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Published: 6/1/21
The Best Books on Civil War Strategy
The literature on Civil War strategy offers a broader understanding of the challenges facing both sides and how they pursued military means to achieve policy ends.
Published: 6/1/21
Mississippi to Make Landmark Investment
American Battlefield Trust president David Duncan details recent preservation victories in Mississippi.
Published: 6/1/21
A Pair of Inspector-Marked Civil War Brogans
Learn about an unknown Union soldier’s pair of shoes—known as brogans—that earned big at auction in 2008.
Published: 6/1/21
Fear
Firsthand Union and Confederate soldier quotes about the fear they and their comrades faced in battle.
Published: 6/1/21
The Sultana Disaster
To this day, the tragic loss of the steamboat Sultana in 1865 remains the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history.
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Published: 2/19/26
The Man Behind The Cane
A look at Preston Brooks' caning of Charles Sumner, and how the assault—and the reaction to it—foreshadowed civil war.
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Published: 2/19/26
The Survivor: Harlan Paige’s Civil War
Read about the exceptional luck of Vermont soldier Harlan Paige on the long and bloody road to Appomattox.
Published: 2/19/26
Confederates in the Cold War West
How mid-20th-century movies and TV emphasized reconciliation in portraying ex-Rebels.
Published: 2/19/26
A Heavy Crown
A look at the weighted "gymnastic crown" lauded by forward-thinking New York physician Diocletian Lewis in 1862.
Published: 2/19/26
Gardner at the Front
Alexander Gardner makes a rare appearance in a a wartime photo of correspondents working for the New York Herald.
Published: 2/19/26
A Quaker Who Served
Read the story of Abraham Joseph Mabbett, a Quaker who served the U.S. Army without enlisting.
Published: 2/19/26
Big Plans at Gettysburg
An update on what the site around the demolished Gettysburg Battlefield Military Museum on Baltimore Pike will look like after restoration.
Published: 2/19/26
A Vermonter Goes to War
Editorial reflections on the Spring 2026 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 2/19/26
Spring 2026 | Dispatches
Reader questions and comments published in the Spring 2026 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 2/19/26
“Quaker Guns”
The origins of Civil War-era use of "Quaker guns," a pacifistic term for a clever act of military deception
Published: 2/19/26
Dressing Billy Yank
Shown here are figures associated with the procurement of some of the more common uniform pieces donned by “Billy Yank.”
Published: 2/19/26
Herman Melville’s Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
The story behind an inscribed copy of Herman Melville’s "Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War" that sold at auction in 2024.
Published: 2/19/26
Q&A with Gary W. Gallagher
A Q&A with historian Gary W. Gallagher reveals some of his favorite books, his reading habits, and what he's looking forward to reading next.