Book Reviews
The digital home of book reviews and author interviews—and your source of the most up-to-date information on all things Civil War literature
Published: 11/15/23
Shipwrecked (2023)
A strong and compelling Civil War micro-history.
Published: 11/8/23
A New History of the American South (2023)
Essays that reflect the remarkable scholarly achievements in Southern history.
Published: 11/1/23
A Constant Reminder to All (2022)
How pro-Union West Virginia came to embrace an iconic Confederate general.
Published: 10/25/23
July 22 (2023)
A veteran historian's take on the struggle for Atlanta.
Published: 10/18/23
Sand, Science, and the Civil War (2023)
A groundbreaking look at Civil War battlefield geology.
Published: 10/11/23
Union General (2023)
A sympathetic biography of an important U.S. general.
Published: 10/4/23
The Southern Way of Life (2023)
An impressive examination of southern cultural history.
Published: 9/27/23
Heartsick and Astonished (2023)
A useful look at marriage and divorce in Civil War West Virginia.
Published: 9/20/23
Lincoln Illuminated and Remembered (2023)
"Essential and thought-provoking" essays on the 16th president.
Published: 9/13/23
Consent in the Presence of Force (2023)
An important look at the struggles of African-American women in prewar New Orleans.
Published: 9/6/23
Private No More (2023)
An outstanding edited collection of an African-American soldier's Civil War letters.
Published: 8/30/23
The Battle of Gettysburg 1863 (2023)
A richly illustrated depiction of the fighting at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863.
Published: 8/23/23
The Demands of Justice (2023)
A book that poses important questions about the nature of justice and clemency in antebellum Virginia.
Published: 8/18/23
President Garfield (2023)
A detailed examination of the life of the 20th U.S. president.
Published: 8/9/23
The Grimkes (2022)
The first book to do justice to both sides of an important American family.
Published: 8/2/23
Small But Important Riots (2023)
A detailed examination of a trio of cavalry clashes in 1863.
Published: 7/26/23
Colonel Hans Christian Heg (2023)
An uncritical biography of a little-known Norwegien-American Civil War officer.
Published: 7/19/23
The Grammar of Civil War (2022)
A deeply researched and well-written discussion of the Mexican Civil War of 1857-1861.