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Unable to compel Sherman to attack, Hood trundled west into Alabama and changed his objective.

The author shows how a superior general staff...helped wrest the initiative away from Lee's army as the war in the Eastern Theater dragged on.

[S]tands at the edge of a field of historical inquiry that is sure to gain greater currency among historians...

Between July 25 and July 1, 1862, George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac and Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia battled on the outskirts of Richmond. The fate of the capital of the Confederacy lay in the balance. A decisive Union victory could have resulted in the capture of Richmond—and likely the end of the rebellion. But Lee's outnumbered Rebels outperformed their opponents during...

Much like Alcott's work, Seiple's narrative leaps off the page.

...a marvelous book that contains fascinating analysis about French diplomacy...demonstrates how historians have too long made France into a junior partner of Great Britain.

We recently asked a panel of Civil War historians a series of questions about Major General James Ewell Brown "J.E.B." Stuart—a way of assessing the flamboyant cavalier's record and legacy today. And while the results were published in our Summer 2019 issue (“Dossier: J.E.B. Stuart,” Vol. 9, No. 2), space prevented us from providing all of our panelists’ answers in full detail. Below are...

Weaver's writings provide rare insight into the complexities of the prisoner of war experience.

We have lost a singular voice in the field of popular history.

For our recent newsstand-only special issue The Civil War Almanac, we asked a number of Civil War historians for their opinions on a variety of popular topics, including the war’s most overrated and underrated commanders, top turning points, and most influential women. Space constraints prevented us from including the full answers to one of the questions: What are the 10 best Civil War movies? ...

Reveals a new perspective on pro-Union southerners....draws sensible conclusions from the evidence it uses.

Take a mini tour of the newly opened American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia.

On December 16, 1864, Union General George Thomas accomplished a goal that Civil War field commanders found to be unobtainable: the climactic destruction of an enemy army.

This Union officer sporting stylish spectacles with tinted glass and a second pair of lenses is Captain Thomas Bartlett Griffith, a prosperous furnace manufacturer from Carver, Massachusetts. Griffith’s striking supplementary lenses could have been used for extra sun protection, as bifocals, or simply for decoration. Because a postwar portrait shows him wearing traditional glasses, this set was...

Longacre has breathed new life into Custer's career...

Hess' insightful and fascinating study will remain the standard work on the subject for the foreseeable future.

...a fast-flowing narrative that will keep the attention of seasoned Civil War readers and the general public alike.

The American Civil War Museum's Emerging Scholars speakers describe their topic and why it is relevant to contemporary Civil War studies.

An authoritative analysis of how the rigors of campaigning affected command decisions and the experiences of common soldiers alike.

An important account of Meade's tenure as commander of the Army of the Potomac.