Articles
Published: 10/1/18
Picking Favorites
Editorial thoughts on The Civil War Monitor's Fall 2018 cover story.
Published: 10/1/18
Fall 2018 | Dispatches
Reader comments and feedback published in the Fall 2018 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 10/1/18
A Confederate Cipher Disk
The Confederate army used cipher disks like this one, sold at auction in 2014, to encrypt messages. Only a handful are known to exist.
Published: 9/24/18
Varina
Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier turns his attention to the Confederacy's first lady in his new Civil War novel, "Varina."
Published: 7/1/18
The Making of a Hero
Read about how the fight for Little Round Top helped propel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain into one of the Civil War’s most famous heroes.
Published: 7/1/18
45th Pennsylvania Infantry Battle Flag
Learn about the 45th Pennsylvania Infantry battle flag captured at Petersburg that recently sold at auction.
Published: 7/1/18
Men of Faith
Nearly 4,000 men on both sides of the Civil War had served as chaplains. Here we highlight statistics about those in the Union army.
Published: 7/1/18
Summer 2018 | Dispatches
GRANT’S CRUEL SUMMER A. Wilson Greene’s article in the Spring 2018 issue on Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant’s early actions at Petersburg [“Grant’s Cruel Summer,” Vol. 8, No. 1]...
Published: 7/1/18
Changes, Big and Small
Roughly seven years ago, as I was planning for the launch of The Civil War Monitor, one of my most important calls was to a longtime acquaintance at the Civil...
Published: 7/1/18
Satterlee’s Saw
One of the more popular Civil War medical tools was an amputation saw with a pistol-gripped handle known as Satterlee’s Saw.
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Published: 7/1/18
Soldiers of Misfortune
William Marvel examines how financial motives drove Union recruiting during the Civil War as much as more altruistic incentives.
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Published: 7/1/18
An Unlikely Battleground
Fourth of July observations during the Civil War reflected the country’s thorniest questions—including which Americans could claim the holiday as their own.
Published: 7/1/18
The Decision
Why did Robert E. Lee turn down command of the Union army and join the Confederacy in 1861? It’s complicated.
Published: 6/25/18
Whither Public History?
A veteran public historian assesses the state of popular interest in the American Civil War.
Published: 5/1/18
Anatomy of a Civil War Buff
Fancy yourself a Civil War buff? We surveyed our readers to learn what got them interested in the history of the conflict.
Published: 5/1/18
Pickett’s Charge
Facts and figures about the Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg, which many still regard as the war’s turning point.
Published: 5/1/18
An Inauspicious Start
On August 1, 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant sat down at his headquarters at City Point, Virginia, to pen a note to the army’s chief of staff, Major General...
Published: 5/1/18
Spring 2018 | Dispatches
Reader feedback and questions published in the Spring 2018 issue of The Civil War Monitor.