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Winter 2018
Vol. 8, No. 1
In the Winter 2018 edition of The Civil War Monitor, we ask if it was determination or hesitation that motivated commander George G. Meade to convene a meeting of his senior commanders as the outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg lay in the balance. Plus, Ulysses S. Grant’s steady correspondence with his wife throughout the Civil War provides insight into both his experiences at the front and his deep affection for his family, and read about a group of northerners who traveled from New York to the city where the war began to mark the conflict’s end—and collect mementos of the crumbling institution of slavery.
Features
Features
Letters to Julia
Ulysses S. Grant’s correspondence with his wife, Julia, during the Civil War provides insight into his deep affection for his family.
Features
When the Abolitionists Went to Charleston
During the Civil War’s final days, a group of northerners traveled from New York to Charleston to mark the conflict’s end.Salvo
Travels
A Visit to Mobile
Two experts on Mobile, Alabama, offer tips for what to see and do during a visit to the history-rich city.
Voices
Snowballing
Read recollections from Union and Confederates veterans about the intense snowball fights that occurred in winter camp.
Faces of War
Dispatches from Hell
Junius Henri Browne was a war correspondent for the New-York Tribune. Read about his capture and escape during the Civil War.
Figures
Hardtack
Learn more about hardtack, the infamous hard bread that was a staple of Civil War soldiers' daily rations.
Preservation
Saving Glendale
Glendale battlefield and the nearby Malvern Hill battlefield form a three-mile corridor that chronicles the game-changing 1862 campaign.
Cost of War
Lieutenant John Worden’s Snuffbox
After the Battle of Hampton Roads, the citizens of Buffalo, New York, presented Lieutenant John L. Worden with this solid gold snuffbox.
In Focus
Eyewitnesses to History
A rarely seen photograph of Abraham Lincoln's first inauguration outside of the unfinished dome of the U.S. Capitol in March 1861.Columns
American Iliad
Monitor vs. Merrimack
Understanding the enduring allure of the duel between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (Merrimack) at Hampton Roads.
Stereoscope
Emancipation on Stage
Megan Kate Nelson discusses the play Ben Butler by playwright Richard Strand and staged by Portland Stage.Books & Authors
Books & Authors
The Best Civil War Books of 2018
Civil War historians pick their two favorite books published in 2018, and name a title or two they’re looking forward to seeing in print.Odds & Ends
Editorial
Meade at Gettysburg
Count me among the many fans of Michael Shaara’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War novel The Killer Angels (1974)—and the Ron Maxwell-directed movie, Gettysburg (1993), based upon it. Both breathe life into their characters—including...
Dispatches
Winter 2018 | Dispatches
Reader thoughts and comments published in the Winter 2018 issue of The Civil War Monitor.