Books & Authors
Published: 12/10/25
War Fought and Felt (2025)
Joshua Shiver seeks access to the inner world of Confederate soldiers by reconstructing their relationships as husbands, sweethearts, parents, and messmates.
Published: 12/3/25
The 1st Michigan Colored Regiment (2025)
An illuminating look at the experience of Black soldiers in the Civil War.
Published: 11/26/25
Conflict and Controversy in the Confederate High Command (2025)
"Conflict and Controversy in the Confederate High Command" is a readable and historiographically informed military history.
Published: 11/19/25
The National Tribune Remembers the Atlanta Campaign (2025)
Davis's expertly edited collection should remind readers of the vast and yet untapped potential of "The National Tribune."
Published: 11/13/25
The Best Civil War Books of 2025
What were the best Civil War history books published in 2025? A panel of historians offers their picks.
Published: 11/5/25
Lee Besieged (2025)
John Horn's "Lee Besieged" is a focused account of Grant's Second Offensive at Petersburg.
Published: 10/29/25
As Wolves Upon a Sheep Fold (2023)
"As Wolves Upon a Sheep Fold" delivers the story of a practical, ordinary citizen swept up in national drama.
Published: 10/15/25
Hero of Fort Sumter (2025)
Readers will enjoy learning more about Robert Anderson, a man best known for his time at Fort Sumter during the Secession Winter, in Wesley Moody's new biography.
Published: 10/1/25
If I Can Get Home This Fall (2025)
Tyler Alexander has assembled a highly readable and moving account of love and war.
Published: 9/17/25
Unconditional Surrender (2025)
"Unconditional Surrender" invites readers to understand Grant as a complex individual who confronted head-on the challenges of his times.
Published: 9/10/25
Fractured Freedoms (2025)
"Fractured Freedoms" offers a deeply researched and well written microhistory of the U.S. Civil War era in central Louisiana.
Published: 9/3/25
Lincoln the Citizen (2025)
Lincoln scholar Michael Burlingame has shepherded another important primary source into print.
Published: 8/27/25
Gettysburg Surgeons (2025)
"Gettysburg Surgeons" is an engaging narrative that addresses neglected aspects along the battle's well-traveled road.
Published: 8/20/25
Sexual Violence and American Slavery (2024)
"Sexual Violence and American Slavery" thoughtfully makes hard and critical history accessible and understandable.
Published: 8/19/25
The Five Best Books on Civil War Massacres
Civil War massacres frequently saw surrendering troops and noncombatants victimized. Here are five of the best books about some of the worst behavior of the Civil War.
Published: 8/19/25
Q&A with Jonathan W. White
A bookish Q&A with Jonathan W. White, professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University and the author or editor of 21 books.
Published: 8/13/25
Texas: An American History (2025)
Benjamin Heber Johnson has mastered his subject in "Texas: An American History."
Published: 8/6/25
The Final Bivouac (2025)
Chris Calkins's "The Final Bivouac" documents the "end" of the war in Virginia.