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An image from the Roy Mantle collection pictures a light artillery private with a rare militia saber.

Table of Contents (p. 1)

Mail Call (pp. 2-3)
Feedback includes two identifications of portraits from the last issue, and an announcement from the editor of the death of longtime collector Richard K. “Dick” Tibbals of Berwyn, Ill.

Passing in Review (p. 4)
Three publications are listed, including The Battle of Milroy Station (Tom Doherty Associates) by Robert H. Fowler, Commanding Voices of Blue and Gray (Tom Doherty Associates) edited by Brian M. Thomsen and “Damage Them All You Can:” Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia (Tom Doherty Associates) by George Walsh.

The Auction Block (p. 6)
A sampling of sales from the popular auction site eBay is included.

A Photo Survey of Union Artillerymen (pp. 7-10)
A Confederate general, D.H. Hill, was quoted as saying that he could beat the world with Confederate infantry and Union artillery. This survey pays tribute to the blue gunners with 16 portrait photos, including the following identified men: Capt. Charles Griffin of the 5^th U.S. Artillery, Lt. Adam J. Slemmer, commander of Fort Pickens in 1861, 1^st lt. P.H. Child of the 1^st U.S. Colored Artillery, John G. Mack of the 1^st Ohio Light Artillery and Pvt. Alister M. Grant of Landis’ Pennsylvania Battery. Also featured is a group portrait of four members of Knap’s Independent (Pennsylvania) Battery: Lt. C. Tingley Jr., Capt. J.M. Knap, Lt. E.R. Geary and Lt. C.A. Atwell.

A Gray Cannoneer by Robert A. Williams (p. 11)
Pvt. Servetus McQueen Williams of the Surry Light Artillery, a Virginia unit. He served through the war and surrendered at Appomattox Court House in April 1865. He lived until 1918. Two images of Williams illustrate the text.

“Things Look Favorable:” Two letters from the 97^th Pennsylvania at Petersburg (pp. 13-14)
Formed in Chester and Delaware counties in 1861, the regiment served largely on the Atlantic coast until called into the X Corps to serve outside Petersburg. Two letters provide a sense of the hardships endured in Virginia. One was written by regimental adjutant H.W. Carruthers and the other by Capt. Washington W. James. The etxt is illustrated with portraits of Col. Henry Ruhl Guss, 1^st lt. James T. Skiles and an unidentified corporal.

“As Busy as Bees” by James Jerzorski (pp. 15-18)
Letters from William Courtney, the sergeant major of the 50^th New York Engineers, provide a glimpse into a rarely seen part of the war. The narrative is illustrated with a sixth-plate tintype of Courtney as a private, the letterhead from one of his letters, a steroview of one of the observation balloons mentioned in a letter, a portrait of Pvt. David H. Cole and a stereoview of the May 1865 Grand Review in Washington, D.C.

“My Luck Is Due to Break Soon” (pp. 19-22)
A University of Washington student, 2^nd Lt. Royall Wood “Roy” Mingins of the 364^th U.S. Infantry, went off to war in 1918 and returned a battered hero. Numerous photographs, including multiple views of Mingins, illustrated the narrative. Also included are photos of several comrades: 1^st Lt. Owen Summers, Capt. George W. Toland, 2^nd Lt. James E. Fletcher and 1^st Lt. James Hogan.

Bell’s Boys of Company B by Frederick C. Gaede (pp. 23-25)
Capt. Robert Bell’s Troop of Adams County Cavalry, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was raised in response to the invasion of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in the summer of 1863. A brief history of the company is illustrated with a dozen portraits of its members: Capt. Robert Bell, 1^st Lt. James Mickley, 2^nd Lt. Henry G. Lott Jr., 1^st Sgt. Hugh Paxton Bigham, 4^th Sgt. Adam B. Black, 6^th Corp. J. Harvy Cobean, and privates Walter Beamer, Rush McKean Bigham, J.B. Black, Wilson McCleary, Henry S. Myers and George W. Young.

The Work of Hamilton & Kellogg by Bill Lee (p. 26)
The Hamilton & Kellogg photograph gallery of San Francisco, Calif., is responsible for six portraits of unidentified Union officers pictured here.

“An Exceedingly Dangerous Man,” by Stewart Cruickshank (pp. 27-28)
Special Police Capt. Edwin Terrell was, according to the author, one of the Union’s most effective—and psychotic—guerrilla fighters. An account of his deeds and misdeeds is included here, illustrated with a wartime portrait of the subject. Also included is a photograph of pro-Southern guerrilla Bill Marion and an illustration of William Quantrill’s last fight, which occurred at Wakefield, Ky.

“I Can’t Give You My Colors” by Michael Dresse (pp. 29-31)
At the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863, a dramatic charge of the Pennsylvania Reserves through the Plum Run Valley just west of Little Round Top blunted the final thrust by Confederate attackers against the left flank of the Union army. At one point during the attack, the commander of the Reserves, Gen. Samuel W. Crawford, reached out to seize the colors to inspire the men. But the corporal who held the colors, George K. Swope, was reluctant to give them up. He finally did, but held on to Crawford/s trouser leg as the general rode on horseback up the rocky slope of the battlefield. This anecdote was disputed after the war. Recently discovered documents acquired by the author for his book, Never Desert Thee Old Flag! 50 Stories of Union Battle Flags and Color-Bearers at Gettysburg (Thomas Publications) sheds new light on the facts. The text is illustrated with photos of Crawford and a group shot that includes Corp. Swope and Corp. William Cake. The last soldier named claimed to be the reluctant color bearer. A third portrait of Corp. John Morton is also included.

Unraveling a Family’s Secrets by Stuart D. Brandes (pp. 32-34)
Abraham (Abram) Bevier, the eldest of four children born to Illinois farmers, joined the Union army in the summer of 1862. In the wake of his enrollment a tangled web of changing names for different enlistments and other unusual gaps complicated his story. The author connects the dots in this narrative, which includes portraits of Nathan Bevier, Maria Bevier and Sgt. Thomas J. Townsend of the 112^th Illinois Infantry.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee (pp. 35-36)
In “What’s it all about…?” McAfee recounts his lifelong drive to paint military miniatures and wonders if, in the cosmic scheme of life, if it really matters. He goes on to point out a few examples of Civil War-era portraiture that might be confused with actual fighting men. Four portraits illustrate the text.

The Return of Cap’n Bob’s Caveat Emptorium by Harry Roach (p. 37)
The founding editor of MI reprises his role as the slick salesman who offers bogus deals to naïve collectors.

Sutler’s Row (pp. 38-39)

 The Last Shot (p. 40)
An ambrotype from the collection of Roy Mantle pictures a militia second lieutenant cradling a non-regulation sword.

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An image from the Roy Mantle collection pictures a Confederate officer.

Table of Contents (p. 1)

Mail Call (pp. 2-3)
Feedback includes two identifications of portraits and more.

Passing in Review (pp. 4-5)
Eight publications are listed, including Gray Cavalier: The Life and Wars of General W.H.R. “Rooney” Lee ( Da Capo Press) by Mary Bandy Daughtry, Roads to Gettysburg: Lee’s Invasion of the North (White Mane Books) by Bradley M. Gottfried, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Confederacy (Alpah/Pearson Education Company) by Stephen Lang, Douglas Southall Freeman (Pelican Publishing Co.) by David E. Johnson, Brigades at Gettysburg, The Union and Confederate Brigades at the Battle of Gettysburg (Da Capo Press) by Bradley M. Gottfried, The Blessed Place of Freedom, Europeans in Civil War America (Brassey’s) by Dean B. Mahin, Fortresses of Savannah, Georgia (Arcadia Publishing) by John Walker Guss and Gettysburg, The Meade-Sickles Controversy (Brassey’s) by Richard A. Sauers.

Confederate Army Rank Insignia: A Guide (pp. 6-13)
The unique system of rank insignia on collars and above cuffs for Confederate soldiers includes general officers, colonels, lieutenant colonels, majors, captains, lieutenants and non-commissioned officers. Identified soldiers include Maj. Gen. John Magruder, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Huger, Gen. William Mahone, Col. Alfred Jefferson Vaughan Jr. of the 13^th Tennessee Infantry, Lt. Col. George W. Scott of the 5^th Florida Cavalry Battalion, Maj. John Warwick Daniel, Maj. William Dabney Stuart of the 15^th and 56^th Virginia infantries, Maj. John Singleton Mosby, Capt. David Wardlaw Ramsey and Lt. McKinley Gibson.

John Prescott, 3^rd Tennessee Battalion by John M. “Mike” Hunt (p. 14)
Pvt. John Prescott is pictured in this account of the battalion in which he served his entire enlistment.

Richardson the Raider by Stewart Cruickshank (pp. 15-16)
Capt. Littleton T. Richardson, a Kentucky guerrilla nicknamed “Lit,” conducted a successful partisan campaign behind Union lines in Kentucky and Tennessee from the fall of 1863 until his capture and death in March 1864. His portrait, and that of Col. David Waller Chenault of the 11^th Kentucky Cavalry, is included.

The Clarendon Blues, 1861 by John Mills Bigham (p. 17)
A history of this organization, which became Company C of the 9^th South Carolina Infantry, is illustrated with a portrait that may be one of two men in the company: Robert Wesley Green or Warren Lavender. The author believes that Lavender is more likely to be the subject.

Dating the Maffitt Image (p. 18)
The author uses the insignia on the cap of John Newland Maffitt to trace the date of the well-known portrait.

“Follow Me”—Hamilton Brown, 1^st North Carolina State Troops by Robert A. Williams (pp. 19-20)
Col. Hamilton Allen Brown of the 1^st North Carolina suffered 13 wounds during the Civil War and is recognized as one of the South’s finest regimental commanders. This is his story. His portrait, and another of Marcus Herring of Company C, is included.

John Cunningham of Alabama (p. 21)
John Borders Cunningham of the 10^th Alabama Infantry/51^st Alabama Partisan Rangers is profiled. His portrait photograph is included.

A Confederate Chaplain: A.G. Haygood (p. 22)
Atticus Green Haygood served the spiritual needs of the men of the 15^th Georgia Infantry early in the war and later advanced to higher duties on the brigade level.

The Liturgical Dress of Chaplains (pp. 23-24)
Chaplains in the Union and Confederate armies wore a variety of uniforms and civilian clothes, and this story provides details about their dress. Three of the 7 portraits included are identified: Methodist Bishop Osmon C. Baker, Asst. Bishop W.B. Stevens of Pennsylvania and Rev. Richard Newton of Philadelphia.

A Confederate Chaplain: Charles Todd Quintard (p. 25)
Connecticut-born Quintard served as chaplain of the 1^st Tennessee Infantry and published a special version of the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer designed for use in the field, A Confederate Soldier’s Pocket Manual of Devotions.

William H. Keller, 47^th Alabama (p. 26)
Adj. William Henry Keller served Col. James W. Jackson as adjutant of the regiment. This is his story.

A Father and Son at War by John Sickles and Stewart Cruickshank (pp. 27-29)
Lt. Col. Clarence C. Prentice of the 7^th Confederate cavalry Battalion served the South. His father, George Prentice, editor of the Louisville Journal, remained a loyal supporter of the Union. Portraits of father and son, and John Fible of the 4^th Kentucky Cavalry, are included.

William Lowe, 1^st Tennessee Cavalry (p. 29)
English-born William Jackson Lowe fell into enemy hands at Farmington, Tenn., on Oct. 10, 1863, and spent the rest of the war as a prisoner at Camp Morton in Indiana.

Uniforms & History (pp. 30-31)
In “Yanks & Rebs: They All Look Alike!” McAfee explores the commonalities between Union and Confederate uniforms. Seven images illustrate the text. One of them is identified only as “G.B. Lewis.”

Confederate Stragglers (pp. 32-36)
A survey of 23 images includes identified portraits of John Newton Helm Jr. of Jeff Davis Legion, Mississippi Cavalry, Pvt. Charles M. Hough of the 12^th Virginia Infantry, Pvt. Pollard Edgmond of the 5^th Tennessee Cavalry, Pvt. Wright Pen Sandige of the 17^th Tennessee Infantry, Capt. H.C. Irby of the 9^th Tennessee Infantry, Pvt. William Craig Via of the 7^th Virginia Infantry, Pvt. John R. Jarman of the 26^th North Carolina Infantry, Pvt. Andrew Jackson Lawson of the 21^st Virginia Infantry, Lt. Page McCarty of Gibbes’ Battalion and Guy Lillard of Polk County, Tennessee.

Who Are These Guys? (p. 37)
A total of 5 men are pictured.

Sutler’s Row (pp. 38-39)

The Last Shot (p. 40)
A hard-plate image from the collection of Roy Mantle pictures “the typical, unknown Confederate” with battered slouch hat and Richmond Depot second pattern type jacket.

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An image from the David Scheinmann collection pictures a Union soldier standing in front of an elaborate backdrop.

Table of Contents (p. 1)

Mail Call (pp. 2-3)
Feedback includes kudos for the 1872 officer’s dress coat and a question about the source for information on the story of Henry C. Kelly. Both articles appeared in the last issue.

Passing in Review (pp. 4-5)
Eight publications are listed, including Storming Little Round Top (Da Capo Press) by Philip Thomas Tucker, Lee’s Tar Heels, the Pettigrew-Kirkland-MacRae Brigade (University of North Carolina Press) by Earl J. Hess, Grand Army of the Republic: Civil War Veterans, Department of Massachusetts, 1866-1847 (Heritage Books, Inc.) compiled by A. Dean Sargent, Culp’s Hill at Gettysburg (Thomas Publications) by John M. Archer, The Civil War in Photographs (Carlton Books) by William C. Davis, Fort Clark and Brackettville: Land of Heroes (Arcadia) by William F. Haenn, A Soldier’s General, The Civil War Letters of Major General Lafayette McLaws (University of North Carolina Press) edited by John C. Oeffinger and Civil War Artillery at Gettysburg (Da Capo Press) by Philip M. Cole.

Photographer’s Backdrops: A Photo Survey (pp. 6-25)
Painted backdrops, according to William C. Darrah’s landmark book Cartes de Visite in Nineteenth Century Photography, are credited to European photographer A. Claudet in 1851. Examples of American and international military portrait photography include almost endless variations, of which 100 are shown here. They span the Civil War through World War I and are grouped by Benton Barracks camp-type, other camp-type, scenic, rivers, nature, studios, Civil War era foreign, post Civil War, 20^th century, and World War I foreign. Identified images include Joseph A. Rummel of the 72^nd Ohio Infantry, William H. Fisher of the 70^th Indiana Infantry, James J. Dyer of the 26^th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Austin Moson of the 5^th Indiana Cavalry, Donald McCullough of the 116^th Pennsylvania Infantry, George Stevens of the 8^th New Hampshire Infantry, a portrait inscribed “Mr. C.J. Haller, Alta, Ill.,” L.F. Norton of the 14^th Ohio Infantry, Alonzo H. Stickney of the 4^th Maine Infantry, Joseph N. Morris of the 7^th Rhode Island Infantry, Asst. Surg. Nicholas H. McGuire, U.S. navy, Robert G. Huston of the 118^th Illinois Mounted Infantry, Frank Leeland and Frank Vail, U.S. Marine Corps.

The First to Fall by Michael Hammerson (p. 26)
1^st Lt. Henry B. Hidden of the 1^st New York Cavalry holds the grim distinction of being the first cavalry officer from the Army of the Potomac killed in action during the Civil War. His story is told here.

The Diary of John H. Irwin, 155^th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry by Scott Irwin (pp. 27-32)
Excerpts from Irwin’s diary are illustrated with his portrait and those of fellow soldiers Thomas D. Thomas, J.H. Bilson, Naoh H. Pagburn, Samuel Kilgore and James Strong. Previously unpublished, the diary dates from Sept. 7, 1862, through Sept. 23, 1862.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee (pp. 33)
In “155^th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry,” McAfee explores the Zouave uniform worn by the members of the regiment. The text is illustrated with a portrait of an unidentified soldier from the 155^th.

Corliss Is Back! By Chris Nelson (pp. 34-35)
The author’s ongoing search for relics related to Augustus Corliss continues with the discovery of a cache of images. Five photos are featured here, including three portraits of Corliss, one image of him in his tent and another of him with his son and daughter in Cuba.

Two Alberts at 2^nd Winchester by Mike Fitzpatrick (pp. 36-37)
Albert C. Burd of the 67^th Pennsylvania Infantry and Albert C. Harbough of the 6^th Maryland Infantry were both captured at the Second Battle of Winchester. They eventually rejoined their commands. They however would not survive the war. Harbough was mortally wounded in the Wilderness and Burd died on the front lines of Petersburg on March 25, 1865.

Sutler’s Row (pp. 38-39)

 The Last Shot (p. 40)
A quarter-plate tintype from the collection of Dennis Hood pictures a group of soldiers perched on the famous overlook at Lookout Mountain.

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An image from the David Scheinmann collection pictures an officer wearing the 1872 officer’s dress to which is attached a II Corps veteran’s badge.

Table of Contents (p. 1)

Mail Call (pp. 2-4)
Feedback includes commentary about the accuracy of the Edgar Kimball story featured in the September/October 2002 issue.

Passing in Review (pp. 5-6)
Seven publications are listed, including Their Horses Climbed Fences (Schiffer) by Larry Rogers and Keith Rogers, A Scythe of Fire (Morrow/Harper Collins) by Warren Wilkinson and Steven E. Woodworth, Yanks, The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I (Touchstone Books) by John S.D. Eisenhower, The American Home Guard: The State Militia in the Twentieth Century (Texas A&M University Press) by Barry N. Stentiford, Gettysburg, Day Three (Touchstone Books) by Jeffry D. Wert, With My Face to the Enemy (Berkley Publishing) edited by Robert Cowley and Santa Anna: A Curse Upon Mexico (Brassey’s) by Robert L. Scheina.

The Auction Block (p. 7)
A sampling of sales from the popular auction site eBay is included.

The 1872 Officer’s Dress Coat: A Photo Survey by David M. Neville (pp. 8-11)
Described as “stylish, popular and very different from its predecessor, the regulation 1872 officer’s dress uniform coat was worn for three decades by officers of the United States Army,” the author details the origins and history of the coat. A total of 11 portraits support the text, of which 10 are identified: 2^nd Lt. David A. Lyle of the 2^nd U.S. Artillery, 2^nd Lt. William Penn Duvall of the 5^th U.S. Artillery, Lt. William E. Kingsbury of the 11^th U.S. Infantry, Col. Joseph Roberts of the 4^th U.S. Artillery, Capt. Samuel Escue Tillman of the Corps of Engineers, Capt. Alexander Macomb Miller of the Corps of Engineers, 2^nd Lt. John Edwin Greer, 2^nd Lt. Hugh A. Roberts of the 8^th U.S. Cavalry, Lt. Col. Thomas Hewson Neill of the 6^th U.S. Cavalry and 1^st Lt. Edward H. Totten of the 1^st U.S. Artillery.

A Jack of All Trades by Leonard J. Jacobs (p. 12)
John R. Hotaling, a Mexican War veteran and participant in the California Gold Rush, served in Company A of the 2^nd Illinois Cavalry. He survived the war and died in 1886.

“A Fair Specimen of an American Regiment” by Robert A. Williams (pp. 13-15)
A history of the 44^th New York Infantry, or the People’s Ellsworth Regiment, is detailed. A total of four portraits illustrate the text, two of which are identified; Pvt. John H. Lunt, and Sgt. William W. Johnson.

“I Will Be Killed” by John W. Kuhl (pp. 16-19)
Described as “A fatal prediction capped a tragic New Jersey family’s story,” this is the account of Lt. William H. Egan of the 11^th New Jersey Infantry at the Bloody Angle during the Battle of Spotsylvania, Va., on May 12, 1864. A total of 7 portraits illustrate the text: A pair of views of Egan, Col. Robert McAllister, Chaplain Clark E. Cline, Capt. Ira Cory, and two views of Egan’s wife, Emma Snyder.

How to Get Out of the Army by Michael Hammerstein (pp. 21-22)
Henry C. Kelly, an officer in the 55^th U.S. Colored Infantry, is the subject of this profile that begins, “The Union Army’s officer corps was not always made of the best material.” The narrative continues to detail Kelly’s service in the navy and army. The story is illustrated with a portrait of Kelly.

Major Leeson’s War by John Sickles (pp. 23-24)
Maj. Moses D. Leeson of the 5^th Indiana Cavalry fought, notes the author, “against usurpers, Confederates, civilians, bushwackers and fellow Yankees.” His story is illustrated with the subject’s portrait and two others: Capt. John S. Lyle and Col. Thomas Butler.

A Death Watch by Jerry Harlowe (pp. 25-26)
Three photographs of the Union monitors Sangamon and Saugus are the subjects of this account of the two vessels and their crews on duty in the James River Squadron.

Camp Salomon: A War-Time Camp by J. Dale West (pp. 27-29)
Named for Brig. Gen Friedrich C. Salomon, the temporary camp is credited by the author as having “helped save the West for the Union.” A photo of the general illustrates the text along with four other portraits: Confederate Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke, Pvt. William D. Carr of the 3^rd Wisconsin Cavalry, Union Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield and 1^st lt. Moses Baldwin of the 1^st Kansas Battery.

The Plain Haversack (p. 30)
Two portraits of soldiers with haversacks and a modern photo of a Massachusetts haversack illustrate this history of the white duck haversack, the precursor to the standard black-tarred canvas haversack often seen in soldier images.

What’s In a Name? by Buster B. Griggs Jr. (pp. 31-32)
Sgt. Martin Luther Coons of the 31^st Illinois Infantry was listed by the surname Coonce in his military service records and later his pension file. This simple misspelling would have a great impact on his descendants, who adopted the variation as their formal last name.

Investigating Belle Plain Today by Jay Gloede (pp. 33-35)
The author tells the story of his involvement with D.P. Newton, a local man with vast knowledge of the area of Virginia that once served as a major federal base during the Civil War. The text is illustrated with a map and several period and modern photographs of Belle Plain.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee (pp. 36-37)
In “The U.S. Zouave Cadets, 1861: The Zouave Craze Begins,” McAfee explores the phenomenon inspired by the French army’s Zouaves and Turcos during the Crimean War. The text is illustrated with two stereoviews of the Cadets in New York, and a portrait of Freeman Connor, a member of the Cadets who went in to serve in the 44^th New York Infantry.

Sutler’s Row (pp. 38-39)

The Last Shot (p. 40)
A hard-plate photograph from the John M. Hunt collection pictures a soldier described by the owner as, “A wonderful and very rare, important image of a Confederate private wearing a British enlisted man’s shirt that was ru

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An image of a cavalryman from the John Sickles collection illustrates the cover headline “Horses and the Men Who Rode Them.”

Table of Contents (p. 1)

Mail Call (pp. 2-4)
Feedback includes the identification of Charles Garner, not Charles Gainer, as a pilot on the Judge Torrence. Garner’s portrait was featured in “Who Are Those Guys?’ in the July/August 2002 issue.

Passing in Review (pp. 5-6)
Seven publications are listed, including Four Years With the Iron Brigade: The Civil War Journal of William Ray (DaCapo Press) edited by Lance Herdegen and Sherry Murphy, Texas Flags (Texas A&M University Press) by Robert Maberry Jr., The First World War in Photographs (Carlton Books) by Richard Holmes, Oh, What a Loansome Time I Had (University of Alabama Press) edited by Thomas W. Cutrer, The Civil War Reminiscences of General Basil W. Duke, C.S.A. (Cooper Square Press) by Basil W. Duke, Hero of the Republic: Triple Medal of Honor Winner James Madison Cutts Jr. (Burd Street Press) by Bing G. Spitler and Strange Tales of the Civil War (Burd Street Press) by Michael Sanders.

Civil War Horses by John Sickles (pp. 7-10)
An overview of horses in the war features anecdotes and details of their service. A total of 7 photographs of men and their mounts includes Orlando Axtel of the 7^th New York Cavalry of the 1^st New York Mounted Rifles, an officer believed to be Col. Langhorne Wister of the Pennsylvania Bucktails, Pvt. John M. Morss of the 5^th Indiana Cavalry, Pvt. William Watlington of the 3^rd Indiana Cavalry and Pvt. Alvin Wiley of the 7^th Indiana Cavalry.

A Hungarian in the Union Army (p. 11)
The military service of Maj. Charles Zagoni, who organized a body of cavalry recruited from recent immigrants to the St. Louis area. The men served in the command of Maj. Gen. John C. Frémont.

Variant Union Army Cavalry Jackets (p. 12)
A total of 5 images document unusual uniforms. None of the men are identified.

Roy Mantle’s Cavalrymen (pp. 13-15)
Since 1982, Mantle has collected hard-plate images. Representative examples of his cavalrymen number 8 in total, all of who are unidentified.

Confederate Cavalrymen (p. 16)
A total of 6 portraits include Pvt. John “Jack” T. Teass of the 2^nd Virginia, Pvt. Francis Jones of the 8^th Virginia, 1^st Lt. Thomas H. Wells of the 7^th Kentucky, Pvt. Bentley Weston of the 7^th South Carolina, an unidentified trooper from a Baltimore estate and a private believed to be from the 1^st Maryland.

Men of the 9^th Pennsylvania Cavalry by Roger Norland (p. 17)
A brief history of the regiment is illustrated with portraits of Adolphus Ruff, R.W. Armstrong, Sylvester S. Ransom and Daniel Tompkins.

Kean Wilcox’s Cavalrymen (p. 18)
A collection of 4 images includes two ambrotypes, one tintype and an unidentified hard-plate format.

William Brado, 3^rd New York Cavalry (p. 19)
An immigrant from Prussia, Brado enlisted in the 3^rd in the summer of 1861. He survived the war and lived until 1919. The text is illustrated with his portrait.

Chris Nelson’s Cavalrymen (pp. 20-23)
A sketch of Chris Nelson, a longtime MI contributor, is illustrated with 18 images from his collection. Only one of the images is identified, a sixth-plate tintype of “Corporal W.S. Folger, 1862.”

A Novel Cavalry Jacket (p. 24)
A profile of a uniquely trimmed cavalry jacket worn by troopers in two cavalry regiments, the 1^st Ohio and 2^nd Missouri.

The Colt Revolving Rifle/Carbine by John Sickles (pp. 25-26)
The author profiles this unusual rifle, which includes a list of all the cavalry and infantry regiments who carried them. Three portraits illustrate the text, and two of the subjects are identified: Pvt. Thaddeus M. Southworth of the 2^nd Michigan Cavalry and Pvt. Joseph Cowden of the 42^nd Illinois Infantry.

Other Places, Other Times (p. 27)
The U.S. army had cavalrymen in its ranks before and after the Civil War, though never again or before in such numbers. Four non-Civil War images show cavalrymen from antebellum times through World War I. Identified men include Commissary Sgt. J. Howard Lotz, circa 1895, and Musician Charles P. Christian and his friend Annie McArbug, circa 1880-1885.

A Floridian at War (p. 28)
William Baya, a native of Florida, served in a Confederate Marine company early in the war before joining the 8^th Florida Infantry. He saw much action in many of the major Virginia battles and ended the war as colonel of the 5^th Florida Infantry. He survived the war and lived until 1903.

“A Bullet Through This Pretty Head” by Joel Peterson (p. 29)
Pvt. Isaac Wayne Van Leer, a member of Company B of the 53^rd Pennsylvania Infantry, made this statement in a letter to his brother during the early part of his service. The words were somewhat prophetic. During the Peninsula Campaign and the Siege of Yorktown, Van Leer suffered a severe wound in the ankle and a bullet to his head that knocked him unconscious. An advancing Confederate then pierced him in the side with a bayonet. Van Lee succumbed to his wound soon after, just for days shy of his 16^th birthday.

Long Boat Races: A Naval Tradition by Jerry Harlowe (p. 30-31)
The time-honored tradition of boat racing is noted here with anecdotes of several such contests, including one between cutters from the Illinois and the Kearsarge in 1905. The text is illustrated with a portrait of Asst. Surg. Samuel Pellman Boyer, a competition cup, and the crew of the cutter from the Illinois.

Clifford Wentworth Ross by James J. Hennessey (p. 32)
A photograph of Ross wearing the militia uniform of the Fort Harrison Guard of Terre Haute, Ind., illustrates a sketch of his life and military service, including his wounding at the Battle of Shiloh.

A Sharpshooter Turned Cannoneer by Mike Fitzpatrick (p. 33)
Benjamin Franklin Littlefield of Cicero, N.Y., started his service with the 1^st U.S. Sharpshooters. He left the regiment in 1862 with a disability discharge and returned to the army in 1863 with the 11^th New York Heavy Artillery using the name Frank B. Littlefield. He survived the war and died in 1886.

A Death on the Homefront by Ronn Palm (p. 34)
Cyrus Butler began his service in the 11^th Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteers as a first sergeant and was soon promoted to lieutenant. Captured and Gaines’ Mill and wounded at Fredericksburg, he left the regiment in April 1863. He returned to duty during the invasion of Robert E. Lee’s army in the summer of 1863 and remained in uniform until Oct. 30, 1864, when he was killed by a draft dodger resisting arrest.

Naval Friends and Heroes (p. 35)
A biography of two of the Union navy’s most promising young officers, Roswell Hawks Lamson and William B. Cushing.

Yanks in Norway by Knut Erik Strom (p. 36)
Three images of an antebellum and Civil War era military men from the Norwegian Museum of Photography are attributed to a private collection of a man named Preus.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee (p. 37)
In “The 2^nd New Hampshire Infantry,” McAfee explores the gray jacket worn by the New Englanders. The text is illustrated with a portrait of an unidentified private.

Sutler’s Row (pp. 38-39)

 The Last Shot (p. 40)
A quarter-plate ambrotype from the Kean Wilcox collection pictures a Confederate wearing a coarse jeans cloth coat with buttons made of what appears to be wood or bone.

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An iconic image of a dead Confederate in Antietam’s Bloody Lane is captioned “Antietam: 140 Years Ago.”

Table of Contents (p. 1)

Mail Call (pp. 2-3)
Feedback includes comments about “Confederates in the Attic,” an inquiry about Peter Tait contract jackets and a statement that the man identified as Horace Greeley in “Horace Greeley at the Front” is actually Rev. Jeremiah Shindel of the Allentown, Pa., area.

Passing in Review (pp. 4-5)
Seven publications are listed, including Colonels in Blue (Schiffer Publishing Ltd.) by Roger D. Hunt, Dark and Bloody Ground: The Battle of Mansfield and the Forgotten War in Louisiana (Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group) by Thomas Ayres, Abraham Lincoln and the Road to Emancipation 1861-1865 (Penguin) by William W. Klingaman, The Forgotten History (Time Again Publications) edited by Charles C. McCracken and Faith M. McCracken, Lee and His Army in Confederate History (University of North Carolina Press) by Gary W. Gallagher, Beneath the Starry Flag: New Jersey’s Civil War Experience (Rutgers University Press) by Alan A. Siegel and Florida in the Civil War (Arcadia Publishing) by Lewis N. Wynne and Robert A. Taylor.

The Auction Block (p. 6)
A sampling of sales from the popular auction site eBay is included.

Antietam: 140 Years Ago (pp. 7-13)
The introduction to the theme for this issue features 35 identified portraits: 1^st Lt. John C. Whiteside of the 105^th New York Infantry, 1^st lt. Charles Woeltge of the 111st Pennsylvania Infantry, Pvt. William Finkenbinder of the 130^th Pennsylvania Infantry, 2^nd Lt. Wilber F. Martin of the 125^th Pennsylvania Infantry, Color Corp. Franklin Sargent of the 21^st Massachusetts Infantry, Capt. George W. Flower of the 35^th New York Infantry, 1^st Lt. Eli Waugaman of the 40^th Pennsylvania Infantry, Corp. George W. Connelly of the 2^nd Maryland Infantry, 2^nd Lt. William E. Hacker of the 3^rd Maryland Infantry, Asst. Surg. George W. Burke of the 46^th Pennsylvania Infantry, Sgt. Robert Anderson of the 51^st New York Infantry, Pvt. Abel H. Johnson of the 6^th Wisconsin Infantry, Surg. George W. Lovejoy of the 4^th New York Infantry, Lt. Col. Thomas S. Bell f the 51^st Pennsylvania Infantry, Adjutant and 1^st Lt. John E. Shepard of the 89^th New York Infantry, Pvt. Henry D. Burr of the 17^th Michigan Infantry, 2^nd Lt. Theophie Bhryd Von Michalowski of the 1^st U.S. Artillery, 1^st Lt. Samuel Sherer Elder of the 1^st U.S. Artillery, staff officer 1^st Lt. Corydon A. Alvord Jr., 1^st Lt. Francis T. Brennan of the 97^th New York Infantry, Maj. Thomas W. Hyde of the 7^th Maine Infantry, 2^nd Lt. William W. Bloss of the 108^th New York Infantry, Capt. Elhanan Phetteplace of the 7^th Michigan Infantry, Col. Isaac Jones Wistar of the 71^st Pennsylvania Infantry, Pvt. James Dammers of the 13^th Massachusetts Infantry, Sgt. Maj. Lewis Krause of the 13^th New York Infantry, Surg. Marshall Price of the 1^st Pennsylvania Light Artillery, 1^st Lt. George W. Batchelder of the 19^th Massachusetts Infantry, Brig. Gen. Mex Weber, Pvt. Allen Barger of the 51^st New York Infantry, Lt. Col. Oliver Hopkinson of the 1^st Delaware Infantry, Pvt. Albert G. Easterbrook of the 34^th New York Infantry, 2^nd Lt. Louis Dallarmi of the 97^th New York Infantry, Lt. Septimus Cobb of the 42^nd New York Infantry and Lt. Col. Henry Beach of the 16^th Connecticut Infantry.

Antietam: “Lead and Iron Were Flying Thick” by Mike Fitzpatrick (p. 14)
The life and military service of John F. Atherton, a member of the 30^th Ohio Infantry, includes his experience at the Battle of Antietam.

Antietam: “The Regiment Was Spiritedly Engaged” by Scott D. Hann (pp. 15-16)
A brief history of the 13^th Massachusetts Infantry includes individual portraits of 12 soldiers, all members of Company B, who were wounded at Antietam. They include Pvt. Philon C. Whidden, 1^st lt. Charles B. Fox, Pvt. George S. Worcester, Corp. Alfred W. Brigham, Corp. Robert M. Armstrong, Pvt. James Cody, Pvt. Elbridge L. Dexter, Pvt. Levi Dorr, Pvt. George N. Emerson, Corp. David F. Hicks, Pvt. Charles N. Richards and Pvt. Peter J. Rooney.

Antietam: The 8^th Georgia at Sharpsburg (p. 17)
A brief history of the regiment at Antietam is illustrated with a portrait of J.H. “Jess” Thornbrough of Company C.

Antietam: “The Boys Charged Gallantly” (p. 18)
A brief history of the 9^th New York Infantry, also known as Hawkin’s Zouaves, at Antietam is illustrated with portraits of Col. Edgar A. Kimball, Maj. Edward Jardine, Pvt. Saverin Kress and Drummer J.C. Julius Langbein.

Antietam: The 15^th Massachusetts Meets Disaster (p. 19)
A brief history of the regiment at Antietam is illustrated with portraits of 1^st lt. Thomas J. Spurr, 2^nd Lt. Samuel J. Fletcher and Capt. Richard Derby.

Antietam: “We Had Never Seen Anything Like It” (p. 20)
A brief history of the 20^th Massachusetts Infantry, also known as “The Harvard Regiment,” at Antietam is illustrated with portraits of 1^st Lt. William F. Milton, 2^nd Lt. Henry Ropes and Surg. Edward H.R. Revere.

Antietam: The “Crazy Delawares” at Antietam (p. 21)
A brief history of the 2^nd Delaware Infantry at Antietam is illustrated with a portrait of Capt. David L. Stricker, and a group portrait of 1^st Lt. Thomas H. Wenie, Lt. William H. Brady, Capt. Charles H. Christman and an unidentified officer.

Antietam: “A Useless Sacrifice of Life” (p. 22)
A brief history of the 2^nd Massachusetts Infantry at Antietam is illustrated with portraits of Lt. Col. Wilder Dwight with his brother William and 1^st Lt. Charles J. Mills.

Antietam: Henry Kingsbury’s Luck Runs Out by David M. Neville (p. 23)
A member of the West Point Class of 1861, Henry Walter Kingsbury was assigned to the 5^th U.S. Artillery upon graduation. He wet on to become colonel of the 11^th Connecticut Infantry and in this capacity suffered a mortal wound at Antietam. Two portraits of Kingsbury, one as a cadet and another in civilian dress, illustrate the text.

Antietam: “We Fell Back Slowly” (p. 25)
A brief history of the 2^nd Regiment of Pennsylvania Militia at Antietam is illustrated with portraits of 1^st Lt. Anthony Morin, 2^nd Lt. Hillary Beyer and Capt. Francis A. Chadwick.

Antietam: “Subjected to Slaughtering Crossfires” (pp. 26-27)
A brief history of the 35^th Massachusetts Infantry at Antietam is illustrated with portraits of 1^st Lt. Nathaniel Lane. Lt. Col. Sumner Carruth, 1^st Lt. Gamaliel Hodges and Capt. Samuel C. Oliver.

Antietam: Possible Photo Sites by Robert Kalaskey (pp. 28-29)
Two outdoor images of the 93^rd New York Infantry, which served as Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan’s headquarters guard, are the subject of this investigation in the style of similar works by William Frassanito.

The U.S.S. Onondaga by Jerry Harlowe (pp. 30-32)
The double-turreted monitor, stationed along the James River in Virginia, might have played a leading role in the destruction of Confederate warships in January 1864. But her captain and commander, William A. Parker, failed to engage the enemy.

“The Rain Fell in Torrents” (p. 33)
A brief history of the 10^th Pennsylvania Infantry during the Spanish American War highlights its distinction as one of the few National Guard units to actually see battle in 1898. The text is illustrated with a stereoview of Company A.

Photos of Port Hudson (pp. 34-37)
Eight images by the studio of McPherson & Oliver of Baton Rouge, La., document the defenses and destruction of the formidable fortress city surrendered by its garrison to the Union army on July 9, 1863.

Sutler’s Row (pp. 38-39)

 The Last Shot (p. 40)
A sixth-plate tintype from the Roy Mantle collection pictures a soldier wearing a Havelock-style rain protector on his cap and armed with a Bowie knife and Whitney-Beals revolver.

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A ninth-plate tintype from the Guy W. Smith collection pictures a cheerful fellow in the Veteran Reserve Corps.

Editor’s Desk (p. 1)
The editor observes the 127^th anniversary of the Seven Days Campaign, or the culminating battles of the Peninsula Campaign, and a related story by Brian Pohanka. He also notes that this is the 60^th issue of MI.

Mail Call (p. 2)
The letters to the editor include high praise for Dave Mark’s images of Marylanders and comments on the All-Confederate issue.

The Darkroom by William Frassanito (p. 3)
In this installment, the author answers this question: “I recently obtained two CDVs from the ‘Brady’s Album Gallery’ series. How many CDVs were issued in the series? Does anyone have a complete set? What relation does it have to the ‘Incidents of the War’ series?”

Howard’s Kids by Howard Hoffmann (pp. 4-8)
A survey of 21 images of children spans the Civil War period through World War I.

Relics of the Palmetto Regiment: South Carolinians in the Mexican War by John Mills Bigham (pp. 9-11)
A brief history of South Carolina’s role in the war, illustrated with contemporary photographs of military relics and two daguerreotypes. One is a portrait of Lt. Michael R. Clark and the other an outdoor grouping of Mexican War veterans, including Nathaniel Eaves, who served in the Palmetto Regiment’s Company B.

“Like Demons with Bayonets:” The 5^th New York Zouaves at Gaines’s Mill by Brian Pohanka (pp. 12-22)
Described as a unit history, the text is focused on the regiment’s experience during this singular battle during the Peninsula Campaign of 1862. Numerous photographs illustrate the narrative. Identified soldiers include Col. Abram Duryee with his staff at Fort Schuyler, Lt. Col. Hiram Duryea, George Wannemaker, Corp. William Uckele, a soldier tentatively identified as Sgt. William Chambers, Pvt. Alonzo Mace, Capt. Cleveland Winslow, Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren, Lt. Thomas Cartwright, Capt. Churchill Cambrelling, Corp. Lucien Swain, Pvt. John Wuest, Capt. Charles Montgomery, Lt. Roderick Gedney and Lt. John Henry Whitney.

The One-Armed Devil: Antebellum images of Philip Kearny & Family by William J. Styple (p. 23)
A previously unpublished carte de visite of Philip Kearny, dressed in civilian attire, photographed in Paris in 1859. A second carte de visite pictures his wife, Diana, and their two children, Diana and John Watts Kearny.

The Elusive Photographer of Benton Barracks by John Ertzgaard (pp. 24-25)
An analysis of the well-known backdrop credited to photographer Enoch Long is illustrated by eight images of Union soldiers.

Index to Articles: Volumes VI-X, July 1985-June 1988 (p. 26)

Passing in Review (p. 27)
Three publications are profiled: My Enemy, My Brother (MacMillan Publishing Co.) by Joseph E. Perisco, Debrett’s Presidents of the United States of America (Salem House) by David Williamson and Mr. Lincoln’s Forts: A Guide to the Civil War Defenses of Washington (White Mane Publishing) by Benjamin F. Cooling and Walton H. Owen.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee (p. 28)
In “1^st Regiment, Rhode Island Detached Militia, 1861,” McAfee examines the distinctive attire and brief history of this organization. The text is illustrated with an image of Moses B. Jenkins of Company C.

Stragglers (pp. 29-32)
A total of seven images are featured, including a carte de visite of Fort Snelling, Minn., and an albumen photo of Company A, 7^th Iowa Infantry at Corinth, Miss., on Feb. 24, 1863. It is inscribed, “By the politeness of Lieut. M.T. Williams to Mrs. Nancy Rutherford, Muscatine, Iowa.”

Sutlers’ Row (Inside back cover)

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Three images are featured: A New York soldier with an Enfield musket, a group of six federals standing in front of an ambulance and a portrait of two Confederate soldiers.

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An original color-tinted sixth-plate ruby ambrotype pictures a member of Collis’ Zouaves (114^th Pennsylvania Infantry) from the Bob Lucas Collection.
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Table of Contents (p. 1)
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Editor’s Desk (p. 2)
The editor discusses images of historical significance. He highlights the albumen photograph of African American soldiers at L’Overture Hospital in Alexandria, Va., (see page 42) and describes it as one of the most historically significant Civil War images to surface in recent times.
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Mail Call (p. 3)
Feedback includes praise from a former seasonal park ranger at Gettysburg, a new subscriber who makes a family connection, readers who answered a question posed in the last Photo Sleuth column, and a suggestion that amateur photographer Montgomery Meigs may have borrowed Alexander Gardner’s studio.
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Passing in Review (p. 4)
A unique 6-point scoring system grades images in Civil War Hard Images by Christopher Anderson and Ben L. Pauley (SoldierCollectibles.com). A selection of images reproduced in the book begins on page 16.
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The Honored Few (p. 6)
1^st Sgt. Joseph Bell Kemp found himself relatively alone during the Battle of The Wilderness after his comrades on the left and right fell. Kemp glimpsed three Confederates in front of him, and the personal encounter that followed ended with Kemp in possession of a rebel flag—end eventually the Medal of Honor.

Photo Sleuth by Kurt Luther (pp. 7-9)
Identifying a Civil War soldier in an individual portrait can be tricky enough. But for advanced photo sleuths, sorting out multiple soldiers in a group portrait poses unique challenges. Kurt describes how he used a concurrent service timeline to help discover the identities of six staff officers who served in the 64^th Illinois Infantry.

Following the Colors on James Island by Scott Valentine (pp. 10-12)
Young patriots enlisted in the Union army for a variety of reasons. But for one 16-year-old boy, Cabot Jackson Russell, the moment of decision came after he learned that one of his cousins had been killed in battle. Russell would go on to enlist in the 44^th Massachusetts Infantry, and later become an officer in the 54^th Massachusetts Infantry. His tenure in the 54^th was short-lived. On July 18, 1863, he was killed along with Col. Robert Gould Shaw and other men in the failed assault against the garrison of Fort Wagner, S.C.

Antebellum Warriors (pp. 14-15)
A sixth-plate daguerreotype of Micah Jenkins pictures the son of South Carolina as a cadet at the Citadel about 1851. Jenkins is also pictured in another portrait, a quarter-plate ambrotype, taken about 10 years later when he served as a Confederate brigadier.

Colts, Knives and Cigars (pp. 16-20)
A selection of Confederate images from Civil War Hard Images includes a pair of North Carolina boys in Gen. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, a soldier who may be connected to the Cherokee Indian nation and two soldiers enjoying a smoke.

The American Zouave: Mania and Mystique by Timothy Marr (pp. 21-29)
“During the Civil War, Union and Confederate troops both adopted exotic dress in the transgressive guise of the Zouave uniform,” observes Marr. He goes on to explore the cultural phenomenon that excited and energized Americans before and during the war. Seven images illustrate the text, including portraits of William S. Dalton of the Coldstream Zouaves, which became Company D of the 46^th Ohio Infantry, and Cpl. Richard Bloxham of Hawkins Zouaves, also known as the 9^th New York Infantry.

Natty Glory: Zouaves from the Dan Miller Collection (pp. 31-41)
A total of 19 representative portraits from Miller’s extensive collection features Zouaves from across the Northern states. Identified images include Cpl. Joseph Hughes of Duryée’s Zouaves (165^th New York Infantry), Sgt. Augustus Wright of the Burnside Zouaves (1^st Rhode Island National Guard), Pvt. Lucien Barnes of the Albany Zouave Cadets (10^th New York State Militia), 2^nd Lt. Winfield Scott Tefft, Capt. Fredrick Ullman Jr., 1^st Lt. Louis A. Cowell, Sgt. Francis Richard “Frank” Kelley and Pvt. Horace Knapp of the Racine Zouave Cadets of Wisconsin, and Capt. John J. Babcock of the 14^th New York Infantry.

Freedman Warriors, Civil Rights Fighters by Charles Joyce (pp. 42-48)
An unusual albumen portrait of 11 U.S. Colored Infantrymen and a chaplain begs a question: Were these men the burial detail that protested orders and refused to bury one of their own in a civilian cemetery? After exhaustive research, the author places the men at L’Overture Hospital in Alexandria, Va., after the Battle of the Crater and shares his theory. The men in the albumen portrait are all identified. Crater casualties include Adam Bentley, Adolphus Harp of the 19^th, Jerry Lisle of the 28^th, Leander Brown and Stephen Vance of the 30^th, George H. Smith and Tobias Trout of the 31^st. Other soldiers include Samuel Bond of the 19^th, William DeGraff of the 22^nd, Robert Deyo of the 26^th, John H. Johnson of the 27^th, and Chaplain Chauncey Leonard. A separate portrait of Frank Snow, a U.S. Christian Commission volunteer who owned the photograph, is also included.

A Duel to the Death: The suspicious death of an Iowa colonel catapults a subordinate to command before Iuka by Brian Boeve (pp. 50-52)
William H. Worthington was admired by his superiors and despised by his men in the 5^th Iowa Infantry. His untimely death on the picket line prompted a shakeup in the regiment that ended with Prussian-born and military educated Charles Leopold Matthies in command. He led his men out of a tight spot at the Battle of Iuka and other engagements. Illustrated with a portrait of Matthies with two of his subordinates, Maj. William S. Robertson and Adj. Robert F. Patterson.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee (p. 53)
In “Photos, a Lithograph and the Raucous 1^st Cavalry,” Mike introduces readers to a unique photograph of a lithograph of the 1^st Regiment Cavalry, New York State Militia. Col. Thomas C. Devin commanded the regiment.

Shattered Wall of Blue: At Cedar Mountain and beyond, a Pennsylvania officer fights his way through infamous Civil War battles by Ben Myers (pp. 54-56)
If Lt. Alexander W. Selfridge had a moment to take in what was about to happen to his company at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, it was probably fleeting. Selfridge and his men belonged to Company F of the 46^th Pennsylvania Infantry, and they would have a tough go of it at Cedar Mountain, They would survive the heavy fighting and participate in numerous other engagements. Illustrated with a portrait of Selfridge and two of his subordinates, lieutenants Orlando J. Rees and Merrick Jackson.

First Look at the Confederate President and Commander-In-Chief by John O’Brien (pp. 58-59)
The photograph gallery of New Yorker Mathew B. Brady took the portrait that introduced Southerners to their new leader. The likeness was pasted to countless cartes de visite and featured on a badge designed by John H. Fitzgibbon of St. Louis, Mo.

Stragglers: Distinctive Images from MI contributors (pp. 62-67)
Included in this issue is a group of musicians in the 26^th New York Infantry, a man dressed as “Brother Jonathan,” two portraits of a young African American who may have been a slave, servant and soldier, and a Confederate who appears to be from the Trans-Mississippi region of the war.

The Love of His Life: Capt. John Faunce and the Harriet Lane by Ronald S. Coddington (pp. 68-70)
John Faunce served as the original commander of the Harriet Lane, the modern U.S. Revenue Service cutter named for President James Buchanan’s comely niece. Faunce found himself and his ship in Charleston Harbor when Fort Sumter was bombarded. Though he was eventually separated from the beloved Lane, he eventually returned to save her from a sad fate in the faraway Cuban port of Havana.

The Last Shot (p. 72)
Two cartes de visite of John Huey Weeks, and officer in the 91^st Pennsylvania Infantry and the Veteran Reserve Corps, picture him with head bowed over a table. In one of the portraits can be seen the faint image of a young woman—a spirit photograph.

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A photograph from the collection of Richard Tibbals pictures Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Col. Frederick Swift of the 17^th Michigan Infantry.

Table of Contents (p. 1)

Mail Call (pp. 2-3)
Feedback includes more praise for the recent Signal Corps issue.

Passing in Review (pp. 4-5)
Seven publications are reviewed, including Military Justice in the Confederate States Armies (White Mane) by Jack A. Bunch, Too Young to Die, Boy Soldiers of the Union Army (Blue Acorn Press) by Dennis M. Keesee, Indiana in the Civil War, Doctors, Hospitals, and Medical Care (Arcadia Publishing) by Nancy Pippen Eckerman, The Bloody 85^th: The Letters of Milton McJunkin, a Western Pennsylvania Soldier in the Civil War (Schroeder Publications) edited by Ronn Palm, Richard Sauers and Patrick A. Schroeder, Pickett’s Charge—The Last Attack at Gettysburg (University of North Carolina Press) by Earl J. Hess, Pennsylvania Bucktails, A Photographic Album of the 42^nd, 149^th, & 150^th Pennsylvania Regiments (Schroeder Publications) by Patrick A. Schroeder with images from the Ronn Palm Collection and The Civil War Adventures of a Blockade Runner (Texas A&M University Press) by William Watson.

The Auction Block (p. 6)
A sampling of sales from the popular auction site eBay is included.

‘Gallantry and Intrepidity at the Risk of His Life by John W. Kuhl, Richard Tibbals, David M. Neville and Michael Albanese (pp. 8-12)
Profiles and portraits of representative soldiers awarded the Medal of Honor include James Madison Drake of the 3^rd New Jersey Militia and the 9^th New Jersey Rifles, William Joyce Sewell of the 5^th and 38^th New Jersey Infantries, Fredrick W. Swift of the 17^th Michigan Infantry, De Witt Clinton Lewis of the 9^th and 97^th Pennsylvania Infantries, Matthias Walter Day and Robert Temple Emmett of the 9^th U.S. Cavalry, Wilber Elliott Wilder of the 4^th U.S. Cavalry and Archie A. Peck of the U.S. army.

‘To Die Among Strangers’ (p. 13)
Pvt. David H. Goodhue served in the 6^th Massachusetts Infantry. He was mortally wounded while trying to save two wounded comrades. Joseph S.G. Sweatt, who went with Goodhue, later received the Medal of Honor for his courageous act. A portrait of Goodhue illustrates the text.

‘It Was a Pretty Hot Fight’ by Mike Fitzpatrick (pp. 14-16)
John B. Dutton’s 2^nd Ohio Cavalry served in five armies in three years and fought from the Indiana Territory to Virginia. A history of the regiment and military service of Dutton is illustrated with his portrait and two others, Capt. Frank Case and his wife, Clara, and Capt. Luman H. Tenney.

WWI Shoulder Patches: A Photo Survey (pp. 17-20)
The modern shoulder patch system began in World War One and has lasted through to the present day. The origins of the patch begin with Civil War hat badges and document the use and purpose of these distinctive items. Diagrams and photographs illustrate the text. Identified portraits include Pvt. and Mrs. Armeau Ferrie of the 81^st Division and Stuart J. Snyder.

‘You Have Killed the Best Man in Our Army’ by John Sickles (pp. 21-22)
The shooting of Union Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson is told from the Confederate perspective. The soldier who fired the shot, Cpl. Robert Coleman of Mississippi, was under the command of Capt. Richard Beard of the 5^th Confederate Infantry. A portrait of Beard illustrates the story.

The ‘Michigan Fatigue Coat’ by John A. Braden (pp. 23-24)
Michigan troops in late 1861 to early 1862 appear to have received a unique state-issue coat. Portraits of George Newton of the 5^th Infantry and Joseph Wilt of the 7^th Infantry illustrate the text.

Pennsylvania’s Bucktails: A Photographic Album by Patrick A. Schroeder (pp. 25-31)
Three regiments composed the Keystone State’s famed Bucktails. Surveys of portrait photographs for each regiment follow an introduction. The 42^nd Infantry includes William Thomas Blanchard, Thomas Leiper Kane, William Wallace Brown, Roy Stone, Augustus S. Smith, Cyrus B. Lower, John McNeil, Alanson E. Miles. Robert B. Valentine, Thomas J. Thompson and Edwin A. Irvine. The 149^th Infantry includes William Behney, George W. Barrett, John A. Early, Asher D. Cole, Edward W. Dimmick, Levi G. Graham, Charles W. Mengel, Charles W. Houd, David Royer, Thomas J. Hulbert and Benjamin H. Warriner. The 150^th Infantry includes Horatio Bell, Richard L. Ashurst, Samuel R. Beckworth, Langhorne Wister, Abraham Kuhn, Elias Weidensaul, Frank Zimmerman, Jacob Nees, Charles S. Reisinger and Thomas M. Lyon.

Lyon Almost Loses Missouri for the Union by J. Dale West (pp. 32-34)
Missouri in 1861 reflected a divided country as an aggressive U.S. infantry officer almost lost the state for the Union, both through disregarding the wishes of most Missourians and bad battle planning. This is the story of that officer, Nathaniel Lyon. Portraits of Lyon, Maj. Horace P. Conant and two unidentified armed men illustrate the narrative.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee (pp. 35-36)
In “The 21^st New York Infantry (Or: How to wear an M1855 knapsack),’” McAfee uses a carte de visite believed to be John H. Mills of the 21^st New York Infantry to illustrate how soldiers used a rod slid under the blanket straps to relieve stress on the shoulder while carrying knapsacks on the march.

Who Are These Guys? (p. 37)
An occasional column of submitted images includes four Civil War Union photos and a post-war sailor.

Sutler’s Row (pp. 38-39)

The Last Shot (p. 40)
A hard-plate image from the Ronn Palm collection pictures John R. Coates of the 42^nd Pennsylvania Infantry holding back a big laugh while the comrade seated next to him has his mouth partly open. Though the subject that drove these two men to laughter is lost to history, a barely visible flask may offer a clue.

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A hard-plate image from the Roy Mantle collection is a Confederate private holding a converted Model 1816 musket. Note that the date on the cover is February/March 2002 is an error. The months should have been March/April.

Table of Contents (p. 1)

Mail Call (pp. 2-3)
Opinions on the quality of photos reproduced in the magazine continue, and USAMHI Michael J. Winey announces his retirement.

Passing in Review (pp. 4-5)
Three publications are reviewed, including Charleston at War, The Photographic Record 1860-1865 (Thomas Publications) by Jack Thomson, The Civil War and Reconstruction (Oxford University Press) by William L. Barney and Civil War Minutes III (Inecome, Inc.) directed by Mark Bussler.

The Auction Block (p. 6)
A sampling of sales from the popular auction site eBay is included.

Infantry Longarms: A Photo Survey (pp. 7-21)
A catalog of various models and makes is documented with wartime portraits of soldiers posed with the weapons. A grand total of 48 soldier photos are featured and the majority is not identified. Named soldiers all rank as privates and they include Frederick A. Cline of the 40^th Missouri Infantry, George Stephens of the 9^th New Hampshire Infantry, John M. Fritz of the Veteran Reserve Corps, E.C. Cox of the 11^th New York Infantry, Martin Boswer of the 64^th Ohio Infantry, Alrott Harden of the 22^nd Massachusetts Infantry, Lorenzo Scripture of the 106^th New York Infantry, William Richardson of the 2^nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery, William Robinson of the 55^th Ohio Infantry, George Box of the 147^th New York Infantry, Emmanuel Wilderson of the 87^th Pennsylvania Infantry and Henry A. Slack of the 169^th New York Infantry.

William Tharpe, 46^th Tennessee Infantry (p. 22)
An account of Thorpe’s Company E is included here with a mention that he was its commander. His portrait photograph illustrates the text.

The Sword of Daniel Chaplin by Vincent D. Street (pp. 23-24)
The author found the sword that belonged to the officer named in the headline at an estate sale. Chaplin began his war service as colonel of the 2^nd Maine Infantry and later served in the 18^th Maine Infantry, which was later converted into the 1^st Maine Heavy Artillery. An enemy sharpshooter shot and mortally wounded him at Deep Bottom, Va., on Aug. 17, 1864.

Laughing With the Czar by Jerry Harlowe (pp. 25-30)
An 1866 voyage by the monitor Miantonomoh from America to Russia proved that this class of warship could navigate the high seas. The story of the journey is illustrated with images of its crew, including Alexander Murray, James M. Adams, Zera L. Tanner, Frederick C. Imlay, James F. Alcorn, John C. Beaumont, James Pritchett, Francis W. Dickins, That. J. Green, Dr. Walter K. Schofield and James R. Wheeler. Two other images are group portraits of U.S. and Russian naval officers posed together after the Miantonomoh’s safe arrival on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

George Jones of the 37^th Mass. (p. 31)
The life and times of the Springfield, Mass., resident includes his wounding during the 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor. Jones survived the war. His portrait illustrates the text.

The Hero of Chickamauga by John Sickles (p. 32)
Gilbert Marquis Lafayette Johnson, the subject of this story, served as a captain in the 2^nd Indiana Cavalry and as colonel of the 13^th Indiana Cavalry. One of his subordinates, William Timberlake, boasted of Johnson’s exploits at the Battle of Chickamauga. The letter is transcribed here. Two wartime portraits of Johnson illustrate the text.

‘If the Original Had Been Thair’ by Mike Fitzpatrick (pp. 33-34)
The story of Sgt. Edward Phillips and his regiment, the 56^th Pennsylvania Infantry, includes an accounting of the 1864 battles of Parker’s Store and Weldon Railroad. Phillips suffered wounds in both engagements. He went on to survive the war and live until 1880. A wartime portrait of Phillips illustrates the text.

O.O. Howard Loses an Arm (p. 35)
Oliver Otis Howard, a well-known Union major general, wrote an after-action report of the Battle of Seven Pines in 1862. In it, he mentioned a wound he received that shattered the bone in his right arm and resulted in the amputation of the limb. Howard is pictured here prior to his wound.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee (pp. 36-37)
In “5^th New York, ‘The Red Devils,’” McAfee provides background and uniform details of the famed Zouave regiment. Five images illustrate the text, including portraits of Capt. Churchill J. Cambrelery, Pvt. Samuel H. Tucker and an unidentified private.

Sutler’s Row (pp. 38-39)

The Last Shot (p. 40)
A hard-plate image from the David Hollowell collection is a portrait of Pvt. Eber Divine of the 27^th New York Infantry. He holds a Model 1861 rifled musket.