Magazines - Back Issues
COVER"Camp Letter by Candelight,” photograph by Stephen W. Sylvia, assisted by Bob Painter. Artifacts courtesy J.S. Mosby Antiques, Dave Kleiner, Raphael Eledge, and Robert French. Please see our cover story on the inkwell on p. 38.
FEATURES
22 Death at Vicksburg by Jeff Goodson
A colonel's Colt dragoon leads a collector on a poignant journey
30 Share the Relics: Landowners Need Love Too by Josh Tyree
Generosity is the hallmark of the history-minded relic hunter
38 COVER STORY: Sharpshooter Artifacts by Nancy Dearing Rossbacher
Two items surfaced, and both turned out to be related to Berdan's vaunted troops
50 One Sharps, Two Soldiers by Carl F. Rost
The unusual travels of a firearm
58 Relic Hunting Seminar III by Stephen W. Sylvia
The energetic Class of August 2019 graduates with honors
64 The Seely Patent Capper by Frederick C. Gaede
A rare item that might be unfairly relegated to the category of relic "junk”
DEPARTMENTS
From the Trenches 3
Incoming! 8
Field Recoveries 10
Publisher's Forum 20
NSTCW on the Road 70
Traders' Corner 74
Collectors' Calendar 75
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