Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Civil War Soldier Pastimes

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  In our modern era of high-tech devices and rapid transit, many citizens are now seeking ways to pass the time while also attempting to mit...
Monday, April 26, 2021

The Black Regiment by George Henry Boker

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The Black Regiment by George Henry Boker Dark as the clouds of even, Ranked in the western heaven, Waiting the breath that lifts All the dre...
Sunday, April 25, 2021

Negro Quarters, Army of the James

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This woodcut image of winter quarters belonging to USCT soldiers in the Army of the James appeared in the February 25, 1864 issue of Harper...
Saturday, April 24, 2021

The Negro on the Fence

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Before African Americans were allowed to enlist in the Union army, a sentiment among whites prevailed in the free states that the service of...
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Sunday, April 18, 2021

A Man Knows a Man

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 Courtesy of Harper's Weekly , April 22, 1865
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Thursday, April 15, 2021

Casualties for the 38th USCI at the Battle of New Market Heights

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  Some historians have argued that the Confederate defenders fell back from their position along New Market Heights after receiving orders t...
Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Missing in Action

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  Civil War battle casualty reports usually included those men who were killed, wounded, or missing. Of those categories, those soldiers who...
Monday, April 12, 2021

Medal of Honor Spotlight - Sgt. William H. Barnes, Co. C, 38th USCI

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Over the last few days I've been working my way through the service records of the 38th United States Colored Infantry to find casualtie...
Sunday, April 4, 2021

Recent Acquisitions to My Library

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A few weeks ago I made a trip up to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to pick up some loaned artifacts that we will be featuring in a temporary exhi...
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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Picket Duty

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  Picket duty during the Petersburg Campaign was one of the most trying responsibilities that a Civil War soldier faced. Whether he was figh...
Sunday, March 28, 2021

Clara Barton Comments on USCTs

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 I just finished reading Donald C. Pfanz's book Clara Barton's Civil War: Between Bullet and Hospital . While working at the Point o...
Thursday, March 25, 2021

A Memento of Misery

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  Among the many unusual artifacts in the collections of Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier there is a...
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Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Dying Far From Home - Lt. William W. Moore, Co. C, 38th USCI

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Lt. William W. Moore was only 23 or 24 years old when his life ended violently on September 29, 1864, at the Battle of New Market Heights. S...
Thursday, March 18, 2021

Dying Far From Home - Pvt. Joseph S. Money, Co. C, 6th USCI

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  Conscripting (drafting) men for United States military service and the expanded enlistment of African Americans following the Emancipation...
Sunday, March 14, 2021

Dying Far From Home - Pvt. William Roy Wright, Co. B, 5th USCI

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  The obvious purpose of Civil War-era’s minie ball was to inflict damage. The soft lead bullet traveled at a relatively slow speed (about 9...
Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Zooming in on a USCT Camp Scene

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Many of the photographs found in the Library of Congress' "Civil War Glass Negatives and Related Prints" collection that conta...