“Barrel Shirts,” Killed at Franklin, and a USCT Soldier
Wearing “barrel shirts” or “wooden overcoats,” four soldiers under armed guard are paraded through Camp Lookout, Md. In this common form of army punishment by humiliation, the signs on the
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Gettysburg: Echoes of Three Days in July 1863
Curated by Charles Joyce, with contributions from Rick Brown, Scott Hann, Robert May, Dale Niesen, Paul Russinoff, and Melissa Winn July 1 Amputation at the Express Office The first Union
Unique Images: Jeff. Davis and the South!, a Studded Belt, and a Rees Portrait
Portraits featuring the “Jeff. Davis and the South!” placard are few in number. Only 29 have been documented over the past 35 years. That total has now increased by two—to
The Winter 2026 Issue of Military Images Magazine
Confederate images take center stage in this issue. Two years ago, Executive Editor Rick Brown and I spent almost three days making digital versions of the images of Paul Reeder,
Southern Exposures: Confederate images from the Paul Reeder Collection
By Ron Field During a lifetime of collecting, Paul Reeder has brought together a unique collection of Confederate imagery, a representative selection of which is showcased here. Each image tells
Collector and Mentor: Seven decades after he began his Civil War journey, Karl Sundstrom continues to inspire
Introduction by Austin Sundstrom, with images from his Uncle Karl’s collection Some of my earliest memories of my uncle, Karl Sundstrom, revolve around visiting his house in the town just
Spring 2025 Issue Highlights
Over the last ten years, Military Images has been collecting digital scans of wounded soldiers and sailors from the collecting community—and waiting for the right opportunity to publish. A few
“Get That Gun!”
By Phil Spaugy February 15, 1862, had been a day of days for Brig. Gen. Lew Wallace. One year earlier, the 34-year-old Indiana resident of Crawfordsville was the captain of
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
A Painted Camp and Forts Backdrop from Virginia
By Dave Batalo These portraits of Confederate soldiers posed in front of a painted backdrop are normally difficult to locate in a specific state. Such military imagery painted in a