Books & Authors
Published: 5/28/25
Q&A with Cecily Zander
A Q&A with historian Cecily Zander touches on what she's reading, her favorite books, and what kind of reader she is.
Published: 4/9/25
The Consequences of Confederate Citizenship (2025)
"The Consequences of Confederate Citizenship" presents correspondence that sheds light on the intricate connections between battle front and home front.
Published: 3/18/25
The Five Best Books on William T. Sherman
Historian Bennett Parten offers his picks of the five best books ever written about Union general William T. Sherman.
Published: 3/18/25
Q&A with Brian Matthew Jordan
A brief, bookish Q&A with Civil War historian Brian Matthew Jordan
Published: 1/2/25
The Best Civil War Books of 2024
What were the best Civil War history books published in 2024? Five Civil War historians offer their picks.
Published: 10/2/24
Q&A with Alan Taylor
Historian Allen Taylor discusses his 2024 book "American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850–1873."
Published: 10/2/24
The Top Five Books on Johnny Reb
Matthew Christopher Hulbert offers his picks for the best books about the common Confederate soldier.
Published: 8/2/24
Q&A with Erik Larson
Author Erik Larson discusses his book "The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War."
Published: 8/2/24
Essential Reading on Chancellorsville
Historian John Hennessy on his top five books about the Battle of Chancellorsville.
Published: 3/18/24
The Cabinet Diarists
Cecily Zander probes the personal writings of Lincoln administration cabinet members Edward Bates, Salmon P. Chase, and Gideon Welles.
Published: 3/18/24
Q&A with Harold Holzer
A discussion with Lincoln scholar Harold Hozler about his book "Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration."
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Published: 12/1/23
The Best Civil War Books of 2023
A panel of historians offers their picks for the top Civil War history books published in 2023.
Published: 10/30/23
The Books That Built Me: John Hennessy
Civil War historian John Hennessy reflects on the books that helped inspire and shape his interest in the conflict.
Published: 9/25/23
Voices From the Army of Northern Virginia, Part 8
The final installment of Gary W. Gallagher's series on books published about the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
Published: 6/7/23
The Five Best Books on the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley
Historian Jonathan Noyalas picks the five best books published on the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley.
Published: 6/7/23
Voices From the Army of Northern Virginia, Part 7: Robert E. Lee
Historian Gary Gallagher on the best books written about Army of Northern Virginia commander Robert E. Lee
Published: 3/7/23
Voices From the Army of Northern Virginia, Part 6: Managing the Cavalry
Historian Gary Gallagher on the best books about the leadership of the Army of Northern Virginia's cavalry of the during the Civil War.
Published: 3/7/23
The Top Five Civil War Biographies
Historian Matthew Christopher Hulbert offers his top five biographies of Civil War-era personalities.