Faces of War
Published: 5/28/25
An Unlikely Reunion
A photo of Confederate officer James Francis “Frank” Crocker offers a window into his extraordinary experience at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Published: 3/18/25
A Boy Soldier
The story of 15-year-old Jimmy Bateman's relentless pursuit to join the Union army in 1861.
Published: 1/2/25
“Colonel Pontoon” Reunites With His Son
The story of a Union officer and his teenaged son is told through a surviving Civil War photograph.
Published: 10/2/24
With the Sanitary Commission at Belle Plain
A wartime photograph sheds light on the civilian volunteer organization called the U.S. Sanitary Commission.
Published: 8/2/24
A Captured Weapon Freed
A photograph of Confederate soldier Charles Stephen Prescott Hill sheds light on the story of a captured sword.
Published: 3/18/24
A Close Call Close to Home
A wartime photograph helps tell the story of a Confederate soldier from Tennessee.