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...
Artist of Light: Albany’s Civil War Photographer Daniel Denison
Ambrotype image in half-case by Daniel Denison of Albany, New York circa 1852 (Credit: Bill Howard Collection) During the American Civil...
A Pennsylvania Roundhead Remembered
The company, which consisted of about 100 men, had four military gatherings annually: drill May 4th, review, May 12, and drill July 4th and
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.
A Life in the Confederacy
The Company became part of the 21st Alabama Infantry, and Walker participated in the battle of Shiloh before he was fourteen. At Shiloh, th
Beat of War: An Original RAF Marching Drum
The Premier Drum Company was founded in 1922 by London drummer, Albert Della Porta and the drum maker, George Smith in Soho, London. The co
He Fought With Custer
Joel S. Harrison was twenty-two years old when he joined the Union army for service in the Civil War. A resident of Lansing, Michigan, he v
A Tribute to Private Howard
Guilford emerged from basic training at Parris Island in September 1918. The newly-minted Private Howard was assigned as a machine gunner to
Ghost Soldiers
Original GAR cap with wreath badge and white leather belt with brass GAR belt buckle used by a Civil War veteran for dress parade. The...
