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The 44th Battle of Olustee Reenactment at Olustee State Park, Florida
One of the bloodiest but least known battles of the Civil War, the Battle of Olustee (also known as the Battle of Ocean Pond), Florida, was fought on Feb. 20, 186…
Stirring Up Dry Bones
The fact is the Government is getting to regard the Monitor in pretty much the same light as an over careful housewife regards her ancient china set – too valuabl…
Smithsonian Institute: Open Access Images
Public Domain: “The realm embracing property rights that belong to the community at large, are unprotected by copyright or patent, and are subject to appropriatio…
Scarce George Custer Related ID Pin
Question: I have a badge for the Battle of Cedar Creek. What was the intended audience for this badge? The general public or soldiers in the cavalry unit? I don’t…
Our Generals in the Field
The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and most importantly, the print maker or artist’s goals. Our subject…
Martial Colt Navy Revolvers
In 1850, Samuel Colt introduced what would become his most successful large frame percussion revolver, a revolver that would be second only to his incredibly succ…
Lost Yankee Gold in Pennsylvania 1863
Legend has it that sometime in the latter part of June 1863, a pair of Union supply wagons departed Wheeling, W.Va., entered the state of Pennsylvania loaded with…
Long Island Divers Find Wreck of Raider CSS Tallahassee's Biggest Prize
It was late in the Civil War, but Captain John Taylor Wood had a plan that might not change the course of the conflict for the South but could at least improve Co…
Letters to the Editor — May 2020
While I appreciate the praise from Thomas Ryan in the April edition of the Civil War News, the expansion goes a bit farther than I intended in the article. I am a…
Judson Kilpatrick, Pioneer Tactician
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick has been accounted an irresponsible scoundrel, or worse, not only by historians but by his fellow soldiers, who dubbed him “KillCavalry” du…
Jackson Commands Union Artillerymen at Port Republic
Port Republic is a small hamlet located in the Shenandoah Valley’s Rockingham County. It is nestled between the North River and the South River, where the two mee…
General Orders No. 78
The Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office in Richmond, Va., issued General Orders No. 78, dated Oct. 28, 1862. It read as follows: “The following is published a…
From The Lowcountry — May 2020
Historical Publications LLC (Civil War News and The Artilleryman Magazine) wants to keep you informed of our commitment to providing you with information about ho…
Emerging Civil War — May 2020
From the Editor As I sat down to write this month’s column, my daughter called me. She’d just finished up with a doctor’s appointment, and she wanted to give me a…
Civil War Trails Expands in Hardy County, W.Va.
Civil War Trails, Inc. has teamed up with the Hardy County Convention & Visitors Bureau (HCCVB) and the South Fork General Store to bring the popular program to P…
Civil War Events — May 2020
Due to the spread of Covid-19, Civil War News has made the tough decision to temporarily suspend the free Calendar Events section until gathering bans have been l…
Civil War Era Abolitionist, Orator, and Recruiter Resurrected
Frederick Douglass “dropped dead in the hallway of his residence” on Anacostia Heights in Washington, D.C., on the evening of February 20, 1895. Douglass’ death w…
Civil War Alphabet Quiz - C
1. Confederates fortified this Mississippi town, then evacuated it, then attacked to get it back in 1862 2. Maine officer hero on Little Round Top 3. Irish born g…
Brunswick Civil War Round Table A standing ovation at Hatch Auditorium
Union Generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant received a standing ovation from a near capacity audience of 597 following their performance at the T…
Boyle, Gamble & MacFee Belt and Plate
There are no maker marked Confederate made belt buckles, but there are a rare few buckles whose makers are known. So how are the few whose maker is known, identif…
Book Reviews — May 2020
Diary of a Confederate Artillerist The Spirits of Bad Men Made Perfect: The Life and Diary of Confederate Artillerist William Ellis Jones. By Constance Hall Jones…
American Battlefield Trust — May 2020
Given the unprecedented impact of the Coronavirus, the American Battlefield Trust made the decision to postpone and reschedule its public events through the end o…
A Revolutionary War
As the war was prolonged, it inevitably accomplished a revolutionary change in the status and outlook of the colored folk who comprised about an eighth of the pop…
The Strange Case of John Forney
Early last year two “This and That” columns peeked into the Valley of the Shadow archive to see the different ways newspapers in Staunton, Va., and Chambersburg,…