Hidden Heroes: The Diary of Cornelia Peake McDonald
A Southern writer’s diary presents a vivid picture of life on the home front
J.E.B. Stuart Goes Another Round with McClellan
J.E.B. Stuart’s second “Ride Around McClellan” proved just as critical as his more famous first
The Final Bivouac: The Life and Death of Brevet Major General Truman Seymour
At the war’s outset in April 1861, Seymour was one of nine officers in the Fort Sumter garrison during the Confederate bombardment
Out of the Shadows: Interview with Civil War Historian Edward G. Longacre
Longacre takes a look at Custer and the unsung hero of Gettysburg, David McMurtrie Gregg
John Bachelder: How the Visionary Helped Preserve Gettysburg’s History
John Bachelder worked tirelessly to commemorate the July 1863 battle
‘Another Round Top’: How a Civil War Hero Once Again Answered His Nation’s Call
With Maine torn apart by political violence in 1880, war hero Joshua Chamberlain again answered the call
First Lieutenant Ira Dutton’s Final Bivouac
As of 2019, devoted individuals from his native Vermont had petitioned Rome to open his cause for sainthood.
A Place of Their Own: Veterans of the Civil War
As Civil War veterans struggled to reenter society, some formed their own unique communities
A Brave New World? Confederate Planning for a Post-Civil War
A detailed look at the world that Confederate politicians and planners imagined would exist in the wake of a Southern victory in the Civil War
Pomp and Circumstance in the Civil War
War was still a bloodless adventure when these rare camp images were taken
‘The Mysteries of Abraham Lincoln’ Review
Both Summoned to Glory and Abe are worthy recent additions to a catalog of more than 10,000 books that have sought to unravel the mysteries of Abraham Lincoln
Lasting Void: The Death of General Albert Sidney Johnston
The Western Confederate Army never recovered from Albert Sidney Johnston’s April 1862 death at Shiloh
Marketing Abraham Lincoln to the Masses
The President’s faithful secretaries led a crusade to preserve his place in history
Cold Harbor Coda
The Second Battle of Haw’s Shop gave the Union Army a needed reprieve during the unabated slaughter of June 3, 1864
Floating Fire: The 1861 Barrage of Fort Sumter
A monstrous Confederate contrivance joined the April 1861 barrage of Fort Sumter
Planning for a Victorious South
'Colossal Ambitions' examines Confederate expectations for a place as a global power—with slavery
