74 Pages
Page 6
Editorial
by Roy Morris, Jr.
Page 8
Personality
by Gladys Dawson
Clement Vallandigham learned that America was not a “free” country.
Page 12
Ordnance
by Everett L. Slosman
The only thing confederate snowballs killed was one of the soldier’s worst enemies-boredom.
Page 14
Commands
by David Sullivan
The short-lived Confederate Marine Corps established its own worthy, if often overlooked, tradition.
Page 24
Northern Hell On Earth
by Matthew S. Walls
While failing to attain the notoriety of Andersonville, the atrociously ill-conceived Federal prison at Elmira almost matched the death rate of its Southern counterpart.
Page 30
It Was Just Madness
Interview by Roy Morris, Jr.
Distinguished historian-turned-television-personality Shelby Foote comments on the PBS documentary “The Civil War”-and on its critics.
Page 38
Battle For The Bridges
by Kimberly Bess Cantrell & H. David Williams
Flushed with his success at Selma two weeks earlier, James Wilson aimed to take the three major bridges spanning the Chattahoochee River at Columbus. Soon, there was only one bridge available.
Page 46
Superb Was The Day
by Gustav S. Faeder
A superb opportunity to flank the Confederates at Williamsburg presented itself to Brig. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock. His eagerness to exploit it drew him close to insubordination and disaster.
Page 54
Book Reviews
Page 62
Travel
by L.N. Godley
For four days, Callaway Co. was a self-proclaimed “kingdom.”
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