Those beautifully vivid 19th century photos–the imagery so sharp you feel as if you can touch the fabric, the buttons, the hair–required people to remain…
A photo of Grant’s aide Rawlins and his family, posted on Sean McLachlan’s Civil War Horror blog, struck me as being remarkably similar to this,…
If he had lived, Colonel Robert Gould Shaw would certainly have been the most handsome Civil War general, for his beautiful face and his gallant…
Une belle laide, literally “a beautiful ugly,” is not a phrase you would think to apply to a Civil War general…. Une belle laide, literally…
Being judge & jury has its advantages: I choose the winner. But these other gentlemen, from comments here and on CW Sesquicentennial Network, offer Gen.…
The winner of the Most Handsome Civil War General sweepstakes: U.S. Grant, in this picture. The hat, the frock coat and vest, his expression, the…