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Spring 2021
Vol. 11, No. 1
In our Spring 2021 issue, we learn about the cloak-and-dagger relationship between detective Allan Pinkerton and Army of the Potomac commander George B. McClellan. Plus, the unusual tale of John C. Calhoun’s final resting place, the site of one of the country’s earliest struggles over Civil War memory, and read how a number of WWII Liberty Ships came to be named after Confederates.
Features
Features
Who’s Buried in Calhoun’s Tomb?
Read the unusual tale of John C. Calhoun’s final resting place, the site of one of the country’s earliest struggles over Civil War memory.
Features
Rebel Armada
Read how a number of WWII Liberty Ships came to be named after Confederates.Salvo
Voices
Shirkers
Firsthand Union and Confederate soldier quotes about the presence of comrades who shirked their duties.
Preservation
Road to Freedom
Lear about Road to Freedom, a map guide and free app focused on the African-American experience in Civil War-era Virginia.
Faces of War
Fake News, 1864
Read about a hoax that landed a newspaper editor in prison after spreading a forged proclamation from Abraham Lincoln to other papers.
Figures
United States Sanitary Commission at Gettysburg
Facts and figures about the U.S. Sanitary Commission's work at Gettysburg after the epic battle, one of its largest relief efforts of the war.
Cost of War
Captain Nelson Armes’ Gauntlets
Captain Nelson Ames was heavily involved in the fighting at Gettysburg. Learn how much his gauntlets sold for at auction.
In Focus
The More Things Change…
A look at an early Civil War photograph of the U.S. Capitol under construction.Columns
Fighting Words
Kissing and Kicking Ass
A look at how two long-used vulgarities took on new life during the Civil War.
Living History
The Hands-On Historian
A look at the origins of National Archives staffer Bryan Cheeseboro's lifelong interest in the American Civil War.Books & Authors
Books & Authors
War and Remembrance in Raintree County
Historian William Marvel offers reflections on Ross Lockridge Jr.'s "Raintree County," his favorite novel about the Civil War era.Odds & Ends
Editorial
The Spy and the General
Editorial reflections on the cover story of The Civil War Monitor's Spring 2021 issue's cover story.
Dispatches
Spring 2021 | Dispatches
Read the letters to the editor from the Dispatches section of the Spring 2021 issue of The Civil War Monitor.