Editorial
Published: 9/1/20
Mr. Lincoln’s Other Army
Editorial thoughts on the feature story from the Fall 2020 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 6/1/20
Uncertain Times
Editorial commentary and reflections from the Summer 2020 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 3/7/20
Dissatisfaction, Dissent, and Fragmentation
Editorial thoughts and reflections from the Spring 2020 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 12/1/19
A Piece of Hell on Earth
Editorial thoughts and reflections published in the Winter 2019 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 9/1/19
A Big Loss
Civil War Monitor publisher and editor-in-chief Terry Johnston offers his thoughts on the passing of author Tony Horwitz.
Published: 5/1/19
The Fragility of Freedom
Frederick Douglass's 1863 call for African Americans to enlist in the Union army helped deal a fatal blow to slavery.
Published: 5/1/19
Heading West
Editorial musings on the cover story from the Spring 2019 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 12/1/18
Meade at Gettysburg
Count me among the many fans of Michael Shaara’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War novel The Killer Angels (1974)—and the Ron Maxwell-directed movie, Gettysburg (1993), based upon it. Both breathe life into their characters—including...
Published: 10/1/18
Picking Favorites
Editorial thoughts on The Civil War Monitor's Fall 2018 cover story.
Published: 5/1/13
The Big One
Reflections on the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg from the Summer 2013 issue of The Civil War Monitor.
Published: 12/1/11
Thanks…and a Contest
Editor Terry Johnston thanks readers for their enthusiastic response to the premier issue of The Civil War Monitor.