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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.
Published: 11/17/20
“The Good Lord Bird”: Episode 7
The seventh—and final—installment of historian Megan Kate Nelson's review of the Showtime miniseries "The Good Lord Bird."
Published: 11/11/20
“The Good Lord Bird”: Episode 6
The sixth installment of historian Megan Kate Nelson's review of the Showtime miniseries "The Good Lord Bird."
Published: 11/3/20
“The Good Lord Bird”: Episode 5
The fifth installment of historian Megan Kate Nelson's review of the Showtime miniseries "The Good Lord Bird."
Published: 10/27/20
“The Good Lord Bird”: Episode 4
The fourth installment of historian Megan Kate Nelson's review of the Showtime miniseries "The Good Lord Bird."
Published: 10/23/20
The Five Best Books on the Confederate Homefront
For decades, books about the Confederate homefront were often books about elite white slave-owning women—first Lost Cause-era flowery homages to their patriotism and dedication to the Confederacy, then more critical...
Published: 10/20/20
“The Good Lord Bird”: Episode 3
The third installment of historian Megan Kate Nelson's review of the Showtime miniseries "The Good Lord Bird."