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Published: 9/8/21
A Fire in the Wilderness (2021)
A worthwhile read about the first battlefield confrontation between Grant and Lee.
Published: 9/1/21
A Holy Baptism of Fire & Blood (2021)
A look at the role religion played in the American Civil War.
Published: 8/27/21
Voices From the Army of Northern Virginia, Part 2
IN CAMP AND BATTLE WITH THE WASHINGTON ARTILLERY OF NEW ORLEANS (1885) Confederate gunners fire at the enemy in a postwar illustration titled “The Artillery Duel.” Artillerists created an invaluable...
Published: 8/25/21
Unlike Anything That Ever Floated (2021)
A solid introduction to the Battle of Hampton Roads.
Published: 8/18/21
The First Reconstruction (2021)
A new interpretation of the politics of the early republic.
Published: 8/11/21
Grand Army of Labor (2021)
How the Civil War both strengthened and constrained the American labor movement.
Published: 8/4/21
The Bonds of War (2021)
A combo microhistory and collective biography that works well.
Published: 7/28/21
No Place for Glory (2021)
A reinterpretation of one of the Gettysburg Campaign's pivotal episodes.
Published: 7/21/21
West of Slavery (2021)
A critical intervention in the literature on the Civil War in the West.
Published: 7/20/21
After Fort Wagner
Read 54th Massachusetts soldier Lewis Douglass' letter about the Battle of Fort Wagner which he wrote days after the the famed fight.
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Published: 7/18/21
The 54th Massachusetts at Fort Wagner
Discover the story of the 54th Massachusetts at Fort Wagner, a pivotal moment in the acceptance of black troops during the Civil War.
Published: 7/14/21
Civil War Richmond (2021)
A "a sharp, well-written, and concise social history" of Virginia’s capital city.
Published: 7/7/21
Faces of Union Soldiers at South Mountain & Harpers Ferry (2021)
Incisive biographies of 30 Union soldiers.
Published: 6/30/21
A Mortal Blow to the Confederacy (2021)
Review of a "highly recommended" account of the fall of New Orleans.
Published: 6/23/21
Abandoned Coastal Defenses of Alabama (2021)
Review of a brief history of Alabama's Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines.
Published: 6/16/21
Civil War Supply and Strategy (2020)
Review of another winning book from a prolific historian of the Civil War.
Published: 6/9/21
Embattled Capital (2021)
A review of a title that's more than your run-of-the-mill guidebook.
Published: 6/7/21
Extra Voices: Fear
Read firsthand Union and Confederate soldiers' quotes on the feelings of fear they experienced in battle.