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Soldiering On
participated in another revolution: Ferdinand Burdell served in the Confederate army. After the war Ferdinand composed a brief account of his military service, a…
Shepherdstown Battlefield added to the Civil War Trails program
Civil War Trails, Inc. has teamed with Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association to add their site to the popular program. The new sign is located along…
Sharpshooter Rifle
Dear John, My question is “Is there a fee for your appraisal/authentication services?” I am the great great grandson of Pvt. Ira Lunt. He fought with Company D, 2…
New Dixie Catalog, Instructing the “Stupids” & Multiple Loading
If you were a black powder fan back in the 1930s into the early 1950s, you were pretty much on your own. You had to either find a shootable original gun or go to…
Myth: Thousands of enslaved and free African American soldiers fought for the Confederacy
This column is a slightly-updated reprint of a short blog post written for the American Civil War Museum’s website in 2017. For several decades, the question of w…
Letters to the Editor — March 2020
To The Editor: Regarding the article entitled Stuart shields retreat from Gettysburg by Carl Sell Jr. which I found both enjoyable and enlightening, I would like…
John Henry Myer: Pursued by War
When war threatened civilians directly, they had three essential choices: stay, temporarily flee, or permanently relocate. Circumstances sometimes dictated which…
Gettysburg 157th GAC
The Patriots of the Civil War Association, which had announced a 157th Gettysburg Reenactment on July 3, 4, and 5, 2020, has canceled the reenactment due to unfor…
Gettysburg 157th
Battle of Gettysburg reenactment. The event will be held on the GBPA’s 146-acre Daniel Lady Farm located on Hanover Road with a large reenactment field bordering…
Garry Adelman Speaks to the Atlanta Civil War Round Table
From the first shots in Charleston Harbor to the massive salutes that signaled the Civil War’s end, artillery played a crucial role throughout the conflict; the “…
GBPA’s Daniel Lady Farm will Host the 2020 Battle of Gettysburg as Planned
The Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association (GBPA. org) reaffirms that they will be hosting and managing the 2020 Battle of Gettysburg reenactment. It wil…
From The Lowcountry — March 2020
We’ve had a few columns and letters about Blacks serving in the Confederate Army recently. If you have specific knowledge of a Black man who was duly enlisted and…
Emerging Civil War — March 2020
War still matter?” with a bit more urgency. If nothing else, Civil War News list shows us that we live amidst an abundance of readable riches. Chris Mackowski, Ph…
Editor’s Comments
page 104, gives two examples, mentioning a black color bearer and his brother in the 14th Tennessee as well as a black drummer in the 18th Virginia during the mas…
Corn
Major T.H. Blacknall in an article titled “Corn” (Confederate Veteran Magazine, Vol. 26, April 1918) noted the following: “During the war I commanded the 1st Arka…
Confederate Imprints
Imprint: “…an indelible distinguishing effect or influence;” is one definition Webster offers. Duke University defines Confederate Imprints as: “… items printed i…
Civil War Events — March 2020
Join us for a lecture on South Mountain Communities during the Civil War, at the Shippensburg Historical Society, 52 W. King St., Shippensburg. 10 a.m. Free, dona…
Carrie Sheads House
Carrie Sheads is truly an icon of American History. Twenty-seven years old at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg, Caroline (Carrie) S. Sheads was the principal…
Book Reviews — March 2020
A Look at Secession as a Global Movement in the Antebellum Era Liberty and SlaveryEuropean Separatists, Southern Secession and the American Civil War. By Niels Ei…
Black Confederates: Truth and Legend
The Civil War was a fiery prism at the center of American society. Every life entered the prism at its own angle and was refracted in its own way The lives of Sou…
American Digger Lowcountry Civil War & Artifact Show
MT. PLEASANT, SC—January 4-5, 2020. The artifact show season kicked off once again with the American Digger Lowcountry Show, featuring exhibitors and dealers from…
American Battlefield Trust — March 2020
The American Battlefield Trust, the nation’s premier battlefield preservation organization, marked another year of leadership in the fields of historic land conse…
A Dramatic Leap The Battle of Glorieta Pass – Part 1
“Boys, I’m the worst enemy you have” – C.S. Gen. Henry Sibley, departing from Ft. Union After the 1846–1848 MexicanAmerican War, the United States stretched from…
25th Annual Chickamauga Civil War Show and Sale
DALTON, Ga.—The 25th Annual Chickamauga Civil War Show and Sale went off without a hitch on February 1 and 2 at the Dalton Convention Center in Dalton, Ga. The we…