By Bob Iwig, with images from the author’s collection Following popular cultural trends, Mary Nunnamaker collected cartes de visite photographs in an album during the Civil War. The teenaged daughter
Two years ago, I visited collector Al Niemiec in the Chicago suburbs. I had met Al in person once before for coffee, and since then we corresponded from time to
By Ronald S. Coddington, with images and artifacts from the Craig and Carol Wofford Collection Matt Boyd embodied the essence of a frontline commander. Whatever dangers his men faced, so
By Steve Procko A text message from fellow Civil War enthusiast Sam Houston with a photograph of 12 ragged men appeared in the middle of our conversation about the chaotic
By Ben Myers If Lt. Alexander W. Selfridge had a moment to take in what was about to happen to his company, it was probably fleeting. Perhaps he noticed that
By Stephen R. Bockmiller Few veterans are known to have served in any uniformed role in the Civil War and World War I. Among this limited cadre is George Leonard
