Svoboda | Graniru | BBC Russia | Golosameriki | Facebook
Civil War Times

KEEN EYES, STEADY HANDS

VEN SIMPLE IMAGES can tell interesting stories. At a quick glance, this sixth-plate tintype simply appears to be of three unidentified Union soldiers. But a closer look uncovers interesting hat badges on two of the men and unique, non-military issue rifles.

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Civil War Times

Civil War Times1 min read
Soup’s On
THIS IMAGE SHOWS a mid-war camp of the 2nd Pennsylvania Reserves (a.k.a., the 31st Pennsylvania Infantry) outside Washington, D.C., between January and June 1863. Organized in Philadelphia, the unit, under the command of Colonel William B. Mann, was
Civil War Times15 min read
‘Many A Campfire Brightened’
In 1911, the Wisconsin Historical Commission published Ethel Hurn’s Wisconsin Women in the War. The book was a product of her history thesis, in which she collected women’s accounts of their involvement in the Civil War. Hurn ultimately focused the b
Civil War Times7 min read
Strike a Pose
A bold new photographic project asks modern-day Americans to re-create portraits of their 19th-century ancestors in painstakingly accurate fashion. Award-winning British photographer Drew Gardner has spent nearly 20 years tracking down descendants of

Related Books & Audiobooks