By Robert Hancock, Senior Curator
This armor breastplate was taken from an officer in the 5th New York Cavalry on May 24, 1862, during the First Battle of Winchester, part of “Stonewall” Jackson’s Valley Campaign. The
By Robert Hancock, Senior Curator
This armor breastplate was taken from an officer in the 5th New York Cavalry on May 24, 1862, during the First Battle of Winchester, part of “Stonewall” Jackson’s Valley Campaign. The
Today we launch a new blog series - #AskACWM - where we bring the best and most interesting questions we get on social media and put them to our staff to respond. To kick things off, we have a tweet.
By Guest Blogger Brig. Gen. John Mountcastle
On April 3, 1865, Federal troops prepared to march into Richmond. A cavalry detachment under Majors Stevens and Graves moved up the Osborne Turnpike, east of Richmond. Here
By John Coski, Historian
Waite Rawls’ May 12th “House 200” program on President Jefferson Davis’ military aides who occasionally worked at the Confederate executive mansion begs an obvious question: Was there any kind of guard
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