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Published: 3/7/21
An Unholy Alliance
Read about the cloak-and-dagger relationship between detective Allan Pinkerton and Army of the Potomac Commander George B. McClellan.
Published: 3/7/21
Spring 2021 | Dispatches
Read the letters to the editor from the Dispatches section of the Spring 2021 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 3/7/21
The Spy and the General
Editorial reflections on the cover story of The Civil War Monitor's Spring 2021 issue's cover story.
Published: 3/7/21
Saved by the Good Book
Little could Union soldier Walter Jones have imagined that the Bible meant to save his soul would twice save his flesh from potentially grievous injury.
Published: 3/7/21
The More Things Change…
A look at an early Civil War photograph of the U.S. Capitol under construction.
Published: 3/7/21
Fake News, 1864
Read about a hoax that landed a newspaper editor in prison after spreading a forged proclamation from Abraham Lincoln to other papers.
Published: 3/7/21
War and Remembrance in Raintree County
Historian William Marvel offers reflections on Ross Lockridge Jr.'s "Raintree County," his favorite novel about the Civil War era.
Published: 3/3/26
Captain Nelson Armes’ Gauntlets
Captain Nelson Ames was heavily involved in the fighting at Gettysburg. Learn how much his gauntlets sold for at auction.
Published: 3/7/21
Road to Freedom
Lear about Road to Freedom, a map guide and free app focused on the African-American experience in Civil War-era Virginia.
Published: 3/7/21
Shirkers
Firsthand Union and Confederate soldier quotes about the presence of comrades who shirked their duties.
Published: 6/1/21
Summer 2021 | Dispatches
Reader comments and questions published in the Summer 2021 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
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Published: 6/1/21
The Wilderness Myth
Understanding how and why the Wilderness of Spotsylvania earned its reputation as a uniquely hostile Civil War landscape.
Published: 6/1/21
Roll, Alabama, Roll
Editorial thoughts and reflections published in the Summer 2021 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 6/1/21
Sign of the Times
A bullet-riddled sign for William T. King’s Gettysburg tailor shop helps tell the story of the epic battle's impact on the small town.
Published: 6/1/21
Antietam’s Immortals
A photo shows the procession along Main Street in Sharpsburg, Maryland, preceding the dedication of Antietam National Cemetery.
Published: 6/1/21
The Advance of the 50
Reflections on the service of First Lieutenant Alfred B. Seavey 15th New Hampshire Infantry, during the Vicksburg Campaign.
Published: 6/1/21
Ephraim Cutler Dawes at Shiloh
Read how Union officer Ephraim Cutler Dawes, a 21-year-old college graduate with no military experience, helped avert disaster at Shiloh.
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Published: 6/1/21
Band of Brothers
How the men of the 107th Ohio Infantry grappled with suffering and death, and remembering, after Chancellorsville and Gettysburg
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