American Iliad
Published: 9/4/20
A Man of Sorrows
Abraham Lincoln suffered from depression for most of his adult life. A look at the origin and significance of Lincoln’s melancholy.
Published: 7/10/20
The Greatest Bards: Part 2
When I was 12 I found a mass market paperback of Bruce Catton’s A Stillness at Appomattox, and it yanked me so deep into the world of the Civil War...
Published: 5/18/20
The Greatest Bards: Part 1
Asked to name the writer whose work had the greatest influence on their early love for the Civil War, most lay students of the conflict would offer one of two...
Published: 1/21/20
Grant and Lee at Appomattox
Understanding the mythic importance of the event that represents the end of the Confederacy
Published: 9/20/19
Rock of Chickamauga
A look at the origins of Union major general George H. Thomas' well-earned sobriquet "Rock of Chickamauga."
Published: 7/1/19
The Impact of the Lost Order
Did the discovery of Confederate Special Orders No. 191 in September 1862 indeed provide Union forces with a decisive advantage?
Published: 5/1/19
The Great Emancipator
Ask most Americans who freed the slaves and they will respond, “Lincoln.” Yet Lincoln himself would have been the first to disagree.
Published: 12/1/18
Monitor vs. Merrimack
Understanding the enduring allure of the duel between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (Merrimack) at Hampton Roads.