America’s Civil War
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 naval …
Jay Wertz |
Published: December 27, 2011 at 11:14 am
A HistoryNet exclusive interview with director Ron Maxwell about the extended director's cut of his film Gods and Generals, now available on DVD and Blu-Ray.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Tim Rowland |
Published: August 30, 2011 at 11:50 am
Preservationists, residents, entrepreneurs and Civil War enthusiasts all want a stake in its legacy
At times it seems as if there isn't enough Gettysburg to go around, and almost 150 years after the nation-changing battle, the site remains a hotly …
Tamela Baker |
Published: August 30, 2011 at 11:48 am
We know what the famous guys were up to, but what were our own relatives doing during the war?
Most of New Orleans thought Ben Butler was bad news, according to Dr. Charles Bias, who was teaching the Civil War …
Ron Soodalter |
Published: July 20, 2011 at 10:14 am
A congressional war panel proves too many cooks can poison the pot
By any standard, Ball's Bluff was a fiasco. What began as a raid in October 1861 escalated into an unintended battle for Leesburg, Va. The Yankees so badly …
Harold Holzer |
Published: July 20, 2011 at 10:12 am
The 150th anniversary of our greatest conflict implores us to take another look
Back in February, the London-based Art Newspaper, the most important journal in the museum world, published a front-page article bemoaning the shocking absence of American art …
Gordon Berg |
Published: July 20, 2011 at 10:11 am
Historynet ImageJudkin Browning's new book examines the Union occupation of eastern North Carolina
The residents of New Bern, N.C., awoke on the morning of March 14, 1862, to what sounded like thunder rolling up the Neuse River. It was …
Tim Rowland |
Published: July 20, 2011 at 10:10 am
Confederate soldiers under the command of Gen. Robert E. Lee camp on the outskirts of Hagerstown, Maryland, in September of 1862. Image courtesy of Weider History Group archive.
War seemed far away to the editors of a Maryland weekly newspaper–until …
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