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Violet Bank Museum Scheduled for Restoration
Situated high above Petersburg on the north bank of the Appomattox River, the Violet Bank Museum in Colonial Heights offers a commanding view of the historic down…
Under a Cloud
Can you name them from the clues below? 1. This Union major general, brought from the west after having captured Island No. 10 and New Madrid, oversaw the defeat…
Tools for Searching the National Archives Online
Tools for Searching the National Archives Online Last month in this column, readers learned of the recent online enhancement offering Optical Character Recognitio…
This Ball Is At An End (Battle of Chickasaw Bayou part 1)
Better come out here, I hears a boat a coming. … I hears it say, choo, choo, pat, pat, pat.” – little negro girl On the evening of Dec. 24, 1862, telegraph operat…
The Yacht Rebecca
The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and most importantly, the print maker or artist’s goals. When is a C…
The Sage of White Oak, Virginia is Gone
D.P. Newton, the well-known Stafford County, Va., Civil War relic conservator, passed on October 8. He was 66. His museum, The White Oak Museum, despite its unass…
Reminiscences of Fort Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-’61
Reminiscences of Fort Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-’61 By Abner Doubleday (1876) The summer of 1860 found me stationed at the head-quarters of the First United Sta…
Remembrance Day, 2019, Gettysburg
President Lincoln was wrong about the first part, but very much correct about the second part of this famous phrase from his magnificent “Gettysburg Address.” On…
Perspectives on Antietam Phase Two – The Sunken Road
Last time we reviewed the accounts of two Federal officers who described their actions and observations in the first phase of the Battle of Antietam in the fields…
National Treasure
As an unfortunate side effect of time, the War of 1812 is a conflict known to many in name alone. Its dates, battles, ships, and the brave men who fought on both…
Moore and Harris
A P53 (Pattern 1853) Enfield long rifle was recently purchased by a comrade who had questions about its history. It is an interesting piece. It looks like the TOW…
Lincoln Forum Has Largest Attendance And Most First-Timers Ever
Over 350 Lincoln scholars and enthusiasts gathered from November 16-18 at Gettysburg’s Wyndham Hotel for the 24th annual Lincoln Forum Symposium. It was the best-…
Gettysburg Remembrance Day 2019
Publisher’s Note: We asked Steve Reilly to send in an additional article to cover the Gettysburg Remembrance Day for another viewpoint. By Steve Reilly On Novembe…
Fort Fisher, North Carolina: The Gibraltar of the South
General Robert E. Lee’s telegram to military authorities in North Carolina in late 1864 expressed a sense of urgency. “If Wilmington falls, I cannot maintain my a…
Emerging Civil War — January 2020
Chris Mackowski From the Editor My childhood smelled of chocolate. I grew up in Hershey, Pennsylvania, in the 1970s. Although my childhood was not without its cha…
Confederate Purchased Bar on Band Enfield Rifles
On January 25, 1856, one of the first, and most important, long arms to be derived from the Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle Musket was officially approved for use in t…
Classy Handguns and Stars Over New Jersey
Pietta USA, which now owns EMF and is probably the dominant reproduction revolver source, has introduced a new “Deluxe Grande Californian” model revolver. The han…
Civil War Events — January 2020
Program will focus on the Jan. 13-15, 1865 campaign to capture the fort. Battle reenactments and live artillery fire demonstrations with Fort Fisher cannons. Desc…
Captured 2nd National Battle Flag
The flag of the Confederacy rose and fell in only four years. It rose over a prosperous, peaceful nation whose mothers sent their husbands and sons to die, if nee…
Capital of the Confederacy Civil War Show has Increased Attendance
RICHMOND, Va.—The Capital of the Confederacy Civil War Show held in Richmond, Va., is one of the oldest collector shows in the country, having just celebrated its…
Book Reviews — January 2020
Civil War News book reviews provide our readers with timely analysis of the latest and most significant Civil War research and scholarship. Contact Stephen Davis,…
Battle of Mill Springs Final Reenactment
NANCY, Ky.—The 1862 Battle of Mill Springs 2019 Reenactment was held on a crisp early November weekend along the rolling terrain on the actual battle ground, like…
American Battlefield Trust — January 2020
For more than 20 years, you and I have been part of something exceptional – a movement to build a legacy that will last forever. Since the first day I stepped int…
“Co. Aytch”
Private Watkins saw the elephant at Shiloh, followed Bragg to Perryville, and was slightly wounded at Murfreesboro. He suffered through the rout at Missionary Rid…