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Published: 5/21/25
In The Thickest of the Fray (2025)
"In The Thickest of the Fray" proves an intriguing approach and welcome addition to Gettysburg campaign historiography.
Published: 5/19/25
Misquoting Honest Abe
A look at how and why the most revered and respected figure in American history—Abraham Lincoln—is regularly misquoted today.
Published: 5/14/25
Boutwell (2025)
"Boutwell" goes beyond rescuing a historical figure from obscurity; it seeks to understand its subject on his terms.
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Published: 5/12/25
Civil War Veterans, Part 2
Continue your journey into the lives of former Civil War soldiers with the second installment of our "Civil War Vetreans" photo essay series.
Published: 5/7/25
Gendering Secession (2025)
Melissa DeVelvis has carefully mined her sources in "Gendering Secession."
Published: 5/5/25
Smoothbore vs. Rifled Muskets
A look at the military philosophy of Colonel George Willard, whose advocacy for the use of the smoothbore (not rifled) musket in battle flew in the face of contemporary thinking.
Published: 4/30/25
Hell By The Acre (2024)
"Hell By the Acre" presents a compelling narrative of one of the Civil War's deadliest but most understudied clashes.
Published: 4/28/25
Extra Voices: Please Write!
Read comments from Union and Confederate soldiers about their intense desire to receive news from family and friends back home.
Published: 4/23/25
From Antietam to Appomattox with Upton’s Regulars (2023)
A splendid and valuable volume that will appeal to anyone interested in understanding the complexities of Civil War service in Virginia.
Published: 4/21/25
The Burning of Harmon Farm
The story of Gettysburg teenager Amelia Harmon, who took shelter in the family home as the fighting swirled around it on July 1, 1863.
Published: 4/16/25
Righteous Strife (2025)
Richard Carwardine's "Righteous Strife" is an exceptional book that rivals Rable and Stout as the best single-volume overview of religion and the American Civil War.
Published: 4/9/25
The Consequences of Confederate Citizenship (2025)
"The Consequences of Confederate Citizenship" presents correspondence that sheds light on the intricate connections between battle front and home front.
Published: 4/7/25
Killed at Shiloh
Read a moving letter to the parents of a Union soldier killed at Shiloh that the "Dead-letter Office" tried to see delivered properly.
Published: 4/2/25
New York City in the Civil War (2025)
"New York City in the Civil War" covers a wide range of topics in a short space.
Published: 3/31/25
CSS Hunley Reconsidered
What happened to the crew of the Confederate submarine Hunley? A scientist offers his expert opinion.
Published: 3/26/25
The Atlanta Campaign, 1864 (2024)
"The Atlanta Campaign, 1864" should entice readers to turn to author David A. Powell's ever-growing list of venerated masterworks.
Published: 3/24/25
A Tragic History
The author visits a cemetery for massacre victims in a lonely Carolina valley.
Published: 3/18/25
A Grand Opening Squandered (2025)
"A Grand Opening Squandered" succeeds in explaining why the battles of June 15-18, 1864 deserve to be remembered.