Life on the Civil War Research Trail
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"Life on the Civil War Research Trail" follows the daily adventures of Ron Coddington, a collector of Civil War period portrait photography. Ron has authored six books on the subject, and is editor and publisher of Military Images, a magazine with a mission to showcase, interpret and preserve Civil War photography. Learn more at ronaldscoddington.com and militaryimagesmagazine.com.
Mosby's Men Confronted a Union Chaplain. It Did Not Go Well.
Life on the Civil War Research Trail · 61K views · 5 days ago
"It Nearly Broke My Heart to Look Over the 10 Surviving Members of the 8th" after Pickett's Charge
Life on the Civil War Research Trail · 44K views · 1 year ago
Sherman, 1864: "They Could Have Had a Hundred Years of Peace and Prosperity, but They Preferred War"
Life on the Civil War Research Trail · 6.5K views · 6 months ago
A Sultana Survivor Remembers the Disaster
Life on the Civil War Research Trail · 1.5K views · 4 months ago
Anecdotes About an Iconic Civil War Photograph
Life on the Civil War Research Trail · 3.7K views · 9 months ago
The Soldier Who Killed A.P. Hill Tells His Story
Life on the Civil War Research Trail · 112K views · 1 month ago
A Virginia Cavalryman Who Rode with Stuart Recounts the Gettysburg Campaign
Life on the Civil War Research Trail · 36K views · 1 year ago
July 4, 1865: A Confederate Soldier Arrives Home and Reflects on What the War Meant
Life on the Civil War Research Trail · 259K views · 2 years ago
Grant on Confederate War Morale: "The South Was a Military Camp"
Life on the Civil War Research Trail · 14K views · 8 months ago
Rebel Cavalry, Running Pell Mell Through Streets, and Hiding in Gettysburg: A Union Soldier's Story
Life on the Civil War Research Trail · 1.7K views · 3 months ago
What Can This Illustration Tell Us About Gen. Reynolds’ Death?
Life on the Civil War Research Trail · 8K views · 2 weeks ago
Repulsing Pickett’s Charge: “Here They Come!” “Here They Come!” “Here Comes the Infantry!”
Life on the Civil War Research Trail · 14K views · 11 months ago
General Lee Discusses Why He Lost at Gettysburg
Life on the Civil War Research Trail · 351K views · 1 year ago
At Appomattox: "They Were Proud of Their Success, and We Were Not Ashamed of Our Defeat"
Life on the Civil War Research Trail · 2.2K views · 5 months ago
Dan Sickles and Abe Lincoln Discussed Gettysburg Two Days After the Battle. Here's What They Said.
Life on the Civil War Research Trail · 98K views · 2 years ago
U.S. Grant on Albert Sidney Johnston and Why Shiloh Was a Turning Point in the War
Life on the Civil War Research Trail · 28K views · 8 months ago
Two Days Before Appomattox, Gen. Robert E. Lee Shares His Thoughts With an Aide
Life on the Civil War Research Trail · 109K views · 2 years ago
A POW Recounts His Interrogation by JEB Stuart
Life on the Civil War Research Trail · 52K views · 1 month ago
U.S. Grant on West Point’s Confederates
Life on the Civil War Research Trail · 156K views · 3 years ago
U.S. Grant States the Cause of the Civil War
Life on the Civil War Research Trail · 41K views · 3 years ago