Cost of War

Published: 3/18/25

A Civil War Baseball

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Articles

A look at a baseball used by soldiers of the 17th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry that sold at auction for $41,825 in February 2014.

Published: 1/2/25

Abraham Lincoln’s Folding Brass Dividers

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Articles

Highlighting the folding brass dividers used by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War that sold at auction in 2008.

Published: 10/2/24

A Miniature Gettysburg “Relic Tower”

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Articles

Highlighting a relic tower made by Gettysburg furniture maker John Good that sold at auction in 2010.

Published: 8/2/24

Sergeant Francis McMillen’s Sword Belt Plate

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Articles

A look at the bullet-struck sword belt plate of Union soldier Francis McMillen.

Published: 3/18/24

7th Texas Battle Flag

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Articles

The story of a Confederate battle flag carried by the 7th Texas Infantry that sold at auction in 2020.