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Summer 2023
Vol. 13, No. 2
In this issue’s cover story, historian Lorien Foote writes about the variety of roles that dogs played in both the Union and Confederate armies. Also, we offer a detailed look at the postmortem examination performed on Abraham Lincoln after his assassination, and probe how last-minute changes to the Emancipation Proclamation affected the transition from slavery to freedom.
Features
The Lincoln Autopsy
A detailed look at the postmortem examination of the assassinated president
Two Little Words
How last-minute changes to the Emancipation Proclamation affected the transition from slavery to freedom.Salvo
Voices
Trench Life
Firsthand quotes by Union and Confederate soldiers about life in the trenches during the Civil War
Preservation
The Hard Work of Remembering
An argument in favor of fighting to ensure that the final resting places of American soldiers are treated with respect.
Figures
The Bayonet
Affixed over the muzzle of a rifle, the bayonet was undeniably intimidating in appearance. Check out these Civil War bayonet statistics.
Faces of War
A Capitol Police Officer Inside the Dome
A look at a Civil War image of photographer John Patterson Gulick in the Capitol dome in Washington, D.C.
Primer
Army Banners
Examples of Union army designating flags, which “told stories of their own” with their shapes, symbols, and field colors.
Cost of War
An Elaborate Cap Sells High
A look at the French-style kepi, sold at auction in 2020, worn by Confederate artillery officer Cuthbert H. Slocomb.
In Focus
Wartime Photography
A look at Vermont photographer G.H. Houghton’s “Picture Gallery” at Camp Griffin in Langley, Virginia, during the Civil War.Columns
Fighting Words
“Acknowledge the Corn”
A look at how an expression thought to be rooted in American politics gained widespread use as an admission of error or wrongdoing.
Crossroads
Teaching the Battle of Chickamauga
Historian Andrew Bledsoe on how to help students understand the complexity and experience of Civil War combat through battlefield excursions.Books & Authors
Books & Authors
The Five Best Books on the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley
Historian Jonathan Noyalas picks the five best books published on the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley.
Books & Authors
Voices From the Army of Northern Virginia, Part 7: Robert E. Lee
Historian Gary Gallagher on the best books written about Army of Northern Virginia commander Robert E. LeeOdds & Ends
Editorial
War Dogs
Reflections on the Summer 2023 cover story of The Civil War Monitor
Dispatches
Summer 2023 | Dispatches
Reader feedback published in the Summer 2023 edition of The Civil War Monitor