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157th Battle Reenactment of Gettysburg is a Go!
GETTYSBURG, Penn.—Who is Dustin Heisey? Born in the historic town of Maytown, Penn., Dustin is a United States Army veteran, having served eight years, including…
140th N-SSA Nationals
A competitor swiftly loads his Smith carbine during the carbine match on Authentically uniformed Confederate skirmishers load and fire at breakable Saturday morni…
These People Are All My Neighbors
These People Are All My Neighbors “[The Militia] dread the jeers and sneers which they must encounter from the Army more than they do the bullets of the Yankees.”…
Porter Alexander’s Critique of the Seven Days
Porter Alexander’s Critique of the Seven Days “I think that one defect in Gen. Jackson’s character as a soldier was his religious belief.”—E. Porter Alexander Las…
Pete & Julia Brown Receive the American Battlefield Trust’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Pete & Julia Brown Receive the American Battlefield Trust’s Lifetime Achievement Award Former Marine and wife pioneered battlefield visitation with HistoryAmerica…
Our Contributors – Books on Their Cart
Our Contributors – Books on Their Cart This idea spawned from CWN columnist Michael Shaffer, who wrote that Stephen Davis’ new book on the Atlanta Campaign was on…
Ohio in the War: Her Statesman, Generals, and Soldiers
Book cover. Agate: 1: a hard stone, sometimes referred to as a bloodstone; 2: pseudonym under which Whitelaw Reid wrote of various battles during the American Civ…
Notable Books of a Nautical Nature
When presented with the opportunity to write about books, one quickly realizes that new books are being published weekly dealing with the American Civil War, our…
New Gun Digest & Veteran Arms
often falling into the pit of nostalgia. One example of that nostalgia stimulation is Gun Digest, the annual firearms publication continuously in print since 1946…
George McClellan – November 1, 1861
George McClellan – November 1, 1861 The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and most importantly, the print…
Events Section — November 2019
Hotel Gettysburg, 1 Lincoln Square. Room left of front desk. Friday 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Free Admission – Civil War and More: books; Sullivan…
English Cartridge Box
English Cartridge Box A number of the first imported English “accoutrement kits” to arrive in Savannah, Ga., in 1861 were from A. Ross & Co. The equipment was pur…
Emerging Civil War — November 2019
From the Editor I’ve been doing some extra reading lately about Ambrose Burnside. Like the man who proceeded him and the man who succeeded him as commander of the…
Descendants Steal Spotlight at Civil War Talk
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.— Ben Trittipoe and Marti Hall Sell stole the show at a recent Civil War program about historic houses and Civil War activity along the Blue Ri…
Confederate Biography, A to Z
Confederate Biography, A to Z For this issue, publisher Jack Melton asked some of our regular columnists, “What’s on your rolling tray?” The idea came from Michae…
City of Philadelphia Home Guard M1816 Percussion Conversion Musket
City of Philadelphia Home Guard M1816 Percussion Conversion Musket With the April 12, 1861, firing on Fort Sumter and the subsequent outbreak of hostilities that…
CWN Recognizes the Following Subscribers for their Military Service
Recognizes the Following Subscribers for their Military Service Ted Alexander USMC, Sergeant I Corps, Helicopter Support Vietnam (1969-1971) David Armstrong US Ar…
Bookish
D. John J. Pullen E. Frank E. Vandiver F. Albert Castel G. Bruce Catton H. John J. Hennessy I. James I. Robertson, Jr. J. John D. Billings Answers found on page 4…
Book Reviews — November 2019
Saving the American Experiment New Perspectives on the Civil War. Edited by Gary Gallagher and Elizabeth Varon. Illustrations, notes, index, bibliography, 260 pp.…
2nd North Carolina Cavalry KIA Identified Cavalry Sword
Richmond, Virginia’s Boyle & Gamble manufactory produced this enlisted cavalry sword in early 1862. (All photos OldSouthAntiques.com) By Shannon Pritchard The cav…
“I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now”
Some of us old-timers can remember Judy Collins’ hit, “Both Sides Now” (1968), in which she sings of gazing at clouds in the sky. Well, that’s what George Barnard…
“Grant and Twain: The Men and the Memoirs” Plays in Quincy, Illinois
“Grant and Twain: The Men and the Memoirs” Plays in Quincy, Illinois By Professor Earnest Veritas Special Correspondent to the -Western TheaterThe 300 people in t…
Why I Support the Central Virginia Battlefield Trust
By Bradley M. Gottfried, Ph.D. I prepare detailed map atlases of Civil War campaigns—six are in print and a couple are on the way. I visit battlefields multiple t…
The North Georgia Relic Hunters 41st Annual Show
The North Georgia Relic Hunters 41st Annual Show MARIETTA, Ga.—The North Georgia Relic Hunters recently sponsored its 41st Annual Southeastern Civil War and Antiq…