Articles
Published: 9/1/22
Charles Redington Mudge at Gettysburg
A look at the performance of Charles Redington Mudge of the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Published: 9/1/22
Dossier: George G. Meade
A panel of historians weighs in on the character and capabilities of Union general George Gordon Meade.
Published: 9/1/22
Forty Rod
An examination of the term "Forty Rod" whiskey used widely during the American Civil War.
Published: 9/1/22
Full Highlander
A photo of three soldiers sheds light on the colorful uniforms donned by members of the 79th New York "Highlanders."
Published: 9/1/22
Anesthetics
Union surgeons employed anesthesia at least 80,000 times during the Civil War. We break down the numbers.
Published: 9/1/22
After the Storm
Examination of a tranquil photo of Antietam Creek taken by Alexander Gardner five days after the bloody battle fought there in September 1862.
Published: 9/1/22
Fall 2022 | Dispatches
Reader feedback published in the Fall 2022 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 9/1/22
Lincoln Takes the Stage
Editorial reflections on the content of The Civil War Monitor's Fall 2022 issue.
Published: 9/1/22
A New Battlefield Park is Born
American Battlefield Trust president David Duncan on the creation of a new Culpeper Battlefields State Park in Virginia.
Published: 9/1/22
A Thirst for Battle
Firsthand Union and Confederate soldier accounts about the bloodthirst many of them felt upon going into battle.
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Published: 9/1/23
What if Lincoln Had Lived?
An assassin’s bullet ended Lincoln's life just weeks into his second term as president. His vision for the reuniting country died with him.
Published: 9/1/23
Popular and Peerless
Historians reflect on the endurance of James M. McPherson’s Battle Cry of Freedom as the seminal volume on the Civil War turns 35.
Published: 9/1/23
No Born Soldier
An examination of the hard work Union army officer Henry Carrington performed to keep himself safe during the Civil War.
Published: 9/1/23
Fall 2023 | Dispatches
Reader feedback published in the Fall 2023 issue of The Civil War Monitor
Published: 9/1/23
Secretary Dot
Editorial reflections published in the Fall 2023 issue of The Civil War Monitor
Published: 9/1/23
Surrender Towel
The story of Captain Robert M. Sims and the towel he used as a makeshift surrender flag at Appomattox Court House.
Published: 9/1/23
New Gettysburg Photo Found
An examination of a newly discovered image of wounded soldiers at Gettysburg’s Camp Letterman in the fall of 1863.
Published: 9/1/23
Treatment in the Field
A presentation of acts and figures associated with Civil War hospital tents.