Common Soldier

We’ll Keep the Light On for You: A Tale of Two Lighthouse Keepers

by Brian Kowell

Posted on October 20, 2026

October 2026 CVBT History Wire – “The Stretcher is Waiting for Me”: Wounds on Central Virginia’s Battlefields – Part I

by Tim Talbott

Posted on October 17, 2026

Private Ware and the Expedition to Forsyth

by ECW Guest Post

Posted on October 15, 2026

“Ready to meet the rebels”: Illinois & the Response to Lincoln’s 1862 Call for Volunteers

by Devan Sommerville

Posted on October 14, 2026

A Brothers Story of the Civil War

by Evan Portman

Posted on September 25, 2026

ECW News: New documentary explores the story of the 154th New York

by Chris Mackowski

Posted on September 20, 2026

“How Dare You Ask Me to Surrender:” Capt. Theodore Gregg Refuses Capture at the Crater

by Tim Talbott

Posted on August 31, 2026

Through the Storm: A Western Virginia Family’s Escape

by ECW Guest Post

Posted on August 19, 2026

On the trail of Lieutenant Colonel David Armstrong McHolland

by ECW Guest Post

Posted on August 13, 2026