Articles
Published: 9/1/22
If Relics Could Talk
A stunning photo highlights relics from Andersonville Prison auctioned to fund Clara Barton's work at her Missing Soldiers Office.
Published: 9/1/22
Lincoln Takes the Stage
Editorial reflections on the content of The Civil War Monitor's Fall 2022 issue.
Published: 9/1/22
Fall 2022 | Dispatches
Reader feedback published in the Fall 2022 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 9/1/22
Anesthetics
Union surgeons employed anesthesia at least 80,000 times during the Civil War. We break down the numbers.
Published: 9/1/22
Forty Rod
An examination of the term "Forty Rod" whiskey used widely during the American Civil War.
Published: 9/1/22
Joseph Pitty Couthouy Identification Badge
Learn about a Civil War identification badge belonging to Joseph Pitty Couthouy and how much it fetched at auction.
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Published: 9/1/22
We Must Not Be Enemies
Faced with a nation on the verge of civil war, Abraham Lincoln used his first inaugural address as a last-ditch effort to avert bloodshed.
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The Perils of Nursing
A look at Louisa May Alcott's experiences as a nurse during the American Civil War.
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Published: 9/1/22
Smoking War
Read about the allure and significance of smoking and tobacco use among Civil War soldiers, from cigars to snuff.
Published: 6/1/22
French Leave
The origins of a Civil War-era euphemism for desertion is rooted in an old ethnic stereotype.
Published: 6/1/22
A Most Honorable Career
A silver badge helps tells the story of Michigan native Frank D. Baldwin's decorated Civil War military career.
Published: 6/1/22
Bringing Down Porter
Editorial reflections on The Civil War Monitor's Summer 2022 cover story.
Published: 6/1/22
Summer 2022 | Dispatches
Reader feedback and queries published in the Summer 2022 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 6/1/22
The Framing of Fitz John Porter
After a crushing defeat at Second Bull Run, Union leaders looked for someone to blame. They soon found their man in Fitz John Porter.
Published: 6/1/22
My Enemy, My Friend
A look at how romanticized tales of fraternization between Union and Confederate soldiers were used to promote postwar reconciliation.
Published: 6/1/22
A Solemn Duty
Comrades’ letters to the faraway families of Civil War soldiers killed in battle or by disease offered details and heartfelt condolences.
Published: 6/1/22
When Bullets Hit Bodies
See illustrations of distorted Civil War bullets from "The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion"—and learn the stories of the wounds they produced.
Published: 6/1/22
William R.J. Pegram and Deliberate Courage
A look at the glory—and dark side—of valorous action in battle as embodied by the Civil War career of William R.J. Pegram.