Books and Discussions
Published: 1/18/23
Ways and Means (2022)
A look at how the Lincoln administration funded the Union war effort.
Published: 1/11/23
Six Miles from Charleston, Five Minutes to Hell (2022)
A brief history of a largely forgotten battle.
Published: 1/4/23
Contemners and Serpents (2022)
A well-edited collection of Civil War correspondence.
Published: 12/28/22
“If We are Striking for Pennsylvania” (2022)
A fresh treatment of the first three weeks of the Gettysburg Campaign.
Published: 12/21/22
C. Vann Woodward (2022)
Reflections on the distinguished career of an eminent American historian.
Published: 12/14/22
Hidden History of Civil War Florida (2022)
A concise history of an oft-overlooked Confederate state.
Published: 12/7/22
A Fire Bell in the Past (2021)
A novel look at the Missouri Crisis.
Published: 11/30/22
The Gospel of Freedom (2022)
A "valuable contribution" to our understanding of the Underground Railroad.
Published: 11/29/22
The Best Civil War Books of 2022
The Books & Authors section of our Winter 2022 issue contains our annual roundup of the year’s best Civil War titles. As usual, we’ve enlisted a handful of Civil War...
Published: 11/23/22
The Nashville and Decatur Railroad in the Civil War (2022)
A carefully researched history of an important wartime railroad.
Published: 11/18/22
Voices From the Army of Northern Virginia, Part 5
A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee (1876) Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg Four division commanders wrote letters that rival the best from anyone...
Published: 11/16/22
An Environmental History of the Civil War (2020)
A coherent argument for a more ecologically conscious narrative of the nation’s fratricidal conflict.
Published: 11/9/22
The Last Fire-Eater (2022)
A concise biography of a colorful Confederate.
Published: 11/2/22
Black Suffrage (2022)
A look at northerners' attitudes toward African-American rights in the post-Civil War years.
Published: 10/31/22
Voices From the Army of Northern Virginia, Part 4
USAHEC Confederate corps commander James Longstreet Literature on the Army of Northern Virginia contains book-length testimony from four of the seven officers who commanded its infantry corps. These titles include...
Published: 10/26/22
Remembering Enslavement (2022)
A "monumental contribution to the study of public history."
Published: 10/19/22
James Montgomery (2022)
A new book rehabilitates the reputation of a maligned and misunderstood Union officer.
Published: 10/17/22
September Suspense (2012)
Close students of Civil War military history are familiar with the long career and good work of Dennis E. Frye. As chief historian at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Frye’s...