Books and Discussions
Published: 9/28/22
Count the Dead (2022)
A "little book" that "packs a huge punch."
Published: 9/28/22
Quick Picks: Sherman’s March Books
Looking to learn more about William T. Sherman's March to the Sea? An expert historian offers some suggestions for further reading.
Published: 9/21/22
The Families’ Civil War (2022)
A deep dive into Philadelphia's working-class African-American soldiers and their families.
Published: 9/14/22
When Hell Came to Sharpsburg (2022)
A look at how the Battle of Antietam affected the local population.
Published: 9/7/22
James Longstreet and the American Civil War (2022)
A detailed defense of "Lee's War Horse" against his postwar detractors.
Published: 9/3/22
The Whartons’ War (2022)
A well-edited collection of a Confederate general's wartime correspondence with his wife.
Published: 8/31/22
W.G. (2022)
A look at the life of a fascinating Civil War-era character.
Published: 8/31/22
The Five Best Books on the Civil War in the (Far) West
Library of Congress On the first day of my American West in History and Film class, I ask students to explain where the historical West of their imaginations is located,...
Published: 8/24/22
Only the Clothes on Her Back (2022)
A detailed review of Laura F. Edwards' "Only the Clothes on Her Back," a look at the lives of everyday Americans in the early republic.
Published: 8/17/22
Been in the Storm So Long (1979)
On the one-year anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize winning scholar Leon F. Litwack’s death, historian Evan C. Jones offers this extended retrospective on Litwack’s magnum opus. Throughout the nineteenth...
Published: 8/10/22
Dreams of Victory (2022)
A well-written introduction to the life and career of the famed Louisiana general.
Published: 7/27/22
A Failed Vision of Empire (2022)
A detailed review of Daniel J. Burge's "A Failed Vision of Empire," a reconsideration of the concept of Manifest Destiny in American history.
Published: 7/22/22
Quick Picks: First Bull Run Books
Looking for First Bull Run books? Check out our list of must-read titles to deepen your knowledge of this historic battle.
Published: 7/20/22
All for the Union (2022)
A New York family fights the Civil War.
Published: 7/13/22
In The Houses of Their Dead (2022)
A detailed review of Terry Alford's "In the Houses of Their Dead," a study of spiritualism in the Civil War era.
Published: 7/6/22
To Walk About in Freedom (2022)
A remarkable microhistory centered around one formerly enslaved woman’s postwar interview.
Published: 6/29/22
Gettysburg (2022)
A compilation of postwar accounts about the epic 1863 battle.
Published: 6/22/22
Invisible Wounds (2021)
A detailed review of "Invisible Wounds: Mental Illness and Civil War Soldiers" by Dillon J. Carroll.