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Published: 8/14/19
Mutiny in the Army
Harper’s Weekly The men of the 79th New York Infantry march through the streets of New York City en route to the front during the summer of 1861 On August...
Published: 8/12/19
The B&A Q&A: Kevin M. Levin
In his latest book, Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth (to be published this fall by the University of North Carolina Press), Boston-based historian and educator Kevin...
Published: 8/7/19
Call Out the Cadets (2019)
Explore the historic clash at New Market during the Civil War, where Virginia Military Institute cadets played a significant role.
Published: 7/31/19
That Bloody Hill (2017)
Delve into the story of the battle of Chickamauga with "That Bloody Hill." Learn about the assault of Gracie's brigade and the journey of Hilliard's Legion.
Published: 7/26/19
“My Little ‘Rebel’ Heart Was on Fire”
Tennessee State Library and Archives Belle Boyd In July 1861, only months after the outbreak of the Civil War, Belle Boyd—the 17-year-old daughter of a prosperous family in Martinsburg, Virginia...
Published: 7/26/19
History as Imagination
Library of Congress Harriet Tubman, as she appeared in the late 1860s Anyone who has spent considerable time in research libraries or logging onto digital archives knows what it feels...
Published: 7/24/19
Illusions of Emancipation (2019)
Read a portrayal of the pursuit of freedom and equality in the twilight of slavery in "Illusions of Emancipation" by Joseph P. Reidy.
Published: 7/17/19
Let Us Die Like Men (2019)
Compelling and easy to read, William Lee White’s new account of the battle of Franklin, Let Us Die Like Men, is a worthy addition to Savas Beatie’s Emerging Civil War...
Published: 7/10/19
Major General George H. Sharpe and the Creation of American Military Intelligence in the Civil War (2018)
The literature on Civil War field army staffs is slim compared with the steady procession of tomes on famous units, battle actions, and key commanders in blue and gray. Perhaps...
Published: 7/3/19
Private Confederacies (2019)
James J. Broomall’s Private Confederacies: The Emotional Worlds of Southern Men as Citizens and Soldiers joins a growing wave of new scholarship investigating the Civil War experiences of common soldiers. Like...
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Published: 6/29/19
The Seven Days Battles
Between June 25 and July 1, 1862, George B. McClellan’s Army of the Potomac and Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia battled on the outskirts of Richmond. The fate...
Published: 6/26/19
Louisa on the Front Lines (2019)
Today, many recognize Louisa May Alcott as the renowned author of Little Women, but do not know that she was also an abolitionist, suffragette, and Civil War nurse. Samantha Seiple’s Louisa on...
Published: 6/19/19
France and the American Civil War (2019)
Stève Sainlaude, Associate Professor of History at the University of Paris IV Sorbonne, has authored two important French-language studies about France and the U.S. Civil War. Thanks to UNC Press...
Published: 6/14/19
Extra Dossier: J.E.B. Stuart
Library of Congress Major General J.E.B. Stuart We recently asked a panel of Civil War historians a series of questions about Major General James Ewell Brown “J.E.B.” Stuart—a way of...
Published: 6/12/19
James Riley Weaver’s Civil War (2019)
James Riley Weaver’s Civil War: The Diary of a Union Cavalry Officer and Prisoner of War, 1863-1865 offers a new and unique perspective on the Civil War. James Riley Weaver, a...
Published: 6/5/19
Spying on the South (2019)
As a young teenager enthralled by all things Civil War, I was gifted a copy of Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War. The book, complete with...
Published: 6/4/19
The Best Civil War Movies of All Time
Alamy A scene from the movie “Cold Mountain” For our recent newsstand-only special issue The Civil War Almanac, we asked a number of Civil War historians for their opinions on...
Published: 5/23/19
North Carolina Unionists and the Fight Over Secession (2019)
According to author Steve M. Miller, popular perceptions hold that the southern states embraced secession at any cost. Miller claims that this view does a disservice to active and dedicated...
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