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Ninth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge
From the Editor Franklin, Tenn., stands as one of the great success stories of battlefield preservation. Development nearly swallowed the battlefield whole, with…
Library of Congress Research Guides
Library of Congress Research Guides Many researchers have used the Chronicling America newspaper collection at the Library of Congress (LOC). An introduction to t…
Henry Kyd Douglas, I Rode with Stonewall (1940)
Henry Kyd Douglas, I Rode with Stonewall (1940) Among the most notable memoirs written by officers of the Army of Northern Virginia stands that written by one of…
Former American Battlefield Trust leader honored
Former American Battlefield Trust leader honored by Gregory L Wade FRANKLIN, TN—Civil War battlefield preservation advocacy group, Franklin’s Charge, recently hon…
Finding Love In The Ruins Of War
Finding Love In The Ruins Of War By Joseph Wilson A large lead ball fired from a musket inflicted a horrific injury when crashing into the human body. All the unf…
Events — July 2023
The nation’s premier Civil War relic and collectors show at the Eisenhower All Star Complex at 2634 Emmitsburg Rd., Gettysburg. Our 300+ tables are a great way to…
Book Reviews — July 2023
Fascinating and Exciting Regimental History The 117th New York Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. By James S. Pula. Photos, maps, notes, indices, bi…
Battle of Falling Waters 1863
By George Franks During the morning and early afternoon of July 14, 1863, the four brigades of Confederate General Henry “Harry” Heth’s Division, Hill’s Corps, ba…
An Historical Snapshot 20th Massachusetts Volunteers: Henry Tremlett and Paul Revere
By Joan Wenner, J.D. There were about a dozen men of the 20th Massachusetts Volunteers, the Harvard Regiment, who might be labeled as ”notable.” One is well known…
American Battlefield Trust — July 2023
Play a Part in Preserving 24 acres across Tennessee and Kentucky Second only to Virginia, the state of Tennessee saw the greatest number of battles throughout the…
A Grand Sight to Witness
A Grand Sight to Witness Longstreet was “sitting on his horse like an iron man with his spyglass to his eye, coolly watching the effect of our shots. Limbs of tre…
Wert Wins Unprecedented Third Austin Civil War Round Table Book Prize for Bloody Angle Book
Wert Wins Unprecedented Third Austin Civil War Round Table Book Prize for Bloody Angle Book AUSTIN, Texas—Jeffry Wert has won the 2022 Austin Civil War Round Tabl…
The lasting appeal of Gettysburg
By Leon Reed “We had an almost mystical visit to the cemetery. Walked in via the route Lincoln took and visited the soldiers monument plus the now famous rhododen…
The Union Refugees
the North. White Northerners were often more sympathetic to and accommodating of, white refugees than black refugees.”6 Why the lithographic firm of John H. Buffo…
The Same Day in June for one Soldier in 1863 and 1864
By Carl L. Sell Jr. Upon hearing the Confederates had fired on Fort Sumter in April 1861, seventeen-year-old Henry Coddington Meyer immediately asked his parents…
The Chickamauga Campaign Trail
The Chickamauga Campaign Trail Until late in the Civil War’s third year, Federal forces had made no major incursions into the Confederacy’s third most populous st…
The Bravest Brigade
The Bravest Brigade “Beauregard is not such a fool as to leave his base of operations and attack us in ours. There is no enemy nearer than Corinth.” – U.S. Gen. W…
ShipIndex.org
ShipIndex.org Whether researching the brown water or navigating high-seas naval action during the American Civil War, this month's source— https://www.shipindex.o…
Sherman’s famous words
Sherman’s famous words We’re all familiar with General Sherman’s famous remark on the hellish nature of war. On August 11, 1880, Cump was addressing a big crowd o…
Private Benjamin Franklin Rogers Is Remembered
By Charles H. Bogart At the beginning of the 19th century, Adam Rogers settled in the southern end of Madison County, Ky. Here he established a farm of over 500 a…
Military Courts and Courts-Martials – only a ‘skeleton of direction’ to Guide Rulings
Military Courts and Courts-Martials – only a ‘skeleton of direction’ to Guide Rulings By Joan Wenner, J.D. In the Civil War, notwithstanding 'command responsibili…
Jon Meacham and Jonathan W. White Win Lincoln Prize
On April 11, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History awarded the prestigious Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize to historians Jon Meacham and Jonathan W. White…
Jeffry Wert to Receive Atlanta Round Table’s Harwell Award
Jeffry Wert to Receive Atlanta Round Table’s Harwell Award The Atlanta Civil War Round Table is pleased to announce that Jeffry D. Wert has been selected to recei…
Events — June 2023
plus costume competitions and historical lectures. The largest Civil War live-fire event in the country. Free admission, large sutler area, and food service. For…