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Published: 12/26/18
The National Tribune Civil War Index (2018)
A detailed review of "The National Tribune Civil War Index: A Guide to the Weekly Newspaper Dedicated to Civil War Veterans, 1877-1943" by Richard Sauers.
Published: 12/19/18
Prison Pens (2018)
A detailed review of "Prison Pens: Gender, Memory, and Imprisonment in the Writings of Mollie Scollay and Wash Nelson, 1863-1866," ed. by Timothy J. Williams and Evan A. Kutzler.
Published: 12/17/18
Emancipation on Stage
Aaron Flacke Ron Orbach (left) plays Major General Benjamin Butler and Cornelius Davidson portrays Shepard Mallory, an enslaved man who has taken refuge in Union-held Fortress Monroe, in “Ben Butler,”...
Published: 12/12/18
“This Infernal War” (2018)
A detailed review of "'This Infernal War': The Civil War Letters of William and Jane Standard," ed. by Timothy Mason Roberts.
Published: 12/9/18
The Best Civil War Books of 2018
The Books & Authors section of our Winter 2018 issue contains our annual roundup of the year’s best Civil War titles. As usual, we enlisted the help of a handful...
Published: 12/5/18
Vicksburg (2018)
A detailed review of "Vicksburg: The Bloody Siege that Turned the Tide of the Civil War" by Samuel W. Mitcham.
Published: 12/3/18
Interview: Emerging Scholars at American Civil War Museum
Learn about The American Civil War Museum's Emerging Scholars program, a way for new voices to shape our understanding of the Civil War era.
Published: 11/28/18
Challenges of Command in the Civil War (2018)
A detailed review of "Challenges of Command in the Civil War: Generalship, Leadership, and Strategy at Gettysburg, Petersburg, and Beyond" by Richard J. Sommers.
Published: 11/21/18
Race and Nation in the Age of Emancipations (2018)
A detailed review of "Race and Nation in the Age of Emancipations," edited by Whitney Nell Stewart and John Garrison Marks.
Published: 11/14/18
Civil War Barons (2018)
A detailed review of "Civil War Barons: The Tycoons, Entrepreneurs, Inventors and Visionaries Who Forged Victory and Shaped a Nation" by Jeffry D. Wert.
Published: 11/12/18
“A Lady of Excellent Worth”
Learn about Amanda Gardner's bravery in helping Union soldiers during their captivity at Castle Morgan prison in Cahaba, Alabama.
Published: 11/7/18
General E.A. Paine in Western Kentucky (2018)
A detailed review of "General E.A. Paine in Western Kentucky: Assessing the “Reign of Terror” of the Summer of 1864" by Dieter C. Ullrich and Berry Craig.
Published: 10/31/18
In The Wake of War (2017)
A detailed review of "In The Wake of War: Military Occupation, Emancipation, and Civil War America" by Andrew F. Lang.
Published: 10/24/18
New Bern and the Civil War (2018)
A detailed review of "New Bern and the Civil War" by James Edward White III.
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Published: 10/19/18
Currier and Ives on Lincoln
Explore prints of Abraham Lincoln made by Currier and Ives during the American Civil War.
Published: 10/17/18
Frederick Douglass (2018)
A detailed review of "Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom" by David W. Blight.
Published: 10/12/18
Jackson the Magician
Virginia Military Institute Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, as he appeared in November 1862. “Oh, for the presence and inspiration of Old Jack for just one hour!” That was the cry...
Published: 10/10/18
The War Outside My Window (2018)
A detailed review of "The War Outside My Window: The Civil War Diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham, 1860-1865," edited by Janet Elizabeth Croon.