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Calm Before the Storm: 8th Georgia Infantry Regiment in the Northern Shenandoah Valley, 1861

Warren Wilkinson and Steven E. Woodworth | Published: March 08, 2011 at 1:34 pm
After Virginia's secession in 1861 and the start of the Civil War, General Joseph E. Johnston and his men experienced an idyllic summer in the northern Shenandoah Valley.

Building the Army of the Potomac

Stephen W. Sears | Published: March 08, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Stephen Sears writes of how the Army of the Potomac's politically appointed generals and short-term volunteer troops nearly unhinged Lincoln’s plans in 1861 to win the Civil War.

Robert E. Lee Takes Charge

Jeffrey D. Wert | Published: February 08, 2011 at 7:12 pm
General George McClellan thought he was timid. Newspapers called him ‘Granny Lee.’ But once in command, the General Robert E. Lee attacked quickly and boldly.

Ask MHQ—North or South: Whose Was the Army of the Rebellion?

Peter E. Cozzens | Published: February 08, 2011 at 7:10 pm
Nowadays "Army of the Rebellion" is most commonly used to refer to the Confederates, but during the American Civil War the term was often applied to the Union forces as well.

Last Chance for Peace: Fort Sumter at 150

Drew Lindsay | Published: February 08, 2011 at 2:41 pm
For months the Confederates trained dozens of guns on Fort Sumter. But no one seemed eager for war.

Ten Civil War Classics

Drew Bratcher | Published: February 08, 2011 at 2:35 pm
The country’s bloodiest war has been captured in novels, memoirs, and battle narratives. Here are 10 classics

MHQ Spring 2011 Table of Contents

Published: February 08, 2011 at 2:22 pm
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Battle of Big Bethel

John Quarstein | Published: February 01, 2011 at 3:24 pm
A skirmish near the tip of Virginia’s Peninsula served as a harbinger of the four-year bloodbath to come.

Lee to the Rear

Robert K. Krick | Published: January 08, 2011 at 7:03 pm
A Texas private’s long-forgotten account of Robert E. Lee’s brush with death at the Battle of the Wilderness.

Ask MHQ: Of Belts, Sashes, and Silk Net

C. G. Sweeting | Published: November 10, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Anything about military history you’ve always wanted to know? Submit your question to us at MHQeditor@weiderhistory.com. You can even suggest the expert you’d like us to query. Q: What is the origin of the belts that United States Navy and Army officers have been wearing since at least the Civil War?

Survivors Remember Shiloh

Published: November 08, 2010 at 3:37 pm
7 Lives Altered by Shiloh: Two Fateful Days Can Make Reputations, Shatter Families, and Shape Destinies

Gen. George McClellan at Second Manassas

Edward H. Bonekemper III | Published: October 05, 2010 at 9:51 am
General Disobedience: ‘Little Mac’ let John Pope twist in the wind; With response from Prof. Ethan S. Rafuse

The Confederacy: America's Worst Idea

Stephanie McCurry | Published: October 04, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Why did the South lose the Civil War? Because it ignored black slaves and white women.

Letter from American History - December 2010

American History editors | Published: October 04, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Stephanie McCurry analyzes the Confederacy.

City-Class Gunboats: Mayhem on the Mississippi

Jon Guttman | Published: August 13, 2010 at 1:46 pm
During the Civil War, City-Class gunboats enabled the Union to spear the very heart of the South.

Letter from MHQ Autumn 2010

William W. Horne | Published: August 10, 2010 at 4:52 pm
The Autumn 2010 issue of MHQ amply illustrates an axiom of war: Risk-taking and innovation can win battles, but derring-do unleavened by reflection can lead to disaster.
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