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Jews in the Civil War
The term “Confederate soldier” conjures up an image of a marginally literate white man younger than thirty years of age, Anglo-Saxon, and Protestant from an agrar…
Haiman Field & Staff Officer’s Sword
Columbus, Georgia, sword makers Louis and Elias Haiman operated the largest sword manufactory within the Southern Confederacy. They rented the top floor of a buil…
From The Lowcountry — December 2021
As of this writing, the December issue of Civil War News is about to go to the printer, another year is behind us. We are thrilled about greeting 2022, with the n…
From Gettysburg to the First Major Baseball League
After reading about the preservation of Baseball Hall of Famer Eddie Plank’s grandfather’s farm at Gettysburg in the July CWN, a group of Civil War and baseball f…
Events — December 2021
Bullet and Shell is proud to present the 40th Central Virginia Military Antique Show (formally Mike Kent’s Capital of the Confederacy Civil War Show). In conjunct…
Emerging Revolutionary War — December 2021
during the American Revolution? Well, there was the victory at Saratoga in October 1777 and the culmination of the Yorktown Campaign in 1781, of course. The Battl…
Emerging Civil War — December 2021
Don’t worry about “sounding smart,” I told my students; instead, I asked them to tell me what they want me to know as though we were friends sitting at the dinner…
Colt’s Side Hammer Revolving Military Rifles
In 1855, Samuel Colt introduced his “Side Hammer” series of percussion handguns and longarms. The handguns are known to collectors today as the “Root” revolvers,…
Civil War Santa
The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and the print maker or artist’s goals. The Victorian and thus, our v…
Civil War Alphabet Quiz – T as in... December
1. “Old Slow Trot” Virginia’s U.S. General who fought at Chickamauga 2. Monitor sunk at Mobile Bay 3. Train engine in the Great Locomotive Chase 4. CS general who…
CVBT Says Goodbye to Sarah Kay Bierle
Sarah Kay Bierle. Sarah Kay Bierle has spent the last two years at CVBT where she focused on digital communications, historic research, and virtual and inperson e…
CVBT Preserves Land on Three Battlefields
The Central Virginia Battlefield Trust announced preservation projects on three Civil War battlefields around Fredericksburg, Va.: Chancellorsville, the Wildernes…
Book Reviews — December 2021
that the economy expanded exponentially. Exports from the city grew from $67,000,000 in 1861 to $293,000,000 in 1865. Cincinnati became a major supplier of wester…
American Battlefield Trust — December 2021
Preservation Impact Continues to Grow at Pristine Perryville In recent years, the American Battlefield Trust has made great strides at Kentucky’s Perryville Battl…
A Welcome Return to Skirmishing at the N-SSA 144th Nationals
After the COVID pandemic caused cancellation of the two 2020 nationals and the spring 2021 national, the North-South Skirmish Association (N-SSA) was finally able…
A Military Mystery
“That cursed Ball’s Bluff haunts the souls of our chiefs” – U.S. Brig. Gen. Alpheus S. Williams On Saturday evening, February 8, 1862, U.S. Gen. Charles P. Stone…
Top Ten Biographies/Autobiographies of Lesser-Known Figures
1. His Autobiography, Poems, and Comic War Papers. James M. Dalzell Cincinnati, OH: Robert Clarke & Co., 1888. From his home in Caldwell, Ohio, slightly more than…
Top Biographies and/or Autobiographies of the Common Soldier
For this November Book Issue of Civil War News, we asked our contributors for their Top biographies and/or autobiographies of the common soldier. Here are their c…
Some of My Most Favorite Books Read in 2021
Women Making War: Female Confederate Prisoners and Union Military Justice by Thomas F. Curran. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 258 pages (2020). R…
Sherman’s March and America: Mapping Memory
shermansmarch.org/about/, to get an overview of the material provided and navigation tips. Five interactive maps offer various views of the campaign: The Sherman…
Robert E. Lee Monument; Vandalism and Removal
Publishers Note: The United States is a civilized country where laws are written to protect and guarantee citizens their life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.…
Preservation Victory at Fisher’s Hill
MIDDLEBURG, Va.—Land Trust of Virginia (LTV) in conjunction with the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation (SVBF), who co-holds the conservation easement with…
My Top Ten Favorite Civil War Bios of Common Soldiers
In no particular order, here’s my ten favorite bios or autobiographies of common soldiers of the Civil War: 1. Rebel Private Front and Rear. By William Andrew Fle…
My Ten Books for 2021
Just ten books written by or about Civil War soldiers below the rank of lieutenant? What a great challenge! Here, listed in no particular ranking of favorites, ar…