Faces of the Sultana
By Gene Eric Salecker, with images from the Sultana Disaster Museum The image of the sidewheel steamer Sultana documents a unique moment in time. Thomas W. Bankes photographed the vessel
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Wounded Warriors: Slings, crutches, and missing limbs are emblems of personal loss and patriotic sacrifice
The sight of a man missing an arm or leg rarely occurred before the Civil War, observed a newspaper editorial in the Confederate capital during the waning days of the
“Angel of the Battlefield”
By Melissa A. Winn Capturing the story of Clara Barton in brief is an impossible feat. While many men and women who participated in the Civil War have remarkable narratives,