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Published: 2/17/21
Ambitious Honor (2020)
A book that's managed to find something new to say about George Armstrong Custer.
Published: 2/10/21
Bonds of Salvation (2020)
Review of a "strong and engaging history."
Published: 2/3/21
The Last Lincoln Republican (2020)
A superb new study of James Garfield’s dark-horse race for the White House.
Published: 1/27/21
Patriots Twice (2020)
An imperfect study of the postwar lives of 220 Confederate veterans.
Published: 1/20/21
Tullahoma (2020)
A compelling narrative that explains the critical significance of the Union’s Tullahoma Campaign victory.
Published: 1/13/21
The Thin Gray Line (2019)
A fast-paced novel presents lesser-known aspects of the American Civil War.
Published: 1/6/21
Women Making War (2020)
Review of a "useful and fascinating" study.
Published: 12/30/20
Absalom Hazlett (2020)
Of all the violent incidents foreshadowing the Civil War, few compare to John Brown’s calamitous and controversial raid on Harpers Ferry. In the 160-plus years since, Brown’s story has been...
Published: 12/28/20
Goodbye to All That
Library of Congress Lieutenant Robert Pryor James, Co. E, 20th North Carolina Infantry This will be my final column for the “American Iliad” series, a project I undertook five years...
Published: 12/23/20
Defending the Arteries of Rebellion (2020)
An examination of the Confederate attempt to defend the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
Published: 12/21/20
Extra Voices: Coffee
Read firsthand quotes by Union and Confederate soldiers about the the high value they placed on a good cup of coffee.
Published: 12/16/20
William Tecumseh Sherman (2016)
An accessible and reliable study of a great American soldier.
Published: 12/9/20
Jefferson Davis, Napoleonic France, and the Nature of Confederate Ideology (2020)
A truly fresh interpretation of the Confederate States of America.
Published: 12/7/20
The Best Civil War Books of 2020
The Books & Authors section of our Winter 2020 issue contains our annual roundup of the year’s best Civil War titles. As usual, we enlisted the help of a handful...
Published: 12/2/20
Storming Vicksburg (2020)
A convincingly argued study of a pivotal period in the Vicksburg Campaign.
Published: 11/25/20
The Maps of the Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign (2020)
A useful resource for understanding cavalry operations during the Gettysburg Campaign.
Published: 11/18/20
Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg (2020)
A successful portrayal of the last resting place of Gettysburg's dead.
Published: 11/17/20
“The Good Lord Bird”: Episode 7
The seventh—and final—installment of historian Megan Kate Nelson's review of the Showtime miniseries "The Good Lord Bird."