R.I.P. CWTI: A reflection on Civil War Times magazine
By William C. Davis It was saddening news to learn that after 65 years of publication, Civil War Times was closing its editorial drawers. As a junior high student, I
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Paper Trail
Printed on a thin strip of paper cut from a newspaper page and tucked behind the mat of Oliver Gardner’s portrait are poignant details of his Civil War service. He
Press Coverage of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, May-November 1863
The Siege of Vicksburg and the Battle of Gettysburg decided the fate of the Southern armies, and ultimately the Confederate nation. Gettysburg went down in history as the best remembered
Hampton’s Battery at Gettysburg and Puerto Rico
By Kurt Luther In April of this year, the Facebook page “Civil War Pittsburgh,” managed by public historian Rich Condon, posted an intriguing photo of a group of Civil War
“Lost an Arm in Freedom’s Fray”: Union amputees after Gettysburg
By Charles T. Joyce The destructive force of explosive artillery shells and soft lead Minié balls, combined with 19th century military medicine, took a toll on Union soldiers. The wounded
Participants in an Early Commemoration at Gettysburg’s National Cemetery? A post-war portrait shines a light on a little remembered 1865 event.
By Elizabeth A. Topping This carte de visite of an officer and ladies taken in Gettysburg, Pa., two years after the momentous battle fought in and about the town begs
The USCC at Camp Letterman
By Elizabeth A. Topping The bloody conflict that raged in and around the Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg for three days in early July 1863 resulted in 51,000 casualties. They included
They Knew Gettysburg Before the Battle
Included among the millions of artifacts in the collections of the Adams County Historical Society are these hard plate portraits of individuals connected to Gettysburg, Pa. Most were residents whose
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
Gettysburg Memory
The death of Col. Harry Burgwyn at the head of his 26th North Carolina Infantry during the first day’s fight at Gettysburg is deeply embedded in battlefield lore. Less remembered