Books and Discussions
Published: 5/25/22
Salmon P. Chase (2022)
A deep dive into the life of Lincoln's treasury secretary.
Published: 5/23/22
Quick Picks: Civil War Photography Books
Library of Congress A Civil War photographer and his tent. Looking for good books on Civil War photography? We asked Ronald S. Coddington, author and publisher of Military Images magazine,...
Published: 5/18/22
Back From Battle (2021)
“Camp Discharge never got its monument,” writes Jim Remsen. “If it weren’t for the military records, memoirs, and news clippings, one could think the place never existed.” Fortunately for the...
Published: 5/11/22
Hell’s Half-Acre (2022)
A detailed review of Susan Jonusas' "Hell's Half-Acre," a book about the serial-killing Bender Family of Western folklore.
Published: 5/4/22
Harriet Tubman (2022)
A new biography of the iconic American freedom fighter.
Published: 4/28/22
The Books That Built Me: Brian Matthew Jordan
SHAWNA SHERRELL Brian Matthew Jordan I suppose you could say that I started researching my recently published book, Marching Home: Union Veterans and Their Unending Civil War, when I was...
Published: 4/20/22
First Fallen (2021)
A detailed review of Meg Groeling's "First Fallen," a biography of 11th New York Infantry colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth.
Published: 4/13/22
Our Comfort in Dying (2021)
A look at the wartime sermons of a Confederate chaplain.
Published: 4/6/22
A House Built By Slaves (2022)
A detailed review of Jonathan W. White's "A House Built By Slaves," look at Abraham Lincoln’s treatment of African Americans.
Published: 4/5/22
To Address You as My Friend (2021)
A detailed review of "To Address You as My Friend," a collection of Civil War writings from African Americans to Abraham Lincoln.
Published: 3/30/22
Elusive Utopia (2018)
An "archetype for well-researched monographs that remain accessible ... for a wide readership."
Published: 3/29/22
Voices From the Army of Northern Virginia, Part 3
A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee (1876) General Robert E. Lee rides among his troops during the Battle of Gettysburg. Several European journalists and military officers wrote about their...
Published: 3/23/22
Civil War Witnesses and Their Books (2021)
A deep dive into first-person accounts of the Civil War.
Published: 3/16/22
Ends of War (2021)
A "beautifully written and engaging" examination of the Civil War's immediate aftermath.
Published: 3/9/22
The Horse at Gettysburg (2021)
A "detailed and enlightening" book about the role horses played at the epic 1863 battle.
Published: 3/2/22
Contesting Commemoration (2021)
A detailed review of Jack Noe's "Contesting Commemoration," a look at how Americans experienced the country's Centennial in 1876.
Published: 2/28/22
The Five Best Books on Civil War Memory
Library of Congress Union and Confederate veterans shake hands at the reunion to mark the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. In his 1948 novel Intruder in the Dust,...
Published: 2/15/22
Bulldozed and Betrayed (2021)
An "absolutely marvelous book" about a controversial period in American history