies and Battle Scars
The inhumanity of war is underscored in these portraits of an unnamed Vermont private, taken after his enlistment and release from prison. Themes of God, war and music dominate