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Published: 3/6/19
The Perfect Scout (2018)
A detailed review of "The Perfect Scout: A Soldier’s Memoir of the Great March to the Sea and the Campaign of the Carolinas," ed. by Anne Sarah Rubin and Stephen Murphy.
Published: 3/4/19
Extra Voices: Avid Readers
Read more firsthand quotes by Union and Confederate soldiers who had a deep love of reading.
Published: 2/27/19
The Chickamauga Campaign: Glory or the Grave (2017)
A detailed review of "The Chickamauga Campaign—Glory or the Grave: The Breakthrough, the Union Collapse, and the Defense of Horseshoe Ridge, September 20, 1863" by David A. Powell.
Published: 2/20/19
“An Arch Rebel Like Myself” (2018)
A detailed review of "“An Arch Rebel Like Myself”: Dan Showalter and the Civil War in California and Texas" by Gene C. Armistead and Robert D. Arconti.
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Published: 2/19/19
Feeding the Troops
Explore images illustrating the essential importance of food to Union and Confederate soldiers.
Published: 2/18/19
Announcing Emerging Scholars Program Speakers
Join the American Civil War Museum to hear from Emerging Scholars program speakers showcasing fresh Civil War insights.
Published: 2/15/19
A Menu of Historic Proportions
Discover the menu at Lincoln's inaugural ball and how it reflected the era's dining trends during a pivotal moment in history.
Published: 2/13/19
At The Forefront of Lee’s Invasion (2018)
A detailed review of "At The Forefront of Lee’s Invasion: Retribution, Plunder, and Clashing Cultures on Richard S. Ewell’s Road to Gettysburg" by Robert J. Wynstra.
Published: 2/6/19
An Aide to Custer (2018)
A detailed review of "An Aide to Custer: The Civil War Letters of Lt. Edward G. Granger" edited by Sandy Barnard and compiled by Thomas E. Singelyn.
Published: 1/30/19
Wilson’s Raid (2018)
A detailed review of "Wilson's Raid: The Final Blow to the Confederacy" by Russell W. Blount Jr.
Published: 1/23/19
September Mourn (2018)
A detailed review of "September Mourn: The Dunker Church of Antietam Battlefield" by Alann Schmidt and Terry Barkley.
Published: 1/16/19
Sixteenth President-in-Waiting (2018)
A detailed review of "Sixteenth President-in-Waiting: Abraham Lincoln and the Springfield Dispatches of Henry Villard, 1860-1861," ed. by Michael Burlingame.
Published: 1/9/19
The Maps of Fredericksburg (2018)
A detailed review of "The Maps of Fredericksburg: An Atlas of the Fredericksburg Campaign" by Bradley M. Gottfried.
Published: 1/2/19
Practical Liberators (2018)
A detailed review of "Practical Liberators: Union Officers In the Western Theater During the Civil War" by Kristopher A. Teters.
Published: 12/31/18
New Year’s Eve in Camp
Read the poignant reflections of Union officer William Thompson Lusk in a letter to his sister written on New Year's Eve 1862.
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,”...