USCT Troops Commissioned and Enlisted during the Civil War
The total number of United States Colored Troops who served in the Civil War was 186,017, as reported in the 1866 Report of the Provost Marshal General by James B.
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The Little Gamecock: The rise of Brig. Gen. Evander McIver Law, C.S.A.
By Ronald S. Coddington, with images and artifacts from the Craig and Carol Wofford Collection Evander McIver Law focused his piercing blue eyes on the skyline above the Gettysburg countryside.
Three Confederate Prisoners at Gettysburg: Exploring a theory that they were nurses who signed the Oath of Allegiance
By Paul Russinoff The three Confederate prisoners immortalized by Mathew Brady’s team at Gettysburg in July 1863 stands among the most compelling, evocative images of the Civil War. Exactly who
Captured Freedom: Sleuthing an image of Union officers that escaped from prison and the guides who helped them to safety
By Steve Procko A text message from fellow Civil War enthusiast Sam Houston with a photograph of 12 ragged men appeared in the middle of our conversation about the chaotic
“Very Affectionately Yours for Our Country”: Assistant Surgeon Nathaniel B. Colman of the 17th Maine Infantry
By Jack Hurov, with an image and artifacts from the Author’s collection Late in the afternoon on July 2, 1863, at Gettysburg, Nathaniel Bryant Colman of the 17th Maine Infantry
Advocate for Confederate Burials at Arlington: Will Anderson traded West Point for Southern gray, and never surrendered
By Paul Russinoff and Jim Quinlan, with images from the Elizabeth Traynor Collection A few days after the fall of Fort Sumter, Cadet Edward Willoughby “Will” Anderson stood before his
Introducing a New Column and a Traveling Exhibit
I am delighted to announce the debut of a new column: Women of War. It will explore the life and service of women who served on the battlefield and homefront
When Did We Start Calling It the Civil War?
A survey of selected names for the conflict in America between 1861 and 1865 on Newspapers.com reveals nomenclature changes over time. During the war and into the latter part of
Near Death Encounter at Camp Jackson
Less than a month after the bombardment of Fort Sumter inaugurated civil war, pro-secession militia in Missouri agitated to join the nascent Confederacy. When word leaked that the militia planned
Divided Maryland: Portraits and personal stories from the Jonathan Beasley Collection
60,000 Fought for the Union. President Abraham Lincoln celebrated Maryland’s adherence to the United States in his December 1861 Annual Message to Congress. Referencing pro-secession riots in Baltimore and other