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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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GRASSO: Teacher, Preacher, Soldier, Spy (2021)

Book Reviews

Christopher Grasso's "Teacher, Preacher, Soldier, Spy" is a dazzling piece of historical detective work.

Essential Reading on the Peninsula Campaign

Articles

In the spring and early summer of 1862, Union general George B. McClellan’s attempt to capture the Confederate capital by advancing up the...

The Emancipation Proclamation

Photo Essays

On January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation—which declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and...

Word-clouding the Emancipation Proclamation

Articles

On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation—which declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the...

GALLMAN: The Cacophony of Politics (2021)

American Iliad

J. Matthew Gallman's "The Cacophony of Politics" reports that most Northern Democrats were not traitorous Copperheads.

FOOTE: Rites of Retaliation (2021)

Book Reviews

"Rites of Retaliation" by Lorien Foote is an excellent study, written in a clear and graceful style.

Seeing the Elephant

Articles

How Civil War soldiers came to embrace a popular idiom with prewar origins in circus show business.

RHEA: Stephen A. Swails (2021)

Book Reviews

In "Stephen A. Swails," Gordon C. Rhea captures the triumph and the tragedy of the Civil War era.

Benjamin F. Butler and Military Emancipation

Articles

The unintended, and unexpected, consequences of a confiscation order.

GUELZO: Robert E. Lee (2021)

Book Reviews

In "Robert E. Lee," Allen C. Guelzo writes with an eloquence unsurpassed by Civil War-era historians.

Extra Voices: War's Grisly Toll

Articles

In the Voices section of the Winter 2021 issue of The Civil War Monitor we highlighted quotes by Union and Confederate soldiers about...

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The Best Civil War Books of 2021

Articles

With the help of a handful of Civil War historians, here is our list of the best Civil War books of 2021.

Gettysburg Photo Mystery Solved

Commentary

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

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 &...

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 ...

Bowdoin's Other Civil War Sons

Analysis

Discussions surrounding Bowdoin College and the Civil War invariably return to Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the 20th Maine. But another...

Fantasizing Lee as a Civil Rights Pioneer

Analysis

There's a tale widely told these days about how Robert E. Lee, soon after the war, reached out in Christian fellowship to a black worshiper...