Wounded at Gettysburg, Vilified for a Political Scandal
In every battle he fought, William Wade Dudley “distinguished himself as a good soldier, which is the highest possible recommendation that can be given any man,” according to an 1881
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Long Sol: Indiana’s Fighting Quaker
By Lance J. Herdegen During a military review in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln said with a sly smile that Solomon Meredith of Indiana was “the only Quaker general I have
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
Rescuing Joe Parsons: A researcher’s unexpected journey to connect a face to a mythic tale
By Alison Renner Had I been there, Aug. 8, 1861, the day Joseph Parsons joined the Union army, I might have bartered for his place. I might’ve pleaded with him