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Published: 9/1/19
“The Real War Will Never Get In The Books”
Top historians debunk five of the Civil War’s most enduring myths.
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Published: 9/1/19
Civil War Cinema in New Deal America
A look at how early 20th century Hollywood both shaped and reflected the popular understanding of the Confederacy, slavery, and Abraham Lincoln.
Published: 9/1/19
The Man with the Magic Pencil
A look at the work of F.O.C. Darley, who was widely considered to be the finest illustrator in the country by the outbreak of the Civil War.
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Published: 7/1/19
The Perils of Occupation
Union soldiers occupying civilian areas faced a unique kind of warfare beyond the front lines, beginning with the Baltimore riot of April 1861.
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Published: 7/1/19
Old Rosy Reconsidered
An examination of the flawed but successful Civil War career of Union general William Starke Rosecrans.
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Published: 7/1/19
The Refugees
During the Civil War, some 500,000 enslaved people fled to Union-occupied regions seeking freedom, establishing over 300 refugee settlements.
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Published: 5/1/19
Mutiny in the Army
A mutiny by African-American soldiers in the 128th U.S. Colored Troops sheds light on the often troubled path to freedom experienced by former slaves.
Published: 5/1/19
“Gibraltar of the James”
The letters of a Union sailor bring to life the valuable service performed by the formidable ironclad warship USS Onondaga and its crew.
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Published: 5/1/19
How the West Wasn’t Won
Henry H. Sibley’s 1862 invasion of New Mexico signaled Confederate plans to create a western empire. Or did it?
Published: 12/1/18
Meade’s Council of War
The 1861 edition of U.S. Army Inspector General Henry Lee Scott’s Military Dictionary defines “council of war” as “an assemblage of the chief officers in the army, summoned by the...
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Published: 12/1/18
Letters to Julia
Ulysses S. Grant’s correspondence with his wife, Julia, during the Civil War provides insight into his deep affection for his family.
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Published: 12/1/18
When the Abolitionists Went to Charleston
During the Civil War’s final days, a group of northerners traveled from New York to Charleston to mark the conflict’s end.
Published: 10/1/18
Mr. Lincoln and the Monitor
The Union’s famed ironclad warship, USS Monitor, had a fan in Abraham Lincoln, who paid the vessel an eventful visit in the spring of 1862.
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Published: 10/1/18
“Death Comes to Us by Many a Way”
A look at the fatal dangers that Civil War soldiers, sailors, and civilians faced away from the battlefield.
Published: 10/1/18
Building the Perfect Army
If you could build the perfect Civil War army from scratch, what would it look like? Five Civil War historians give us their takes.
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Published: 6/1/13
Badge of Honor: Becoming a Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide
Think getting into Harvard is tough? Try gaining entry into Gettysburg’s elite cadre of licensed battlefield guides. Here’s a look inside the grueling guide test that so few pass, despite years—even decades—of trying.
Published: 5/1/13
The Paradox of the Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is celebrated as one of the greatest speeches in American history, yet eyewitness accounts of the event are wildly contradictory.
Published: 5/1/13
The Long Roll of Fire
The 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry marched to Gettysburg in July 1863, where they played a crucial role in repulsing Pickett's Charge.