Articles
Published: 6/1/20
Uncertain Times
Editorial commentary and reflections from the Summer 2020 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 6/1/20
Camp Sports
Firsthand quotes about the camp sports that kept soldiers occupied and entertained during the Civil War, from baseball to boxing.
Published: 6/1/20
Joining Forces
As a result of a partnership, users of Ancestry.com and Fold3 now have access to American Battlefield Trust content.
Published: 6/1/20
Cadet to Boy Colonel
A look at Harry Burgwyn, a young Confederate who rose to the rank of colonel with the 26th North Carolina Infantry.
Published: 6/1/20
A Charleston Mercury Bulletin
An original Charleston Mercury broadside announcing South Carolina’s secession earned big at auction in 2009.
Published: 6/1/20
A Deathly Calm
The placid façade of Main Street in the small town of Sharpsburg, Maryland, just a few days after the Battle of Antietam belies the conditions there: thousands of wounded soldiers...
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The B&A Profile: Ralph Peters
A look at the life and career of author Ralph Peters, who discusses some of his novels on the Civil War.
Published: 6/1/20
The Civil War’s Long Reach
Learn about dependent pensioners located in Europe—and the soldiers and sailors they lost during the American Civil War.
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Seating for Surrender
When Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant met to discuss the terms of Confederate surrender, they used the chairs—and sat at the table—shown here.
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Skedaddle
To skedaddle is to make not just a chaotic but an almost comic retreat. It was first used at the beginning of the Civil War.
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Fortunate Sons
Panic by Secretary of War Edwin Stanton meant dozens of New England college students spent the summer of 1862 learning to be cavalrymen.
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Mission to the James
Inside Abraham Lincoln’s secretive visit to Ulysses S. Grant’s headquarters at City Point, Virginia, in 1864.
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Disputed Glory
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry performed heroically in the attack on Fort Wagner. Why did so many northern newspapers argue otherwise?
Published: 9/1/20
Grin and Bear It
Learn how a British idiom came to represent the attitude of soldiers and civilians during the Civil War.
Published: 9/1/20
Mr. Lincoln’s Other Army
Editorial thoughts on the feature story from the Fall 2020 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 9/1/20
Civil War Sutlers’ Mall
Union soldiers might have enjoyed some of the comforts of home at this sutler store in Virginia.
Published: 9/1/20
Mary Boykin Chesnut’s Photo Albums
Photo albums once owned by Mary Boykin Chesnut are in excellent condition with the handwriting strong and distinct.
Published: 9/1/20
Fall 2020 | Dispatches
Reader comments and questions published in the Fall 2020 issue of The Civil War Monitor.