America’s Civil War
Published: January 12, 2012 at 11:13 am
Stunning events on land and sea: Naval warfare is reinvented and a placid church gets a bloodbath
March
March 3 – President Lincoln appoints Andrew Johnson, the only Southern U.S. senator to remain loyal after his state seceded, military governor …
Tim and Elizabeth Rowland |
Published: January 12, 2012 at 11:12 am
Trail takes helm at Antietam Battlefield
Susan Trail was superintendent at Monocacy National Battlefield for eight years. Photograph courtesy of National Park Service.Monocacy National Battlefield Super-intendent Susan Trail has been selected to serve in the same capacity at Antietam …
Peter Cozzens |
Published: January 12, 2012 at 11:11 am
Battlefield held little terror for feisty Marie Tepe as she focused on aiding her beloved Zouaves
Born Marie Brose in France, Marie Tepe had emigrated in her youth. She followed her tailor husband into the war. Image courtesy of USAMHI.…
Published: January 12, 2012 at 11:10 am
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War by Tony Horwitz (Henry Holt, 2011, $29)
Tony Horwitz is one of today's keenest commentators on the American character. In Midnight Rising, he turns his intuitive eye …
Harold Holzer |
Published: January 12, 2012 at 11:09 am
Richard Nelson Current's 1958 biography of Abraham LIncoln shattered myths and inspired readers–including a certain Queens fifth-grader.
A few months ago I e-mailed my friend Marcia Current to ask if her husband felt strong enough to send his annual message …
Andrew Hind |
Published: January 12, 2012 at 11:08 am
A speculative rendering of the Canadian merchant Georgian, by Gregory Proch
The Georgian started its life as a merchant steamer, but Confederate agents in Canada had darker plans
The quiet streets of Toronto stretched away from Dr. James Bates, disappearing …
Published: January 12, 2012 at 11:07 am
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How Washington got its police force
Frustrated soldiers, stung by the loss at Bull Run, ran amok in the capital—until the president stepped in.
By Ron Soodalter
A different kind of …
Harold Holzer |
Published: October 28, 2011 at 10:45 am
Abraham Lincoln's critics were vitriolic, but at least he didn't have to deal with them in a daily twitter feed.
This past summer, a beleaguered Barack Obama invited a new wave of criticism—if such criticism really surprises him or us …
Tim and Elizabeth Rowland |
Published: October 28, 2011 at 10:45 am
An old Washington and Lee alum—with a little help from his friends—has posthumously provided his alma mater with a treasure trove of firsthand observations of the Civil War in Virginia, after some alert re-enactors and a Lexington historian spotted his …
Published: October 28, 2011 at 10:44 am
January
1 - The Lincoln administration releases Confederate emissaries James Mason and John Slidell from Fort Warren in Boston Harbor, ending the Trent Affair. The diplomats continued their voyage to Europe, on an unsuccessful mission to win support for the …
Published: October 28, 2011 at 10:43 am
To our readers: Because of a production problem, a portion of the article, "The day New York City tried to secede," was omitted from the January 2012 issue of America's Civil War. We have made the article available in full …
Ron Soodalter |
Published: October 26, 2011 at 11:29 am
A bird's-eye view of pre-war New York displays the shipping commerce that made the city rich. Image courtesy of Library of Congress.
A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: Because of a production problem, a portion of this article was omitted from …
Published: August 30, 2011 at 11:56 am
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Who owns Gettysburg?
Entrepreneurs, battlefield geeks, everybody wants a stake in the Most Famous Small Town in America. By Tim Rowland
In defense of Jeb
And speaking of Gettysburg, what did Jeb …
George Skoch |
Published: August 30, 2011 at 11:53 am
Two new books celebrate, in mostly commendable fashion, Michigan's contributions to the Civil War. Rick Liblong's Answering the Call to Duty: Saving Custer, Heroism at Gettysburg, POWs and Other Stories of Michigan's Small Town Soldiers in the Civil War (Arbutus …
Tim and Elizabeth Rowland |
Published: August 30, 2011 at 11:52 am
Halfway through a five-year renovation of the historic Miller farmhouse at Antietam National Battlefield, the Park Service preservation teams have been offering a handful of sneak previews of their handiwork.
David Miller's cornfield became an icon of the battlefield, after …
Harold Holzer |
Published: August 30, 2011 at 11:51 am
If we want the young to learn history, we must find appealing ways to teach it
The Lincoln restaurant offers this large white leather banquette as an inviting version of the president's perch at the Lincoln Memorial. Photo courtesy of …
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