Articles
Published: 7/10/20
The Greatest Bards: Part 2
When I was 12 I found a mass market paperback of Bruce Catton’s A Stillness at Appomattox, and it yanked me so deep into the world of the Civil War...
Published: 9/20/19
Rock of Chickamauga
A look at the origins of Union major general George H. Thomas' well-earned sobriquet "Rock of Chickamauga."
Published: 8/8/24
The Teenagers’ War
A consideration of the vast number of underage soldiers who served in the Union and Confederate armies.
Published: 1/21/20
Grant and Lee at Appomattox
Understanding the mythic importance of the event that represents the end of the Confederacy
Published: 3/18/24
The Power of a New Year
New Year reflections inspired by an 1862 letter written by Union officer William Thomson Lusk.
Published: 1/11/20
Badge Quest
Follow one man’s journey to become a licensed battlefield guide at Gettysburg.
Published: 12/30/19
The Best Civil War Books of 2019
Civil War historians and enthusiasts offer their picks for the best Civil War Books of 2019, and which titles they're looking forward to.
Published: 7/26/19
History as Imagination
Harriet Tubman helped free hundreds of slaves during the Combahee River Raid, an event documented in "The Tubman Command" by Elizabeth Cobbs.