Blogs

A look at the contents of a typical U.S. Army Surgical Kit...

Michael E. Woods' "Arguing Until Doomsday" is one of the most engaging and accessible histories of the pre-Civil War Democratic Party to date.

Part 2 of Mark Grimsley's examination of the Civil War's "Greatest Bards" concludes with a look at Bruce Catton.

The contributors to "Vicksburg Besieged" supply welcome new perspectives on a pivotal moment in Civil War history.

Looking for a Civil War event—virtual or in person—to attend in July? Here is a list of some very good options...

In "The Three-Cornered War," Megan Kate Nelson accomplishes the rare feat of providing a new perspective on the Civil War...

Robert J. Wolz recalls the work of postwar northern women’s organizations in "Grand Army Women."

"Targeted Tracks" tells the Civil War story of the Cumberland Valley Railroad....

A collection of quotes by Union and Confederate soldiers about the various sports they played in camp.

Ulysses S. Grant scholar Brooks D. Simpson reviews History Channel's recent series, "Grant."

Heather Cox Richardson's "How the South Won the War" advances the field of Civil War studies and Civil War memory beyond the history of commemoration....

"Rebels in the Making" by William A. Barney is a recommended, in-depth primer to secession for academics and classrooms alike.

We recently asked a number of top Civil War historians to let us know their favorite books about Ulysses S. Grant. Here are the results...

In September 1848, a virtually unknown, thirty-nine-year-old Illinois congressman named Abraham Lincoln lurched north on an urgent political errand.

Few scholars have produced as many groundbreaking works as Civil War historian George C. Rable. Since his retirement from teaching in 2016, a group of his former doctoral students have worked on a festschrift to honor

John Stewart did a yeoman job of searching the archives for "Pinkertons, Prostitutes, and Spies."

An appreciation of Shelby Foote, a master of historical storytelling.

A roundup of the books that do the best job in capturing the nature of Civil War combat.

Exhaustive research, keen analysis, and lively narrative marks "Lee Is Trapped, and Must Be Taken" as a definitive contribution to the field.

David Connon's is an intimate and thought-provoking work which challenges notions of Northern hegemony...