Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

Paintings of Conrad Wise Chapman

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Painting by Conrad Wise Chapman.

The 59th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia’s western counties for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia, and in the Carolinas. (Wikipedia)

Battery Laurens Street in Charleston by Conrad Wise Chapman

Battery Laurens Street in Charleston by Conrad Wise Chapman. Fort Sumter is on the horizon.