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Henry H. Sibley's 1862 invasion of New Mexico signaled Confederate plans to create a western empire. Or did it?

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ROBERTSON: River of Death (2018)

Book Reviews

An authoritative analysis of how the rigors of campaigning affected command decisions and the experiences of common soldiers alike.

SELBY: Meade: The Price of Command, 1863-1865 (2018)

Book Reviews

An important account of Meade's tenure as commander of the Army of the Potomac.

SOMMERVILLE: Aberration of Mind (2018)

Book Reviews

Sommerville argues that a complete understanding of the New South depends on a deeper investigation of the emotional and psychological...

WITTENBERG: Holding the Line on the River of Death (2018)

Book Reviews

Wittenberg spares little detail for one day of action...a compelling case that Chickamauga was a three day battle.

SILBER: This War Ain't Over (2018)

Book Reviews

Civil War memory is complex, defying neat regional, racial, and political categorization.

Map Quest

Living History

It was a sight that stopped traffic: a 10,000-pound chunk of plaster-on-steel, 27 feet long and seven feet wide, dangling in the air as a...

MACKOWSKI: The Great Battle Never Fought (2018)

Book Reviews

...a valuable companion to a visit along Mine Run.

WARD: The 96th Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Civil War (2018)

Book Reviews

Those seeking a deeper understanding of the common soldier of the Army of the Potomac...will find Ward's regimental history...exceedingly...

RUBIN & MURPHY (eds.): The Perfect Scout (2018)

Book Reviews

Provide[s] the Civil War community with a better understanding of the complexities and dangers faced by scouts, guides, couriers, and...

Extra Voices: Avid Readers

Articles

In the Voices section of the Spring 2019 issue of The Civil War Monitor we highlighted first-person quotes about the quest for reading...

POWELL: The Chickamauga Campaign: Glory or the Grave (2017)

Book Reviews

...offers much or those looking to master the narrative of the second costliest Civil War clash.

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Feeding the Troops

Photo Essays

"An army marches on its stomach." Variations of this statement have been attributed to great historical leaders, including Frederick the ...

A Menu of Historic Proportions

From the Archives

On March 6, 1865, two days after he delivered his second inaugural address to a massive crowd gathered on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, ...

Interview: Emerging Scholars at American Civil War Museum

Interviews

As proud sponsors of American Civil War Museum’s upcoming Emerging Scholars program—set to occur next May during the grand opening of...

"A Lady of Excellent Worth"

In the First Person

Nearly twenty years after the end of the Civil War, Union army veteran Melvin Grigsby traveled south in hopes of locating the local woman...

The Best Gettysburg Books

Articles

What are the five best books about the Battle of Gettysburg (nonfiction or fiction)? We asked six Civil War historians for their answers.

The Best Civil War Books of All Time

Analysis

For our latest newsstand-only special issue, The Civil War Almanac, we asked a panel of Civil War historians--J. Matthew Gallman, Matthew C....