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Articles
Published: 8/19/19
Recollections of a Military Staff Ride
A look at how staff rides transform Civil War battlefields into living classrooms.
Published: 5/1/19
“Gibraltar of the James”
The letters of a Union sailor bring to life the valuable service performed by the formidable ironclad warship USS Onondaga and its crew.
Published: 7/1/19
The Impact of the Lost Order
Did the discovery of Confederate Special Orders No. 191 in September 1862 indeed provide Union forces with a decisive advantage?
Published: 7/1/19
Relics of the War’s First Martyr
The blood-spattered uniform of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, the first Union officer to die in the Civil War, was displayed at the Metropolitan Fair in New York City in 1864.
Published: 7/1/19
The Weight They Carried
A breakdown of the average weights of key equipment carried by Union soldiers during the Civil War.
Published: 7/1/19
A Bright Future
A look at a portrait of Union officer Thomas Bartlett Griffith wearing stylish spectacles with tinted glass and a second pair of lenses.
Published: 7/1/19
Dossier: J.E.B. Stuart
Historians assess the legacy of Confederate cavalry commander J.E.B. Stuart, including rating his performance across nine major campaigns.
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Published: 5/1/19
How the West Wasn’t Won
Henry H. Sibley’s 1862 invasion of New Mexico signaled Confederate plans to create a western empire. Or did it?
Published: 5/1/19
Spring 2019 | Dispatches
Reader feedback published in the Spring 2019 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 5/1/19
Heading West
Editorial musings on the cover story from the Spring 2019 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 5/1/19
Children of the Battlefield
Gettysburg resident J. Howard Wert collected relics of the battle, including photos of children, mementos that soldiers carried into the fight.
Published: 5/1/19
Brady at Work?
In the spring and summer of 1861, as Washington, D.C., filled with tens of thousands of Union soldiers, renowned photographer Mathew B. Brady and his crew visited the army camps,...
Published: 5/1/19
Satterlee General Hospital
A look at Philadelphia's Satterlee General Hospital, which cared for sick and wounded Union soldiers from June 1862 to August 1865.
Published: 5/1/19
Charley’s Legacy
Charles Gloyd came home after three years of service in the 118th Ohio Infantry with haunting memories of the war—and a serious alcohol addiction.
Published: 5/1/19
The Great Emancipator
Ask most Americans who freed the slaves and they will respond, “Lincoln.” Yet Lincoln himself would have been the first to disagree.
Published: 5/1/19
Wartime Photo of General Custer
A look at a rare photo of General George Armstrong Custer that earned big at auction in 2018.
Published: 5/1/19
Celebrating Park Day Volunteers
Park Day draws thousands of volunteers every spring to lend a hand in preserving our nation’s battlefields and historic landscapes.
Published: 5/1/19
Avid Readers
First-person quotes by soldiers and civilians on the insatiable thirst for reading material in Civil War armies.