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Two Women Who Served As Soldiers
CDV of Frances Clalin Clayton, a woman who disguised herself as a man, “Jack Williams,” to fight in the Civil War. She is wearing a Union nine button shell jacket…
The Library of Congress Collection — September 2021
Henry Augustus Moore, born in 1827, enlisted May 8, 1862, into Company F, 15th Mississippi Infantry at Corinth, Miss. He contracted a malignant fever during the f…
Superb Rare Charleston Freeman’s Badge Uncovered
Superb Rare Charleston Freeman’s Badge Uncovered by Cliff Krainik When veteran relic hunter Ralph Fields brushed off the surface dirt from the small piece of copp…
Salty Language, or It’s Greek to Me
Salty Language, or It’s Greek to Me I suspect that most readers of Civil War News are less conversant with naval terms and practices than they are with matters pe…
Re-establishing the Past (Restoring Battlefields)
There are things in life that can be classified as rare. The IRS suddenly sending you a big check with a note, “We had a little extra, thought you might like it;”…
Photographic Archaeology — September 2021
This is a new Civil War News column. It is intended to be both informative and enjoyable, but challenge readers to look beyond their first impression of an image.…
New President & CEO Wayne E. Motts
In April 2021, the Board of Directors of the Gettysburg Foundation appointed Wayne E. Motts as the Foundation’s new president and CEO to lead operations of the na…
N-SSA and SUVCW Team Dedicate Headstone
N-SSA and SUVCW Team Dedicate Headstone by Bruce W. Miller On July 6, 2021, members of the North-South Skirmish Association (N-SSA) and the General Israel B. Rich…
Hero of the Battle of Tebbs Bend
Orlando H. Moore. by Professor Earnest Veritas Special Correspondent to the The seemingly arbitrary hand of History moves over events and people of note and with,…
Fantastical Surrender
Fantastical Surrender The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and the print maker or artist’s goals. There w…
Events — September 2021
9100 for room reservations. The 2-1/2-day tour cost is $430 and will cover two dinners, two lunches, maps, and bus transportation. The GBA Tour will cover the ope…
Emerging Revolutionary War — September 2021
By Phill Greenwalt Across the United States, July 4 is celebrated as the Independence Day, the day in 1776 that President John Hancock, president of the Continent…
Emerging Civil War — September 2021
From the Editor “Swim!” the instructor yells. The half-dozen kids in the tae kwon do class bolt across the room, trying to evade the “shark” in the middle of the…
Crook’s Devils
Crook’s Devils “Fighting battles is like courting girls. Those who make most pretension and are boldest usually win. So go ahead, give good hearty yells …[But] do…
Congratulations to our Civil War News Editor Lawrence E. Babits
The top five books selected by John Ferling, the author, most recently, of “Winning Independence.” Dr. John Ferling is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wes…
Coggins Point Raid, September 1864
Coggins Point Raid, General Wade Hampton’s successful Great Beefsteak Raid at Coggins Point was a unique and interesting footnote to the Petersburg/Richmond campa…
Civil War Alphabet Quiz – Q as in... September
1. Supply Organization for an Army 2. Fake cannon 3. He attacked Lawrence, Kansas 4. US river warship captured by CS, then blown up on Atchafalya River 5. Medicin…
Chattanooga Antique Militaria & Americana Show & Sale News
Chattanooga Antique Militaria & Americana Show & Sale News EAST RIDGE, Tenn.—For the fourth year in a row, the Chattanooga Antique Militaria & Americana Show & Sa…
Book Reviews — September 2021
No Place For Glory: Major General Robert E. Rodes and the Confederate Defeat at Gettysburg. By Robert J. Wynstra. Illustrated, bibliography, index, notes, Kent St…
Benjamin Wilhoite’s Confederate Fighting Knives
Benjamin Wilhoite’s Confederate Fighting Knives There is probably no more iconic Civil War image than that of the young Confederate soldier heading off to war wit…
ArchiveGrid
ArchiveGrid Researchers seeking primary documents from the CivilWar period will benefit from using ArchiveGrid as a starting point in their quest for more informa…
American Battlefield Trust — September 2021
The Twice-Hallowed Plains of Manassas Tell a Story Worth Saving The northern Virginia town of Manassas, in Prince William County, is less than 30 miles from the n…
A Presentation Louisiana Flag
Louisiana Flag by Shannon Pritchard This beautiful work of art has an extraordinary amount of known history associated with it. The flag is large, measuring 75.75…
A Confederate General’s Indiscreet Letter Discovered
A Confederate General’s Indiscreet Letter Discovered by Bruce Allardice For most of the Civil War, Confederate General John C. Vaughn (1824–75) labored in obscuri…