War Fought and Felt (2025)
Book Reviews
Joshua Shiver seeks access to the inner world of Confederate soldiers by reconstructing their relationships as husbands, sweethearts, parents, and messmates.
A New Look at America’s Greatest Conflict
Current Issue
My War Story
Vol. 15, No. 4
A young Virginian’s remarkable firsthand account of the Confederate victory at Second Manassas
Recent Posts
A Zouave at Fredericksburg
Battles
Experience the Battle of Fredericksburg through the eyes of a soldier in the 5th New York Infantry (Duryea’s Zouaves).
The 1st Michigan Colored Regiment (2025)
Book Reviews
An illuminating look at the experience of Black soldiers in the Civil War.
Régis de Trobriand at Gettysburg
Gettysburg
A reevaluation of French-born Union officer Régis de Trobriand’s performance in the fight for the Wheatfield at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Conflict and Controversy in the Confederate High Command (2025)
Book Reviews
“Conflict and Controversy in the Confederate High Command” is a readable and historiographically informed military history.
Extra Voices: Being Wounded
Firsthand Accounts
Read first-person quotes by Union and Confederate soldiers about their reactions to being wounded on the Civil War battlefield.
Featured Posts
Civil War Curious Trailer
Civil War Curious
We’re excited to announce that Civil War Curious, the Monitor’s latest podcast series in which expert historians answer your Civil War questions, is launching soon. Listen to the trailer for more.
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 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.