Illustrations, The Front Line The Drummer Boy of Our Regiment BY: The Civil War MonitorPosted: 12/19/19 The December 19, 1863, edition of Harper’s Weekly contained the following full-page illustration that highlighted a variety of scenes associated with the service of a Union drummer boy, some of whom were as young as 10 years old.
Soldiers The Dying Confederate’s Last Words The following poem from the Civil War Song Sheets collection highlights the sacrifice made by individual Civil War soldiers. It’s entitled, “The Dying Confederate’s Last Words.” Dear comrades on my…
Battles The Mountain Campaigns in Georgia Discover the captivating illustrations of The Mountain Campaigns in Georgia, which tell the story of the battles fought along the Western & Atlantic Railroad during the Civil War.
Columns A Man of Sorrows Abraham Lincoln had a great reputation for humor. He cracked jokes constantly—often painfully bad ones, as when he said after examining a model of the design for the ironclad warship…
Commanders Extra Voices: Bad Officers Library of Congress Confederate general John C. Pemberton In the Voices section of the Spring 2017 issue of The Civil War Monitor we highlighted first-person quotes about some Union and…