Articles
Published: 12/1/19
The Dictator
One of the largest weapons of Union siege artillery was a 13-inch Model 1861 seacoast mortar dubbed “the Dictator” by the troops. Learn more.
Published: 12/1/19
A Big Question
The American Battlefield Trust on how battlefield parks are outdoor classrooms that bring history to life for young and old alike.
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Published: 12/1/19
A Visit to Chicago
Interested in visiting Chicago? Two experts on the area offer suggestions for what to see and do in and around the historic city.
Published: 12/1/19
Winter 2019 | Dispatches
Reader comments and questions published in the Winter 2019 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 3/7/20
Abolitionists at War
Read how anti-slavery reformers’ reaction to the Civil War helped transform the conflict into one for emancipation—and provoked their movement's collapse.
Published: 12/1/19
A Piece of Hell on Earth
Editorial thoughts and reflections published in the Winter 2019 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
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Published: 3/7/20
The Great Dissenter
The rise and fall of Clement Vallandigham, the Democratic congressman who became the Lincoln administration’s most strident opponent.
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Published: 3/7/20
Little Mac’s Big Fall
An inside look at the decision to remove George B. McClellan from command of the Army of the Potomac.
Published: 3/7/20
Spring 2020 | Dispatches
Reader questions and comments published in the Spring 2020 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 3/7/20
The B&A Q&A Megan Kate Nelson
Megan Kate Nelson discusses her book, The Three-Cornered War, and why she felt it important to focus on the Civil War in the West.
Published: 4/1/20
A Battlefield Death Delayed
In the final weeks of the Civil War, Thomas W. Chandler was hit in the left temple by a Confederate bullet. He lived for 17 more years.
Published: 3/7/20
Dissatisfaction, Dissent, and Fragmentation
Editorial thoughts and reflections from the Spring 2020 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 1/28/23
The Books That Built Me: George Rable
Veteran historian George C. Rable reflects on the books that shaped his interest in—and views about—history.
Published: 3/7/20
Robert E. Lee and Traveller Tintype
A tintype of Robert E. Lee and Traveller may be "the last original photograph of Lee in private hands." Learn how much it earned at auction.
Published: 3/7/20
History in the Digital Age
Historian and educator Kevin Levin takes a look at how historians are engaging scholars, enthusiasts, and the public in the digital age.
Published: 3/7/20
An Early Image of War
A photo shows the Trapier Mortar Battery on Morris Island just days after it launched shells that inflicted heavy damage on Fort Sumter.
Published: 3/7/20
Lightening Their Load
Civil War soldiers regularly jettisoned personal effects in an effort to lighten their loads. Read what was dropped during the Chancellorsville Campaign.
Published: 3/7/20
A Steadfast Rebel
Emma Kline would be little remembered today if not for a photograph taken in 1864 showing her standing defiantly after her arrest for smuggling.