Vol. 10, No. 2
Richmond, Ky.
No reversal
A Union re-enactor holds a portrait of Dr. Samuel Mudd and his wife at the Mudd home in Maryland. Mudd was the physician who set the broken leg of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth. A petition to overturn the physician’s conviction of assassination involvement has been rejected. See story.
Hunting Big Zay
These Civil War guerrilla hunters were among those finding the grave of guerrilla fighter Big Zay Coalter. He was buried at a remote cemetery in Anderson County. Pictured, l-r, are Harold Peach Jr., Perry A. Brantley, Gerry Fischer, David Singel and Kate Jacques. See story.
Communication pioneer
Physician, politician and entrepreneur Norvin Green was a major contributor to the expansion and improvement of the telegraph system during and after the Civil War. The former Louisville resident was named president of Western Union following the war. See story.
JAG trainers
Members of the Indiana National Guard who attended the Judge Advocate General Onsite Training Program at the Judge Holt House pose for a photo. The program was the first of an effort to make the Holt Home in Hardinsburg a national meeting location for Army JAGS across the nation. See story.
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