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,
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“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,
“Better Men Were Never Better Led”
By Scott Valentine Many a Northern man did not answer the call to join the Union army in 1861. One of them, Samuel Augustus Duncan, continued teaching students at Dartmouth
Summer 2025 Issue Highlights
Cover stories surface in different ways. When the reveal themselves, it is unexpected and joyful. The image and story that leads are Summer 2025 issue is no exception. I was
Spring 2025 Issue Highlights
Over the last ten years, Military Images has been collecting digital scans of wounded soldiers and sailors from the collecting community—and waiting for the right opportunity to publish. A few
Saving Private Cochran
During the wee hours of April 2, 1865, an incident on Petersburg’s front lines forever intertwined the lives of three Union enlisted men. They served in the ranks of Company
Autumn 2024 Issue Highlights
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
“I Wear My Own Clothes”
By Melissa A. Winn Dr. Mary Edwards Walker is the only woman who has ever received the Medal of Honor. With more than 3,500 awarded for acts of valor, it’s
Saving a Trooper at White Bird Canyon
The light of dawn on June 17, 1877, revealed a column of about 106 U.S. Cavalry troops, plus a couple dozen civilians and scouts, moving down a trail along a
Near Death Encounter at Camp Jackson
Less than a month after the bombardment of Fort Sumter inaugurated civil war, pro-secession militia in Missouri agitated to join the nascent Confederacy. When word leaked that the militia planned