Confederate Mona Lisa
By Doug York and Ronald S. Coddington Long before Vicksburg became ground zero in the federal campaign to control the Mississippi, the city thrived as an important transportation gateway. A
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A “Red Burial Blent” at Nashville
On Dec. 16, 1864, the second day of the Battle of Nashville, Maj. Gen. George H. “Pap” Thomas’s Union army readied for a bloody assault. His men marched amidst a
Crystal Clear: Representative portraits from the Dan Binder Collection
Dan Binder grew up in a home with a cache that most kids would envy. “Our old nine-room house was pretty much packed to the rafters with guns, uniforms, books,
A Southern Trooper
Though the identity of this Southern trooper is currently lost to history, the expression on his face and casual pose suggests he was a cool customer. Armed with a
Officer Identified Using Classic Research and CWPS
By Kurt Luther Last issue, we announced our Civil War Photo Sleuth (CWPS) software, combining technology and community to create a powerful new way to identify unknown soldiers in portraits.
Unsung Pioneer Photo Collector: Samuel Crocker Lawrence and the Medford Collection
By Ronald S. Coddington Veterans have always told war stories. Those who survived the Civil War were no exception, and they number among the earliest to recall their service through
Keeper of History
If you ask Rich Jahn about the photographs he has collected for more than four decades, he takes a long view. “We never own these images. We are only the
Scalpels to Swords: West Virginia physicians who became combat commanders
By Richard A. Wolfe In the summer of 1861, the Restored Government of Virginia in Wheeling recruited volunteers to meet federal quotas and to preserve its borders. Two years would
Camp Photographers: Pictures by the thousands
By Ron Field Virtually every military encampment had a traveling photographer nearby or within its limits during the Civil War. This was particularly true in the North, where photographic chemicals
Blue, Gray & Khaki
A significant number of Civil War veterans lived to see their sons, grandsons and others in their extended families grow to maturity. In 1917 and 1918, many of these former