Dying Far From Home – Sgt. Richard Servant, Co. D, 6th USCI
Although our soldier-focused articles are often titled “Dying Far From [...]
Dying Far From Home – Lt. William W. Moore, Co. C, 38th USCI
Image courtesy of Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of [...]
Dying Far From Home – Pvt. Joseph S. Money, Co. C, 6th USCI
Conscripting (drafting) men for United States military service and the expanded [...]
Dying Far From Home – Pvt. William Roy Wright, Co. B, 5th USCI
The obvious purpose of Civil War-era’s minie ball was to inflict [...]
Is that You, Lt. Hoag?
Image courtesy of the Library of Congress. When I first [...]
Dying Far From Home – Corp. James A. Kane, Co. C, 6th USCI
Drafted! Imagine getting word that the government demanded your service in [...]
Dying Far From Home – Pvt. John Miles, Co. B, 38th USCI
When the Civil War began in 1861, many men enlisted [...]
Dying Far From Home: Sgt. Jacob A. Moss, Co. H, 5th USCI
What’s in a name? For a Civil War soldier, in a [...]
Dying Far From Home – Pvt. Perry Hamilton, Co. K, 6th USCI
The 6th United States Colored Infantry (USCI) recruited its soldiers [...]
“Will Miss Him Sadly:” Capt. Samuel W. Vannuys, Co. E, 4th USCI
The research process often uncovers helpful evidence that fill in [...]