Articles
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Published: 6/1/20
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.
Published: 9/1/20
Willie Johnston: A Pint-Sized Hero
Read the story of Willie Johnston, the youngest American soldier to be awarded the Medal of Honor at 13 years old.
Published: 9/1/20
A Valuable Discovery
A map created in 1864 by S.G. Elliott shows precise locations of more than 5,800 burials after the Battle of Antietam.
Published: 9/1/20
Thirst
Read first-hand accounts of how Union and Confederate soldiers dealt with thirst on and off the battlefield.
Published: 9/1/20
A Sinister Band
A look at a Civil War–era poison ring, which contains a small box intended to be filled with a toxin.
Published: 9/1/20
Wounded Warriors
For thousands of injured or infirm Union soldiers, the Invalid Corps provided a means to extend their military service.
Published: 9/1/20
The Hero of Franklin
How quick thinking by Colonel Emerson Opdycke helped save the day for Union forces at the Battle of Franklin.
Published: 9/1/20
Counterfeit Confederates
As the notion of sectional reconciliation spread in the decades after the Civil War, impostors showed up with invented wartime histories.
Published: 9/1/20
The Soldier Vote
When the Civil War began, only Pennsylvania permitted soldiers to vote in the field. By November 1864, 19 northern states had enfranchised troops.
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Published: 12/1/20
The “Notorious” Lieutenant Davidson
Hunter Davidson forged a successful Civil War career as a Confederate torpedo expert—one he promoted in the decades after the war.
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Published: 12/1/20
An Artist in the Ranks
An in-depth look at the Civil War Illustrations of Adolph Metzner, who served in the 32nd Indiana Infantry during the conflict.
Published: 12/1/20
Monumental Decisions
Across the country, Confederate monuments and symbols are coming down. We enlisted a panel of top historians to help make sense of it all.
Published: 12/1/20
Winter 2020 | Dispatches
Reader comments and questions published in the Winter 2020 issue of The Civil War Monitor.