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Published: 12/31/18
New Year’s Eve in Camp
Read the poignant reflections of Union officer William Thompson Lusk in a letter to his sister written on New Year's Eve 1862.
Published: 12/17/18
Emancipation on Stage
Megan Kate Nelson discusses the play Ben Butler by playwright Richard Strand and staged by Portland Stage.
Published: 12/9/18
The Best Civil War Books of 2018
Civil War historians pick their two favorite books published in 2018, and name a title or two they’re looking forward to seeing in print.
Published: 12/3/18
Interview: Emerging Scholars at American Civil War Museum
Learn about The American Civil War Museum's Emerging Scholars program, a way for new voices to shape our understanding of the Civil War era.
Published: 12/1/18
Snowballing
Read recollections from Union and Confederates veterans about the intense snowball fights that occurred in winter camp.
Published: 12/1/18
Lieutenant John Worden’s Snuffbox
After the Battle of Hampton Roads, the citizens of Buffalo, New York, presented Lieutenant John L. Worden with this solid gold snuffbox.
Published: 12/1/18
Monitor vs. Merrimack
Understanding the enduring allure of the duel between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (Merrimack) at Hampton Roads.
Published: 12/1/18
Dispatches from Hell
Junius Henri Browne was a war correspondent for the New-York Tribune. Read about his capture and escape during the Civil War.
Published: 12/1/18
Hardtack
Learn more about hardtack, the infamous hard bread that was a staple of Civil War soldiers' daily rations.
Published: 12/1/18
Eyewitnesses to History
A rarely seen photograph of Abraham Lincoln's first inauguration outside of the unfinished dome of the U.S. Capitol in March 1861.
Published: 12/1/18
A Fitting Tribute
A look at a calligraphic portrait by W.H. Pratt of Abraham Lincoln using the text of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Published: 12/1/18
Meade at Gettysburg
Count me among the many fans of Michael Shaara’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War novel The Killer Angels (1974)—and the Ron Maxwell-directed movie, Gettysburg (1993), based upon it. Both breathe life into their characters—including...
Published: 12/1/18
Winter 2018 | Dispatches
Reader thoughts and comments published in the Winter 2018 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
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Published: 12/1/18
A Visit to Mobile
Two experts on Mobile, Alabama, offer tips for what to see and do during a visit to the history-rich city.
Published: 12/1/18
Meade’s Council of War
The 1861 edition of U.S. Army Inspector General Henry Lee Scott’s Military Dictionary defines “council of war” as “an assemblage of the chief officers in the army, summoned by the...
Published: 12/1/18
Saving Glendale
Glendale battlefield and the nearby Malvern Hill battlefield form a three-mile corridor that chronicles the game-changing 1862 campaign.
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Published: 12/1/18
Letters to Julia
Ulysses S. Grant’s correspondence with his wife, Julia, during the Civil War provides insight into his deep affection for his family.
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Published: 12/1/18
When the Abolitionists Went to Charleston
During the Civil War’s final days, a group of northerners traveled from New York to Charleston to mark the conflict’s end.