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The American Zouave: Mania and Mystique

“During the Civil War, Union and Confederate troops both adopted exotic dress in the transgressive guise of the Zouave uniform,” observes historian...

Gettysburg’s Honored Dead, Haunted Survivors

They fell in the thousands during three brutal days of carnage in a crossroads community in southeast Pennsylvania. The ground hallowed by their blood—Little...

Previously Unknown Image of Jefferson Davis Comes to Light

Rare tintypes of the Confederate president and commander-in-chief and his first lady hidden away since the end of the Civil War come to light in the Spring...

Assassination in Jackson County

By 1865, the bullets had stopped flying and many of the soldiers in blue and gray marched home. But the residual effects of the war would continue for...

Riding the Rail, Revisited

25 years after a unique photo of a soldier holding an impossible large wood sword and seated astride an oversize “horse” made of timber made the rounds...

Thoughts on Private Booth

“When we attempt to understand history, we often find that empirical truths unfold alongside significant symbolic moments,” writes historian J. Matthew...

Mistaken Identity?

Two court-martial cases that arose at the end of the Civil War—one in Albany, N.Y., and the other in Springfield, Ill.—reveal how some litigants relied...

Stories Yet to Be Told

Dan Schwab appreciates the connection that old photos make to long lost volunteers in blue and gray. “When I hold an image in my hand, I know that the...

Ministering Angels

Veteran and registered nurse Chris Foard first became interested in the Civil War about 28 years ago, when he started his search for artifacts related...

Faces of Nobility and Honor

Brian Boeve purchased a photograph of an identified Union soldier about 25 years ago. The individual, Boeve learned, was a volunteer in the 2nd Iowa Infantry...

Rally Round the Flag, Boys

According to the historian of the 118th New York Infantry, 6-foot-6-inch Sgt. Joseph A. Hastings, “Carried our colors all through the war and was a modest...

In Camp at Warrenton Junction

A group of non-commissioned officers and enlisted men relax in camp at Warrenton Junction along the Orange and Alexandria Railroad in Virginia. This is...

The American Zouave: Mania and Mystique

“During the Civil War, Union and Confederate troops both adopted exotic dress in the transgressive guise of the Zouave uniform,” observes historian...

Finding Aid: Autumn 2016

The complete issue Vol. XXXIV, No. 4 (72 pages) Download PDF ($5.99) Purchase print issue ($12.75) Subscribe to MI Inside Cover image An original color-tinted...

Finding Aid: May/June 2002

The complete issue Vol. XXIII, No. 6 (40 pages) Purchase back issue (U.S. only, $12.75) Subscribe to MI Inside Cover image A photograph from the collection...

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