Articles
Published: 3/18/25
The Imagined Emancipationist
Harry Turtledove's "The Guns of the South" cast Robert E. Lee as a victor whose allies turn out to be otherworldly
Published: 3/18/25
Living with Winter
A close look at a seemingly ordinary photograph of a Union regiment's winter camp reveals interesting details.
Published: 3/18/25
A Civil War Baseball
A look at a baseball used by soldiers of the 17th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry that sold at auction for $41,825 in February 2014.
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Published: 3/18/25
Union and Confederate Small Arms
A look at a cross section of Union and Confederate small arms hints at their great variety over the Civil War years.
Published: 3/18/25
A Boy Soldier
The story of 15-year-old Jimmy Bateman's relentless pursuit to join the Union army in 1861.
Published: 3/18/25
Making Progress in Tennessee
How support from the Tennessee Sites Preservation Fund is crucial to preserving Civil War sites in the Volunteer State.
Published: 3/18/25
Please Write!
First-person quotes from Union and Confederate soldiers about their deep desire to receive letters from home.
Published: 3/18/25
Spring 2025 | Dispatches
Letters to the editor published in the Spring 2025 issue
Published: 3/18/25
First Steps to Greatness
Reflections on the Monitor's Spring 2025 cover story on Ulysses S. Grant
Published: 10/2/24
A Gettysburg Transformation Continues
The latest updates in preservationists' efforts to reclaim the Gettysburg Country Club property on the Gettysburg Battlefield.
Published: 8/2/24
“Scalawag”
A look at the term “scalawag,” a word used during the Civil War to describe undesirable creatures that took on another meaning during Reconstruction.
Published: 3/18/24
Homecomings
First-person quotes about long-awaited reunions between Union and Confederate soldiers and their loved ones at home
Published: 10/2/24
A Short Blanket
A look at a Harper's Weekly cartoon titled "A Short Blanket," which pokes fun at a Confederacy assumed to be ill-equipped to defend its territory from Union forces.
Published: 10/2/24
Q&A with Alan Taylor
Historian Allen Taylor discusses his 2024 book "American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850–1873."
Published: 10/2/24
The Top Five Books on Johnny Reb
Matthew Christopher Hulbert offers his picks for the best books about the common Confederate soldier.
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Published: 10/2/24
Robert E. Lee’s Unwritten History
Author Stephen Cushman offers his theory as to why Robert E. Lee didn't write a memoir of his Civil War experiences.
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Published: 10/2/24
The Zouave
By 1861, Elmer Ellsworth had become a household name in much of America. Read how he and his Chicago Zouaves earned national fame.
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Published: 10/2/24
The Bloodiest Day
D. Scott Hartwig looks at how rank-and-file Union and Confederate troops experienced the Battle of Antietam.