The Changing Face of Collecting
On a trip to Gettysburg this past July, as I drove along Route 15 following the Catoctin Mountains, haze from wildfires far to the north transported my thoughts to another
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The Summer 2026 issue of Military Images Magazine
Welcome to our summer issue! Military Images Senior Editor and curator extraordinaire Chuck Joyce worked closely with a wonderful group of collectors, including first-time and veteran contributors, to tell the
New Books: Civil War Photo Forensics, the 14th New York State Militia
A Fresh, Exciting Look at Battlefield Images Battlefield photographs created by the teams of Mathew B. Brady and Alexander Gardner have shaped American memory since the earliest part of the
The Enduring Emotional Power of Civil War Portrait Photographs
I’ve heard from a number of you about the cover story in our last issue, “Wounded Warriors.” The gist of the comments: Seeing soldiers and sailors with amputated limbs brought
Winslow Homer’s Use of Portrait Photographs In Civil War Era Illustrations: A sketch of Gen. Montgomery Meigs provides insights into the artist’s work
By Rick and Victoria Britton This sketch connects two prominent individuals of the Civil War era: Union Quartermaster Gen. Montgomery Meigs, who one author called “possibly the most important bureaucrat
How to Discover Soldier Photos from a Specific Civil War Battle
By Kurt Luther How can we find photos of Civil War soldiers connected to a particular battle? Earlier this summer, I was confronted with this question when Emma Nostheide, a