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Every article indexed from the pages of Civil War News — 2551 of them across113 issues, 2016 to 2026. Each one opens the full text on civilwarnews.com.
Civil War Round Table Of New York Presents Fletcher Pratt Literary Award
NEW YORK, N.Y.—The Civil War Round Table Of New York Presents The 60th Annual Fletcher Pratt Literary Award For Best Non-Fiction Civil War Book Of 2015. At Its 60…
Civil War Round Table Of Atlanta Presents Their 2015 Richard Barksdale Harwell Award
ATLANTA, Ga.—The Civil War Round Table of Atlanta has presented Dr. Timothy B. Smith of the University of Tennessee at Martin with the 2015 Richard Barksdale Harw…
Civil War Events Through Oct.
“John Singleton Mosby: Lawyer, Soldier, Statesman,” guest curated by David Goetz at Manassas Museum in Manassas. Honoring 100th anniversary of Mosby’s death. May…
Civil War Centennial Attraction Remembered On Facebook
NEW YORK—During the Civil War centennial commemoration, a history theme park in New York City featured a unique attraction – a wagon ride through a recreated batt…
Celebration Of The Homestead Orphanage’s 150th Anniversary
GETTYSBURG, Pa.—A brief ceremony on Memorial Day celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Homestead Orphanage in Gettysburg. During the ceremony, a plaque was unve…
Canadians Serving In Our American Civil War
GETTYSBURG, Pa.—While visiting the Gettysburg battlefield last summer, I noticed some people looking for certain grave markers in the National Cemetery. What caug…
Book Reviews — August 2016
In January 1865, the Union army and navy attacked Fort Fisher, the only obstacle between the Federals and Wilmington, N.C. Wilmington was the last port remaining…
Book Review From August 2015
The lament of most Western Theater students is that there are not enough books published on the theater they deem the most important. There will likely be more bo…
Battle Of Glorieta Pass Reenactment
SANTA FE, N. Mex.—I had the pleasure of being a part of the First Texas Frontier Battery during the reenactment of the Battle of Glorieta Pass at the El Rancho de…
An Old Veteran Returns To Pickett’s Mill Battlefield
DALLAS, GA.—On June 1, 2016, staff and volunteers from Pickett’s Mill Battlefield State Historic Site met with personnel from the Atlanta History Center to transp…
Agent Orange Awareness Tribute Cross-Country Horseback Ride
Cliff Romberger or Captain Cliff Romberger as the Civil War Reenactment community knew him, spent 20 years in the hobby. Under Commanding General Dana Heim, he st…
Absurdity in the EU, Tubman on the Twenty & Jefferson Arsenal
We are seeing hysteria from all sides and viewpoints on the terrorism issue of late, but one would think black powder shooters should have no fear that their hobb…
43rd Annual Gettysburg Artifacts And Collectibles Show Largest Yet
GETTYSBURG, Pa.— The Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association depends on its Artifacts and Collectibles Show as its major fundraiser each year, and June’s…
14th Annual Forrest Homecoming In Tenn.
CHAPEL HILL, Tenn.—The Fourteenth Annual Nathan Bedford Forrest Homecoming event was recently held in Chapel Hill, Tennessee, a farming community about forty-five…
‘Ned The Horse’ Returns Home
GETTYSBURG, PA.—A popular Gettysburg attraction has a new lease on life. Ned the horse, a favorite attraction at Old Gettysburg Village on Baltimore St. for more…
Zooming Into Gettysburg Photography
Within months of the Battle of Gettysburg, documentary cameramen captured some of the most compelling photos of the Civil War. And yet, even in the most well-know…
The Union Army
The Union Army An often overlooked, yet valuable source in researching Federal troops, exists in Selwyn Brant’s The Union Army. Originally printed in 1908, under…
The First Emancipation Proclamation
In September 1862, a fierce battle was fought at a small Maryland town of Sharpsburg, also known as the Battle of Antietam by the Union, and Abraham Lincoln had b…
Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association Presents Annual Awards
The Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association (TCWPA) recently held its annual recognition and business meeting at the Carnton Plantation in Franklin, Tennesse…
Saving The Falling Waters 1863 Battlefield In Maryland
During the Summer of 2002 Melissa Cooperson and I began the search for an old house as a weekend and vacation project. Our search took us to various areas in Virg…
SMHS Ceremony Recognizes Donors For Stuart Statue Restoration
J.E.B. Stuart Monument. The ceremony was held at St. John’s United Church of Christ on Stuart Circle, with the restored statue sitting just outside its doors. Mr.…
Restoring an Old Painting
In 2002, when Noah Andre Trudeau’s Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage came out, HarperCollins arranged a signing tour. I was slated to review the book for a journal…
Pedersoli 1854 Lorenz
The Watchdog By Craig L. Barry Pedersoli 1854 Lorenz The second most commonly imported European military arm during the U.S. Civil War after the P-53 Enfield long…
Minié Ball Holes And Legendary Stories Invite You To Visit The Farnsworth House Inn
GETTYSBURG, PA.—Visiting Gettysburg is an adventure back in time in a still vibrant town. It is filled with battlefield sites, historic homes, businesses catering…