Winter 2024

Features

Rebel Revival
How a string of Confederate victories in early 1864 halted Union momentum—and boosted southern hopes
By William Marvel

A Talent for War
The Civil War Paintings and Illustrations of Thure de Thulstrup

The Brothers’ War
How the bond between brothers William T. and John Sherman survived their conflicting views on the issue that tore the nation apart
By Bennet Parten

Departments

Editorial: Rebel Hopes Renewed

Salvo: Facts, Figures & Items of Interest

Voices: Near Misses
Faces of War: “Colonel Pontoon” Reunites With His Son
Figures: Surgeons in Harm’s Way
Preservation: A Big Tech Threat
Cost of War: Abraham Lincoln’s Folding Brass Dividers
In Focus: Fredericksburg Revisited

Columns:

Fighting Words: “Shebang,” by Tracy L. Barnett

Crossroads: The Guns at Chickamauga, by Andrew S. Bledsoe

Books & Authors:

The Best Civil War Books of 2024
With Gerald J. Prokopowicz, Cecily Zander, Jennifer M. Murray, Brian Matthew Jordan, and Kevin M. Levin

Parting Shot: The Winning Hand