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Dr. Freeman’s Book Shelf
“What shall I read next?” In the late 1930s Douglas Southall Freeman explained how, after Gone With the Wind, folks asked him to recommend other books about the w…
Confederate Soldiers’ Homes: Old Men Facing To The West
“There was never such a band of men on the face of the earth before, and there never will be again. While they are living give them a decent home, and when dead p…
Civil War Trust Preserves 25 Acres At Fredericksburg Battlefield
In September 2016, the Civil War Trust declared victory on 25 acres associated with the 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg. This latest preservation success story was…
Civil War Events Through Jan.
“Faces of the Iron Brigade – A Social Network of Soldiers” exhibit at the Civil War Museum Kenosha. Words, images, equipment of the Iron Brigade. For information,…
Civil War Book Awards
The late Jerry Russell (1933-2003) believed in Civil War Round Tables. He helped establish ten of them in Arkansas and dozens more elsewhere, always believing tha…
Briefs of Civil War News Interest — November 2016
BEAUFORT, S.C.—Great Grandchildren, of union veterans of the United States Colored Troops, to join the SUVCW and charter a new camp, in the Grand Army of the Repu…
Book Reviews — November 2016
A Civil War Captain and His Lady: Love, Courtship, and Combat From Fort Donelson Through the Vicksburg Campaign. Edited by Gene Barr. Illustrated, photos, map, no…
Black Powder, White Smoke — November 2016
I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of George Lomas of The Regimental Quartermaster sutlery in September. I realize that almost everyone reading this colu…
Battles and Leaders of the Civil War
Researching the American Civil War provides limitless opportunities to explore the battles, soldiers, commanding officers, and the various social, political, and…
Annual Gettysburg Remembrance Day Weekend Nov. 18-20
This is the annual anniversary celebration of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. There will be parades, balls, celebrations, book signings, expos and much more. All of…
A Tale Of Two Wars: Craig House
involved in military affairs. This time, the house was in use by an Army quartermaster who was using it as a headquarters. Monmouth Battlefield had been selected…
A Few Thoughts On Confederate Civil War Rations
The standard image of the hollowcheeked, gaunt, and starving Civil War soldier is deeply embedded in the consciousness of most Americans. It is certainly true sol…
46 Days To Save An Army: Gen. John Corson Smith And The Chattanooga Campaign
On rare occasions, an historian is privileged to discover a previously unpublished primary source that has been hidden away in an attic for decades. Such was the…
Were Civil War Soldiers Good Marksmen?
“Training in the use of these weapons was startlingly belated and haphazard.” Orrin W. Cook, 22nd Mass. Vol. Co. B There is a persistent notion that Civil War sol…
Wayside Homes — A Wholesome Meal And A Night’s Repose
From its earliest days until its last the Confederacy waged a costly war which stretched the nation’s capabilities to their very limits – and ultimately beyond. I…
Three Months in the Southern States: April-June 1863
“Nowhere is there a more revealing firsthand picture of the South at war,” judges Walter Lord in his 1954 edition of Arthur Fremantle’s famous diary. Sailing from…
The Confederate Kerr Revolver
Last month we discussed the Confederate use of English made Tranter revolvers, this month we turn our attention to the English revolver that was most used by the…
The 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry’s Fiery Ordeal At Antietam
The dawn of September 17, 1862, was foggy and humid. The 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry lay by the east bank of the Antietam Creek. Three days’ prior, the regiment…
Slaughter At Spangler’s Spring
At around 4 am on the morning of July 3, 1863, elements of the Union Army’s XII Corps attempted to reoccupy the entrenched positions that they had left in the lat…
Readmission Day In Tennessee Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, TENN.—Tennessee’s readmission to the Union was on July 24 of 1866. The one-hundred-fiftieth anniversary of the event was commemorated in Knoxville, Ten…
Pvt. Henry S. Allen Artifacts
Dear Civil War Appraiser: I have no interest in selling but would like to know insurance values on Civil War memorabilia here. H. S. Allen was an ancestor of mine…
Patriot Guard Stop By Garryowen On A Special Mission
GARRYOWEN, MONT.—The Town of Garryowen, home of the Custer Battlefield Museum, received very special guests on a hot and sunny day on Wednesday, August 3. The Pat…
Paging Through — October 2016
Civil War News announces that there will now be 12 issues a year instead of 11. The annual subscription will go up slightly to cover the extra printing and mailin…
N.J. Department Sons Of Union Veterans Of The Civil War Elects New Officers
At the 133 Department Encampment of the New Jersey Department Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, the following Department Officers were installed. Commander…