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Summer 2021
Vol. 11, No. 2
The cover story of our Summer 2021 issue tracks the long, destructive journey—and swift demise—of the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama. Plus, we learn how the men of the 107th Ohio Infantry grappled with suffering and death, and remembering, after Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, as well as how and why the Wilderness of Spotsylvania earned its reputation as a uniquely hostile landscape.
Features
Features
Band of Brothers
How the men of the 107th Ohio Infantry grappled with suffering and death, and remembering, after Chancellorsville and Gettysburg
Features
The Wilderness Myth
Understanding how and why the Wilderness of Spotsylvania earned its reputation as a uniquely hostile Civil War landscape.Salvo
Voices
Fear
Firsthand Union and Confederate soldier quotes about the fear they and their comrades faced in battle.
Preservation
Mississippi to Make Landmark Investment
American Battlefield Trust president David Duncan details recent preservation victories in Mississippi.
Figures
The Sultana Disaster
To this day, the tragic loss of the steamboat Sultana in 1865 remains the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history.
Faces of War
The Advance of the 50
Reflections on the service of First Lieutenant Alfred B. Seavey 15th New Hampshire Infantry, during the Vicksburg Campaign.
Cost of War
A Pair of Inspector-Marked Civil War Brogans
Learn about an unknown Union soldier’s pair of shoes—known as brogans—that earned big at auction in 2008.
In Focus
Antietam’s Immortals
A photo shows the procession along Main Street in Sharpsburg, Maryland, preceding the dedication of Antietam National Cemetery.Columns
Fighting Words
“Bully Boys”
bul•ly \ ‘bŭ-lē \ adjective This word has two distinct meanings: 1. A braggard, or a man who terrifies and threatens. 2. The older form, still common, applied to...
Crossroads
Ephraim Cutler Dawes at Shiloh
Read how Union officer Ephraim Cutler Dawes, a 21-year-old college graduate with no military experience, helped avert disaster at Shiloh.Books & Authors
Books & Authors
Voices From the Army of Northern Virginia, Part 1: Foundational Works
The first installment of historian Gary W. Gallagher's series on essential books about the Army of Northern Virginia.
Books & Authors
The Best Books on Civil War Strategy
The literature on Civil War strategy offers a broader understanding of the challenges facing both sides and how they pursued military means to achieve policy ends.Odds & Ends
Parting Shot
Sign of the Times
A bullet-riddled sign for William T. King’s Gettysburg tailor shop helps tell the story of the epic battle's impact on the small town.
Editorial
Roll, Alabama, Roll
Editorial thoughts and reflections published in the Summer 2021 issue of The Civil War Monitor.