Published: 10/18/21Suits of ShoddyBy: Tracy L. BarnettCategory: The Front Line Founded in 1818, Brooks Brothers of New York is the oldest clothing retailer in America. Even today, the name alone conjures images of fine silk neckties and Italian wool sportscoats—quality,...
Published: 9/27/21The Five Best Books on Civil War GuerrillasBy: Matthew Christopher HulbertCategory: The Front Line Library of Congress Two guerrillas stop a civilian rider to rob him in this sketch from a December 1864 issue of Harper’s Weekly. “This Mr. Wales is a cold-blooded killer....
Published: 9/24/21Mr. Gridley and His Sack of FlourBy: Harper's WeeklyCategory: The Front Line In the January 21, 1865, issue of Harper’s Weekly, the editors published a small story about a man from Nevada who had lost an election for city office—but gained national...
Published: 9/20/21Unceasing Fury at ChickamaugaBy: W.W. HeartsillCategory: The Front Line Fourteen hundred and 91 days in the Confederate Army (1953) W.W. Heartsill as he appeared after the Civil War The Battle of Chickamauga, fought on September 18–20, 1863, pitted William...
Published: 9/13/21Extra Voices: NicknamesBy: The Civil War MonitorCategory: The Front Line Library of Congress Roosters prepare for battle in a Union army camp. In the Voices section of the Fall 2021 issue of The Civil War Monitor we highlighted quotes by...
Published: 8/27/21Voices From the Army of Northern Virginia, Part 2By: Gary W. GallagherCategory: The Front Line IN CAMP AND BATTLE WITH THE WASHINGTON ARTILLERY OF NEW ORLEANS (1885) Confederate gunners fire at the enemy in a postwar illustration titled “The Artillery Duel.” Artillerists created an invaluable...
Published: 7/20/21After Fort WagnerBy: Lewis DouglassCategory: The Front Line National Park Service Lewis Douglass, 54th Massachusetts Infantry On July 20, 1863, 22-year-old Lewis Douglass, a member of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry—and son of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass—wrote the following...
Published: 7/16/21Bully BoysBy: Tracy L. BarnettCategory: The Front Line “If you want to have a good time, join the cavalry!” Detailing the early war exploits of J.E.B. Stuart’s Confederate troops, this song immortalized the daring ride around George B....
Published: 6/28/21Voices From the Army of Northern Virginia, Part 1By: Gary W. GallagherCategory: The Front Line Library of Congress J.E.B. Stuart leads the Army of Northern Virginia’s cavalry on its ride around the Army of the Potomac in 1862. Between fall 2013 and summer 2016, I...
Published: 6/7/21Extra Voices: FearBy: The Civil War MonitorCategory: The Front Line In the Voices section of the Summer 2021 issue of The Civil War Monitor we highlighted quotes by Union and Confederate soldiers about fear. Unfortunately, we didn’t have room to...