New Civil War Books on Cornelia Hancock and Soldier Uniforms
The Intrepid Cornelia Hancock One of life’s great mysteries is the spark that moves an individual to summon the courage to take on an enormous task in the face of
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Oscar F. Douglas: The Photographer Behind the Iconic USCT Drummer Boy
By Kurt Luther The pair of cartes de visite of a young African American boy transformed from a runaway slave into a Union drummer boy are among the most memorable
Freedmen Teacher, Overland Campaign Nurse
A pall of gloom and uncertainty darkened Washington, D.C., as accounts of horrific fighting in Virginia trickled into the city in early May 1864. But as citizens across the capital