Emergency Troops in the Union Army
During the Gettysburg Campaign, Pennsylvania and New York activated state militia to defend the region against the incursion of the Army of Northern Virginia. It was not the only time
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New Books: Civil War Photo Forensics, the 14th New York State Militia
A Fresh, Exciting Look at Battlefield Images Battlefield photographs created by the teams of Mathew B. Brady and Alexander Gardner have shaped American memory since the earliest part of the
Mountain Legion: The hard-fighting 156th New York Infantry in the Eastern and Western Theaters
By Kyle A. Williams and Paul D. Thompson, featuring images from the authors’ collections A relatively small number of Union regiments claimed significant combat experience in the Eastern and Western
Rocket Man: Acting Signal Officer George H. Felt and his innovative pyrotechnics
By Dale R. Niesen and Ronald S. Coddington Ulysses S. Grant spent the first day at Shiloh in the saddle, directing his division commanders as the contours of the battlefield
Blood-Stained Scabbard
By Scott Valentine At the Second Battle of Bull Run, the Union brigade commanded by Col. John Alfred Koltes remained in reserve as the fighting unfolded. However, during the afternoon
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
Gallantry at Missionary Ridge
By Evan Phifer At Missionary Ridge on November 25, 1863, Maj. Ruel M. Johnson assumed command of the 100th Indiana Infantry after its commander, Lt. Col. Albert Heath, received a
Rifled Muskets, Rear Sights, and Rail Lines: Re-Examining a Veteran Indiana Infantry Image
By Phil Spaugy Eleven veteran federal infantrymen standing at ease with their U.S. Model 1842 rifled muskets are front and center in this richly detailed portrait by a photographer in
Hoosiers: Indiana Faces of the Civil War
Whether posed in a studio at Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Fort Wayne, or in the field, the Hoosier soldiers who look out from these portraits represent the citizens who left farms,
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