Fallen but not Forgotten – Pvt. Henderson Taborn, Co. A, 5th USCI
During the mid-nineteenth century, Oberlin, Ohio, known as a “hotbed of [...]
Fallen, but not Forgotten: Pvt. James Chaney, Co. I, 1st USCI
Historians estimate that perhaps as many as twenty percent of Civil [...]
Dying Far From Home – Pvt. Edward Williams, Co. C, 6th USCI
During the Civil War, soldiers sometimes attempted to describe the nature [...]
Fallen, But Not Forgotten – Pvt. Emanuel Patterson, Co. D, 6th USCI
On October 10, 1858, Emanuel Patterson stood beside Elizabeth Perrill in the [...]
Dying Far From Home – Pvt. Thomas Young, Co. A, 5th USCI
African Americans in mid-nineteenth century America experienced the road to [...]
“Displayed the Greatest Courage:” Lt. James B. Backup, Co. I, 36th USCI
Image Courtesy of the Pamplin Historical Park Too often, when [...]
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 [...]