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Published: 5/16/25

Civil War Curious Trailer

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Civil War Curious

We’re excited to announce that Civil War Curious, the Monitor’s latest podcast series in which expert historians answer your Civil War questions, is launching soon. Listen to the trailer for more.

Published: 3/18/25

A Civil War Baseball

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Articles

A look at a baseball used by soldiers of the 17th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry that sold at auction for $41,825 in February 2014.

Published: 3/10/25

A Lesser-Known Gettysburg Hero

By: Larry Korczyk

Category: Battles

Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain of the 20th Maine Infantry earned the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg. So too did his regiment's color sergeant, Andrew Jackson Tozier.

Published: 6/17/24

The Civil War’s Epidemics

By: Jonathan S. Jones

Category: Featured

Why was the Civil War was the United States’ deadliest conflict? Historian Jonathan S. Jones offers his take.

Published: 6/3/24

McClellan’s Culture of Command

By: Gary W. Gallagher

Category: Commanders

Discover the strategic choices of George McClellan's command during the Civil War and how they shaped the outcome of significant battles.

Published: 5/13/24

A Hospital Steward’s Story

By: James Kendall Hosmer

Category: Featured

Read Union soldier James Kendall Hosmer's account of the "soul-touching" time he spent as a hospital steward aboard the steamship "Iberville" in 1863.