Faces of War
Published: 1/2/25
“Colonel Pontoon” Reunites With His Son
The story of a Union officer and his teenaged son is told through a surviving Civil War photograph.
Published: 10/2/24
With the Sanitary Commission at Belle Plain
A wartime photograph sheds light on the civilian volunteer organization called the U.S. Sanitary Commission.
Published: 8/2/24
A Captured Weapon Freed
A photograph of Confederate soldier Charles Stephen Prescott Hill sheds light on the story of a captured sword.