Civil War Photo Sleuth

Just in time for the holidays, we're thrilled to announce the release of VERSION 2.0 of Civil War Photo Sleuth! facebook.com/CivilWarPhotoS…

Kurt Luther will be presenting on Civil War photo sleuthing at the grand reopening of the expanded American Civil War Museum in Richmond tomorrow (Saturday) at 1pm. The event is sponsored by The Civil War Monitor. Hope we will see you... acwm.org/opening-progra…

We are recruiting a couple more people to test a new feature of our website, called "Second Opinion," as part of a Virginia Tech research study. If you've ever tried to... docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

In our latest Military Images column, we give an update on our Civil War Photo Sleuth software, including a detailed report of its first month of usage, in which over 100 unknown Civil War soldier portraits were... militaryimages.atavist.com/photo-sleuth-s…

Thanks Smithsonian Magazine for the great coverage! smithsonianmag.com/innovation/com… smithsonianmag.com/innovation/com…

Civil War Photo Sleuth placed third in the "Best Tool or Suite of Tools" category at the 2018 Digital Humanities Awards! Thanks so much to everyone who voted for your support. dhawards.org/dhawards2018/r… dhawards.org/dhawards2018/r…

Civil War Photo Sleuth was featured in The Roanoke Times today! roanoke.com/news/education… roanoke.com/news/education…

Civil War Photo Sleuth is a nominee for the 2018 Digital Humanities Awards! Will you vote for us? Please visit this link before March 3 and check our box under the "Best DH... docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Many people have seen this famous photo of Civil War Marines from The Library of Congress. The man on the far left is often described as an officer, maybe because of his sword. If you look closely, though,... facebook.com/CivilWarPhotoS…

Yesterday, this "brigadier general (signature indecipherable)" CDV was sold by Cowan's Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraisers. We have... cowanauctions.com/lot/civil-war-…

Many of us rely on established sources like museum collections and published books for reference photos of identified soldiers. But what happens when even these "gold standards" are wrong? In my latest Military... militaryimages.atavist.com/photo-sleuth-w…

For Thanksgiving, we want to thank all of you, our readers and software users. Since the August launch, we have over 3,000 registered users of Civil War Photo Sleuth, and over 7,000 *new* photos added by... facebook.com/CivilWarPhotoS…

Last night we launched some new features and fixes for Civil War Photo Sleuth! These include: * You can now delete your own uploads. On the home page, click the "X" on the top right of the photo you wish to... facebook.com/CivilWarPhotoS…

Photo Sleuth featured in Slate.com! Civil War Photo Sleuth featured in Slate.com! slate.com/technology/201… slate.com/technology/201…

Thank you to Garry Adelman and Bob Zeller of The Center for Civil War Photography for inviting us to talk about Civil War Photo Sleuth at the 18th Annual Image of War Seminar this weekend in the Washington DC... facebook.com/CivilWarPhotoS…

If you missed the August 1 launch of Civil War Photo Sleuth at the National Archives, fear not, for you can read all about it in our latest Military Images column, available now online:... militaryimages.atavist.com/photo-sleuth-a…

We have reached over 2,000 photo sleuths! Thanks to everyone who has liked and followed our page. We hope this is the first step in creating a strong sleuthing community, where people are able to discuss their discoveries and share their photographs for the benefit of all.

Photo Sleuths! TOMORROW is the official public launch of the Civil War Photo Sleuth software (civilwarphotosleuth.com)! We encourage you to create your own CWPS account tomorrow and begin to explore the... facebook.com/CivilWarPhotoS…

Say hello to Natalie, our other CWPS summer intern! Natalie is a rising junior at the University of Georgia, majoring in Public Relations and History. This summer she has helped plan our launch party,... facebook.com/CivilWarPhotoS…

Introducing our awesome Civil War Photo Sleuth summer intern Ryan! Ryan is a rising senior at Virginia Military Institute, majoring in Computer and Information Science. This summer he has done some amazing... facebook.com/CivilWarPhotoS…