Published 2/20/2020
A Goodbye Gift
By: The Civil War Monitor Category: Articles
Before he fled Richmond at war's end, Jefferson Davis left an interesting gift for the son of a family friend.
Published 1/26/2020
"What will not the human body endure?"
By: James K. Hosmer Category: In the First Person
A look at life in a Union field hospital during the Siege of Port Hudson in mid-1863.
Published 1/21/2020
Grant and Lee at Appomattox
By: Mark Grimsley Category: American Iliad
Understanding the mythic event at Appomattox that represents the end of the Confederacy.
Published 1/11/2020
Badge Quest
By: Jenny Johnston Category: Living History
One man's journey to become a licensed battlefield guide at Gettysburg.
Published 12/30/2019
The Best Civil War Books of 2019
By: The Civil War Monitor Category: Articles
With the help of a handful of Civil War historians and enthusiasts, here is our list of the best Civil War books of 2019.
Published 12/20/2019
Extra Dossier: William T. Sherman
By: The Civil War Monitor Category: From the Archives
A panel of historians weighs in on the best qualities of William T. Sherman.
Published 12/14/2019
Eyewitness to the Battle of Fredericksburg
By: William Thompson Lusk Category: In the First Person
A first-person account of the bloody Union defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg...
Published 12/3/2019
Extra Voices: Gambling
By: The Civil War Monitor Category: Articles
Some first-person quotes about the pervasiveness of gambling in camp by Union and Confederate troops.
Published 11/16/2019
Word-clouding the Gettysburg Address
By: The Civil War Monitor Category: Articles
A different look at the words Abraham Lincoln used in his iconic Gettysburg Address.
Published 11/15/2019
The March to the Sea Begins
By: The Civil War Monitor Category: In the First Person
A look at William T. Sherman's Special Field Orders 120, which set the tone for the March to the Sea ...
