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Fall 2011
Vol. 1, No. 1
In the premier issue of The Civil War Monitor, we explore what led to war when Lincoln and Davis both desired peace. Also, read how women waged their own battles to bring the bodies of their loved ones home, learn about the battle at Sailor’s Creek, understand the struggle of former Union POWs, and learn how northern newspapers reported on Sherman’s march.
Features
Features
The Work That Remains
Even after the fighting stopped on Civil War battlefields, women waged their own battles to bring the bodies of their loved ones home.
Features
Run Aground at Sailor’s Creek
At the Battle of Sailor's Creek, the veteran infantrymen of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia fought alongside an unlikely set of comrades.
Features
Captive Memories
How surviving Union prisoners of war worked to remember their experiences after the conflict was over.
Features
“Babylon Is Fallen.”
How the northern press reported—with shock and awe—on Sherman’s March to the Sea in 1864.Salvo
Travels
A Visit to Gettysburg
If there is a Civil War mecca, it’s Gettysburg. Every year, more than 3 million tourists flock to the small Pennsylvania town where Union and Confederate forces clashed in what...
Voices
The War Begins
Firsthand soldier and civilian quotes about the coming of the American Civil War.
Primer
Getting to Know: Civil War Headgear
A look at some examples of the various types of headgear worn by Union and Confederate soldiers and sailors.
Preservation
Battlefields Gain Ground for 150th Anniversary
A look at the Civil War Trust's recently launched "Campaign 150: Our Time, Our Legacy."
Figures
Resources of the Union & Confederacy
A look at how the Union and Confederacy compared when it came to resources at the outbreak of the Civil War.
In Focus
Baking for the Cause
A look at an Alexander Gardner image of a U.S. Government Bakery located at Alexandria, Virginia, during the Civil War.Columns
Casualties of War
Clara Harris Rathbone
A look at how Clara Harris Rathbone belongs on the long list of casualties wrought by the American Civil War.
Battlefield Echoes
Blood-Soaked Reality at Bull Run
Historian Clay Mountcastle write about how the story of the Battle of First Bull Run carries with it a cautious reminder for today.Books & Authors
Books & Authors
Essential Reading on the Coming of the Civil War
The literature on the coming of the Civil War is more than vast—it is overwhelming. Choosing just a handful of the thousands of books written on the subject—and the dozens...
Musings of a Civil War Bibliophile
Historian Robert K. Krick muses about a handful of Civil War titles he finds worthy of praise.
The Books that Built Me
Historian Steven H. Newton reflects on the books that helped inspire and shape his interest in the American Civil War.Odds & Ends
Editorial
Welcome to The Civil War Monitor
An introduction to the premiere issue of The Civil War Monitor