Parting Shot

Published: 3/10/25

A “Texan Ranger”

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Cartoons

A deeper look at an illustration published in the July 6, 1861, issue of Harper's Weekly.

Published: 1/2/25

The Winning Hand

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Commanders

A carte de visite titled “The Winning Hand” offers commenrtary on the 1864 presidential election.

Published: 10/2/24

A Short Blanket

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Cartoons

A look at a Harper's Weekly cartoon titled "A Short Blanket," which pokes fun at a Confederacy assumed to be ill-equipped to defend its territory from Union forces.

Published: 8/2/24

Front Face!

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Cartoons

A Civil War envelope offers up a cheeky scene.

Published: 3/18/24

About the Size of It

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Cartoons

A look at the Harper's Weekly cartoon "About the Size of It," a lighthearted take on General Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign.