Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Now Open Regular Hours
Fort Oglethorpe, GA—On Saturday, November 5, at 10 am, 1 p.m., and 3 p.m., and on Sunday, November 6, at 10 a.m., Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special ranger-led hike/living history program at the Cravens House, on Lookout Mountain (1060 Cravens Terrace).…
“A Dull Life of Routine” - Life During the Siege of Chattanooga
Saturday, November 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and
“The Confederate troops are now entirely armed with excellent rifles, mostly Enfields.” Quote from the work: dated June 22, 1863 (Monday), wri…
Living History Encampment & Activities
Fort Oglethorpe, GA—Join the staff and volunteers of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military as we commemorate the 159th Anniversary of …
Petersburg, Va.—Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier is observing Halloween with a historically set murd…
“If this great leviathan [USS Wabash] could be made to twist and roll, and writhe as she did, what must those tiny vessels in comparison be do…
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Mrs. Susan Archer Weiss, eye-witness, Battle of Hampton Roads wrote “...the little Teaser (commanded by Capt. Webb) pushed her way in between …
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[The following interesting and valuable paper was written in 1866 as an appendix to a proposed history of Longstreet’s corps by its able and a…
Here is an image of a Confederate soldier, well outfitted with what appears to be a matching jacket and trousers for his uniform, an Enfield P…
Originally published in the November 2018 issue of Civil War News.
Since November is the Civil War News annual book review issue, publisher Jack Melton suggested that I nominate some classic Civil War firearms…
For every reader of Civil War history there is always the challenge, upon completion of a good book, of what next to read. Since the field of …
Being involved in the Civil War industry since 1992, I am often asked if I have ever traced my Civil War roots. Before last year, my answer h…
Originally published in Civil War News, May 2016, p. 32.
Readers of military history will have a variety of criteria, but it is easy to agree upon a few standards.
Upon learning that John B. Hood had been placed in command of the Army of Tennessee in mid-July 1864, Confederate Maj. Gen. William H. T. Walk…
