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Tour Arlington National Cemetery’s Civil War History on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at 1 P.M.

Join us for a free tour of key Civil War sections at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday, March 9, 2024, rain or shine. We’ll meet at the Visitor Center entrance at 1 p.m. for a 2.5-hour walking tour of Sections 1 and 2, and around Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. 

Leading our tour is Jim Garrett, senior guide and trainer for Unscripted Tours. Jim led us on a Lincoln assassination tour last year, and two years ago, different sections of Arlington. 

If you are in town for the D.C. Antique Photo, Postcard & Civil War Show (Sunday, March 8), in the D.C. area, or plan on visiting the city, join us! For you show-goers, we’ll finish the tour with plenty of time for you to grab dinner and visit dealer rooms the evening before the show.

From our guide, Jim: “Plan on 2 1/2 miles of walking. We’ll see lots of unexpected sites. Our Arlington tour is rated by Viator as one of the top 20 tours (of all kinds of tours, food, white water, ghost, etc.) in America!”

For more information and questions, please contact Ron Coddington at militaryimages@gmail.com, Facebook message or text/voice at 703-568-1616.

Hope you can join us! I look forward to seeing you in person on the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery.

—Ronald S. Coddington, Editor and Publisher

Photo credits: Library of Congress, National Portrait Gallery

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Civil War Nurses Exhibit Opens at Carnegie Free Library

On February 14, 2026, the traveling exhibit Faces of Civil War Nurses opened to a warm welcome at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie, Pa., just outside Pittsburgh.

Presented in partnership by Military Images and the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, the exhibit features 20 life-size portraits of women who served as nurses during the Civil War—bringing viewers face-to-face with the caregivers who tended the wounded and dying in hospitals, camps, and on the battlefield.

The Carnegie installation marks the second stop for the exhibition following its premiere at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office in Washington, D.C.

Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall .

A Record-Setting Opening

The Valentine’s Day opening program exceeded expectations in every way.

According to program coordinator Jon-Erik Gilot, the event set an attendance record for the library’s long-running Second Saturday Civil War Series, which began in 2014.

Coddington, left, with Jon-Erik Gilot.

The audience reflected the library’s broad educational mission. While many were Civil War enthusiasts, others came simply out of curiosity and a love of lifelong learning. Despite limited parking and a busy weekend, the room filled quickly, and late arrivals continued to stream in after the program began.

Bringing the Nurses to Life

The opening presentation explored the stories behind the images and the larger effort to identify, research, and interpret the visual record of Civil War nurses. The strong turnout—and the many thoughtful comments afterward—underscored the growing public interest in the human side of Civil War photography.

As Gilot noted, the program “set a high bar not just for attendance, but for content and quality,” and the enthusiastic response highlighted the power of portrait photography to connect modern audiences with the past.

Continuing the Journey

Faces of Civil War Nurses continues its run in Carnegie through May 9, offering visitors a rare opportunity to encounter these women at full scale and learn about their service and sacrifice.

The success of the opening affirms the exhibit’s mission: to honor the caregivers of the Civil War and to share their stories with communities across the country.

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Adams County Library Joins the Military Images Education Program

Delighted to share exciting news from the Military Images community: Adams County Library has become the 58th participant in our Civil War History Education Program, thanks to the generosity and enthusiasm of Michele Behan.

Huzzah!

Michele, an avid image collector with a deep passion for research, documentation, and sharing knowledge, has long been an outstanding member of the collecting community. Her commitment to supporting public history—and the historians, librarians, archivists, educators, and frontline interpreters who sustain it—is inspiring. Her sponsorship enables Adams County Library to receive complimentary subscriptions to Military Images, ensuring that patrons and staff have access to high-quality visual resources that illuminate the people and stories of the Civil War.

You can see and learn about one of Michele’s images—a unique view by Mathew Brady of an injured officer and another officer—in the Stragglers section of our Winter 2026 issue.

About Adams County Library

Located in the heart of historic Pennsylvania, Adams County Library has long been a resource for researchers exploring the region’s rich Civil War heritage. We’re honored to welcome them into the program and look forward to supporting their mission of preserving and sharing history.

About the MI Education Program

The Kenneth J. Bertholf Jr. Civil War History Education Program was created to provide access to Military Images content for institutions and individuals connected to Civil War history. These include museums, libraries, battlefield staff, tour guides, educators, and independent scholars. Each subscription puts trustworthy visual scholarship in the hands of those who interpret the past for the public today.

This work is possible entirely through the generosity of our subscribers and other supporters. If you would like to help expand access and bring more institutions into the program, please consider making a contribution.