Ferocious Fight for the Colors of the 4th Michigan in Gettysburg's Wheatfield The 403-strong 4th Michigan Infantry battled for its life in The Wheatfield during the afternoon of the second day’s fight at Gettysburg. In the chaos and confusion, Pvt. David T. Dudley of Company C did his part to save the colors. Here's the story. "Life on the Civil War Research Trail" is hosted by Ronald S. Coddington, Editor and Publisher of Military Images magazine. Learn more about our mission to showcase, inter

U.S. Grant Comments on the Struggle for How America Remembers the Civil War In the first volume of his 1885 memoirs, former president and lieutenant general Ulysses S. Grant paused his narrative about the Mexican War to offer his comments on truth in history as the reunited States engaged in something of a culture war about how the Civil War ought to be remembered. Here's the passage. "Life on the Civil War Research Trail" is hosted by Ronald S. Coddington, Editor and Publisher of Military Image