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Military Images Our mission: To showcase, interpret and preserve historic military images of U.S. soldiers and sailors. More information at militaryimagesmagazine.com.
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Military Images is the only magazine in America solely dedicated to showcasing, interpreting and preserving portrait photos of Civil War soldiers and sailors. Our focus is photography, personal accounts and material culture of this period in American history. Established in 1979, MI is published quarterly in print and online.

07/21/2026

LIFE ON THE CIVIL WAR RESEARCH TRAIL.—
Their Fathers Made the Republic, Their Sons Were Its Saviors

Benjamin Franklin Whitehouse of the 1st Ohio Heavy Artillery was a proud member of the Grand Army of the Republic. As the years passed, and the veterans' hair grayed, Whitehouse wrote of their sacrifices and contributions. Here's a sampling from his papers.

Life on the Civil War Research Trail is hosted by Ronald S. Coddington, Editor and Publisher of Military Images magazine. Learn more about our mission to showcase, interpret and preserve Civil War portrait photography at militaryimagesmagazine.com and shopmilitaryimages.com.

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This episode is brought to you in part by Richard Ferry Military Antiques. "When you cease to honor your heroes, you cease to produce them." Learn more at https://floridaconfederate.com

The program is recorded in Streamyard and produced in Canva. Images for this series are sourced from private collectors who have contributed to Military Images magazine, public collections in the Library of Congress, the National Portrait Gallery, the National Archives, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and many other repositories. For questions about sources, please contact [email protected].

YOUR EVENING IMAGE FIX.—Dressed in plumed hats and overshirts, these men may be Texas or Mississippi cavalrymen accordin...
07/21/2026

YOUR EVENING IMAGE FIX.—
Dressed in plumed hats and overshirts, these men may be Texas or Mississippi cavalrymen according to late collector and dealer William A. Turner. Their ages suggest a father and son who enlisted in defense of the new Confederate States of America.
Sixth plate ambrotype by an unidentified photographer. Bobby McCoy Collection.

NEWS FROM THE FRONTLINES OF HISTORY—We’re proud to announce that the combined organizations of the Woman’s Relief Corps,...
07/21/2026

NEWS FROM THE FRONTLINES OF HISTORY—
We’re proud to announce that the combined organizations of the Woman’s Relief Corps, Logan’s Brigade, and the General John A. Logan Museum has joined the Kenneth J. Bertholf Jr. Civil War History Education Program—our 66th member!

The addition of these organizations puts another subscription into workers on the front lines of history— a growing network of battlefields, museums, libraries, archives, and historic sites committed to preserving and sharing the stories of the American past through education, research, and public engagement.

The Bertholf Program provides participating institutions with complimentary subscriptions to Military Images magazine and educational resources focused on Civil War portrait photography and material culture. The program is open to national battlefields, historical sites, and non-profit organizations connected to American history.

Learn more: https://militaryimagesmagazine.com/2023/11/30/the-kenneth-j-bertholf-jr-civil-war-history-education-program/

Fund a participating site or organization: https://shopmilitaryimages.com/collections/support-history/products/the-kenneth-j-bertholf-jr-civil-war-history-education-program

Want to nominate a deserving group? Contact [email protected].

Participating institutions currently include sites and organizations such as Gettysburg National Military Park, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, the Library of Congress, the National Portrait Gallery, and many others across the country.

We’re grateful to every supporter helping to connect students of the Civil War and American history through period portrait photography.

07/20/2026

LIFE ON THE CIVIL WAR RESEARCH TRAIL.—
Lee after Gettysburg: "We must let those people alone for the present—we'll try them again some other time"

On July 5, 1863, Corp. William S. White and his fellow artillerists in the Richmond Howitzers withdrew from Pennsylvania to Virginia in the wake of the loss at the Battle of Gettysburg. White overheard Gen. Robert E. Lee talking to Gen. Richard Ewell. Here's what Lee said.

Life on the Civil War Research Trail is hosted by Ronald S. Coddington, Editor and Publisher of Military Images magazine. Learn more about our mission to showcase, interpret and preserve Civil War portrait photography at militaryimagesmagazine.com and shopmilitaryimages.com.

Watch on youtube.com/ or ad-free on HistoryFix: historyfix.com/life-on-the-civil-war-research-trail

This episode is brought to you in part by The Excelsior Brigade, dealers in fine Civil War memorabilia. See their latest additions at excelsiorbrigade.com.

The program is recorded in Streamyard and produced in Canva. Images for this series are sourced from private collectors who have contributed to Military Images magazine, public collections in the Library of Congress, the National Portrait Gallery, the National Archives, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and many other repositories. For questions about sources, please contact [email protected].

YOUR EVENING IMAGE FIX.—A Bowie and book—perhaps a Bible—suggest God and country motivated this bearded Southron to join...
07/18/2026

YOUR EVENING IMAGE FIX.—
A Bowie and book—perhaps a Bible—suggest God and country motivated this bearded Southron to join the army. Of note is the handsome leather haversack hanging at his side.

Ninth-plate tintype by an anonymous photographer. John Robella Collection.

07/17/2026

LIFE ON THE CIVIL WAR RESEARCH TRAIL.—
“Little Phil” Remembers Appomattox and Grant

Major Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan, known as "Little Phil" to his friends, had a big personality—and a front row seat at the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee to Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. In his 1885 memoirs, Sheridan recalls the event, and Grant's character as a man and a leader.

Life on the Civil War Research Trail is hosted by Ronald S. Coddington, Editor and Publisher of Military Images magazine. Learn more about our mission to showcase, interpret and preserve Civil War portrait photography at militaryimagesmagazine.com and shopmilitaryimages.com.

This episode is brought to you in part by Fleischer's Auctions, a premier destination for fine antiques, art, and Americana. Check out the latest: fleischersauctions.com

The program is recorded in Streamyard and produced in Canva. Images for this series are sourced from private collectors who have contributed to Military Images magazine, public collections in the Library of Congress, the National Portrait Gallery, the National Archives, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and many other repositories. For questions about sources, please contact [email protected].

YOUR EVENING IMAGE FIX.—With a First National flag pinned to the breast of his plain, nine-button jacket, this unidentif...
07/16/2026

YOUR EVENING IMAGE FIX.—
With a First National flag pinned to the breast of his plain, nine-button jacket, this unidentified Confederate stares with steadfast determination at the camera. He wears an early war plain nine-button jacket with collar turned down, and holds a Model 1842 musket. Unusually, he is seated on a wide, upholstered parlor chair.

Sixth-plate ambrotype by an unidentified photographer. Paul Reeder Collection.

See more of Paul's collection: https://www.militaryimagesmagazine-digital.com/2025/11/23/southern-exposures-confederate-images-from-the-paul-reeder-collection/

07/16/2026

LIFE ON THE CIVIL WAR RESEARCH TRAIL.—
Lee's Gettysburg After-Action Report: 6 Takeaways

A subscriber recently commented: "Did Lee or his Chief of Staff write an after action report that survives? That would be a great insightful document." He did, and the entire report is 7,406 words long. I read it, and found six takeaways to share.

Life on the Civil War Research Trail is hosted by Ronald S. Coddington, Editor and Publisher of Military Images magazine. Learn more about our mission to showcase, interpret and preserve Civil War portrait photography at militaryimagesmagazine.com and shopmilitaryimages.com.

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The program is recorded in Streamyard and produced in Canva. Images for this series are sourced from private collectors who have contributed to Military Images magazine, public collections in the Library of Congress, the National Portrait Gallery, the National Archives, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and many other repositories. For questions about sources, please contact [email protected].

YOUR EVENING IMAGE FIX.—Frontier Wife, Harsh Military LifeUnlike other army wives, Nancy Davenport Sibley never enjoyed ...
07/16/2026

YOUR EVENING IMAGE FIX.—
Frontier Wife, Harsh Military Life

Unlike other army wives, Nancy Davenport Sibley never enjoyed the relative comforts of big city military garrisons. During her 38 years of marriage to Brig. Gen. Caleb Chase Sibley, she mostly lived in isolated frontier posts. The daughter of a Mackinac Island, Mich., fur trader and farmer, she had married Sibley in 1831, just two years after he had graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

At the start of the Civil War, Sibley commanded a battalion at Matagorda Bay, Texas. Compelled to surrender his forces to Confederate Gen. Earl Van Dorn, Sibley was exchanged and sent to New York. He was eventually paroled and served in non-combat assignments for the remainder of hostilities. He died in 1869. Nancy lived until 1903.

Carte de visite by an anonymous photographer of Sibley with Nancy, left, and two of their children. Tom Glass collection.

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