Published: 3/27/24FIELDS-BLACK: Combee (2024)By: Gordon BergCategory: Book Reviews 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: 3/20/24BORDEWICH: Klan War (2023)By: Riley SullivanCategory: Book Reviews Fergus Bordewich's "Klan War" adds greatly to the growing literature on the Civil War's aftermath.
Published: 3/13/24WAUGH: Unforgettables (2024)By: Aaron David HyamsCategory: Book Reviews 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.
Published: 3/6/24ROSSINO: Calamity at Frederick (2023)By: Brian Matthew JordanCategory: Book Reviews With "Calamity at Frederick," Alexander B. Rossino continues assembling a bold new picture of the Maryland Campaign.
Published: 2/28/24DEMPSEY (ed.): When Slavery and Rebellion Are Destroyed (2023)By: George C. RableCategory: Book Reviews Jack Dempsey has ably edited the wartime letters of an ordinary Michigan family in "When Slavery and Rebellion Are Destroyed."
Published: 2/21/24WALLACE: The Battle of Little Bighorn (2023)By: Aaron David HyamsCategory: Book Reviews In "The Battle of Little Bighorn," author Wendy Ann Wallace contends that George Armstrong Custer was sabotaged.
Published: 2/16/24Jefferson Davis’ Inaugural AddressBy: The Civil War MonitorCategory: The Front Line At 1 p.m. on February 18, 1861, Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as president of the Confederate States of America at Montgomery, Alabama. Davis, 52, who had served as U.S. secretary...
Published: 2/14/24SMITH: The Iron Dice of Battle (2023)By: Riley SullivanCategory: Book Reviews Timothy B. Smith's "The Iron Dice of Battle" offers a fresh interpretation of the often-overlooked Albert Sidney Johnston.
Published: 2/7/24ALTEMOS: From the Wilderness to Appomattox (2023)By: Zachery A. FryCategory: Book Reviews Edward Altemos' "From the Wilderness to Appomattox" is a solid regimental history for an outfit that deserves it.
Published: 1/31/24WILLOUGHBY: Masters of Health (2022)By: Jonathan S. JonesCategory: Book Reviews Christopher D.E. Willoughby's "Masters of Health" is essential reading for historians of medicine and slavery.