50FISH Dev Team
Published: 5/21/26
Q&A with Kevin M. Levin
Boston-based historian and educator Kevin M. Levin answers questions about his favorite books and reading habits.
Published: 5/21/26
A Soldier in the Texas Brigade
John Wesley Duren was one of the Navarro Rifles, a militia that mustered into Confederate service as Company I of the 4th Texas Infantry.
Published: 5/21/26
The Outlaw Josey Wales Turns 50
A look back at "The Outlaw Josey Wales," a movie that informed many Americans’ views of Civil War guerrilla warfare, on its 50th anniversary.
Published: 5/21/26
Manassas Data Center Fight Marches On
The fight against a data center complex approved for land alongside Manassas National Battlefield Park might be headed to Virginia’s supreme court.
Published: 5/21/26
Nashville Outer Lines
A look at one of two highly detailed images showing the outer of two Union defensive lines at Nashville taken by photographer Jacob Coonley.
Published: 5/21/26
Davis the Burglar
A look at a cartoon published by Harper’s Weekly that depicts Confederate president Jefferson Davis as a thief in the night, stealing from Uncle Sam.
Published: 5/21/26
Five (or so) Books for Getting Started with Abraham Lincoln
Author Christian McWhirter offers some of his picks for books on Abraham Lincoln for anyone who's getting started with their research.
Published: 5/21/26
A Visit to Charleston
You have a fine summer’s day to visit Charleston, South Carolina, taking in Civil War history—but you’ve been to Fort Sumter. What to do?
Published: 5/21/26
The Art of Uncertainty
A raid by Benjamin Grierson and his horsemen proved that Union cavalry, long dismissed as inferior to its southern counterpart, could strike deep behind enemy lines and survive.
Published: 5/21/26
Abe & George
Editorial thoughts and reflections on the cover story of the Summer 2026 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 3/3/26
Captain Nelson Armes’ Gauntlets
Captain Nelson Ames was heavily involved in the fighting at Gettysburg. Learn how much his gauntlets sold for at auction.
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Published: 2/19/26
The Man Behind The Cane
A look at Preston Brooks' caning of Charles Sumner, and how the assault—and the reaction to it—foreshadowed civil war.
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Published: 2/19/26
The Survivor: Harlan Paige’s Civil War
Read about the exceptional luck of Vermont soldier Harlan Paige on the long and bloody road to Appomattox.
Published: 2/19/26
Battle Fury at Averasboro
In the Battle of Averasboro, an outnumbered Confederate force made a desperate effort to defeat Sherman’s army as it marched through North Carolina.
Published: 2/19/26
“Quaker Guns”
The origins of Civil War-era use of "Quaker guns," a pacifistic term for a clever act of military deception
Published: 2/19/26
Confederates in the Cold War West
How mid-20th-century movies and TV emphasized reconciliation in portraying ex-Rebels.
Published: 2/19/26
A Quaker Who Served
Read the story of Abraham Joseph Mabbett, a Quaker who served the U.S. Army without enlisting.
Published: 2/19/26
Big Plans at Gettysburg
An update on what the site around the demolished Gettysburg Battlefield Military Museum on Baltimore Pike will look like after restoration.