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Published: 5/11/26
Johnny Clem
A photographic look at Johnny Clem—who earned the nickname "Dummer Boy of Chickamauga" during the Civil War—through the years.
Published: 5/6/26
Fred Grant at Vicksburg (2025)
Fred Grant's memoir is a "touching portrayal of a father through the eyes of his son."
Published: 5/4/26
Mother’s Medicine
A look at how and why milk punch was a key tool in the therapeutic arsenal of trailblazing nurse Mary Ann “Mother” Bickerdyke.
Published: 4/29/26
Black Religion in the Madhouse (2025)
Judith Weisenfeld's well-researched book focuses on the "social worlds of formerly enslaved Black people and their descendants."
Published: 4/27/26
Grant’s Valuable Lesson
How an early war incident in Missouri helped shape the future general-in-chief of the Union armies
Published: 4/22/26
The Old Alcalde (2026)
An exhaustive biography of an "unlikely" fire-eater who was perhaps the principal author of Texas's secession ordinance.
Published: 4/20/26
Drowning the Anaconda
How a string of mild hurricane seasons during the Civil War aided the Union navy's blockading operations.
Published: 4/15/26
Gettysburg Postcards (2026)
A handsome and handy reference volume that will repay anyone interested in the Gettysburg battlefield's history.
Published: 4/13/26
The Women of Fort Sumter
How the families of the Union garrison at Fort Sumter experienced the struggle for Charleston Harbor in the months preceding the Civil War.
Published: 4/8/26
The Reconstruction Diary of Frances Anne Rollin (2025)
Putzi's volume is an excellent resource for scholars of both Reconstruction and nineteenth-century print culture.
Published: 4/6/26
Lincoln’s Drive for Self-Improvement
A look at how Abraham Lincoln's educational journey—fueled by a thirst for knowledge—never ceased.
Published: 4/1/26
Sisterhood of the Lost Cause (2025)
A well-researched new book interrogates the public and private lives of Confederate widows.
Published: 3/30/26
Extra Voices: Faith in the Fight
Union and Confederate soldiers quotes about the importance of religious faith in helping them navigate the challenges of war.
Published: 3/25/26
The 14th New York State Militia in the Civil War (2025)
McLean, Jr.’s study of the Fourteenth New York State Militia offers an exemplar of how regimental histories can benefit those whose interests extend beyond a particular unit.
Published: 3/23/26
Beyond Shallow Glory
Was “Rosser’s Raid” in West Virginia in January 1865 really an example of the Confederacy’s bravery and brilliance?
Published: 3/18/26
A Nation Unraveled (2026)
"A Nation Unraveled" makes its most compelling interventions by supplying testimony about how the war intruded on even the most mundane aspects of everyday life.
Published: 3/11/26
Little Round Top at Gettysburg (2026)
Few sites on the Civil War landscape carry as much weight as Little Round Top, that storied, rock-strewn knob on the southern end of the Gettysburg battlefield.
Published: 3/9/26
Voices at Triune
Exploring the remnants of a once-vital chain of Union defenses at Triune, Tennessee.