Jackson, Thomas J.

18th NC Regiment Flag

September 22, 2013 Civil War Profiles 0

Obverse and reverse of the flag carried by the 18th North Carolina Regiment at the battle of Chancellorsville on the night of May 2, 1863 when members of the unit accidentally wounded Lt. Gen. Thomas […]

Lee, Robert E.

Traveller’s Stable

September 8, 2013 Civil War Profiles 2

Brick stable behind the president’s house at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA. It was built in 1869 for Robert E. Lee’s famous war horse, Traveller, while Lee was president of the then Washington […]

Jackson, Thomas J.

Stonewall Jackson Casket Flag

September 8, 2013 Civil War Profiles 4

The first produced model of the second National Flag of the Confederacy, as adopted in 1863. The flag was originally intended to fly over the capitol building in Richmond but was used instead to drape the casket […]