by Gordon Thorsby (unknown Confederate soldier (LOC) The Memorial Meeting of the Irish Volunteers was called to Order on Oct. 10, 1877....

By Gordon Thorsby The Enlistment Reports at the National Archives say more if studied closely. A letter "H" scrawled with a series of...

by Gordon Thorsby Is a correct Photograph identification of critical importance? To Civil War Artillerist fans and enthusiasts, it is. If...

by Gordon Thorsby Dr. Mary Elizabeth Walker, Medal of Honor recipient "I was involved in the capture of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, the only...

by Gordon Thorsby The Captured of Jonesboro When the regiment arrived near Jonesboro in late August 1864, only nine men remained of the...

by Gordon Thorsby The Line at Malvern Hill The Army of the Potomac was in full retreat and headed for the James River. Union soldiers...

by Gordon Thorsby Blacksmith Thomas Nevins , Captain Lester D. Wilson of Co. F, 75th New York Infantry Regiment, and unidentified soldie3...

by Gordon Thorsby (Library of Congress) Walker’s veteran Confederate Infantry Brigades under Stevens, Gist and Mercer hit the Federal...

by Gordon Thorsby The Second Michigan Infantry was cooking up rations when a large group of new soldiers walked into the camp near the...

by Gordon Thorsby "Skirmish Line" by William Gilbert Gaul West Point Museum “It is a terrible experience to support batteries when...

by Gordon Thorsby There were strategic cities throughout the South that were conduits for army campaigns and army concentrations. There...

by Gordon Thorsby The "Land Merrimac" a.k.a. The "dry Land Merrimac" (Library of Congress) It is generally accepted that the first use of...

by Gordon Thorsby On the morning of July 5, the regiments assembled for roll call and then were dismissed for breakfast. The sergeants of...

by Gordon Thorsby Courtesy of the Mariner's Museum of Norfolk The surrender of Ft. Sumter on April 14 was a disappointment for the North....

by Gordon Thorsby Alexander Hart (1839-1911), was on the surface not unique when he was named a lieutenant in the Fifth Louisiana Zouave...

By Gordon Thorsby Governors raised recruits from about their respective states but in 1862, that was not entirely true. As casualties...

by Gordon Thorsby Five Men of the 118th PA for desertion executed Before the V Corps, 1863. From Alfred Waud (LOC) Desertion in the Civil...

by Gordon Thorsby Ezra Church, Engraving by Theodore R. Davis, published by Harpers Weekly What happened on the Northern side is that...

by Gordon Thorsby Wounded from Spotsylvania, 1864. Andress is prone and facing the camera. (photo M. Brady) Canadians didn't have to join...

by Gordon Thorsby Horse Shoeing of cavalry There were two mutinies that occurred with Union Cavalry regiments and the first occurred in...