Gettysburg Surgeons (2025)
Book Reviews
“Gettysburg Surgeons” is an engaging narrative that addresses neglected aspects along the battle’s well-traveled road.
A New Look at America’s Greatest Conflict
Current Issue
The Military Education of Abraham Lincoln
Vol. 15, No. 3
He was one of the country’s greatest wartime presidents. But Lincoln’s early days as commander in chief were anything but smooth.
Recent Posts
An Aromatic Belt
Artifacts
Aromatic belts were among the many suspect items peddled to Civil War soldiers in search of extra protections against disease.
Sexual Violence and American Slavery (2024)
Book Reviews
“Sexual Violence and American Slavery” thoughtfully makes hard and critical history accessible and understandable.
“Wide Awakes”
Columns
A look at the origin of the term “Wide Awakes,” the name adopted by a group of Abraham Lincoln suporters during the election of 1860.
A Talented Duo
Wartime Photography
The story of two groundbreaking Union army surgeons, Washington Benson “Ben” Trull and Jerome Keating Bauduy.
New Breakthrough at Petersburg
Preservation
Once the site of a declining hog farm, the Petersburg Breakthrough now features restored rifle pits and open fields of native vegetation.
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.
