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Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States: War Papers (MOLLUS) – Rhode Island
Rhode Island, although never forming a commandery like her sister Northern states, emulated them in creating the Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors Historical Soci…
Legendary Historian Edwin C. Bearss Recognized For Lifetime Achievements By American Battlefield Trust
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.— Edwin Cole Bearss, chief historian emeritus of the National Park Service, was presented the American Battlefield Trust’s inaugural Lifetime Ach…
Historians of the Western Theater Annual Conference
Membership in the organization remains open to scholars with an active and productive record in research and publication related to the Civil War’s Western Theate…
General Grant
This occasional column will highlight prints from the Civil War. It will discuss their meaning and most importantly, what the print maker or artist was trying to…
GBPA’s 45th Annual Artifact and Collectibles Show
GETTYSBURG, Penn.—With temperatures outside knocking at the century mark, Civil War enthusiasts were inside hoping to score come cool deals at the 45th Annual Art…
From The Lowcountry — August 2018
Time spent in Gettysburg is always fun and last week our trip did not disappoint. We would like to give a special thanks to Loring and Jean Shultz, owners of the…
Field Repairs: A Battlefield Account
The question came up as to what (if any) repairs a Civil War soldier would be able to perform should his rifle or musket become “degraded”—meaning broken or damag…
Etowah Iron Works D-Guard Bowie Knife
This is the most finely finished, beautiful, historically storied, admired and desired, of all Confederate knives. Only eight are known to exist, with nearly half…
Emerging Civil War — August 2018
From the Editor What obligation do we have to those who have given “the last full measure of devotion” on our behalf? I had the opportunity twice last month to gi…
Crossroads to Gettysburg
The bar was raised at this year’s reenactment and living history at historic Allaire Village in Farmingdale, N.J. Starting out as a very small event several years…
Cook & Brothers Carbine
Dear John: We are not sure of the value of it. We have looked them up online and have seen them anywhere from $3,500 to $10,000. Having said that, we know it is n…
Civil War Events — August 2018
While serving with the Army of the Potomac, artist Charles Wellington Reed recorded his observations and experiences of the Civil War through 700+ illustrations.…
Captain Morton’s Frock Coat
The youngest captain in the Confederate forces, John W. Morton (1842–1914) served as Chief of Artillery under General Nathan Bedford Forrest in the Army of Tennes…
Book Reviews — August 2018
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 Battlefield Trust Reaches Historic Milestone: 50,000 Acres Of Hallowed Ground Saved!
WASHINGTON, D.C.—With its acquisition of 13 acres at Cedar Creek in Virginia’s picturesque Shenandoah Valley, the American Battlefield Trust has reached a histori…
A Connecticut Artillerist Writes Home from Petersburg
It is always exciting when historians unearth new letters, diaries, or manuscripts that add a bit of personal commentary to an historical event. Four letters, wri…
“Why don’t you speak for yourself, John?”
“Why don’t you speak for yourself, John?” —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Courtship of Miles Standish (1858) Speaking of “John,” here are ten of them from the W…
“Marching into Dixie”
This occasional column highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War. It discusses their meaning and most importantly, the goals of the print maker or arti…
Tourism to Fort Sumter National Monument and Charles Pinckney National Historic Site creates over $54 Million in Economic Benefits
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C.—A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 950,700 visitors to Fort Sumter National Monument and Charles Pinckney National Histor…
The Calcium Light Infantry Sharpshooters
The newspapers were full of war news, from assurances the army was recovering its morale following the Bull Run debacle to stories of local men joining up for the…
The Baton Rouge Civil War Symposium
Some in the Civil War community these days bemoan a alleged decline of interest in our pastime. To which we say, humbug. Latest evidence for me was the recent, ve…
Salt Pork
“November 27, 1863: Cold, disagreeable day…we are issued salt pork again.” – Civil War diary of Capt. James Penfield, 5th NY Cavalry The high water mark for salt…
Preservation Group Forms American Battlefield Trust
The Civil War Trust, a national nonprofit preservation group recognized for its success in saving battlefield land, has formed the American Battlefield Trust, a n…
Perspectives on Second Bull Run
I presume the enemy will not let us be quiet here. They have a large force in front of us, and are evidently determined to break through Pope and drive us out of…