Case Number 16
By Patrick Naughton During heavy fighting along one sector of the Petersburg front on a February day in 1865, a Union lieutenant aided a wounded brother officer. The lieutenant later
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Wounded in the Peach Orchard
By Carolyn B. Ivanoff, with images from the Captain Wilson French Collection It is fair to state the zenith of Maj. William H. Hugo’s military career occurred at Gettysburg. In
Brutal Assault
John William Fenton brutally assaulted Tony Fisher inside a New Bern, N.C., saloon owned by Fisher, a free black man, on Dec, 15, 1864. According to witnesses, Fenton, a captain
Mistaken Identity? Early Use of Photographic Evidence in Two Court-Martial Case for Desertion
By Elena Colón-Marrero State identification cards did not exist in 19th-century America. As a consequence, proving a person’s identity could require creativity and innovation. Two court-martial cases that arose at