Conflict and Controversy in the Confederate High Command (2025)
Book Reviews
“Conflict and Controversy in the Confederate High Command” is a readable and historiographically informed military history.
A New Look at America’s Greatest Conflict
Current Issue
My War Story
Vol. 15, No. 4
A young Virginian’s remarkable firsthand account of the Confederate victory at Second Manassas
Recent Posts
Extra Voices: Being Wounded
Firsthand Accounts
Read first-person quotes by Union and Confederate soldiers about their reactions to being wounded on the Civil War battlefield.
The National Tribune Remembers the Atlanta Campaign (2025)
Book Reviews
Davis’s expertly edited collection should remind readers of the vast and yet untapped potential of “The National Tribune.”
Irish Connections
The Front Line
The author’s trip to Ireland reveals the country’s myriad connections to participants in the American Civil War.
My War Story
Features
Young Virginia soldier Alexander Hunter’s remarkable firsthand account of the Confederate victory at Second Manassas
The Headliners
Civilians
Who were the Civil War’s biggest celebrities? We asked a group of historians and ranked their top 20 picks in order of popularity.
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.