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Fall 2019
Vol. 9, No. 3
Features
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.
Features
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.Salvo
Travels
A Visit to Fredericksburg, Virginia
Planning a visit to Fredericksburg, Virginia? Two experts offer suggestions for what to see and do in and around the historic city.
Voices
The Angel of the Battlefield
Firsthand quotes by and about famed Civil War nurse Clara Barton, the "Angel of the Battlefield."
Preservation
Transforming the Breakthrough at Petersburg
Read about American Battlefield Trust's efforts to restore 427 acres of land at the Breakthrough at Petersburg to their wartime appearance.
Faces of War
Teacher, Nurse, and “Strong, Gentle Girl”
Learn about Georgiana “Georgie” Willets, who taught freed slaves at the Camp Barker refugee camp in New York City.
Figures
On the March
Both the Union and Confederacy had formal regulations for armies on the march. Here are figures associated with some of the more fundamental rules.
Cost of War
Tintype of Steamship Sultana
Learn about a tintype of the ill-fated steamship Sultana that earned big at auction in June 2016.
In Focus
A Tough Job
View a wartime photo of a lone worker “straightening slight bends in a rail by use of [a] Jack-Screw.”Columns
Rock of Chickamauga
A look at the origins of Union major general George H. Thomas' well-earned sobriquet "Rock of Chickamauga."
History as Imagination
Harriet Tubman helped free hundreds of slaves during the Combahee River Raid, an event documented in "The Tubman Command" by Elizabeth Cobbs.Books & Authors
Books & Authors
Q&A with Kevin M. Levin
Boston-based historian and educator Kevin M. Levin answers questions about his favorite books and reading habits.Odds & Ends
Editorial
A Big Loss
Civil War Monitor publisher and editor-in-chief Terry Johnston offers his thoughts on the passing of author Tony Horwitz.
Dispatches
Fall 2019 | Dispatches
Reader comments and questions published in the Fall 2019 issue of The Civil War Monitor.