Medals of Honor Awarded to Union Army Soldiers, by Rank
A Military Images analysis of 1,213 Congressional Medals of Honor awarded to Union soldiers for gallantry during the Civil War. SPREAD THE WORD: We encourage you to share this story on
A Military Images analysis of 1,213 Congressional Medals of Honor awarded to Union soldiers for gallantry during the Civil War. SPREAD THE WORD: We encourage you to share this story on
Policeman John Patterson Gulick sits in the infrastructure of the U.S. Capitol dome with an open book on his knee and an arm resting on a worktable. On and around
A photographer captured this Union officer giving the time-honored gesture of derision or disdain. His technique matches an instruction printed in an 1863 issue of the Semi-Weekly Wisconsin of Milwaukee:
The rolled paper on the tabletop and sword pictured here are at the heart of a theory about the sitter in this ambrotype. The robust pommel of his sword indicates
By Kurt Luther Last issue, we announced our Civil War Photo Sleuth (CWPS) software, combining technology and community to create a powerful new way to identify unknown soldiers in portraits.
By Michael J. McAfee The Model 1858 uniform hat, nicknamed the “Hardee hat” or the “Jeff Davis hat,” also went by the moniker “Kossuth hat,” so named in honor of