Common Soldier

“Dear Lady…I Salute You”: John V. Hadley’s Letter Greetings & Closings

by Sarah Kay Bierle

Posted on February 14, 2023

Matrimonials: Civil War Era Love and Distance Matchmaking

by Neil P. Chatelain

Posted on February 14, 2023

Escaped New Orleans slave made a good Maine soldier

by Brian Swartz

Posted on February 10, 2023

Young Fred Grant Takes the Mississippi Capitol, Almost

by Chris Mackowski

Posted on February 9, 2023

Saving A Worn-Out Book: Amos Swan and a Regimental History

by Jon Tracey

Posted on February 9, 2023

“The Most Destructive & Inconvenient Things”: Lieutenant Hadley’s Opinions about Women in Winter Camp

by Sarah Kay Bierle

Posted on January 31, 2023

Haunted by Death: Garrison Duty at Key West, Florida

by ECW Guest Post

Posted on January 30, 2023

Fallen but not Forgotten: Corporal Obadiah Triford, Co. G, 22nd USCI

by Tim Talbott

Posted on January 26, 2023

America’s First War Cartoonist

by David T. Dixon

Posted on January 25, 2023