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Published: 11/4/20
TAYLOR (ed.): My Dear Nelly (2020)
My Dear Nelly: The Selected Civil War Letters of General Orlando M. Poe to His Wife Eleanor edited by Paul Taylor. Kent State University Press, 2020. Cloth, ISBN: 978-1606354070. $55.00. Good...![](https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/glb-600x600.jpg)
Published: 11/3/20
“The Good Lord Bird”: Episode 5
On October 4, 2020, The Good Lord Bird, a 7-part miniseries about the life of abolitionist John Brown—based on the award-winning novel of the same name by James McBride—premiered on...![](https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3131d8e7871d5e3ab013a910b16d55fd_original-600x318.jpg)
Published: 10/28/20
BUTLER: Unforgiven (2021)
Unforgiven: The Lincoln Assassination Trial by Tom Butler. Green Feet Games, 2021. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln stands as one of the most calamitous events in United States history. An assassin’s...![](https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/glb-600x600.jpg)
Published: 10/27/20
“The Good Lord Bird”: Episode 4
On October 4, 2020, The Good Lord Bird, a 7-part miniseries about the life of abolitionist John Brown—based on the award-winning novel of the same name by James McBride—premiered on...![](https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/csahomefront-600x600.jpg)
Published: 10/23/20
The Five Best Books on the Confederate Homefront
Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper In a New Orleans cemetery in 1863, a woman and her daughters adorn the graves of loved ones killed during the war. For decades, books about...![](https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/51vKu0AdBAL._SX436_BO1204203200_.jpg)
Published: 10/21/20
DUNBAR: She Came to Slay (2019)
She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman by Erica Armstrong Dunbar. 37 Ink, 2019. ISBN: 978-1982139599. $23.99. In 2019, Harriet Tubman had a moment. A Hollywood biographical...![](https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/glb-600x600.jpg)
Published: 10/20/20
“The Good Lord Bird”: Episode 3
On October 4, 2020, The Good Lord Bird, a 7-part miniseries about the life of abolitionist John Brown—based on the award-winning novel of the same name by James McBride—premiered on...![](https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/137c982ab3318430e864c7ab3ce0c0b4-600x600.jpg)
Published: 10/16/20
John Brown’s Raid
In October 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in hopes of obtaining the necessary weapons to arm a successful slave insurrection throughout...![](https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/51s6pnAqg9L.jpg)
Published: 10/14/20
DeCREDICO: Confederate Citadel (2020)
Confederate Citadel: Richmond and Its People at War by Mary A. DeCredico. University Press of Kentucky, 2020. Cloth, ISBN: 978-0-8131-7925-4. $50.00. Dr. Mary A. DeCredico is a Professor of Southern History...![](https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/glb-600x600.jpg)
Published: 10/13/20
“The Good Lord Bird”: Episode 2
On October 4, 2020, The Good Lord Bird, a 7-part miniseries about the life of abolitionist John Brown—based on the award-winning novel of the same name by James McBride—premiered on...![](https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1821296164-600x600.jpeg)
Published: 10/7/20
MAGUIRE (ed.): My Remembrance of the War (2019)
My Remembrance of the War, etc. 1861-1865: The Memoir of George C. Maguire, c. 1893 edited by William Maguire. Newman Springs Publishing, 2019. Paper, ISBN: 978-1645315162. $18.95. Just before the Battle...![](https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/glb-600x600.jpg)
Published: 10/6/20
“The Good Lord Bird”: Episode 1
On October 4, 2020, The Good Lord Bird, a 7-part miniseries about the life of abolitionist John Brown—based on the award-winning novel of the same name by James McBride—premiered on...![](https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/75a483908daf650b97527cf18f4084fd-600x600.jpg)
Published: 10/2/20
Agenda: October 2020 Events
Looking for a Civil War event—virtual or in person—to attend in September? Below are some very good options to keep you busy. Book Talk with Neil P. Chatelain: Defending the...![](https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1286335254-600x600.jpeg)
Published: 9/30/20
MOREL: Lincoln and the American Founding (2020)
Lincoln and the American Founding by Lucas Morel. Southern Illinois University Press, 2020. Cloth, ISBN: 978-0-8093-3785-9. $24.95. Abraham Lincoln still resonates with people throughout the world who call upon him for...![](https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CWPT_-_WILDERNESS_-_TAPP_1-600x600.jpg)
Published: 9/28/20
Quote for the Day: Autumn is Coming
“We were forced to breathe dust freely, but through the clouds which rose wherever the regiment moved we caught refreshing views of stately homesteads, blushing orchards, and autumn-tinted landscapes. We...![](https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9781933337838-600x600.jpg)
Published: 9/23/20
FRAZIER: Tempest Over Texas (2020)
Tempest Over Texas: The Fall and Winter Campaigns of 1863-1864 by Donald S. Frazier. State House Press, 2020. Cloth, ISBN: 978-1-933337-83-8. $39.95. For the past quarter century, Donald S. Frazier, currently the...![](https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/usct-600x600.jpg)
Published: 9/21/20
The Five Best Books on the African-American Civil War Experience
Library of Congress This image of an unidentified African-American soldier, his wife, and their two daughters was made between 1863 and 1865. In the midst of current events, people are...![](https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Soldiers_National_Monument_-_Gettysburg_National_Cemetery-600x600.jpg)
Published: 9/18/20
Interview: Historical Tours in the Time of COVID-19
Wikipedia Soldiers’ National Monument in Gettysburg National Military Park We recently asked Richard Blackmon, director of Historic America Tours, a few questions about the challenges of conducting historical tours in...![](https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/71SwwhdiIL._AC_UY436_QL65_.jpg)