Gallantry at Missionary Ridge
By Evan Phifer At Missionary Ridge on November 25, 1863, Maj. Ruel M. Johnson assumed command of the 100th Indiana Infantry after its commander, Lt. Col. Albert Heath, received a
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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,
A Medal Rescinded: 1st Lt Henry J Goodwin, 27th Maine Infantry, and the Medal of Honor
By Evan Phifer The Medal of Honor’s story is one of continuity and change and of history and memory. What the nation considers worthy of the nation’s highest military honor
The Autumn 2025 Issue of Military Images Magazine
Civil War images speak to us in unique and varied ways. The cover photograph for this issue tells the story of five Union citizen‑soldiers who belonged to the same mess,
“By Whose Orders?”
By Evan Phifer When the Civil War broke out, John Barclay Fassett volunteered as a private in the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry for three months in 1861. Soon afterwards,