Articles
Published: 5/1/13
The Long Roll of Fire
The 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry marched to Gettysburg in July 1863, where they played a crucial role in repulsing Pickett's Charge.
Published: 5/1/13
Faces of Gettysburg
View the images—and stories—of a select few who were swept up in the epic engagement at Gettysburg.
Published: 5/1/13
Mad Dan Sickles
Major General Daniel Edgar Sickles was an American original—in the very worst sense. Read how "Mad Dan" turned every disaster into self-promotion.
Published: 5/1/13
The Dead of Gettysburg
Historian Stephen Berry looks at the brutal, hyper-local realities of the dead of Gettysburg that grand narratives tend to glide over.
Published: 5/1/13
When Texas Came to Gettysburg
The Texas Brigade arrived at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. It played a fierce role in the battle's second and third days, suffering devastating casualties.
Published: 5/1/13
Expert Takes on Gettysburg
Allen C. Guelzo and Stephen W. Sears weigh in on the most enduring questions about the Battle of Gettysburg on its 150th anniversary.
Published: 5/1/13
Gettysburg by the Numbers
Statistics associated with the Battle of Gettysburg that go beyond standard strengths and losses, hinting at the massive scope and impact of the epic fight.
Published: 5/1/13
The Big One
Reflections on the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg from the Summer 2013 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 11/26/12
“Not Since the Days of William the Conqueror” – Anti-War Democrats of Ohio in their Own Words
For me, one of the great joys of researching and writing about Civil War history is “reading other people’s mail.” Whether in archives, digitized sources online, or in books, reading...
Published: 3/15/12
How I tried and failed to escape the Civil War
My interest in the Civil War should have been a wonderful accident of birth and geography. I was born, raised, studied, and worked around key sites in that event’s...
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Published: 12/1/11
Hard Times Are Common Now
Ulysses S. Grant's determination to push the Confederates from East Tennessee during the winter of 1863-1864 resulted in a sharp—and largely forgotten—fight on the frozen ground outside the small town of Dandridge.
Published: 12/1/11
Winter 2011 | Dispatches
Readers write in to praise the premiere issue of The Civil War Monitor, highlighting its depth of scholarship, beautiful production, and balanced perspective.
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Published: 12/1/11
Custer and the End of Innocence
George Armstrong Custer rose from captain to brigadier general during the Civil War only to become synonymous with catastrophic failure after his death at the Little Bighorn. What happened?
Published: 12/1/11
Civilians and the Boundaries of War
The deep entanglement of southern civilians in the Civil War made it difficult to keep the fighting solely between the two armies.
Published: 12/1/11
General Earl Van Dorn
Confederate General Earl Van Dorn was shot dead at his desk in 1863, widely assumed to be the victim of an outraged husband. The truth is more complicated.
Published: 12/1/11
By the Numbers: Civil War Mortality Reconsidered
A study by historian J. David Hacker revises the long-accepted Civil War death toll upward from 620,000 to 750,000 male deaths.
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Published: 12/1/11
Getting to Know: Civil War Canteens
A sampling of the many types of canteens Civil War soldiers used to carry water and other beverages during the war.
Published: 12/1/11
Black Men in Blue
Personal accounts of African Americans who served in the Union army from 1863 to 1865—roughly 200,000 strong—tell some of the most transformative stories of the Civil War.