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Published: 10/30/19
The Black Heavens (2019)
Brian R. Dirck has spent his career approaching the life of Abraham Lincoln from some oblique angles. Published in 2001, his first book offered an illuminating comparison of Lincoln and...
Published: 10/23/19
The Conflicted Ozarks (2019)
Discover the hidden history of the Ozarks and the overlooked significance of slavery in the region with Brooks Blevins' insightful volume.
Published: 10/21/19
Grant’s War Horse: Cincinnati
While Ulysses S. Grant rode a number of horses during the Civil War, he was particularly attached to one of them: Cincinnati. According to Grant’s son Frederick, Cincinnati, who came...
Published: 10/16/19
Africans in the Old South (2016)
Explore the lives of Africans in the Old South through biographies of West African natives in this book by Randy J. Sparks.
Published: 10/14/19
Lee’s War Horse: Traveller
Of the several horses Robert E. Lee rode during the Civil War, the one he named Traveller was the object of his greatest affection. Lee, who purchased the grey gelding...
Published: 10/9/19
American Abolitionism (2019)
To what extent did the abolitionist movement bring about the end of slavery in the United States? For a century a half historians have debated this question. Historians have examined...
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Published: 10/7/19
The Overland Campaign
In May and June 1864, General Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Potomac pushed doggedly toward the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, in the Civil War’s bloodiest military...
Published: 10/4/19
Which Way Did They Go?
Library of Congress Union soldiers find dummy defenders and wooden cannon after storming a Confederate trench in Julian Scott’s 1872 painting “Sold.” Both sides used such phony weapons—known as Quaker...
Published: 10/2/19
Soldiers of the Cross (2019)
Religion in the Civil War has long been of interest to scholars, but during the past twenty years there has been noticeable attention paid to the subject. Recently, several books...
Published: 9/27/19
A Hair-Raising Incident at Shiloh
Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War, published in 1895, contained a broad collection of sketches that had appeared during the...
Published: 9/25/19
Meade and Lee at Bristoe Station (2019)
Explore the post-Gettysburg interlude as Meade and Lee return to central Virginia in "Meade and Lee at Bristoe Station."
Published: 9/23/19
A Triple Bereavement at Cairo
Woman’s Work in the Civil War (1865) Nurse Mary Livermore Shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War, Mary Livermore, a 40-year-old native of Boston, volunteered to work for the...
Published: 9/20/19
Rock of Chickamauga
Library of Congress Major General George H. Thomas, the “Rock of Chickamauga” In the American Iliad, the Civil War’s chief victors are well known: Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and...
Published: 9/18/19
The Most Desperate Acts of Gallantry (2019)
Discover the story of George Armstrong Custer, from his distinguished Civil War service to his demise at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Published: 9/11/19
Attack at Daylight and Whip Them (2019)
Uncover the hidden stories of Shiloh battlefield through the lens of microhistory and historiography in "Attack at Daylight and Whip Them."
Published: 9/4/19
Union Command Failure in the Shenandoah (2019)
Delve into the battle of New Market and the controversial role of Union General Franz Sigel in "Union Command Failure in the Shenandoah."
Published: 8/28/19
Civil War Places (2019)
Explore the historic places of the Civil War through the lens of leading historians with images by Will Gallagher.
Published: 8/25/19
Extra Voices: Clara Barton—The Angel of the Battlefield
Library of Congress Clara Barton In the Voices section of the Fall 2019 issue of The Civil War Monitor we highlighted quotes by and about famed nurse Clara Barton (1821–1912),...