Families learn about Civil War uniforms at Monocacy battlefield art day

When Americans are asked to think about Civil War uniforms, two colors typically come immediately to mind: blue and gray. But ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Descendants of Black Civil War Heroes Wear Their Heritage With Pride

A bold new photographic project asks modern-day Americans to recreate portraits of their 19th-century ancestors in painstakingly accurate fashion Jared Miller poses as his ancestor Richard Oliver, a ...
PBS

Appraisal: Civil War Colonel Uniform Group, ca. 1863

Check out Rafael Eledge's appraisal of a Civil War colonel uniform group, ca. 1863, in Vintage Denver 2024, Hour 2. Antiques Roadshow is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Black Civil War reenactor finds eerie link to past

Several times a year for almost three decades, Washington, D.C., resident Calvin Osborne has suited up in a Civil War uniform to reenact the stories of Black soldiers who fought for the abolition of ...
News on 6

Civil War reenactors push for boycott of The History Channel

NEW YORK (AP) _ History buff Mike Ventura's family didn't pay much attention to his weekend hobby of dressing up in a Civil War uniform and reenacting 140-year-old battles _ until they saw a ...