Old Abe and the Army of the American Eagle
By Richard Leisenring, Jr. During the waning months of the Civil War, a new force rose in Chicago in support of the Union cause. By some estimates, the powerful Army
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A New Look at Old Abe’s Color Guard: Researchers combine classic and cutting-edge techniques to reexamine the identities of soldiers in an iconic image
By Tyler Phillips, Kenneth E. Byrd and Xukai Zou One of the best-known images of the Civil War is that of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry Color Guard with its live