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Disputed Glory

Vol. 10, No. 2

The 54th Massachusetts Infantry performed heroically in the attack on Fort Wagner. Why did so many northern newspapers argue otherwise?

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The Rable Method—Time and Again

Articles

Few scholars have produced as many groundbreaking works as Civil War historian George C. Rable. Since his retirement from teaching in 2016,...

STEWART: Pinkertons, Prostitutes, and Spies (2019)

Book Reviews

John Stewart did a yeoman job of searching the archives for "Pinkertons, Prostitutes, and Spies."

The Greatest Bards: Part 1

American Iliad

An appreciation of Shelby Foote, a master of historical storytelling.

The Five Best Books on Civil War Combat

Articles

A roundup of the books that do the best job in capturing the nature of Civil War combat.

RYAN & SCHAUS: "Lee Is Trapped, and Must Be Taken" (2019)

Book Reviews

Exhaustive research, keen analysis, and lively narrative marks "Lee Is Trapped, and Must Be Taken" as a definitive contribution to the field...

CONNON: Iowa Confederates in the Civil War (2019)

Book Reviews

David Connon's is an intimate and thought-provoking work which challenges notions of Northern hegemony...

HUGHES: Confederate Soldiers in the American Civil War (2019)

Book Reviews

Mark Hughes' "Confederate Soldiers in the American Civil War" is a short but comprehensive guide on the Confederate soldier...it should be...

DOMBY: The False Cause (2020)

Book Reviews

A thoroughly engaging read, Adam Domby's "The False Cause" exposes the outrageous falsehoods that underpinned the Lost Cause.

FLOTOW: In Their Letters, In Their Words (2019)

Book Reviews

Editor Mark Flotow’s "In Their Letters, In Their Words" is a valuable read for those interested an the on-the-ground perspective of the...

Lee Bids Farewell

Articles

On the night of April 9, 1865, only hours after surrendering to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Robert E. Lee sat around a fire...

BARREYRE: Gold and Freedom (2015)

Book Reviews

In "Gold and Freedom," Nicolas Barreyre seeks to broaden the scope, geographic as well as temporal, of Reconstruction.

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Lee's War Horse: Traveller

Articles

A look at Traveller, Robert E. Lee's famed war horse

Rock of Chickamauga

American Iliad

A look at the legacy of Union general George H. Thomas, the "Rock of Chickamauga"

Winslow Homer's Civil War

Photo Essays

A look at the Civil War artwork of Winslow Homer

HORWITZ: Spying on the South (2019)

Book Reviews

In the passing of author Tony Horwitz, we have lost a singular voice in the field of popular history.

The Best Gettysburg Books

Analysis

What are the five best books about the Battle of Gettysburg (nonfiction or fiction)? We asked six Civil War historians for their answers.

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 ...