Civil War

December 5, 1862: General Ulysses S. Grant’s troops camped on the Square in Oxford, Mississippi The men of an Illinois regiment of the Union army camped around the Oxford, Mississippi courthouse in December 1862. This is the only known photograph of Oxford's original courthouse and is authenticated for The Local Voice by President Grant's Library.

The men of an Illinois regiment of the Union army camped around the Oxford, Mississippi courthouse in December 1862. This is the only known photograph of Oxford's original courthouse and is authenticated for The Local Voice by President Grant's Library.

December 5, 1862: General Ulysses S. Grant’s troops camped on the Square in Oxford, Mississippi

Newt Rayburn December 5, 2012

December 5, 1862. If you were on the Square in Oxford, Mississippi, this is what you would...

Shiloh’s Grand Illumination, April 7, 2012 Photographs by Newt Rayburn Luminaries at Shiloh, April 7, 2012 Photograph by Newt Rayburn

Luminaries at Shiloh, April 7, 2012 Photograph by Newt Rayburn

Shiloh’s Grand Illumination, April 7, 2012 Photographs by Newt Rayburn

Newt Rayburn April 9, 2012

Shiloh’s Grand Illumination, April 7, 2012 Photographs by Newt Rayburn Shiloh, Tennessee (TLV) – In commemoration of...

“Rediscover the Battle of Shiloh” by Newt Rayburn 2011-04-09-Shiloh 264

2011-04-09-Shiloh 264

“Rediscover the Battle of Shiloh” by Newt Rayburn

Newt Rayburn April 6, 2012

Shiloh is 114 miles from Oxford, Mississippi, about an hour and a half’s drive. photographs and article...

“Why I Reenact” by Brian Walker 2012-03-31 511

2012-03-31 511

“Why I Reenact” by Brian Walker

Newt Rayburn April 6, 2012

“Why I Reenact” by Brian Walker photographs by Newt Rayburn Hundreds of muskets cracked in succession until...

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