Civil War Trust photo contest winners

A moody photo of the Chancellorsville battlefield in Virginia is the grand prize-winner in the 2015 Civil War Trust photo contest. A dozen submitted images will grace the organization’s 2016 calendar, which helps support land preservation. • See this year’s and previous winners.

Nothing too obscure for Civil War trivia

David Bourhenne and Robert Byrd stood toe-to-toe, trading historic broadsides of Civil War trivia. Eventually, Bourhenne triumphed in the 14th annual Civil War Quiz Bowl in North Carolina after a showdown that featured everything from bean boilers to the nationality of Arthur Fremantle to which battle gave "Stonewall" Jackson his famous nickname. • Article

Got great sideburns? Show 'em off!

It's going to be a bit hairy. An Iowa village's "Civil War Experience" this summer will show off the results of a whiskers-growing contest. According to organizers in Bonaparte, whiskers "should reflect original styles from the Civil War years in the following five categories: Best longest, well groomed; Best Civil War goatee with or without mustache; Best Civil War lamb chops, mutton chops; Best shaggy, badly groomed beard and mustache; and Longest, well-groomed handle bar mustache." • Article