civil war

Recounting The Civil War Through Letters

Virginia Prescott — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:11:40 +0000

In 2002, Concord Monitor writer Mike Pride received a letter in the mail mentioning two pieces of authentic Civil War correspondence. A Civil War buff since he was a teenager, Mike soon discovered that New Hampshire was teeming with historic accounts of the soldiers and families that served in the Union Army.

Unknown No More: Identifying A Civil War Soldier

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:53:00 +0000

A Washington, D.C.-area collector and his family have donated more than 1,000 Civil War photographs to the Library of Congress. But you won't find the men in these photos in history books — they're enlisted soldiers, and most of them are unidentified.

In one striking photo, the man depicted has crazy sideburns, a steady expression, and very clear eyes — maybe gray, or perhaps blue. He holds a rifled musket at his side. He is a Union soldier in the Civil War.

The Civil War Era's Kardashian

Virginia Prescott — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:11:49 +0000

We talk with Michael Foster about his book, "A Dangerous Woman," a profile of the first American celebrity.