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Published: 1/26/22
Untouched by the Conflict (2019)
More than two million young men left their civilian lives, donned blue woolen uniforms, shouldered arms, and served in the Union army during the Civil War. Many Dickinson College alumni...
Published: 1/19/22
Teacher, Preacher, Soldier, Spy (2021)
Born along the middle border in Franklin County, Ohio, in 1831 and dying on the “closing” Colorado frontier in 1891, John R. Kelso lived what can only be described as...
Published: 1/18/22
Essential Reading on the Peninsula Campaign
anne s.k. brown military collection George McClellan’s Army of the Potomac on the move during the Peninsula Campaign In the spring and early summer of 1862, Union general George B....
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Published: 1/14/22
The Emancipation Proclamation
Discover the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation in the fight for freedom during the Civil War, as told through historical artwork.
Published: 1/13/22
Word-clouding the Emancipation Proclamation
Discover the significant terms in the Emancipation Proclamation through our word cloud, highlighting Lincoln's powerful message.
Published: 1/12/22
The Cacophony of Politics (2021)
When Roy Franklin Nichols penned the final chapters of his formidable classic, The Disruption of American Democracy, he wrote that “the Democratic party seemed in desperate straits. The war which...
Published: 1/5/22
Rites of Retaliation (2021)
By the fall of 1862, Jefferson Davis believed he had found a way to control the Union Army. That summer General John Pope had led an army into Virginia, issuing...
Published: 12/29/21
Stephen A. Swails (2021)
A short but satisfying biography of a trailblazing soldier in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry
Published: 12/22/21
Robert E. Lee (2021)
A review of Allen C. Guelzo's welcome new biography of Robert E. Lee.
Published: 12/17/21
Extra Voices: War’s Grisly Toll
First-person quotes from Union and Confederate soldiers on the grisly impact of Civil War Combat.
Published: 12/15/21
Searching for Irvin McDowell (2021)
An "interesting" biography of a controversial Union general.
Published: 12/8/21
Worthy of a Higher Rank (2021)
There's "much to admire" about this edited Union colonel's wartime journal
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.