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Published: 12/16/22
The Holiday Season During War
Discover how Americans celebrated Christmas and New Year during the Civil War. Explore illustrations that depict holiday festivities in the army and on the homefront.
Published: 12/14/22
Hidden History of Civil War Florida (2022)
A concise history of an oft-overlooked Confederate state.
Published: 12/12/22
Emancipation’s Truth
A review of the Will Smith movie "Emancipation," which spotlights the fight for liberation during a pivotal moment in American history.
Published: 12/7/22
A Fire Bell in the Past (2021)
A novel look at the Missouri Crisis.
Published: 12/5/22
Extra Voices: Army Stragglers
In the Voices section of our Winter 2022 issue we highlighted quotes about “straggling” soldiers in the Union and Confederate armies. Unfortunately, we didn’t have room to include all that...
Published: 11/30/22
The Gospel of Freedom (2022)
A "valuable contribution" to our understanding of the Underground Railroad.
Published: 11/23/22
The Nashville and Decatur Railroad in the Civil War (2022)
A carefully researched history of an important wartime railroad.
Published: 11/21/22
Extra Dossier: George G. Meade
A panel of Civil War historians' offers opinions on Union general George Gordon Meade and his military achievements.
Published: 11/16/22
An Environmental History of the Civil War (2020)
A coherent argument for a more ecologically conscious narrative of the nation’s fratricidal conflict.
Published: 11/9/22
The Last Fire-Eater (2022)
A concise biography of a colorful Confederate.
Published: 11/2/22
Black Suffrage (2022)
A look at northerners' attitudes toward African-American rights in the post-Civil War years.
Published: 10/26/22
Remembering Enslavement (2022)
A "monumental contribution to the study of public history."
Published: 10/19/22
James Montgomery (2022)
A new book rehabilitates the reputation of a maligned and misunderstood Union officer.
Published: 10/17/22
September Suspense (2012)
Close students of Civil War military history are familiar with the long career and good work of Dennis E. Frye. As chief historian at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Frye’s...
Published: 10/12/22
Yours Affectionately, Osgood (2022)
An interesting collection of wartime correspondence by a New York officer.
Published: 10/5/22
The War after the War (2022)
A detailed review of John Patrick Daly's "The War after the War," a new history of the post-Civil War period of Reconstruction.
Published: 9/28/22
Count the Dead (2022)
A "little book" that "packs a huge punch."
Published: 9/28/22
Quick Picks: Sherman’s March Books
Looking to learn more about William T. Sherman's March to the Sea? An expert historian offers some suggestions for further reading.