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Nurse transcribing soldier's letter

‘Weary of So Much Suffering’: Letters from the Sheridan Field Hospital

by Jonathan A. Noyalas12/21/20232/5/2024

Nurse Jane Boswell Moore wrote poignant letters about her interactions with the patients of this Winchester, Va., hospital.

Jackson leads troops on horseback

A Raw Look at Confederate Soldiers at First Manassas

by Harry Smeltzer7/11/20237/10/2023

Harper’s Weekly cover showing Captain Strong's encounter

A Wisconsin Officer’s Tale Gained Him Acclaim and a Promotion. But It Probably Never Happened.

by Marc Storch and Kevin Hampton3/23/20233/23/2023

Ellen Gibson Hobart

Who Was the US Army’s First Female Chaplain? Hint: It Was During the Civil War

by John P. Deeben12/8/20222/27/2023

He Trained Behind Cannons. Then They Sent Him to the Front Lines

by Jonathan A. Noyalas6/9/20224/29/2024