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Pettengill's Double Action “Army” Revolver
Pettengill’s Double Action “Army” Revolver The revolvers designed by C.S. Pettengill were some of the more unique percussion handguns produced in mid-19th century…
Papers of the Military Historical Society of Massachusetts – Part Two
Massachusetts Papers Cover. Last month’s installment reviewed the first eight volumes in the original 14-volume collection of the Papers of the Military Historica…
Morgan's Men Ride Again
The Morgan’s Men Association held its annual reunion in Bardstown, Ky., Aug. 25-26. The original MMA was formed by the veterans of Morgan’s command in 1868. As th…
Letters To The Editor
Letters To The Editor TO THE EDITOR: When the Civil War started, my great-grandfather enlisted in the 22nd Iowa Volunteer Infantry and served in that Union unit f…
Hunley Mystery NOT Solved Yet: Researchers Continue Investigation into What Really Happened
Researchers Continue Investigation into What Really Happened CHARLESTON, S.C.—Recently, Duke University issued a press release claiming one of their students disc…
Gun Digest 2018, EMF Engraved Revolvers, Pedersoli Volunteer Rifle & a Survivor rifle-musket
Gun Digest 2018, EMF Engraved Revolvers, Pedersoli Volunteer Rifle & a Survivor rifle-musket Gun Digest Hits 72 If there was ever an iconic publication in the gun…
Confederate Bowie Knife
Confederate Bowie Knife Dear John: I have been trying to do some research on a James Conning Confederate knife that I have. From what I gather he only made the Bo…
Civil War Events Nov.–Jan.
Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute annual fall semester seminar and tour with Prof. Jonathan A. Noyalas—”Love Not, the One You Love May Die”: T…
Bvt. General Clark S. Edwards—A Personal Side of the 5th Maine
It is still amazing when a group of letters appears from a Civil War luminary that has previously been unknown and unpublished. Recently four letters of Clark S.…
Book Reviews — November 2017
Reviews of Civil War Books Civil War News book reviews provide our readers with timely analysis of the latest and most significant Civil War research and scholars…
Bell Wiley and McCowat-Mercer Press
By Stephen Davis Bell Wiley and McCowatMercer Press In my column last March I wrote about The Bell Irvin Wiley Reader, a collection of the great Civil War histori…
Augusta CWRT
“I’ve seen small round tables. I’ve seen large round tables. But I’ve never seen a Gwen Fulcher Young round table.” And so began my presentation to the Augusta Ci…
A Real Soldier
A Real Soldier “There is a Yankee; you may try your marksmanship on him if you wish,” commented C.S. Gen. Leonidas Polk spotting a solitary U.S. Gen. Ulysses Gran…
United States Marines Civil War Uniforms
By United States Marine Corps – Historical Company I thought members of the Civil War community might like to see official United States Marine Corps photographs…
U.S. Model 1861
By Craig L. Barry U.S. Model 1861 “Some of our boys got Austrian rifles, some Enfield, and others Springfield. I got the Enfield, and Bob got the finest arm of th…
The “Lost Cause” is Real Now
By Ben Windom The recent events in the news has rekindled the common narrative that Southerners have told for over one hundred years, that the South was fighting…
The Wars after the War: Close Calls for Hancock and Custer
The second in a series on Union officers who served in the Indian Wars By Gould Hagler Nearly every American has heard of George Armstrong Custer, even if most kn…
The Siege After Hell
By Stephanie Hagiwara The Siege After Hell “Hell can’t be any worse than Battery Wagner. I have got out of that, and the other place ain’t going to worry me anymo…
The Founding of the Civil War Round Table of Atlanta
By Hank Segars The Civil War Round Table of Atlanta, founded in 1949, remains one of the foremost historical societies in North America and the roll of early foun…
The Artillery that Charged with Pickett
By Shannon Pritchard The frock coat shown here was worn by Captain Hugh Richardson Garden. The details of Capt. Garden’s service follow, but the short version is…
The American Heritage Short History of the Civil War
By Stephen Davis The American Heritage Short History of the Civil War Bruce Catton begins his American Heritage Short History of the Civil War with a look at Amer…
Statement From The Civil War Trust
The Civil War Trust has zero tolerance for the violence and hatred that was recently on display in Charlottesville. As a nonpartisan historic preservation organiz…
Small Talk — October 2017
1. How many U.S. generals served as general-in-chief of the Union armies during the Civil War? 2. James I. (“Bud”) Robertson is a well-known Civil War historian a…
Silver I.D. Pin
By John Sexton Silver I.D. Pin Dear John: I was curious if you could give me more information on my most recent (and only) find. I found this piece metal detectin…