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The Villain of Sherman's March

Vol. 11, No. 4

In 1862, Jefferson C. Davis shot and killed a fellow Union general in cold blood. Two years later, his ruthlessness had much wider consequences.

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MACKOWSKI & WELCH (eds.): The Summer of '63: Vicksburg & Tullahoma (2021)

Book Reviews

"The Summer of '63" is an informative, lively, and thought-provoking discussion of one of the Civil War's most pivotal seasons.

SWARTZ: Passing Through the Fire (2021)

Book Reviews

In "Passing Through the Fire," Brian Swartz reaches beyond the Chamberlain mythology.

MACKOWSKI & WELCH (eds.): The Summer of '63: Gettysburg (2021)

Book Reviews

"The Summer of '63" is an engaging and diverse set of works exploring the Battle of Gettysburg.

Gettysburg Photo Mystery Solved

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With the help of an Artificial Intelligence-based, computerized color identifier and cutting-edge software that created a 3D rendering of Mc...

HEBERT: Cornerstone of the Confederacy (2021)

Book Reviews

The contents of the Cornerstone Speech are well known, but in "Cornerstone of the Confederacy," they take on new life and meaning.

HASEGAWA: Matchless Organization (2021)

Book Reviews

Guy R. Hasegawa's "Matchless Organization" offers a clear, detailed, and thorough history of the Confederacy's military medical organization...

The Best Civil War Novels

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A historian offers his picks for the best novels about the Civil War ...

GERHARDT: Lincoln's Mentors (2021)

Book Reviews

Michael J. Gerhardt's "Lincoln's Mentors" is an original and satisfying biography for readers who think there is nothing new to say about...

Suits of Shoddy

Articles

How a word used to describe subpar cloth saw its meaning expanded during the Civil War

The Mountain Campaigns in Georgia

Photo Essays

Published in 1890, "The Mountain Campaigns in Georgia"--a slim volume devoted to telling the story of the battles fought along the Western &...

ASHTON: William Barksdale, CSA (2021)

Book Reviews

William Barksdale's life is often reduced to a single episode...the charge his brigade made at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863.

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After Fort Wagner

In the First Person

On July 20, 1863, Lewis Douglass, 22, a member of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry—and son of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass—wrote...

Voices From the Army of Northern Virginia, Part 1

Articles

Between fall 2013 and summer 2016, I contributed seven short essays to The Civil War Monitor as “Voices From the Army of the Potomac.” ...

The Best Civil War Books of 2020

Articles

With the help of a handful of Civil War historians and enthusiasts, here is our list of the best Civil War books of 2020.

John Brown's Raid

Photo Essays

In October 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in hopes of obtaining the necessary...

Quote for the Day: Autumn is Coming

Quotables

“We were forced to breathe dust freely, but through the clouds which rose wherever the regiment moved we caught refreshing views of...

The Best Civil War Books of All Time

Analysis

What are the best Civil War books ever published? We asked a panel of Civil War historians—J. Matthew Gallman, Matthew C. Hulbert, James ...