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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
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
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: 2/26/21
Letters Home: Correspondence from Men at War
Frank Leslie’s illustrated Newspaper Union soldiers take a moment to write home on the hurricane deck of the U.S. transport North Star while on campaign in the Gulf of Mexico...
Published: 12/28/20
Goodbye to All That
In his final "American Iliad" column, southern-born historian Mark Grimsley reflects on his tangle of loyalties.
Published: 12/21/20
Extra Voices: Coffee
Read firsthand quotes by Union and Confederate soldiers about the the high value they placed on a good cup of coffee.
Published: 12/7/20
The Best Civil War Books of 2020
A panel of historians picks their top Civil War history titles published in 2020.
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
Time-Honored Deeds
The story of Corporal Andrew Jackson Smith, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President Bill Clinton in January 2001.
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Published: 12/1/20
The “Notorious” Lieutenant Davidson
Hunter Davidson forged a successful Civil War career as a Confederate torpedo expert—one he promoted in the decades after the war.
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Published: 12/1/20
An Artist in the Ranks
An in-depth look at the Civil War Illustrations of Adolph Metzner, who served in the 32nd Indiana Infantry during the conflict.
Published: 12/1/20
Monumental Decisions
Across the country, Confederate monuments and symbols are coming down. We enlisted a panel of top historians to help make sense of it all.
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
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
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
Coffee
Firsthand quotes about the strong reliance Union and Confederate soldiers had on coffee during the Civil War.
Published: 12/1/20
Winter 2020 | Dispatches
Reader comments and questions published in the Winter 2020 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 12/1/20
A Changing Landscape
Editorial reflections from the Winter 2020 issue of The Civil War Monitor.