From the Field of Gettysburg: Two Unusual Bullets from an Early Collection
There were many different types of bullets used by the opposing armies during the battle of Gettysburg in July 1863. Cavalry troopers...
An Army for the Ages
The American Civil War is often described as a young person’s fight. While many of the soldiers who fought in the war were less than 18...
The Devastating Effects of Small Arms Fire
Photograph of Private Frederick A Bentley, Company A 185th New York Infantry, wounded at Petersburg, Virginia on March 29th, 1865....
Grant Rising: A Book Review
Grant by Ron Chernow. Penguin Press, 2017, 1074p. $40 In the brief history of the United States, few stories of personal accomplishment...
Thanksgiving & the Civil War
Each year, Americans celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with images of drab Pilgrim forefathers, Norman Rockwell turkey dinners, and...
Grant's Final Battle
The old general was fighting his final battle. Devastated by financial losses that had wiped out a lifetime of savings, and facing a...
Strange Relic of War
The soldiers who fought in the Civil War often brought back souvenirs from the battlefields to serve as reminders of their wartime...
Civil War Artillery Shell Jacket
Original Civil War uniforms are very scarce. When I first started collecting Civil War items, uniforms could still be purchased quite...
Summer Reads 2017
Churchill & Orwell: The fight for Freedom by Thomas E. Ricks New York: Penguin Press, 2017, 339 p. $29.00 Thomas E. Ricks is perhaps best...
Tensions Strained British/American Relations during the Civil War
he Mason and Slidell incident, proved an interesting chapter in the history of the Civil War and was the subject of great public interest.
