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Capital Of The Confederacy Civil War Show Report
Capital Of The Confederacy Civil War Show Report RICHMOND, VA.—The 36th Annual Capital of the Confederacy Civil War Show was held November 12th and 13th at the Ri…
Book Reviews — January 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…
Battle Reenactments – A Photo Montage –
(All photos by Sandy Goss) By Sandy Goss CEDAR CREEK BATTLEFIELD—The second weekend in October saw the reenactment of the Battle of Cedar Creek and the Battle of…
Annual Gettysburg Remembrance Day Parade
Annual Gettysburg Remembrance Day Parade GETTYSBURG, PA.—With the sunshine and 70-degree weather, hundreds of Union & Confederate Soldiers and civilians stepped o…
1862 Bible
By John Sexton 1862 Bible Dear Civil War Appraiser: I purchased this Bible in 1997 at a flea market in Pennsylvania. What makes the Bible significant are the insc…
William A. Johnson – Lincoln’s Barber And Valet
With the observance of the 153rd anniversary of the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 2016, I offer the following true story – When President-elect Abraham Linco…
Visiting The Tomb Of General Hood
Yellow fever, Pathol. A dangerous, often fatal, infectious febrile disease of warm climates, due to a filterable virus transmitted by a mosquito. Yellow fever in…
The Deadly Stone Wall: The 116th Pennsylvania At Fredericksburg
In the spring of 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a call to the governors of the loyal states to provide troops, in addition to the regiments already raised…
Targeted Grazing At Historic Fort Negley Park
NASHVILLE, TENN.—Situated at the crest of St. Cloud Hill, Fort Negley has stood sentry over Nashville for more than 150 years. Built between mid-August and early…
Shad Bake Dooms Confederates
The year 1865 began badly for the Confederacy and grew worse with the arrival of spring. General Grant was applying intense pressure on the army of Robert E Lee,…
Seesaw Slaughter At Cedar Mountain Commemorated
CULPEPER COUNTY, VA.—The newly organized Army of Northern Virginia under its commander, General Robert E. Lee undertook a daring campaign in early August of 1862.…
Restoration Of Gen. Lee's Headquarters At Gettysburg Completed
Preservation advocates join Trust to announce successful conclusion of an unprecedented campaign to preserve, restore and interpret Gen. Robert E. Lee’s headquart…
Real Civil War Son John Oliver Jr. Joins Sons Of Union Veterans
Real son, John Wilson Oliver Jr., of Morristown, Tenn., joined the Major William McTeer Camp No. 39 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) on a br…
Ralph G. Newman’s Union Book Shelf
In our last column, we related how Douglas Southall Freeman’s “Confederate Book Shelf,” published in 1939, led Ralph G. Newman of the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop to…
Popping The Cork
“It was as deliberate an act of self-sacrifice and valor as was ever performed in our country or any other,” U.S. Lt. Walter Thorn’s superior officer In May of 18…
Paging Through — December 2016
We are relocating our office and residence to Charleston, South Carolina, during mid-December. If you contact us during that time, please understand there maybe a…
Movie Review: ‘Remarkable Tales Of The Civil War’
The title of Joseph Wilson’s new documentary, produced by RM Video Productions, is an excellent description of the finished product. The four tales recounted are…
Mort Künstler’s Major Painting On Baseball
Mort Künstler’s family and friends questioned whether he would stick to his late 2014 decision to retire from painting major works. After all, while the famed his…
John Anderson Tobacco Emporium
The John Anderson Tobacco Emporium of New York is an interesting story in and of itself, with both a famous clientele and a whiff of scandal in the form of the un…
History, Competition And Camaraderie At The N-SSA 134th Nationals
The North-South Skirmish Association held its 134th National Competition October 5-9, 2016, at Fort Shenandoah near Winchester, Virginia. Member units competed in…
Genealogical Conference Speaker
Researching the story of a Civil War soldier can lead down many intriguing and unexpected trails. That was the message of York County, Pennsylvania, historian Ron…
Frémont’s Imported Austrian 1842 Muskets
During the American Civil War, some 68,505 Austrian Model 1842 Muskets were imported for use by the United States military. It is most likely that not all of the…
Franklin Civil War Round Table Recognized
FRANKLIN, TENN.—The Franklin Civil War Round Table (FCWRT) was recently recognized with a proclamation by Franklin Mayor Ken Moore for completing its 100th event.…
Dramatis Personae – Leaders In Prose And Verse
The people whose stories fill the pages of Civil War histories are an interesting bunch of characters in a drama which continues to fascinate us and will for deca…