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Fall 2023
Vol. 13, No. 3
In our Fall 2023 issue, historian Allen Guelzo writes on how the postwar world may have looked if Abraham Lincoln hadn’t been assassinated. Plus, historians reflect on James M. McPherson’s iconic Battle Cry of Freedom on the 35th anniversary of its publication and we highlight the unconventional Civil War career of Union officer Henry Carrington.
Features
Features
Popular and Peerless
Historians reflect on the endurance of James M. McPherson’s Battle Cry of Freedom as the seminal volume on the Civil War turns 35.
Features
No Born Soldier
An examination of the hard work Union army officer Henry Carrington performed to keep himself safe during the Civil War.Salvo
Voices
Doldrums of War
Firsthand quotes by Union and Confederate soldiers about the long stretches of boredom that often accompanied army life.
Preservation
New Threats in Virginia
An update on the latest developments in the ongoing fight to preserve parts of the Wilderness Battlefield from development.
Figures
Treatment in the Field
A presentation of acts and figures associated with Civil War hospital tents.
Faces of War
An Iowan Killed in Georgia
A photo helps tell the wartime story of First Lieutenant Oliver C. Ayers, 39th Iowa Infantry.
Cost of War
Alpheus Williams’ Presentation Sword
Learn the history and auction value of a cased presentation sword given to Union general Alpheus Williams.
In Focus
New Gettysburg Photo Found
An examination of a newly discovered image of wounded soldiers at Gettysburg’s Camp Letterman in the fall of 1863.Columns
Fighting Words
“Arkansas Toothpick”
How a large knife known as the "Arkansas Toothpick" earned its menacing reputation in the decades before the Civil War
Crossroads
Joseph E. Johnston and the Perils of Hindsight
A reassessment of Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston's command decisions.Books & Authors
Books & Authors
The Books That Built Me: John Hennessy
Civil War historian John Hennessy reflects on the books that helped inspire and shape his interest in the conflict.
Books & Authors
Voices From the Army of Northern Virginia, Part 8
The final installment of Gary W. Gallagher's series on books published about the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.Odds & Ends
Editorial
Secretary Dot
Editorial reflections published in the Fall 2023 issue of The Civil War Monitor
Dispatches
Fall 2023 | Dispatches
Reader feedback published in the Fall 2023 issue of The Civil War Monitor