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Published: 5/20/24
Remembering a Pennsylvanian Who Fell at the Battle of Wauhatchie
Discover the story of Lieutenant Edward Ratchford Geary at the Civil War's Battle of Wauhatchie in southeast Tennessee.
Published: 5/15/24
The Demon of Unrest (2024)
Erik Larson, the author of several action-packed books that have attracted a wide readership, employs a narrow lens to frame the broad history of North-South antagonism.
Published: 5/13/24
A Hospital Steward’s Story
Read Union soldier James Kendall Hosmer's account of the "soul-touching" time he spent as a hospital steward aboard the steamship "Iberville" in 1863.
Published: 5/8/24
Thunder in the Harbor (2023)
"Thunder in the Harbor" will serve as a seminal work on Fort Sumter for years to come.
Published: 5/1/24
A Fine Opportunity Lost (2024)
Ed Lowe’s overview of Confederate General James Longstreet’s campaign in East Tennessee is arguably the perfect length for Savas Beatie’s Emerging Civil War Series.
Published: 4/29/24
What Is Public History?
Explore the distinction between public history and academic history and the impact of public historians in interpreting our collective heritage.
Published: 4/25/24
“The Impending Crisis”
Learn about the American Civil War Museum's new exhibition, "The Impending Crisis: How Slavery Caused the Civil War," in an interview with Rob Havers.
Published: 4/24/24
Never Such a Campaign (2024)
"Never Such a Campaign" is an ideal introduction to Second Manassas for any reader not yet familiar with this often-overlooked battle.
Published: 4/22/24
War Poems of “Howard Glyndon”
Read samples of Maryland native Laura Catherine Redden's Civil War poetry, which she published under the pseudonym Howard Glyndon.
Published: 4/17/24
A Man of Bad Reputation (2023)
Drew A. Swanson's "A Man of Bad Reputation" attempts to unravel the contested history of Reconstruction North Carolina.
Published: 4/15/24
The Myth of the Civil War Sniper
How deadly were Civil War snipers? A scientist-historian argues they weren't nearly as deadly as popular histories have made them out to be.
Published: 4/10/24
The Boy Generals (2023)
Adolfo Ovies's fine study will appeal widely to those interested in Merritt, Custer, and all things related to the Union cavalry.
Published: 4/8/24
Extra Voices: Losing Comrades
Read firsthand quotes by Union and Confederate soldiers about the loss of a comrade during the Civil War.
Published: 4/3/24
The Aftermath of the Battle of Little Bighorn (2024)
This is the second installment of author Wendy Ann Wallace’s multivolume, “iconoclast” history of George Armstrong Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Published: 4/1/24
Lincoln’s Imagined West
An exploration of Abraham Lincoln's thoughts on westward expansion—and their legacy.
Published: 3/27/24
Combee (2024)
Edda L. Fields-Black’s "Combee" is so much more than a campaign study of the June 1-3, 1863, raid led by the Underground Railroad conductor, nurse, and spy Harriet Tubman.
Published: 3/20/24
Klan War (2023)
Fergus Bordewich's "Klan War" adds greatly to the growing literature on the Civil War's aftermath.
Published: 3/13/24
Unforgettables (2024)
In "Unforgettables," John C. Waugh draws short biographical sketches of the characters who have stood out to him personally during his many decades of study.