By Ronald S. Coddington, with images from the Dave Batalo Collection High anxiety consumed Lt. Col. Lewis Minor Coleman at the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862. As fierce
By Sidney Dreese Nothing mattered more to Sarah “Sallie” Chamberlin than to live a useful life. A fire burned in her patriotic heart, and she was both anxious and determined
By Phil McCoy Captain Frank Smith Robertson, an assistant engineer on JEB Stuart’s staff, recounted a meeting in Maryland with Gen. Robert E. Lee during the withdrawal from Gettysburg: “We
By Ronald S. Coddington, with images and artifacts from the Craig and Carol Wofford Collection Evander McIver Law focused his piercing blue eyes on the skyline above the Gettysburg countryside.
By Paul Russinoff and Jim Quinlan, with images from the Elizabeth Traynor Collection A few days after the fall of Fort Sumter, Cadet Edward Willoughby “Will” Anderson stood before his
By Elizabeth A. Topping, with images and ephemera from the author’s collection Mail call never failed to break the monotony of camp life and stirred anticipation among men and officers
By Mike Medhurst In late 1827, a second lieutenant fresh from the U.S. Military Academy arrived at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis. He was Philip St. George Cooke, a son
By Harry G. Lang Deafness did not deter men from serving as combatants and noncombatants on both sides of the Civil War. Patriotism prompted many to attempt to enlist, despite
