Published: 7/28/17Extra Dossier: GrantBy: The Civil War MonitorCategory: The Front Line Library of Congress General Ulysses S. Grant In 2014, we asked a panel of leading Civil War historians a series of questions about General Ulysses S. Grant—a way of assessing...
Published: 7/21/17Eyewitness to Bull RunBy: William Thompson LuskCategory: The Front Line War Letters of William Thompson Lusk (1911) William Thompson Lusk, 79th New York Infantry A week after the Battle of Bull Run—a humiliating defeat for Union forces—23-year-old officer William Thompson...
Published: 7/14/17Living History: Bringing Battles to LifeBy: Jenny JohnstonCategory: The Front Line Republican American Don Troiani in his Connecticut studio Last year, historical artist Don Troiani put the final brushstrokes on a painting called Valverde. The work captures the February 1862 lancer...
Published: 7/3/17News from GettysburgBy: Waters Whipple BramanCategory: The Front Line Library of Congress Lieutenant Waters Whipple Braman, Co. C, 93rd New York Infantry During the Battle of Gettysburg, First Lieutenant Waters Whipple Braman, 23, and his regiment, the 93rd New...
Published: 6/23/17Extra Voices: Bad OfficersBy: The Civil War MonitorCategory: The Front Line Library of Congress Confederate general John C. Pemberton In the Voices section of the Spring 2017 issue of The Civil War Monitor we highlighted first-person quotes about some Union and...
Published: 1/18/17Extra Dossier: Robert E. LeeBy: The Civil War MonitorCategory: The Front Line Library of Congress For the Dossier section of the Summer 2015 issue of The Civil War Monitor, we asked a panel of Civil War historians a series of questions about...
Published: 12/1/16Extra Voices: CursesBy: The Civil War MonitorCategory: The Front Line In the Voices section of the Winter 2016 issue of The Civil War Monitor we highlighted first-person quotes about some of the colorful oaths uttered by soldiers and civilians...
Published: 9/15/16Extra Dossier: Stonewall JacksonBy: Civil War MonitorCategory: The Front Line For the Dossier section of the fall 2016 issue of The Civil War Monitor, we asked a panel of 20 Civil War historians a series of questions about Confederate general...
Published: 9/15/16How ’bout them applesBy: Civil War MonitorCategory: The Front Line Autumn is almost here and so are apples. Below is an apple pie recipe from the Civil War era to help you enjoy the season. Apple Pie Ingredients: Filling 8...
Published: 6/9/16Extra Voices: SouvenirsBy: Civil War MonitorCategory: The Front Line In the Voices section of the spring 2016 issue of The Civil War Monitor, we highlighted first-person quotes about the quest—by soldiers and civilians—for battlefield souvenirs. Unfortunately, we didn’t have...