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Author Archives: Melissa A. Winn

Melissa A. Winn is a writer, editor, photographer, and collector of Civil War photographs. She’s a member of the Professional Photographers Association, Authors Guild, and the Center for Civil War Photography. She’s also an avid runner and triathlete.

Posted inExclusive

Bullets Thick as Hail: A Surviving Union Soldier’s Letter About Antietam

by Melissa A. Winn9/15/20229/19/2022
Pickett’s Charge reenactment, 1963
Posted inReview

‘Gettysburg 1963’ Book Review: Centennial Celebration in a Divided Nation

by Melissa A. Winn9/9/20229/9/2022
Quantrill Raid, Lawrence, Kansas
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‘I Will Shoot’: Three Gritty Letters Describe the Civil War’s Reality

by Melissa A. Winn9/6/20227/21/2022
Moorefield, WV battle site
Posted inTravel

Moorefield, West Virginia: Confederate Bastion in the Union State

by Melissa A. Winn9/1/20229/6/2022
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Centreville: A Virginia Village Destroyed by the Civil War

by Melissa A. Winn8/11/20228/18/2022
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‘How I Love the Old Flag’ 

by Melissa A. Winn7/15/20227/20/2022
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‘The Storm of War Broke Upon Us’: Three Soldier Letters Bring the Horrors of Battle Back Home

by Melissa A. Winn7/12/20229/6/2022
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Union Field Music at Gettysburg

by Melissa A. Winn7/8/20229/27/2022
Posted inReview

Book Review: Gettysburg / Three Days That Saved the United States

by Melissa A. Winn6/23/20224/26/2024
View from Henry Hill at Manassas Battlefield
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Data Center Threatens Manassas

by Melissa A. Winn6/2/20226/2/2022

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