The Front LinePreparing to See the ElephantBY: Laura June DavisPosted: 2/2/12 Preparing the Negro Soldiers to Use the Minie Rifle Image Credit: Harper’s Weekly, March 14, 1863.
The Front LineCelebration or Riot?Upon hearing the news of General George McClellan’s appointment to chief commander of the Union Army, Washingtonians embarked upon a grand torch-light procession down Seventh Street. The “compliment” proceeded from…
The Front LineSneak Peek | Lincoln ConsideredAs a special “thank you” for being an eNews subscriber, we wanted to give you an exclusive sneak peek into the Spring 2013 issue. This issue’s feature article is entitled,…
The Front Line“Coal for the Furnaces is as important as Gunpowder for the Guns”“The Saltpeter is the Soule, the Sulphur is the Life, and the Coales the Body of it.” — John Bate, The Mysteryes of Nature and Art (1634) If cannon and…
The Front LineSt. Patrick’s Day in the ArmyOn March 17, 1863, Josiah Marshall Favill, a young lieutenant in the 57th New York Infantry, was one of many soldiers in the Army of the Potomac to observe the…
