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Published: 12/6/21
The Best Civil War Books of 2021
The Books & Authors section of our Winter 2021 issue contains our annual roundup of the year’s best Civil War titles. As usual, we’ve enlisted a handful of Civil War...
Published: 12/1/21
Rebel Correspondent (2021)
Glimpses into a Confederate cavalryman’s experiences in the Civil War's western theater
Published: 11/30/21
Prison Tales
Library of Congress Andersonville Prison in 1864 Looking to learn more about Civil War prisons and prisoners of war? We asked historian Brian Matthew Jordan to suggest a handful of...
Published: 11/24/21
The Summer of ’63: Vicksburg & Tullahoma (2021)
Lots of insightful content on key western campaigns.
Published: 11/17/21
Passing Through the Fire (2021)
A concise biography of famed Union officer Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain.
Published: 11/10/21
The Summer of ’63: Gettysburg (2021)
A diverse series of contributions about the epic July 1863 battle.
Published: 11/4/21
Gettysburg Photo Mystery Solved?
A look at how 3D technology may have helped solved a longtime mystery surrounding an old Gettysburg photograph.
Published: 11/3/21
Cornerstone of the Confederacy (2021)
A welcome addition to the literature on the Civil War and its memory.
Published: 10/27/21
Matchless Organization (2021)
A comprehensive history of the Confederacy's military medical organization.
Published: 10/25/21
The Best Civil War Novels
Library of Congress No event in American history has inspired more imaginative writing than the Civil War. Authors have made the struggle the subject of thousands of rhymes, songs, poems,...
Published: 10/20/21
Lincoln’s Mentors (2021)
An impressive study of the men who shaped Abraham Lincoln as a leader.
Published: 10/18/21
Suits of Shoddy
Founded in 1818, Brooks Brothers of New York is the oldest clothing retailer in America. Even today, the name alone conjures images of fine silk neckties and Italian wool sportscoats—quality,...
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Published: 10/15/21
The Mountain Campaigns in Georgia
Discover the captivating illustrations of The Mountain Campaigns in Georgia, which tell the story of the battles fought along the Western & Atlantic Railroad during the Civil War.
Published: 10/13/21
William Barksdale, CSA (2021)
An uneven biography of a U.S. congressman turned Confederate general.
Published: 10/6/21
Buying & Selling Civil War Memory in Gilded Age America (2021)
An impressive array of essays about the Civil War’s long shadow.
Published: 9/29/21
The Boy Generals (2021)
A "skillfully researched, eloquently written, and prolifically illustrated" book.
Published: 9/27/21
The Five Best Books on Civil War Guerrillas
Library of Congress Two guerrillas stop a civilian rider to rob him in this sketch from a December 1864 issue of Harper’s Weekly. “This Mr. Wales is a cold-blooded killer....
Published: 9/24/21
Mr. Gridley and His Sack of Flour
The story of R.C. Gridley, of Austin, Nevada, who made—and lost—an interesting wager on a local election in 1865.