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Published: 10/21/11

Ball’s Bluff Remembered

By: Terry Johnston

Category: Battles

One hundred fifty years ago today, on October 21, 1861, Union troops suffered a humiliating defeat in what would come to be known as the Battle of Ball’s Bluff. After...

Published: 10/17/11

Southward Bound

By: Terry Johnston

Category: Firsthand Accounts

One hundred fifty years ago today—October 17, 1861—25-year-old Lieutenant W. H. Timberlake of the 8th Maine Volunteers wrote the following letter from his regiment’s camp in Annapolis, Maryland. The men...

Published: 10/10/11

Voices from the Past: A “Plucky” Young Soldier

By: Terry Johnston

Category: Firsthand Accounts

Good morning! The Civil War Monitor has added a new section to The Front Line: Quotables. Each Monday, we will share a Voice from the Past to help you learn...

Published: 9/1/11

The Men & The Hour

By: Russell McClintock

Category: Commanders

Jefferson Davis spent the winter of 1860-1861 fighting to protect his beloved society from destruction. Abraham Lincoln spent his winter doing the same.

Published: 9/1/11

Word-Clouding the Presidential Inaugurals

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Illustrations

View word clouds of the inaugural addresses of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis.

Published: 9/1/11

Clara Harris Rathbone

By: Stephen Berry

Category: Civilians

A look at how Clara Harris Rathbone belongs on the long list of casualties wrought by the American Civil War.

Published: 9/1/11

The War Begins

By: 50FISH Dev Team

Category: Firsthand Accounts

Firsthand soldier and civilian quotes about the coming of the American Civil War.