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Published: 7/1/18
45th Pennsylvania Infantry Battle Flag
Learn about the 45th Pennsylvania Infantry battle flag captured at Petersburg that recently sold at auction.
Published: 7/1/18
Keeping Seminary Ridge Sacred
Learn about the American Battlefield Trust's efforts to preserve 18 acres of land at Seminary Ridge on the Gettysburg Battlefield.
Published: 7/1/18
Men of Faith
Nearly 4,000 men on both sides of the Civil War had served as chaplains. Here we highlight statistics about those in the Union army.
Published: 7/1/18
Major Hapgood and His Famous Clerk
Major Lyman Sawin Hapgood was a paymaster who prospered as a banker before the war. His clerk would become an influential American author.
Published: 7/1/18
Summer 2018 | Dispatches
GRANT’S CRUEL SUMMER A. Wilson Greene’s article in the Spring 2018 issue on Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant’s early actions at Petersburg [“Grant’s Cruel Summer,” Vol. 8, No. 1]...
Published: 7/1/18
Big Talk
Some big talk from big men during the Civil War. Read some of the comments officers made about their opponents.
Published: 7/1/18
A Visit to Yorktown, Virginia
Interested in visiting Yorktown? To help make the most of your trip, we’ve enlisted two experts on the area— Homer Lanier and J. Michael Moore— to offer suggestions for what to see and do in and around the historic town.
Published: 7/1/18
Changes, Big and Small
Roughly seven years ago, as I was planning for the launch of The Civil War Monitor, one of my most important calls was to a longtime acquaintance at the Civil...
Published: 7/1/18
The Books That Built Me: Stephen W. Sears
Author Stephen W. Sears reviews the Civil War books that most influenced him, from his first job out of college to today.
Published: 7/1/18
Satterlee’s Saw
One of the more popular Civil War medical tools was an amputation saw with a pistol-gripped handle known as Satterlee’s Saw.
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Published: 7/1/18
Soldiers of Misfortune
William Marvel examines how financial motives drove Union recruiting during the Civil War as much as more altruistic incentives.
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An Unlikely Battleground
Fourth of July observations during the Civil War reflected the country’s thorniest questions—including which Americans could claim the holiday as their own.
Published: 7/1/18
The Decision
Why did Robert E. Lee turn down command of the Union army and join the Confederacy in 1861? It’s complicated.
Published: 6/25/18
Whither Public History?
A veteran public historian assesses the state of popular interest in the American Civil War.
Published: 5/2/18
Battlefield Echoes: MOPs, MOEs, and Chancellorsville
Library of Congress Kurz & Allison’s depiction of the Battle of Chancellorsville In the aftermath of his army’s defeat at Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee welcomed a brother of Secretary...
Published: 5/1/18
Anatomy of a Civil War Buff
Fancy yourself a Civil War buff? We surveyed our readers to learn what got them interested in the history of the conflict.
Published: 5/1/18
Pickett’s Charge
Facts and figures about the Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg, which many still regard as the war’s turning point.
Published: 5/1/18
The Chancellors of Chancellorsville
An 1866 photo shows Rev. Melzi S. Chancellor and six members of his family outside Dowdall’s Tavern at Chancellorsville.