Book Profiles

Surgeon in Blue

November 3, 2013 Civil War Profiles 0

Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, the Civil War Doctor Who Pioneered Battlefield Care Scott McGaugh Hardcover; 368 Pages Arcade Publishing (2013)  Dr. Jonathan Letterman was a trendsetter in battlefield medicine and many of his innovations […]

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Stonewall Goes West

November 3, 2013 Civil War Profiles 0

Stonewall Goes West R. E. Thomas Paperback; 256 Pages Black Gold Media (2013) From the alternate history genre, this book has Stonewall Jackson surviving his wounding at the battle of Chancellorsville and returning to action […]

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Is this Stonewall Jackson in Camp?

October 15, 2013 Mathew W. Lively 43

  Stonewall Jackson had two portrait photographs taken during the Civil War – one in Winchester, Virginia, in November 1862 and the other near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in April 1863. No other period photographs of Jackson […]

Lee, Robert E.

Robert E. Lee Death Mask

October 12, 2013 Civil War Profiles 0

The original death mask of Robert E. Lee was taken by American sculptor Clark Mills upon Lee’s death in Lexington, VA on October 12, 1870. This copy of the mask is on display at the […]

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 […]

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Civil War Nicknames

August 17, 2013 Mathew W. Lively 0

The American Civil War had its share of intriguing characters, many of whom had colorful nicknames to match. Some received their monikers out of respect and admiration, while others were labeled out of contempt or […]