Books and Discussions
Published: 10/11/23
Union General (2023)
A sympathetic biography of an important U.S. general.
Published: 10/6/23
Lincoln Prize Lecture 2023
On October 26, 2023, The American Civil War Museum (ACWM), in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History, will host its first annual Lincoln Prize Lecture, where guests will...
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: 9/25/23
Voices From the Army of Northern Virginia, Part 8
DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University Soldiers of the Texas Brigade Putting this series together has been enjoyable but also frustrating. None of the retrospective literature created by soldiers in the...
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: 8/25/23
Voices From the Army of Northern Virginia, Part 7
A LIFE OF GEN. ROBERT E. LEE (1876) In a postwar illustration, Robert E. Lee is depicted leading his men at Gettysburg. Three books containing Robert E. Lee’s testimony provide...
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: 7/25/23
The Five Best Books on the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley
Library of Congress “Sheridan’s Final Charge at Winchester” by Thure de Thulstrup For the past two decades I have been fortunate to live in the place I research and write...
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.
Published: 7/11/23
Without Concealment, Without Compromise (2023)
A "must-read" for those interested in African-American military service during the Civil War era.