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Published: 10/8/18
Interview: Animatronic Lincoln at Lincoln Memorial Shrine
Explore the animatronic Lincoln at California's Lincoln Memorial Shrine. Discover the exhibit's story and its impressive features.
Published: 10/1/18
A POW’s Thoughtful Gift
This ring, believed to have been made by a Confederate POW at Fort Delaware, was presented to Confederate First Lady Varina Davis.
Published: 10/1/18
The B&A Q&A: Dan Abrams
Dan Abrams discusses "Lincoln’s Last Trial," his co-authored book that examines the murder trial of Peachy Quinn Harrison, whom Lincoln defended.
Published: 10/1/18
The B&A Q&A: William W. Freehling
Author William W. Freehling discusses his work, "Becoming Lincoln," which emphasizes Lincoln’s life in the years before the Civil War.
Published: 10/1/18
Mr. Lincoln and the Monitor
The Union’s famed ironclad warship, USS Monitor, had a fan in Abraham Lincoln, who paid the vessel an eventful visit in the spring of 1862.
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Published: 10/1/18
“Death Comes to Us by Many a Way”
A look at the fatal dangers that Civil War soldiers, sailors, and civilians faced away from the battlefield.
Published: 10/1/18
Building the Perfect Army
If you could build the perfect Civil War army from scratch, what would it look like? Five Civil War historians give us their takes.
Published: 10/1/18
Picking Favorites
Editorial thoughts on The Civil War Monitor's Fall 2018 cover story.
Published: 10/1/18
Three Batteries and a Trio of Opportunities
Latest on the American Battlefield Trust's efforts to save battlefield land at Shiloh, Glendale, and Fredericksburg.
Published: 10/1/18
The Virtuous Knight of the Orphan Brigade
Read the story of Lafayette Hewitt, who refused a promotion to colonel that would take him away from the all-Kentucky Orphan Brigade.
Published: 10/1/18
Slurs and Slights
Not all shots during the Civil War were taken with a rifle. Here are a few notable quotes from folks who also had a wicked tongue.
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Published: 10/1/18
Sharpsburg, Maryland
Interested in visiting Sharpsburg? To help make the most of your trip, we’ve enlisted two experts on the area to offer suggestions for what to see and do in and around the historic town.
Published: 10/1/18
Fall 2018 | Dispatches
Reader comments and feedback published in the Fall 2018 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 10/1/18
The Sable Arm in Kentucky
In this image, African-American soldiers from the 4th U.S. Colored Artillery conduct a changing of the guard on the parapet of Fort Halleck.
Published: 10/1/18
A Confederate Cipher Disk
The Confederate army used cipher disks like this one, sold at auction in 2014, to encrypt messages. Only a handful are known to exist.
Published: 9/24/18
Varina
Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier turns his attention to the Confederacy's first lady in his new Civil War novel, "Varina."
Published: 7/30/18
“Martyrs” to Their Cause: John Brown, Edmund Ruffin, and Harpers Ferry
Dive into the stories of John Brown and Edmund Ruffin and their impact on the fight against slavery.
Published: 7/2/18
The Best Gettysburg Books
What are the best books on the Battle of Gettysburg? We asked a handful of Civil War historians for their picks.