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Historic Battle Mural Moved To Permanent Home
In this segment of Atlanta’s famous Cyclorama, Col. August Mersy’s Federal brigade attacks the South Carolinians of Brig. Gen. Arthur Manigault, who have broken t…
Heroes At The Crater In Petersburg
Heroes At The Crater In Petersburg By Carl L. Sell Jr. To date, there are 1,522 Medal of Honor recipients who fought for the Union in the Civil War. The Confedera…
George Washington’s Birthday Celebration At Harpers Ferry
George Washington’s Birthday Celebration At Harpers Ferry By Joseph Bordonaro HARPERS FERRY, W.V.— George Washington, our first President, and arguably our finest…
From The Lowcountry — April 2017
By Jack Melton Spring has sprung early in the Low Country. The azaleas are in full bloom a month early, and there is no shortage of yellow pine pollen in the air.…
Events Section — April 2017
7th Annual Crossroads of America Civil War Show will be held at the Beech Grove High School, 5330 Hornet Ave., Beech Grove, Indiana 46107. Quality Civil War items…
Estamos Ainda Confederados
By Gould Hagler After the shooting stopped most Confederates went home and, encouraged by the words of Robert E. Lee, tried to be as good citizens as they had bee…
Elmira, N.Y., Civil War Prisoner Camp
By John A Punola In 1864 rising prisoner figures prompted the Union to open a series of smaller prisoner-ofwar camps; One of them was on the outskirts of Elmira,…
Confederate Bible Flags – Charming Variations
Confederate Bible Flags – Charming Variations By Jessica Hack Among Confederate flags, one of the most charming variations to me is the bible flag, of which I hav…
Charleston Forts Adopt-A-Cannon Conservation Project
Charleston Forts Adopt-A-Cannon Conservation Project CHARLESTON, S.C.—Fort Sumter-Fort Moultrie Trust’s biggest news of the year: Adopt-ACannon is now funded—than…
Book Reviews — April 2017
Civil War News book reviews provide our readers with timely analysis of the latest and most significant Civil War research and scholarship. Stephen Davis, Civil W…
Black Powder, White Smoke — April 2017
Black Powder, White Smoke By Joe Bilby The “Lingering Topic, Cap and Ball Six-gun Basics, Defarbing Question The” Lingering Topic” I like it when a topic “lingers…
Ask The Civil War Appraiser — April 2017
Dear Civil War Appraiser: Here are some pictures of the pocket knife I spoke to you over the phone about. I appreciate your taking the time to look at them and yo…
A Confederate Prisoner Of War Who Got His Sword Back
By Craig L. Barry A Confederate Prisoner Of War Who Got His Sword Back In 2013, the Sandusky, Ohio, Library Archives Research Center acquired a very important doc…
50th Anniversary Of The Mid-South Show
MEMPHIS, TENN.—The 50th Annual Mid-South Military History & Civil War Show held on March 4-5, was a great success! The Show was larger than ever, both in register…
What I’m Working On
As I sit in my home office after one of my wife’s delicious suppers, it occurs to me that I am on the very cusp of a major change in my professional life. By the…
Webley Wedge Frames
The English Webley “Wedge Frame” double-action percussion revolver was the primary competitor to the popular Adams and Tranter patent revolvers of its day. The gu…
Update On Baltimore’s Historic Warship — USS Constellation
BALTIMORE, MD.—Five years ago the 250 ft. USS Constellation left her homeport of Baltimore but returned five weeks later to her berth adjacent to the USS Constell…
The North Jersey Civil War Round Table Book Award Announcement
Anyone have a book to recommend? The North Jersey Civil War Round Table announces its 2017 Book Award; the winner will receive an award of $500. The award will be…
The Bell Irvin Wiley Reader
“I write with a pencil on yellow paper,” Bell Wiley once told an interviewer. And write he did, more than two dozen books on Southern history, including probably…
The Art Of War
The first oil painted, Confederate wooden canteen shown here depicts a Confederate cavalryman wearing a grey kepi, an oilcloth raincoat, yellow pants and knee hig…
Second Annual Preservation Ball
STAUNTON, VA. — The Shenandoah Valley Civil War Era Dancers hosted their 2nd Annual Hallowed Ground Preservation Ball on January 21 in Staunton, Virginia. Joining…
Preservation News From Civil War Trust — March 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Civil War Trust, America’s premier battlefield preservation organization, has announced the conclusion of another year of historic land conse…
May To June 1864: General John Corson Smith And The Road To Atlanta
Editors’ note: John Corson Smith was born on Feb. 13, 1832 in Philadelphia, Penn. At age 22, he moved to Galena, Ill., married Charlotte A. Gallaher and fathered…
Iconic Rippavilla Plantation Now Part Of City Of Spring Hill
The City of Spring Hill, Tennessee, and the Rippavilla Plantation have agreed for the historic museum home to become part of the Spring Hill parks system. Spring…