Fighting for Freedom (2025)
Book Reviews
“Fighting For Freedom” provides an excellent window into the lives of Black craftspeople in the long 19th century.
A New Look at America’s Greatest Conflict
Current Issue
Reunion at Gettysburg
Vol. 15, No. 2
Fifty years after the epic battle, thousands of veterans gathered to reminisce, reconcile—and be celebrated by a reunified nation.
Recent Posts
Episode 1: Soldiers and Religion
Civil War Curious
Historian George Rable answers questions about the importance of religion during the Civil War, including how faith helped motivate soldiers on both sides.
A Visit to Armstrong’s Hill
The Front Line
An exploration of the site of the Battle of Armstrong Hill, a little-known engagement fought outside Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1863.
The Radical Advocacy of Wendell Phillips (2024)
Book Reviews
The abolitionist Wendell Phillips “pioneered the craft of public interest lawyering,” writes author Peter Charles Hoffer.
Eyewitness to the Overland Campaign
Battles
Experience the Overland Campaign of 1864 through the eyes of John R. Pillings, a corporal in the 86th New York Infantry.
From Camp Douglas to Vicksburg (2025)
Book Reviews
“From Camp Douglas to Vicksburg” is one of the best collections of soldier letters that has been published in recent years.
Featured Posts
A Civil War Baseball
Articles
A look at a baseball used by soldiers of the 17th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry that sold at auction for $41,825 in February 2014.
A Lesser-Known Gettysburg Hero
Battles
Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain of the 20th Maine Infantry earned the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg. So too did his regiment’s color sergeant, Andrew Jackson Tozier.
The 1864 Project Trailer
Featured
We’re excited to announce that the Monitor’s first-ever podcast series is launching later this month. The 1864 Project is a 7-part series that focuses on a vitally important year during the Civil War—1864. Listen to the trailer for more.
The Civil War’s Epidemics
Featured
Why was the Civil War was the United States’ deadliest conflict? Historian Jonathan S. Jones offers his take.
McClellan’s Culture of Command
Commanders
Discover the strategic choices of George McClellan’s command during the Civil War and how they shaped the outcome of significant battles.
A Hospital Steward’s Story
Featured
Read Union soldier James Kendall Hosmer’s account of the “soul-touching” time he spent as a hospital steward aboard the steamship “Iberville” in 1863.
