Articles
Published: 12/1/20
“Commodore Dead”
Learn about the Commodore locomotive, which derailed in April 1864 on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad near Brandy Station, Virginia.
Published: 12/1/20
Changing of the Guard
The American Battlefield Trust announces its new president, David N. Duncan, who replaces Jim Lighthizer in the role.
Published: 12/1/20
Rallying for Lincoln
A groups of young girls display their patriotism in a photo made during the Civil War.
Published: 12/1/20
Mead’s Pocket-Box of Games
In early 1862, New York City manufacturer W.S. Mead produced a “Pocket Box of Games” aimed at Union soldiers and sailors.
Published: 12/1/20
Coffee
Firsthand quotes about the strong reliance Union and Confederate soldiers had on coffee during the Civil War.
Published: 3/7/21
United States Sanitary Commission at Gettysburg
Facts and figures about the U.S. Sanitary Commission's work at Gettysburg after the epic battle, one of its largest relief efforts of the war.
Published: 3/7/21
Rebel Armada
Read how a number of WWII Liberty Ships came to be named after Confederates.
Published: 3/7/21
Who’s Buried in Calhoun’s Tomb?
Read the unusual tale of John C. Calhoun’s final resting place, the site of one of the country’s earliest struggles over Civil War memory.
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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.