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Published: 6/1/26
Porter’s Ruse
In 1863, Union acting rear admiral David Dixon Porter devised a masquerade that saved a captured ironclad from Confederate service.
Published: 5/27/26
Green & Blue (2025)
"Green and Blue" represents a significant accomplishment in advancing the study of the common Irish American soldier.
Published: 5/20/26
From Gray to Blue (2026)
Patrick Garrow widens the traditional definition of galvanized Yankees in "From Gray to Blue."
Published: 5/18/26
The Great Emancipator in Spain
A look at the interracial, freedom-fighting military unit of Americans that fought in the Spanish Civil War under the name of the country's Great Emancipator.
Published: 5/13/26
A Little Piece of Hell at Gettysburg (2026)
Scott T. Fink highlights the significance of the Rose Farm, the vortex of Gettysburg's Wheatfield.
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Published: 5/11/26
Johnny Clem
A photographic look at Johnny Clem—who earned the nickname "Dummer Boy of Chickamauga" during the Civil War—through the years.
Published: 5/6/26
Fred Grant at Vicksburg (2025)
Fred Grant's memoir is a "touching portrayal of a father through the eyes of his son."
Published: 5/4/26
Mother’s Medicine
A look at how and why milk punch was a key tool in the therapeutic arsenal of trailblazing nurse Mary Ann “Mother” Bickerdyke.
Published: 4/29/26
Black Religion in the Madhouse (2025)
Judith Weisenfeld's well-researched book focuses on the "social worlds of formerly enslaved Black people and their descendants."
Published: 4/27/26
Grant’s Valuable Lesson
How an early war incident in Missouri helped shape the future general-in-chief of the Union armies
Published: 4/22/26
The Old Alcalde (2026)
An exhaustive biography of an "unlikely" fire-eater who was perhaps the principal author of Texas's secession ordinance.
Published: 4/20/26
Drowning the Anaconda
How a string of mild hurricane seasons during the Civil War aided the Union navy's blockading operations.
Published: 4/15/26
Gettysburg Postcards (2026)
A handsome and handy reference volume that will repay anyone interested in the Gettysburg battlefield's history.
Published: 4/13/26
The Women of Fort Sumter
How the families of the Union garrison at Fort Sumter experienced the struggle for Charleston Harbor in the months preceding the Civil War.
Published: 4/8/26
The Reconstruction Diary of Frances Anne Rollin (2025)
Putzi's volume is an excellent resource for scholars of both Reconstruction and nineteenth-century print culture.
Published: 4/6/26
Lincoln’s Drive for Self-Improvement
A look at how Abraham Lincoln's educational journey—fueled by a thirst for knowledge—never ceased.
Published: 4/1/26
Sisterhood of the Lost Cause (2025)
A well-researched new book interrogates the public and private lives of Confederate widows.
Published: 3/30/26
Extra Voices: Faith in the Fight
Union and Confederate soldiers quotes about the importance of religious faith in helping them navigate the challenges of war.