The Story Behind a Gettysburg Masterpiece
Civil War history is often best served when we contribute to it. Author and artist Mark Dunkelman did just that in monumental fashion in Gettysburg. During a battlefield trip in
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America’s Champion Aeronaut in the Civil War
By Sarah Hopkins Panic struck the crew of the steamer Mary Stewart on July 20, 1857, as they gazed into the stormy sky, believing they saw a comet careening towards
From the “Star” to the “Shenandoah”
By Ronald S. Coddington The sturdy paddle wheels of the Star of the West beat rhythmically against the waters of the Atlantic, as she steamed into Charleston Harbor. Packed with
Chaplain Chronicles
STORIES OF PATRIOTISM “Go With Me Into This Great Fight for the Dear Life of the Nation” Chaplain Andrew Leete Stone cared for wounded soldiers of his 45th Massachusetts Infantry
The Ultimate Sacrifice After Andersonville
Judging from the gaunt features and twisted mouth on the face of this unidentified Union soldier, he suffered acute pain in his final battle. Estimates for the number of Civil
On the Modern Colorization of Photographs
A visitor to the MI table at the recent Ohio Civil War Show in Mansfield was surprised to learn that the photographs reproduced here are not colorized. He assumed that Military
A Surgeon Under Fire at Fair Oaks
Shortly after the end of the bloody Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., Union Brig. Gen. William H. French sat down to write his after-action report. French, like many commanders, concluded his
Reluctant Hero: Otis C. Billings and Cowan’s 1st New York Independent Battery at Gettysburg
By Charles Joyce On the humid afternoon of July 3, 1863, a Union battery left its caissons behind and rumbled forward under a brisk rebel artillery fire. The fast-moving gunners
Navy Men Rally Around the Stars and Stripes
The patriotic navy officer, left, holds a flag that appears at first glance to be a studio prop. But the presence of a second view of the same man,