Artifacts
Published: 3/7/20
Robert E. Lee and Traveller Tintype
A tintype of Robert E. Lee and Traveller may be "the last original photograph of Lee in private hands." Learn how much it earned at auction.
Published: 12/1/19
Yankee Ingenuity
When Albert Walker was transferred out of the Andersonville prison camp, he left with a wooden pipe carved for him by a fellow captive.
Published: 12/1/19
Colonel Emory Upton’s VI Corps Brigade Flag
Colonel Emory Upton’s VI Corps brigade flag was first carried into combat in the spring of 1864. See what it earned at auction.
Published: 9/1/19
Tintype of Steamship Sultana
Learn about a tintype of the ill-fated steamship Sultana that earned big at auction in June 2016.
Published: 5/1/13
A Rare Reprieve
Captain Joseph B. Fitch of the 20th Maine Infantry was wounded and captured at Gettysburg, but granted a rare battlefield parole the following day.
Published: 11/26/12
“Not Since the Days of William the Conqueror” – Anti-War Democrats of Ohio in their Own Words
For me, one of the great joys of researching and writing about Civil War history is “reading other people’s mail.” Whether in archives, digitized sources online, or in books, reading...
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Published: 12/1/11
Getting to Know: Civil War Canteens
A sampling of the many types of canteens Civil War soldiers used to carry water and other beverages during the war.
Published: 12/1/11
Winterizing Houses, Civil War-Style
An 1863 advertisement for Browne's Metallic Weather Strips, styled as a military proclamation, warned of an invasion of loyal northerners' homes.
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