The Age of Reconstruction (2024)
Book Reviews
Don Doyle’s engagingly written and impressively researched “The Age of Reconstruction” invites scholars to consider what the Civil War era meant to the broader world.
A New Look at America’s Greatest Conflict
Current Issue
Reunion at Gettysburg
Vol. 15, No. 2
Fifty years after the epic battle, thousands of veterans gathered to reminisce, reconcile—and be celebrated by a reunified nation.
Recent Posts
Episode 7: McClellan and Special Orders 191
Civil War Curious
Historian D. Scott Hartwig weighs in on whether George McClellan acted swiftly enough after receiving a copy of Robert E. Lee’s operational orders for the 1862 Maryland Campaign.
A Brilliant “Boy Major”
Gettysburg
The Gettysburg story of young Confederate artillery officer Joseph White Latimer, known as the “Boy Major.”
The Pathfinder and the President (2025)
Book Reviews
In “The Pathfinder and the President,” John Bicknell employs a wide cast of characters to offer a fresh narrative on a familiar topic.
Episode 6: Forrest and Fort Pillow
Civil War Curious
Court Carney discusses why Nathan Bedford Forrest was not held accountable for the massacre of black soldiers at the Battle of Fort Pillow.
NYC Draft Riots
Cartoons
Learn about the New York City draft riots that erupted in mid-July 1863 through illustrations published in various newspapers at the time.
Featured Posts
Civil War Curious Trailer
Civil War Curious
We’re excited to announce that Civil War Curious, the Monitor’s latest podcast series in which expert historians answer your Civil War questions, is launching soon. Listen to the trailer for more.
A Civil War Baseball
Articles
A look at a baseball used by soldiers of the 17th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry that sold at auction for $41,825 in February 2014.
A Lesser-Known Gettysburg Hero
Battles
Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain of the 20th Maine Infantry earned the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg. So too did his regiment’s color sergeant, Andrew Jackson Tozier.
The Civil War’s Epidemics
Featured
Why was the Civil War was the United States’ deadliest conflict? Historian Jonathan S. Jones offers his take.
McClellan’s Culture of Command
Commanders
Discover the strategic choices of George McClellan’s command during the Civil War and how they shaped the outcome of significant battles.
A Hospital Steward’s Story
Featured
Read Union soldier James Kendall Hosmer’s account of the “soul-touching” time he spent as a hospital steward aboard the steamship “Iberville” in 1863.
