Published: 10/14/20DeCREDICO: Confederate Citadel (2020)By: Caleb W. SouthernCategory: Book Reviews Confederate Citadel: Richmond and Its People at War by Mary A. DeCredico. University Press of Kentucky, 2020. Cloth, ISBN: 978-0-8131-7925-4. $50.00. Dr. Mary A. DeCredico is a Professor of Southern History...
Published: 10/13/20“The Good Lord Bird”: Episode 2By: Megan Kate NelsonCategory: The Front Line On October 4, 2020, The Good Lord Bird, a 7-part miniseries about the life of abolitionist John Brown—based on the award-winning novel of the same name by James McBride—premiered on...
Published: 10/7/20MAGUIRE (ed.): My Remembrance of the War (2019)By: Codie EashCategory: Book Reviews My Remembrance of the War, etc. 1861-1865: The Memoir of George C. Maguire, c. 1893 edited by William Maguire. Newman Springs Publishing, 2019. Paper, ISBN: 978-1645315162. $18.95. Just before the Battle...
Published: 10/6/20“The Good Lord Bird”: Episode 1By: Megan Kate NelsonCategory: The Front Line On October 4, 2020, The Good Lord Bird, a 7-part miniseries about the life of abolitionist John Brown—based on the award-winning novel of the same name by James McBride—premiered on...
Published: 10/2/20Agenda: October 2020 EventsBy: Zethyn McKinley, The Civil War MonitorCategory: The Front Line Looking for a Civil War event—virtual or in person—to attend in September? Below are some very good options to keep you busy. Book Talk with Neil P. Chatelain: Defending the...
Published: 9/30/20MOREL: Lincoln and the American Founding (2020)By: Anne E. MoseleyCategory: Book Reviews Lincoln and the American Founding by Lucas Morel. Southern Illinois University Press, 2020. Cloth, ISBN: 978-0-8093-3785-9. $24.95. Abraham Lincoln still resonates with people throughout the world who call upon him for...
Published: 9/28/20Quote for the Day: Autumn is ComingBy: Zenas T. HainesCategory: The Front Line “We were forced to breathe dust freely, but through the clouds which rose wherever the regiment moved we caught refreshing views of stately homesteads, blushing orchards, and autumn-tinted landscapes. We...
Published: 9/23/20FRAZIER: Tempest Over Texas (2020)By: Evan C. RotheraCategory: Book Reviews Tempest Over Texas: The Fall and Winter Campaigns of 1863-1864 by Donald S. Frazier. State House Press, 2020. Cloth, ISBN: 978-1-933337-83-8. $39.95. For the past quarter century, Donald S. Frazier, currently the...
Published: 9/21/20The Five Best Books on the African-American Civil War ExperienceBy: Holly A. Pinheiro Jr.Category: The Front Line Library of Congress This image of an unidentified African-American soldier, his wife, and their two daughters was made between 1863 and 1865. In the midst of current events, people are...
Published: 9/18/20Interview: Historical Tours in the Time of COVID-19By: Richard BlackmonCategory: The Front Line Wikipedia Soldiers’ National Monument in Gettysburg National Military Park We recently asked Richard Blackmon, director of Historic America Tours, a few questions about the challenges of conducting historical tours in...