Today is the day--my debut Civil War novel, Year of Crows, is now available in paperback and ebook via Lulu.com or wherever fine books are sold.
Cover design by Robert L. Kroening.
"Mountain Boy." Jimmy Powell photographed in or near Cumberland Gap, Tennessee by Joe Clark for Life Magazine, 1955. Clark Family Photography Collection, UNT Libraries Special Collections.
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Mrs. Jane Johnstone Minto and her children, Robert, William, Jannet and David, ca 1855. Jane and her husband, David Minto, were natives of Scotland. The family emigrated in 1839, first to New York, before migrating west to Lake County, Illinois. David, the youngest child in the photo, served in the 96th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War.
Source: Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County via Illinois Digital Archives.
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9th Royal Scots in camp, having a shave.
This image of ragamuffin New York soldiers is one of my all-time favorites; it's just a shame it's unidentified and in such faded condition. USAHEC collection.
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May Day
Photographed by Julia Margaret Cameron
1866
Meet Private Tobey Doherty, Irish Traveller-turned-soldier in the 25th New York Infantry.
Read more about him in my new book, YEAR OF CROWS:
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Yankee pards. Source.
Unidentified private, likely 5th New York Infantry ("Duryee's Zouaves"). USAHEC (via Brian Pohanka collection).
In this article, I explored these amazing images of Civil War soldiers in drag and was able to confidently ID one of them (on the far right) as John H. Brown of the 1st US Engineers (and previously Andrew's Sharpshooters), who was wounded in action at Antietam. Click the link above to learn more.
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Today I learned about Marie Høeg and Bolette Berg, pioneering feminists and professional photographers in late 19th-early 20th century Norway. It wasn’t until the 1980s that their amazing secret photo collection was discovered hidden in a barn. The photos show them (particularly Marie Høeg) challenging gender norms, goofing around in underwear, and engaging in general badassery. Behold. Source: Preus Museum.
For Pride Month, I'll be sharing some LGBT-related American Civil War articles and resources. What better way to begin than with "dear father" Walt Whitman and his lover, Civil War veteran Peter Doyle?
This fascinating article is by historian Liam Hogan:
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Assorted Union artillerymen during the siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana. A sweltering, malaria-ridden, lice-infested hell. Source: Huntington Digital Library.
Private Glocus P. Crosby, 38th & 34th Iowa Infantry. Via Iowa Civil War Images.
Capt. Augustus W. Bockious, Co. K, 31st Iowa Infantry. Via Iowa Civil War Images.
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Feather Duster Boy, 1880, Eastman Johnson