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A sixth-plate ambrotype from the David W. Vaughan collection is a portrait of a Confederate sergeant standing with a large knife and a musket with fixed bayonet.

Table of Contents (p. 1)

Editor’s Desk (p. 2)
The editor thanks subscribers for their patience and understanding for the delay in publication due to “the critical illness of an immediate family member.” He assures readers that the issues scheduled for this year will be published as soon as possible. The editor also notes the passing of two members of the Civil War community: Collector James Stamatelos amassed an impressive selection of photos, some of which appeared in the March/April 1997 issue of MI, and Ed Hahn, a historian, archivist, author and World War II veteran.

Passing in Review (p. 3)
This page is intentionally blank with the exception of a note, “Book Reviews Will Return In The Next Issue Of MI” and an advertisement.

Men of Gettysburg by Brian Boeve (pp. 4-9)
Three wartime soldier portraits are featured in this tribute to the Battle of Gettysburg. They include an unidentified member of the 146^th New York Infantry (Garrard’s Tigers), a Zouave regiment that fought on Little Round Top, Corp. Burlington “Burl” Cunningham of the 19^th Indiana Infantry, who carried the regiment’s flag into battle and suffered two wounds, and Pvt. Thomas Eubanks of the 7^th Wisconsin Infantry, an Iron Brigade regiment that participated in the action in Herbst Woods during the first day of the battle.

Warren’s Field Glasses by Michael J. McAfee (pp. 10-13)
Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren carried this unique relic with him on the afternoon of July 2, 1863, when he famously acted quickly to move Union troops on his own authority to counter Confederate forces moving on his position on Little Round Top. The field glasses are part of the West Point Museum Collection. The story is illustrated with a photo of the glasses and other images.

Francis H. Abbott, 17^th Regiment Virginia Volunteers (pp. 14-15)
An albumen print from the collection of Mahlon Nichols is a portrait of Abbott, who served with Company A of the 17^th. He was killed in action at the Battle of Williamsburg, Va., on May 5, 1862, and buried where he fell. This information is included on the back of the print along with a stanza from William Collins’s poem “How Sleep the Brave.”

Thomas and Samuel Livingston’s Civil War by Linda Livingston Kovar (pp. 16-19)
Biographical sketches of Thomas Grove Livingston, a corporal in Company C of the 110^th Pennsylvania Infantry, and his younger brother, Samuel Livingston, a private in Company D of the 13^th Pennsylvania Cavalry, are illustrated with wartime and postwar portraits. Both brothers survived the war and lived in the 20^th century.

Officers of the 10^th U.S. Cavalry at Ft. Riley, Kansas, 1867 by Robert Kotchian (pp. 20-21)
A cabinet photograph pictures the white officers of the African American 10^th U.S. Cavalry. Numbers printed on top of the image correspond to a list that provides details of the officers, an officer’s wife, and two dogs.

Vignettes from the Collection of Patrick Knierman (pp. 22-24)
A profile of Pvt. Franklin G. Lewis, who served in Company D of the 145^th Pennsylvania Infantry, includes detail of his death at the Battle of Fredericksburg. Also profiled is Pvt. Theron Swap, who served in Company H of the 111^th Pennsylvania Infantry. He suffered a mortal wound at Culp’s Hill on July 3, 1863, during the third and final day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Swap’s story includes, in addition to his portrait, images of two of his comrades, Corp. Daniel Gibson and Pvt. Isaac Baldwin. A postwar portrait of Swap’s brother is also included. Jacob E. Swap of the 83^rd Pennsylvania Infantry received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the 1864 Virginia battles of the Wilderness and Laurel Hill.

The Confederate Soldier (p. 25)
A ninth-plate ambrotype from the Peggy Dillard collection pictures an unknown Confederate soldier “with a brace of evolvers and a gigantic fighting knife.” The image was found in Texas.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee (pp. 26-27)
In “Charles F. Johnson, 9^th Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry ‘Hawkins’ Zouaves,’” McAfee muses about he acquired the perfect Civil War image on eBay, a perfect condition carte de visite of Johnson posed with his arm in a sing from the effects of a wound suffered in the 1862 Battle of Camden, N.C. The author explains that Daniel Lorello had stolen the image from the New York State Archives and auctioned it on eBay. Lorello, an employee of the Archives, was eventually caught. McAfee was ordered by the Attorney General’s office of New York to return the image, which he did.

Stragglers (pp. 28-37)
A total of 16 images submitted by subscribers are featured, and they are a mix of Civil War and post-war photographs. Identified images include 1^st Lt. Charles B. Brockway of the 1^st Pennsylvania Light Artillery, Jared Carr of the 85^th Indiana Infantry, 1^st Sgt. David M. Scott of the 54^th Alabama Infantry, Theodore Hoeninghausen of the 16^th Michigan Infantry (postwar portrait), Corp. Charles Kimball of the 13^th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry and Veteran Reserve Corps and 2^nd Lt. John S. Miller of the 29^th Iowa Infantry.

Sutler’s Row (pp. 38-39)

The Last Shot (p. 40)
An albumen print from the collection of John Sickles is captioned, “Determined to fight for his freedom, an unidentified African-American soldier ready for the fray.”

Back Cover
A real-photo postcard from the Chris Nelson collection pictures three individuals dressed as Abraham Lincoln, Lady Liberty and Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. The trio is flanked by two World War I doughboys.

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A carte de visite from the Stephen Osman collection of Marshall Sherman of the 1^st Minnesota Infantry and the flag he captured from the 28^th Virginia Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Table of Contents (p. 1)

Editor’s Desk (p. 2)
The editor pays has a two-word message for readers: “It’s Back!” The issue is completely dedicated to Minnesota in the Civil War.

Passing in Review (p. 3)
Two volumes are recommended. Texas Civil War Artifacts, A Photographic Guide to the Physical Culture of Texas Civil War Soldiers (University of North Texas Press) by Richard Mather Ahlstrom includes photographs of more than 500 Texas-related artifacts connected to soldiers from the Lone Star state. Faces of the Confederacy: An Album of Southern Soldiers and Their Stories (The Johns Hopkins University Press) by Ronald S. Coddington includes 77 original wartime images of identified Confederates with accompanying sketches of their lives and military service.

Minnesota in the Civil War: A Photographic Legacy by Wayne Jorgenson (pp. 4-42)
The author presents brief histories of regiments formed in the Union’s thirty-second state during the Civil War. They include the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th and 11^th infantries, the 1^st and 2^nd Companies of Minnesota Sharpshooters or 2^nd United States Sharpshooters, Companies A and L (Berdan’s Sharpshooters), Brackett’s Battalion of Cavalry, Hatch’s Battalion of Independent Cavalry, Minnesota Mounted Rangers, 2^nd Minnesota Cavalry, 1^st Minnesota Heavy Artillery, 1st, 2^nd and 3rd Minnesota light artillery batteries and a page of Minnesota stragglers. Each organization is illustrated with at least one soldier portrait. The 1^st Minnesota Infantry receives the most attention with 15 pages of information including portraits of individual soldiers and photographs of swords and other relics.

Back Cover Story: Company G (Douglas Guards), 9^th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry (p. 43)
Detail views of the carte de visite pictured on the back cover highlight the Native American soldiers, mostly members of the Chippewa tribe, who served in the ranks of the company.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee (pp. 44-45)
In “The First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry—1861-1864,” McAfee examines the uniforms and weapons of the regiment. Two soldier portraits illustrate the text, Corp. Edward Z. Needham and Principal Musician Henry O. Fifield.

Sutler’s Row (p. 46)

The Last Shot (p. 48)
Marshall Sherman, the soldier pictured on the cover, is pictured here in civilian clothes with the artificial leg and crutches he used as a result of a wound received at the Aug. 14, 1864, Battle of Deep Bottom, Va. The carte de visite is courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society.

Back Cover
A carte de visite of Company G of the 9^th Minnesota Infantry from the Wayne Jorgenson collection. Details on page 43.

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A daguerreotype from the Jules Martino collection pictures U.S. navy Lt. Thompson Darrah Shaw in about 1848. His story is told on page 45.

Inside Cover Image
A member of the Putnam Phalanx, a militia group organized in 1858 at Hartford, Conn., to honor the memory of Revolutionary War notable Samuel Putnam, stands in his Continental army-inspired uniform. The image, a carte de visite, is part of the Michael J. McAfee collection.

Table of Contents (p. 1)

Editor’s Desk (p. 2)
The editor pays tribute to former editors, past and present contributors, and subscribers on occasion of the magazine’s 30^th anniversary. Since MI made its debut in 1979, an estimated 10,000-15,000 photographs have been published of soldiers spanning from the Mexican War through World War I. Also included is a dedication to the editor’s mother, Evelyn K. Neville (1934-2008).

Passing in Review (p. 3)
Two volumes receive positive reviews. Organization and Insignia of the American Expeditionary Force 1917-1923 by Robert J. Dalessandro and Michael G. Knapp (Schiffer Publishing Ltd.) received high marks for its history and imagery. Our Honored Dead, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in the American Civil War by Arthur B. Fox is noted for learning about the soldiers and regiments from this region of the country.

A Gallery of Fine Images From the Collections of Our Readers (pp. 4-20)
A total of 17 hard plate images include four antebellum portraits and 13 Civil War soldiers. Confederates dominate the latter group with 11 photographs. Two are identified: Pvt. Felden Tyler of Pierce’s Battalion of Virginia Heavy Artillery and Pvt. Lewis Hicks of the 53^rd North Carolina Infantry.

Comrades in Arms: Cartes de visite from the collection of Ronald S. Coddington (pp. 21-33)
A dozen images of Union soldiers posed in groups of two or more compose this gallery by Coddington, the author of Faces of the Civil War: An Album of Union Soldiers and Their Stories (Johns Hopkins University Press). Identified soldiers include 1^st Lt. Horace Seymore Bradley of the 135^th U.S. Colored Infantry with an unnamed captain, Q.M. Sgt. Augustus “Gus” Blanchard of the 13^th New York Cavalry with an unidentified non-commissioned officer, lieutenants Charles O. Oldfield and George W. Kline of the 96^th Ohio Infantry, Capt. John Lewis Spalding and 1^st Lt. Stephen Curtis Drew of the 18^th Massachusetts Infantry, Maj. Edward Burgin Knox and 1^st Lt. Alexander McRoberts of the 44^th New York Infantry and Capt. Charles Monreau Sampson of the U.S. Quartermaster Department and an unknown man.

Joseph Leonard Follett, Battery G, 1^st Missouri Light Artillery, Hescock’s Company: “An Officer, a Gentleman, a Scholar and a Civil War Hero” by Steven Karnes (pp. 34-35)
Lieutenant Follett (1843-1907) has the distinction of being the youngest officer in command of a battery, never absent from his command a single day, though twice wounded and a Medal of Honor recipient. A sketch of his military career details his participation in various engagements, including the two in which he was wounded: New Madrid, Mo., on March 2, 1862, and Farmington, Miss., on May 9, 1862. Two images of Follett illustrate the text, a wartime carte de visite and a circa 1900 portrait of him in uniform wearing the Medal of Honor that he was awarded in 1890 for the Battle of New Madrid.

An Old Soldier by Scott Valentine (pp. 36-37)
Drummer Albert F. Alden (1847-1926) of the 24^th Massachusetts Infantry wasn’t remembered for his battlefield heroics, though he served with his regiment four five years, but was praised after the war for his “unstinting love of country.” A wartime carte de visite from the author’s is included.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee (pp. 38-43)
In “A Never-Ending Story?” McAfee reflects on decades of writing this column. “Those readers who have persevered through thirty years of this author’s articles concerning uniforms and history certainly must realize the basic truth of that statement made at the start of our great national fratricide. From ‘continentals’ in blue and buff takes on the uniforms of the American Revolution, to Zouaves of every possible style and as many national garbs as there were immigrants in the United States; the wide variety of dress flaunted by the American soldiers of the 1800s was truly spectacular.” Six images from the author’s collection are included. Identified men include Albert G. Esterbrook (Easterbrook) of the 34^th New York Infantry, J.C. Julius “Jenny” Langbein of the 9^th New York Infantry (a recipient of the Medal of Honor for assisting a wounded officer from the field during the action at South Mills, N.C.), Samuel G. Devine of the 15^th Pennsylvania Cavalry and Henry A. Slack of the 169^th New York Infantry.

The Confederate Soldier (p. 44)
A sixth-plate ambrotype from the Cecil Jackson collection is a portrait of a soldier believed to be a member of the 1^st South Carolina Infantry (Orr’s Rifles).

Front Cover Story: Lt. Thompson Darrah Shaw, United States Navy by Jules Martino (p. 45)
A profile of Shaw (1801-1874) details his many career from his beginnings as a midshipman in 1820 to his activities during the Mexican and Civil Wars and retirement in 1867. A detail and description of his bejeweled sword is included.

Sutler’s Row (p. 46)

The Last Shot (p. 48)
Benjamin King Jr., the son of a senior medical officer in the U.S. army, resigned his commission as a West Point cadet on March 11, 1861. Young King headed to the South and became a Confederate officer. His tenure in gray was short-lived. On April 6, during the Battle of Shiloh, he was killed in action while serving on the staff of Brig. Gen. Daniel Ruggles. The carte de visite of King from the David Neville collection pictures him in his cadet uniform.

Inside Back Cover
A carte de visite from Gage’s Portrait Gallery in Johnsbury, Vt., pictures an elderly man in his original 1820s era militia uniform. The image is part of the Michael J. McAfee collection.

Back Cover
An unidentified Confederate officer stands at attention with his sword drawn in this half-plate melainotype from the collection of David W. Vaughan.

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A ninth-plate tintype of a Union cavalryman on his horse in the winter snow holding his saber up with 1858-pattern dress hat showing crossed sabers with ostrich feather from the Ken Bertholf collection.

Inside Cover Image
A hard-plate image of a Virginia Confederate cavalryman wearing a cap with the Company letter C and holding a saber and a Colt Navy revolver is from the Cecil Jackson collection.

Table of Contents (p. 1)

Editor’s Desk (p. 2)
The editor thanks everyone who participated in this special cavalry issue, especially Ken Bertholf and John Sickles, “who went far and above the call to duty.”

Horse Soldiers in Blue: Images from the Ken Bertholf Collection (pp. 4-19)
A gallery of 28 soldier ambrotypes, cartes de visite and tintypes include identified portraits of John H. Madden of the 10^th Michigan, Freeman F. Runyan of the 3^rd Kentucky, Frederick C. Leland of the 3^rd Massachusetts, Henry C. Mason and Emanuel Reed of the 21^st Pennsylvania, William Fleming of the 2^nd New Jersey, Andrew Jackson of the 20^th Pennsylvania, Andrew J. Rhodes of the 12^th Pennsylvania and Samuel E. Chastine of the 6^th U.S. Colored Cavalry.

Cavalrymen in Blue & Gray From the Collections of Our Readers (pp. 20-41)
A total of 12 Confederate and 45 Union troopers are featured in a variety of ambrotypes, cartes de visite and tintypes. Identified Confederates include Harry Gilmor of the 12^th Virginia, Benjamin H. Bransford of the 1^st Mississippi, Walter Frankland of Mosby’s Rangers, Edward H. Hall of the 1^st Maryland, Moses Linker of the 4^th North Carolina, Milton J. Ferguson of the 16^th Virginia, John C. Campbell of the 2^nd South Carolina, Jackson A. Davis of the Holcombe Legion (South Carolina), George Washington Scott of the 5^th Battalion Florida Cavalry and Horace Blanton of Thomas A. Napier’s battalion of Tennessee partisan rangers. Identified Union troopers include Emil Beese of the 12^th New York, Charles Free of the 6^th New York, Hans Peter Olson of the 4^th Wisconsin, 5^th Kansas Cavalry officers Harrison Kelly, Samuel Walker, Asa D. Perin, Powell Clayton and Wilton A. Jenkins, James R. Tilson of the 11^th Missouri, William Miles of the 14^th Pennsylvania, Edward and Eli Stillson of the 2^nd Missouri, Edward Schwartz of the 4^th New York, Luther Kanouse of the 6^th Michigan, Horace Gray and Attila Hinson of the 4^th Michigan, Charles Bates Sr. and John B. Hart of the 11^th Kansas, George Bliss Sanford and Edward Myers of the 1^st U.S. Cavalry, John Calvin Cooley of the 5^th U.S. Cavalry, Joseph Davenport of the 3^rd New Jersey, Alfred Bruce of the 10^th New York, Gustave Von Deutsch of the 5^th Missouri, Samuel A. Lewis of the 1^st Battalion Nebraska Cavalry, Newman P. Nicholas of the 14^th Michigan Infantry (Mounted), Garrett E. Hall of the 2^nd Michigan Cavalry, 2^nd Louisiana Cavalry (U.S.) officers Peter Penn Gaskell, Howard Woodrow and Daniel J. Keily, Theodore F. Northrup of the 2^nd New York, Jacob Lips of the 16^th Indiana Mounted Infantry, William M. Hawkins and John M. Shulse of the 11^th Indiana, George M. Wingrove of the 9^th New York, Richard W. Hudson of the 22^nd Pennsylvania and Frank Gerard of the 4^th Wisconsin.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee (pp. 42-43)
In “First Regiment of Cavalry New York State Volunteers (‘Lincoln Cavalry’),” McAfee highlights the unique history of the regiment and its distinctive uniforms. Two portraits illustrate the text, 1^st Lt. Richard G. Prendergast and Corp. Nehemiah H. Mann.

The Confederate Soldier (p. 44)
Levi Pleasant Massey (1837-1918) of the 4^th North Carolina Cavalry was captured on July 4, 1863, at South Mountain, Md., during the retreat after the Battle of Gettysburg. He remained a prisoner of war until Feb. 24, 1865.

Back Cover Story: Confederate Horseman (p. 45)

Sutler’s Row (p. 46)

The Last Shot (p. 48)
A member of the 3^rd New Jersey Cavalry in the rakish uniform distinctive to that uniform poses for his portrait in this albumen print from the Martin Schoenfeld collection.

Inside Back Cover
A quarter-plate ambrotype of a Union cavalryman sitting astride his trusty war horse from the Jeff Cook collection.

Back Cover
A sixth-plate ruby ambrotype from the Jerry Garret collection pictures a Confederate cavalryman or mounted artilleryman sitting on his horse in the middle of a town street. The identity of the soldier and the location of the image are not known.

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A carte-de-visite-sized tintype of a petty officer, most likely a boatswain, aboard Adm. David Farragut’s flagship Hartford from the Steven Karnes collection.

Inside Cover Image
A carte de visite by Samuel Cooley from the Richard Rosenthal collection pictures the shell damaged gun turret of the ironclad Passaic.

Table of Contents (p. 1)

Editor’s Desk (p. 2)
The editor notes that nearly 16 years have passed since MI published an issue dedicated entirely to the navies of the Civil War. More than 100 images are collected here.

A Letter From Ron Field (p. 3)
The author shares his experience of learning that an image in his collection is a fake that was purchased on eBay. He hopes that his experience will serve as a warning to other collectors and urges that we continue sharing images with the collecting fraternity to surface other possible fakes.

Civil War Sailors in Blue From the James Stokes Collection (pp. 4-24)
A total of 58 Union sailor portraits, mostly cartes de visite, are included in this expansive gallery. All of the subjects are enlisted men, and only one is identified: Seaman Edward H. Kenney of the Housatonic and New Ironsides. One of the most unusual images is a carte de visite of a young woman dressed in naval style attire.

Civil War Sailors From the Collections of Our Readers (pp. 25-37)
Another large gallery, mostly cartes de visite, features 27 Union and Confederate portraits of enlisted men and officers. Identified sailors include Landsman David Cesar of the Confederate gunboat Isondiga, Cmdr. Austin Pendergrast of the Congress, Water Witch and Nyack, Acting Ensign James Jordan of the Nyack, Landsman Freeman MacArthur of the Florida and Queen, Marcus (Mark) Lewis of the Michigan and Silver Lake, Confederate Lt. George T. Sinclair, Confederate Midshipman Richard H. Bacot of the Arkansas, Chicora and Neuse, Acting Master’s Mate William H. Gray of the Hastings and Juliet, Landsman Albert H. Angell of the Catskill, Seaman Alex Fraser Jr. of the Choctaw, Confederate 1^st Lt. Charles Manigault Morris, Acting Ensign John R. Russ of the Aroostook, a sailor identified only as Milo Johnson, Seaman William H. Ayles of the Ohio, Colorado, Minnesota, Brandywine and Young America, Sailors William Ramsey and William Brune of the Frolic, Sailor James O. Ormand of the Benton and sailor George M. Early.

More Photographs of the U.S. Steamer Michigan (pp. 38-40)
Images from the Ted Karle collection include four images of the Michigan, which is the first iron-hulled warship in the U.S. navy. Also included are two portraits of men who served on the vessel. One of the men is identified: Pilot William Hinton.

Back Cover Story: Hubbard Taylor Minor Jr., Confederate States Navy (p. 41)
Minor began his service in the 42^nd Tennessee Infantry in November 1862. He left the army eight months later to accept a commission as an acting midshipman and went on to serve the rest of the war in Savannah, Ga., and Charleston, S.C. A leg wound suffered during the capture of the Union gunboat Water Witch on June 3, 1864, was perhaps the highlight of his war service. Minor died in 1874. The story is illustrated with a carte de visite portrait of Minor from the collection of David W. Vaughan.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee (pp. 42-45)
In “Sailors: their uniforms and the collecting of their portraits,” McAfee highlights the distinctive and varied uniforms of the Union navy and reflects on his own collection of images. A total of eight portraits illustrate the text, including two identified photographs: Chaplain Thomas G. Salter and his son, Timothy G.C. Salter.

Sutler’s Row (p. 46)

The Last Shot (p. 48)
An “action” shot of crewmembers exercising with a 12-pounder Dahlgren howitzer on the deck of the monitor Lehigh. The image, a carte de visite by E.G. Fowx of City Point, Va., is part of the Steven Karnes collection.

Inside Back Cover
An unidentified sailor wearing a cap and shirt emblazoned with the name of his vessel, the Essex. The carte de visite by Excelsior Gallery of Memphis, Tenn., is part of the collection of James Stokes.

Back Cover
A carte de visite of Confederate States Navy Midshipman Hubbard Taylor Minor Jr. by Howell & Brown of Savannah, Ga., is part of the David W. Vaughan collection.

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A rare, signed carte de visite of Confederate guerrilla leader Champ Ferguson from the John Sickles collection.

Inside Cover Image
A carte de visite from the Steven Karnes collection features a company of Union soldiers, including a drummer and fifer playing their instruments. The company and location is not known, nor is the photographer identified.

Table of Contents (p. 1)

Editor’s Desk, Inside and Inside Back Cover Details (p. 2)
The editor wishes everyone a great summer. Though the issue was mailed in the summer, the issue date is in the winter. The gap relates to problems with frequency of issues.

Images From the Collection of Jason Puckett (pp. 3-15)
A total of 13 Civil War images, 10 Union, 2 Confederate and one allegiance unknown compose a gallery of representative photographs from the Jason Puckett collection. Three of the subjects have airtight identifications, Lt. William D. Sullivan of the 147^th New York Infantry and

A New Hampshire Tribute by Mark Flenard (pp. 16-17)
Two soldiers from Company C of the 2^nd New Hampshire Infantry are pictured in a portrait that was found by the author in an antiques shop. Though men were originally nameless, the author identified them with the help of the American Civil War Research Data Base. Benjamin F. Chase was killed on July 2, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg. Norton R. Moore died on Aug. 29, 1862, at the Second Battle of Bull Run.

Numbers Prevailed: Lieutenant James Johnston, Company E, 121^st New York Infantry by Scott Valentine (pp. 18-19)
Wounded multiple times during the Civil War, James Walter Johnston suffered a bayonet wound in action during the dramatic assault at the Mule Shoe Salient during the horrific fighting at the Battle of Spotsylvania.

Marsh M. Patrick, 154^th ‘Senior’ Tennessee Infantry CSA (p. 20)
A full-plate tintype from the John Walsh collection pictures Lt. Col. Marsh M. Patrick in an early war militia uniform and shako with plume. Patrick began his war service as captain of Company H, also known as the Crockett Rangers. He later advanced to lieutenant colonel.

The Charlestown City Guard by Ron Field (pp. 21-23)
The City Guard was organized in Charlestown, Mass., in the fall of 1850 and became Company H of the 5^th Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War. A history of this company and its distinctive uniforms are included, and the text is illustrated by an 1857 image that is a composite of portraits of every member of the organization. Two other portraits, an ambrotype of Samuel R. Brintnall and a daguerreotype identified only as “Watson,” are also included.

The Confederate Soldier (p. 24)
An unidentified cavalryman with two holstered Colt Navy .36 caliber revolvers, and a third drawn and prominently displayed, is pictured in a carte de visite copy portrait with a Springfield, Tenn., back mark from the John Sickles collection.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee (pp. 25-33)
In “The Way They Looked,” McAfee considers the average soldier of the Union army. The narrative features a group portrait of an officer and nine enlisted men. A total of 16 more portraits, all cartes de visite from the author’s collection, show a variety of poses, back drops, uniform styles and equipment. Identified images include Thomas Doughty and John Hollings of the 82^nd Pennsylvania Infantry; William Hull, Christopher Soies and John Woodward of the 12^th Connecticut Infantry; Thomas Hughes of the 149^th Indiana Infantry; William Leiby of the 47^th Wisconsin Infantry; Philip M. Roberts of the 102^nd New York Infantry; Frank Benedict of the 124^th New York Infantry and Clarence E. Wilson of the 2^nd New York Infantry.

Stragglers (pp. 34-37)
Six images—5 Union and 1 Confederate—contributed by readers compose this issue’s collection. Included is a carte de visite of an African American soldier, a sergeant who served in the 9^th Wisconsin Infantry, a Corps of Engineers officer, a private with a Model 1861 musket, a Confederate cavalryman and a Union cavalaryman.

Sutler’s Row (p. 38)

The Last Shot (p. 40)
In this circa 1920 postcard an African American woman poses with a Mexican War era Model 1842 percussion pistol. A garbled message on the back of the postcard says she is threatening one Loretta for taking her man or son. Although a non-military image, notes the editor, the presence of a military firearm in the picture makes for an interesting subject.

Inside Back Cover
An unidentified member of the Continental Morgan Guards, Company K, 5^th Virginia Infantry is the subject of a sixth-plate ambrotype from the Mahlon Nichols collection.

Back Cover
Principal Musician William Melford of the 7^th U.S. Infantry Band stands with his bugle in this circa 1898 photograph from the Chris Nelson collection. The 7^th was composed of African American troops. Melford was a major influence on Kansas City jazz.

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A carte de visite from the Don Ryberg collection pictures Capt. Alexander A. McRoberts, left, and Capt. Charles W. Gibbs of the 44^th New York Infantry. Both men were wounded in battle and show evidence of their injuries. McRoberts uses a cane to steady himself from a wound received at Gaines’ Mill, Va., on June 27, 1862. Gibbs, severely wounded at the Second Bull Run on Aug. 30, 1862, has his left arm bandaged and reinforced by a splint.

Inside Cover Image
A sixth-plate ambrotype from the David W. Vaughan collection is a portrait of an unknown Confederate sergeant. The photograph was obtained from a Virginia estate.

Table of Contents (p. 1)

Editor’s Desk, Front and Back cover details (p. 2)
The editor wishes everyone a Happy Holiday season.

Captain Jacob Voorhees, 58^th Indiana Volunteer Infantry by Matthew Rector (pp. 3-7)
Jacob Everest Voorhees (1838-1907) is pictured in seven photographs that range from a portrait of him in civilian clothes made prior to his enlistment in 1861 to him in uniform to several post-war photographs. Voorhees began his war service as a second lieutenant in Company E in November in 1861. Not long afterwards, he was detached to serve in the Pioneer Brigade of the Army of the Cumberland. He served in this capacity at the Battle of Stones River, where members of the brigade repulsed numerous Confederate assaults. Voorhees survived the fight and the rest of the war. He mustered out as a captain in November 1864.

Inside the Sutler’s Tent (pp. 8-9)
An unusual carte de visite from the Matthew Rector collection features five men inside a sutler’s tent. One of the gents is Abraham P. Voorhees, a Terre Haute, Ind., merchant and the father of Jacob Voorhees of the 58^th Indiana Infantry.

Confederate Images from the Collection of Domenick Serrano (pp. 10-17)
Eight ambrotypes and tintypes of Southerners in gray include one identified soldier, James Buchannon McCutchan of the 5^th Virginia Infantry. He was wounded in the head at Chancellorsville on May 3, 1863, and was captured at Morton’s Ford, Va., on Feb. 7, 1864. He was sent to Fort Delaware and released on June 12, 1865.

William A. Hammond, Surgeon General, United States Army (pp. 18-19)
A quarter-plate daguerreotype by the studio of Mathew Brady is a portrait of Asst. Surg. Hammond shortly after he entered the U.S. army in June 1849. The image is part of the collection of Jules Martino. A brief sketch of his Civil War service accompanied by a wartime portrait is included.

Captain Gabe Alexander 2^nd Kentucky Cavalry, C.S.A. by John Sickles (p. 20)
In the autumn of 1862, noted Confederate Col. John Hunt Morgan recruited Alexander, who became captain and commander of Company H of the 2^nd. The company was detached to stay in Kentucky and ride south to divert Union troopers while Morgan embarked on his infamous raids of 1863. Alexander eventually joined the notorious raider Sur Mundy, and died in late July 1863 after being shot in the head by federals of the 12^th Ohio Cavalry.

Soldier Poets in Gray by John Sickles (pp. 21-24)
Three poems include “Toast of Morgan’s Men” by Capt. Patrick Henry Thorpe of the 2^nd Kentucky Cavalry, “The Letter That Came Too Late” by Col. William S. Hawkins of the 11^th battalion Tennessee Cavalry and “Morgan’s War Song” by Brig. Gen. Basil Duke. The trio of poems are illustrated with wartime cartes de visite from the author’s collection.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee (pp. 25-30)
In “Army Chaplains,” McAfee describes the origins of the plain uniform worn by Union men of the cloth and illustrates the text with 11 portraits. The identified images include Thomas Mooney of the 69^th New York State Militia, Sullivan Weston of the 7^th New York State Militia, Augustus Woodbury of the 1^st Rhode Island Infantry, John Pierpont of the 22^nd Massachusetts Infantry, John Harvey of the 62^nd New York Infantry, Edward Lord of the 110^th New York Infantry, Peter Franklin Jones of the 1^st New York Infantry, Lyman Bliss of the 51^st New York Infantry and Louis Napoleon Boudrye (also spelled Beaudry) of the 5^th New York Cavalry.

The Confederate Soldier (p. 31)
A hard plate image from the David W. Vaughan pictures a young volunteer armed with a musket and revolver and wearing a Corsican cap.

Stragglers (pp. 32-37)
Eight images—5 Union, 1 Confederate, 1 pre-war and 1 post-war—contributed by readers compose this issue’s collection. Included is an ambrotype believed to be Corp. Charles Davis Jr. of the 20^th New York State Militia, a carte de visite believed to be noted poet and author Col. Charles G. Halpine, Pvt. John VanAkan (also known as VanAiken) of the 20^th New York State Militia, E.M. Longbothan of the 11^th Alabama Cavalry and Will Mosher Clark of the 65^th New York Infantry.

Sutler’s Row (p. 38)

The Last Shot (p. 39)
A Union trooper grips his cavalry saber and is armed with what appear to be a pair of Starr Arms Co. Single Action 1858 Army revolvers. The hard plate image is part of the Marty Schoenfeld collection.

Inside Back Cover
A quarter-plate tintype from the Steven Karnes collection features a Wisconsin soldier armed with a converted Model 1816 musket and a pocket bible.

Back Cover
A carte de visite from the Karl Sundstrom collection shows Confederate guerilla leader Champ Ferguson and his Michigan guards. Ferguson was later convicted of war crimes and hung. His likeness was featured on the front cover of MI, Volume XXX, Number 4.

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A quarter-plate ambrotype from the Liljenquist Family Collection at the Library of Congress features an African American artilleryman poses in front of a camp scene backdrop. He wears a shell jacket with shoulder scales and is armed with a holstered revolver.

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A half-plate ambrotype from the Liljenquist Family Collection at the Library of Congress features two Confederate soldiers in semi-military garb. One soldier totes a single-shot pistol and the other a Ben McCullough Colt revolver.

Table of Contents (p. 1)

Editor’s Desk (p. 2)
The editor presents a selection of Civil War photographs from the Liljenquist Family Collection. Acquired by the Library of Congress in 2010, the collection of more than 700 images of soldiers in blue and gray.

Front and Back cover details (p. 3)
Additional information is provided about the images pictured on the front and back covers.

Legacy: The Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photography at the Library of Congress (pp. 4-38)
A total of 36 images are displayed. In most cases, each page is dedicated to a single photograph. All the images contain very brief captions that include a 5-10 word title and the photographic format. Identified soldiers are featured in nine of the images.

A Chain Letter Solves a Chasseur Mystery by Ted Karle (pp. 39-40)
The author, who has long been puzzled by the gold chain that hangs from the front of coats worn by many French-inspired Chasseur uniforms, believes he has discovered their purpose. According to an 1861 soldier letter purchased by Karle, the chain held a priming wire. Corp. Henry W. Warren of the 18^th Massachusetts Infantry penned the letter in December 1861. Three Chasseur images illustrate the story.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee (pp. 41-43)
In “Sometimes You’re Right…Sometimes You’re Not!” McAfee reflects on the frustration of finding so many unidentified photographs, and shares two experiences where he tentatively identified Union soldiers. As the headline suggests, success can be hit or miss. And in McAfee’s case, downright embarrassing.

The Confederate Soldier (p. 44)
A sixth-plate ambrotype from the Liljenquist Family Collection at the Library of Congress pictures a young Confederate soldier with a tin drum canteen and drinking cup.

Sutler’s Row (p. 39)

The Last Shot (p. 48)
George and Samuel Detrick are pictured in civilian clothes in a sixteenth-plate tintype in the shape of an oval broach. George served in the 23^rd Ohio Infantry and was killed in action at South Mountain, Md., on Sept. 14, 1862. Samuel, who served in the 63^rd Pennsylvania Infantry, survived the war.

Inside Back Cover
A ninth-plate ambrotype from the Liljenquist Family Collection at the Library of Congress features two Union soldiers sharing a good smoke.

Back Cover
A ninth-plate ambrotype from the Liljenquist Family Collection at the Library of Congress features a Confederate artillerist uniformed in a gray shell jacket with red trim on the cuffs and a gray cap with a red hatband.

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Vol. XXXI, No. 1
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A carte de visite of a Union soldier and his canine companion from the Steve Karnes collection.

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A sailor with a Krag rifle, posed in front of a painted backdrop, from the Jules Martino collection.

Table of Contents (p. 1)

Editor’s Desk (p. 2)
The editor introduces two new departments, Vignette from the Naval War, 1861-65, by historian Ron Field, and a selection of unidentified images titled What’s My Name?

Front and Back cover details (p. 3)
Additional information is provided about the images pictured on the front and back covers.

What’s My Name? Unidentified Images From The David W. Vaughan Collection (pp. 4-11)
A total of 8 images, a combination of hard plates and cartes de visite, pictures Union and Confederate soldiers whose names have become separated from their likenesses. Included in the grouping are five Confederate officers, two images of Union officers and a portrait of a Native American dressed in a double-breasted federal frock coat.

Colonel Frank Wolford, 1^st Kentucky Cavalry USA by John Sickles (pp. 12-12)
Wolford, who organized the 1^st in the summer of 1861, was among a contingent of Union officers who accepted the surrender of John Hunt Morgan on July 26, 1863. Upon his surrender, Morgan gave his silver spurs to Wolford. Less than a year later, Wolford was dismissed from the army after publicly criticizing President Abraham Lincoln. Two portraits of Wolford illustrate the profile, both from the author’s collection.

Morgan’s Commissary Officer by John Sickles (pp. 14-15)
A carte de visite of Kentuckian Theodore B. Boyd (1834-1909) is accompanied by a summary of his military service. A staff officer to generals John Breckenridge and Braxton Bragg, Boyd eventually joined the staff of John Hunt Morgan. He was captured with Morgan in July 1863 and spent the rest of the war in the Confederate officer’s prison at Fort Delaware, Del.

The Many Faces of Captain Henry Blake Hays, 6^th United States Cavalry by David M. Neville (pp. 16-17)
Four images of Hays, who served as ordnance officer on the staff of Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton, are pictured. Each image is accompanied by a brief caption.

William N. Brady: Master of the Yard by Ron Field (pp. 18-20)
Brady (1809-1887), a career navy officer, served two stints as the master of the Brooklyn Navy Yard: From 1843-1853, and again from 1858-1865. Newspaper reports described him as “a cool head to attend to and direct anything,” and a man of “precision and energy.” He is perhaps best known for his 1841 book for early-career American naval officers, The Kedge Anchor, or Young Sailors’ Assistant. Two portraits illustrate his story.

Midshipman Nathaniel Prickett of the Brazil Squadron (p. 21)
In 1850, two years after midshipman Prickett sat for the daguerreotype shown here, he died in Rio de Janeiro while on duty with the Brazil Squadron. Image from the David W. Vaughan collection.

Disaster @ Fort Monroe (pp. 22-23)
An image of a 12-inch coastal gun and its crew at Fort Monroe was taken prior to 1910. On July 21 of that year, an accidental gun explosion at the fortress killed an undetermined number of men.

William C. Armor, Aide-De-Camp, 2^nd Division, 20^th Army Corps by David M. Neville (pp. 24-25)
William Crawford Armor (1842-1911) served on the staff of Maj. Gen. John White Geary. Armor survived wounds below the knee at Antietam and in the right hand at Chancellorsville. He went on to participate in the campaigns of Chattanooga, Atlanta, Savannah and the Carolinas. He ended the war as a captain with a brevet, or honorary rank, of major. The profile is illustrated with portraits of Armor and Geary.

Passed From His Sight: An Incident in The Military Career of Captain Augustus Michaelis by Scott Valentine (pp. 26-27)
Michaelis, the captain and commander of Company I of the 45^th New York Infantry, was eyewitness to an unusual event in his Virginia camp during the early evening of May 2, 1863. A huge stag emerged from a wooded area, soon followed by a menagerie of wild animals. This surreal scene was followed by gray soldiers and the rebel yell—and thus began Michaelis’s Chancellorsville experience. A carte de visite of Capt. Michaelis is part of the author’s collection.

Uniforms & History by Michael J. McAfee (pp. 28-29)
In “Just Before the Battle…,” McAfee examines the uniforms of the 8^th New York State Militia at Bull Run. A portrait of an unidentified sergeant from the regiment and a Mathew Brady image of men from the 8^th titled, “Arlington Heights July 16^th 1861” is included.

Stragglers (pp. 30-36)
A grouping of seven images submitted by readers is included in this installment of the popular department, including a bugler from the 1^st Delaware Cavalry, a soldier in the 10^th Ohio Independent Company Sharpshooters, a federal sergeant major and two young Confederate soldiers.

Sutler’s Row (p. 39)

The Last Shot (p. 40)
A tintype from the Jules Martino collection features two injured men—one is missing an arm and the other has a gauze-like wrapping of brace around his neck.

Inside Back Cover
A carte de visite of a Civil War band with a fort in the background by itinerant photographer C.G. Blatt of Bernville, Pa., is part of the Donald Bates Sr. collection.

Back Cover
A woman holds an image of a soldier housed in a composition frame. The soldier is probably her husband. This tintype is part of the Liljenquist Family Collection at the Library of Congress.