Illustrations, The Front Line The Drummer Boy of Our Regiment BY: The Civil War MonitorPosted: 12/19/19 The December 19, 1863, edition of Harper’s Weekly contained the following full-page illustration that highlighted a variety of scenes associated with the service of a Union drummer boy, some of whom were as young as 10 years old.
Battles Williamsburg Battlefield Trust, Embattled In Virginia’s “Historic Triangle” of Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown, colonial and revolutionary history far outshine the area’s role in the Civil War. Further, when one considers the role of African…
Firsthand Accounts Voices from the Past: “The Glorious News from Port Royal” After the Union victory at Port Royal, Major General George Brinton McClellan wrote the following letter to his wife, Mary Ellen Marcy McClellan. “Nov. 1861. — You will have heard…
Firsthand Accounts Impractical Packages from Home In 1862, a Wisconsin newspaper poked fun at people who sent impractical care packages to family and friends in the Union army.
The Front Line The Future of Public History Rich Condon ponders the future of public history in today’s environment of division and anti-intellectualism.