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Spring 2024
Vol. 14, No. 1
In the cover story of our Spring 2024 edition, we introduce you to the wives of the Civil War’s top commanders. Read about their experiences before, during, and after the war. Also, learn how a U.S. Army officer and Civil War veteran routed the Ku Klux Klan in postwar South Carolina, explore the details of the controversial Draper Raid of June 1864, and take a three-day trip to Gettysburg.
Features
The Man Who Broke The Klan
How U.S. Army officer and Civil War veteran Lewis Merrill took on—and routed—the Ku Klux Klan in postwar South Carolina
The Draper Raid of June 1864
A look at a controversial Union operation on Virginia's Northern Neck in the summer of 1864.Salvo
Voices
Homecomings
First-person quotes about long-awaited reunions between Union and Confederate soldiers and their loved ones at home
Faces of War
A Close Call Close to Home
A wartime photograph helps tell the story of a Confederate soldier from Tennessee.
Travels
Three Days in Gettysburg
Looking to visit Gettysburg? We had a local resident map out the ideal 3-day trip.
Preservation
Fighting Again for Virginia’s Historic Resources
The fight against the establishment of a massive data center complex on the primeter of the Second Manassas Battlefield.
Cost of War
7th Texas Battle Flag
The story of a Confederate battle flag carried by the 7th Texas Infantry that sold at auction in 2020.
In Focus
The Broken Glass Plate of Lincoln and McClellan
A look at Alexander Gardner's iconic photo of Abraham Lincoln and George McClellan at Antietam.Columns
Crossroads
An Unwilling Abolitionist
Joseph D. Hatfield and emancipation's effects within the Union army
Observatory
The Centennial & The Twilight Zone
A look at how the Civil War was portrayed in Rod Serling's hit TV showBooks & Authors
The Cabinet Diarists
Cecily Zander probes the personal writings of Lincoln administration cabinet members Edward Bates, Salmon P. Chase, and Gideon Welles.
Q&A with Harold Holzer
A discussion with Lincoln scholar Harold Hozler about his book "Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration."Odds & Ends
Editorial
The Power of a New Year
New Year reflections inspired by an 1862 letter written by Union officer William Thomson Lusk.
Dispatches
Spring 2024 | Dispatches
Reader feedback published in the Spring 2024 issue of The Civil War Monitor.