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Old Lube New Again, Pedersoli Whitworth Gear, NJ Rifle Musket
Old Lube New Again, Pedersoli Whitworth Gear, NJ Rifle Musket Beeswax Returns In my December 2018 column, I wrote about problems British troops had during the Sep…
North Carolina Oval Belt Plate
North Carolina Oval Belt Plate By Shannon Pritchard The North Carolina “NC” oval waist belt plate is one of the very rarest and most desirable of the Confederate…
Murder In Arkansas: The Killing of Major Lauchlan Maclean
In rare instances, the Compiled Service Record (CSR) of a Civil War soldier contains little gems of history. The CSR of Robert Clifton Wood includes one such gem,…
Local Virginia Grass Roots Preservation Group Begins 23rd Year of Saving Battlefields
Local Virginia Grass Roots Preservation Group Begins 23rd Year of Saving Battlefields With the advent of the Civil War by the bombardment of Fort Sumter on April…
Lincoln Forum Announces New Annual Book Prize To Honor Best Lincoln Book of the Year
The Lincoln Forum has created a new $1,000 prize to honor the year’s best book on Abraham Lincoln—or a distinguished work in which Lincoln is a central figure. Th…
Library of Congress Civil War Photographs
Library of Congress Civil War Photographs I have been currently involved in writing captions for an absolutely fabulous group of Civil War photographs owned by th…
Letters to the Editor — March 2019
Letter to the Editor: I enjoyed Leon Reed’s article “New York State Militia/Hiram Roosa’s Collection.” Since my family was involved in the New York State Militia…
Lee and his Generals
Lee and his Generals This occasional column highlights prints from the Civil War. It discusses their meaning and most importantly, what the print maker or artist…
It Was My Fight
It Was My Fight “Yanks, if you know what is best for you, you had better make a blue streak toward sunset.” – C.S. Capt., 26th N.C. On Aug. 21, 1864, U.S. Gen. Ul…
General Meade’s Birthday Celebrated!
General Meade’s Birthday Celebrated! PHILADELPHIA, Penn.—On Dec. 31, 2018, General Gordon S. Meade’s 203rd birthday was celebrated at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Phil…
Florence Fleming
Florence Fleming An interesting topic came up on one of the Civil War internet forums about whether a particular musket followed the soldier to whom it was issued…
Events Section — March 2019
Col. W.P. Rogers, SCV Camp #321 will be held at the Crossroads Museum. Located at 2800 S. Harper Road exit on Hwy 45, just 1 mile south of Hwy 72 in Corinth, Miss…
Emerging Civil War — March 2019
From the Editor One of the things I love most about public libraries is that they’re usually a far cry from the stereotypical temples of silence that we all think…
Eccentric Southern Belle Was an Incredible Union Spy
Eccentric Southern Belle Was an Incredible Union Spy By Bob Ruegsegger Elizabeth Van Lew’s neighbors thought she was crazy, and Van Lew did everything she could t…
Dalton Civil War Show Continues to Win Accolades
DALTON, Ga.—While a polar vortex threatened north Georgia early in the week, skies cleared and temperatures rose to almost balmy levels just in time for the 24th…
Central Virginia Battlefields Trust
WASHINGTON, D.C.—“We are trying to save land in Virginia where boys from Rochester fought, and in some cases were captured, wounded, or killed,” said Tom Van Wink…
Book Reviews — March 2019
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,…
American Digger Lowcountry Civil War & Artifact Show
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C.— Once again, the 2019 Civil War show season opened the first week in January with the 25th Annual Low Country event, which has been sponsored…
A Texan Writes Home
A Texan Writes Home Irenus Watson Landingham was born in Alabama in 1839. His family moved to the vicinity of Houston, Texas, before the war. Landingham enlisted…
A High-Level Job
A High-Level Job Wes Freeman’s career has been marked by great variety. The Vietnam veteran did a 10-year stint with the DeKalb County, Ga., Sheriff’s Department,…
Winter Quarters 1862–1863
Winter Quarters 1862–1863 This occasional column highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War. It discusses their meaning and most importantly, the goals…
Wilson’s Patent Breechloading Rifle – Part 2
Wilson’s Patent Breechloading Rifle – Part 2 Last month we looked at the background and evolution of Thomas Wilson’s Breechloading Rifle. This month we will look…
Walt Whitman in the Civil War
Walt Whitman in the Civil War By Joseph F. Wilson In Pfaff’s dimly lit beer cellar in New York City’s Greenwich Village, Walt Whitman sipped his beer trying despe…
UNC Trustees Told to Create New Plan for “Silent Sam”
On December 14, the University of North Carolina System Board of Governors rejected a proposal from University trustees at Chapel Hill to move the Confederate sol…