Published: 1/24/12What Robert E. Lee Didn’t Do After AppomattoxBy: M. Keith HarrisCategory: The Front Line Actually, he didn’t do a lot of things. For starters, he didn’t lead a guerilla army against Federal invaders/occupiers—even though more than a few people suggested that he take that...
Published: 1/23/12Prisoners from the FrontBy: Laura June DavisCategory: The Front Line Before Winslow Homer became a famed sea-scape painter, he was a Civil War correspondent and illustrator for Harpers Weekly. The above paiting, entitled “Prisoners from the Front,” (1866) was featured...
Published: 1/19/12Voice from the Past: “A Terrible Struggle if it Comes to War.”By: Laura June DavisCategory: The Front Line “They do not know what they say. If it comes to a conflict of arms, the war will last at least four years. Northern politicians will not appreciate the determination...
Published: 1/17/12The Feminine Art of Inspiring Male CourageBy: Laura June DavisCategory: The Front Line Civil War illustrator Frank Leslie often parodied the evasion of the Enrollment Act of 1863. The image above encouraged women to make men feel obligated to go and fight via...
Published: 1/12/12Looking Back…Just Fifty YearsBy: Craig SwainCategory: The Front Line As we enter the second year of the Civil War Sesquicentennial, there is some comparison back fifty years to the centennial—be that just for nostalgia or for analysis. Allow me...
Published: 1/10/122011: A Year in ReviewBy: Laura June DavisCategory: The Front Line Much to the delight of The Civil War Monitor editorial staff, another year and another sesquicentennial celebration have begun. As we look forward to all that 2012 has in store...
Published: 1/6/12The Skating SeasonBy: Laura June DavisCategory: The Front Line Good Morning! Our celebration of New Year’s Day 1862 comes to a close with the following image “The Skating Season – 1862.” Source: Harper’s Weekly, January 18, 1862.
Published: 1/5/12Voice from the Past: “The Cheer of the Glad New Year”By: Laura June DavisCategory: The Front Line Good Morning! Today’s Voice from the Past comes from George Michael Neese. New Year’s Day, and orders to go to Dam No. 5, with Ashby’s cavalry. This was a bright...
Published: 1/5/12A Soldier’s Forty WinksBy: Jim SchmidtCategory: The Front Line As a chemist by training and profession (for 25-plus years), I consult journals and other literature on almost a daily basis. As a scientist in the pharmaceutical industry, one of...
Published: 1/3/12Voice from the Past: “A Dull Day”By: Laura June DavisCategory: The Front Line Good Morning! Today’s Voice from the Past comes from Alexander G. Downing. His 1862 New Years’ celebration was a far cry from the revelry enjoyed by most modern day celebrants....