Vol. 52, No. 514 articles
Every issue of Civil War News runs the full breadth of the field — preservation campaigns and the acres they saved, battlefield and historic-site reporting, arms and accoutrements examined in detail, the artifact market and what it is doing, living history and commemoration, and a book review section that reads the new scholarship so you do not have to buy it blind. The September-October 2026 issue carries 14 articles.
“Rosy was as Contrary as a Hog to Drive”
“Let the Sutlers Know We Take in Washing”
We Got Them Now!
The Battle of Varnell Station, May 9, 1864
The Abolition of Slavery in Missouri
Spirit on Display at N-SSA 153rd Nationals
Massachusetts Militia Prepares for War
Hard Times At Corinth: A Louisiana Unit Suffers in a North Mississippi Town
Vision and Valor: The War Through Women’s eyes
“Enemies in War butFriends inPeace” By Juanita Leisch Jensen
Spared & Shared A Time For Memory and For Tears
This well-composed letter written before Petersburg in July 1864—just days before the Battle of the Crater— was composed by Robert Nelson Traver (1841–1904) who w…
Soldier Pickups Part I Old Abe
On June 10, 1990, the Lions Club and citizens of Jim Falls, Wisconsin, held a dedication ceremony for the unveiling of a statue they had erected. The statue was o…
Civil War Book Reviews
Book Reviews Civil War News book reviews provide our readers with analysis of the latest and most significant Civil War research and scholarship. Contact email: B…
Central Virginia Battlefields Trust
“A Man Could Have Got Almost Anything He Wanted”: Soldier Pickups on Central Virginia Battlefields, Part I By Tim Talbott Introduction
A Healer’s Hat and Manual Fannie Palmer, Artist
Objects relating to hospital stewards who served either Army during the Civil War are incredibly rare, so the National Museum of Civil War Medicine was pleased wh…
The 31st Annual Chickamauga Civil War Show
The 31st Annual Chickamauga Civil War Show while encouraging others to participate and share their own returned to the Dalton Convention Center in Dalton, collect…
The Long Journey Home Finding the Owner of a Stolen Rifle
Afew years ago, I was in my office at work when a man walked in the front door. After I approached the front counter, he introduced himself as FBI Special Agent R…
Minute Men: Neighbors in Arms
Hartwell Tavern, Minute Man National Historical Park · Lincoln, MALiving HistoryJul262026Bunker Hill: A Decisive Day
Bunker Hill Monument · Boston, MAEducational ProgramJul262026Enemies to This Country: Revolutionary Boston Walking Tour
Faneuil Hall area · Boston, MABattlefield TourJul262026Among His Troops: George Washington and the Citizen-Soldier
Pritzker Military Museum & Library · Kenosha, WIMuseum ProgramJul262026The Declaration's Journey
Museum of the American Revolution · Philadelphia, PAMuseum ProgramAug252026American Revolution Experience — Georgetown, KY
Scott County Public Library · Georgetown, KYMuseum ProgramListings come from the Civil War Events database atCivilWarEvents.com. Running a show? Submit it here.
Massachusetts Militia Prepares for War
Long before European settlement, Winter Island was home to the Naumkeag people. The island sits in Salem Harbor and is connected to Salem Neck in Salem, Massachus…
Central Virginia Battlefields Trust
“A Man Could Have Got Almost Anything He Wanted”: Soldier Pickups on Central Virginia Battlefields, Part I By Tim Talbott Introduction
Central Virginia Battlefields Trust
CVBT at 30—A Look Back By Tom Van Winkle
The Fight for Manassas Battlefield Rages on 164 Years After the Battles
Although preservationists have fought for years to protect Manassas National Battlefield Park in Northern Virginia, a new challenge awaits: data centers. “We can’…
September-October 2026Vol. 52, No. 5 · 14 articles
July-August 2026Vol. 52, No. 4 · 17 articles
May-June 2026Vol. 52, No. 3 · 14 articles
March-April 2026Vol. 52, No. 2 · 15 articles
January-February 2026Vol. 52, No. 1 · 14 articles
November-December 2025Vol. 51, No. 6 · 15 articles
September-October 2025Vol. 51, No. 5 · 16 articles
July-August 2025Vol. 51, No. 4 · 18 articles
May-June 2025Vol. 51, No. 3 · 17 articles
March-April 2025Vol. 51, No. 2 · 16 articles
January-February 2025Vol. 51, No. 1 · 17 articles
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