Voices

Published: 8/19/25

Fraternizing With the Enemy

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Firsthand Accounts

Firsthand quotes by Union and Confederate soldiers about their non-combat interactions with the enemy.

Published: 5/28/25

Rebs on Yanks

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Firsthand Accounts

Read quotes by Confederate soldiers that reveal the diversity of their feelings toward their Union counterparts.

Published: 3/18/25

Please Write!

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Firsthand Accounts

First-person quotes from Union and Confederate soldiers about their deep desire to receive letters from home.

Published: 1/2/25

Narrow Escapes

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Firsthand Accounts

A sampling of first-person quotes by Union and Confederate soldiers about the close calls they had in combat.

Published: 10/2/24

Accidental Deaths

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Firsthand Accounts

A sampling of first-person quotes about accidental deaths during the Civil War.

Published: 8/2/24

Killing the Enemy

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Firsthand Accounts

A sampling of first-person quotes by Union and Confederate soldiers on their feelings about killing the enemy.

Published: 3/18/24

Homecomings

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Firsthand Accounts

First-person quotes about long-awaited reunions between Union and Confederate soldiers and their loved ones at home

Published: 12/1/23

Losing Comrades

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Firsthand Accounts

Firsthand quotes by Union and Confederate soldiers on the loss of army comrades during the Civil War.