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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.
Soap
Soap One subject neglected in the study of mid-19th Century material culture is soap. Since the colonial-era soap was produced in America primarily on the farm. I…
Female Soldiers, Spies, Sutlers, Smugglers and Strumpets
Female Soldiers, Spies, Sutlers, Smugglers and Strumpets In an earlier column I reviewed the brief military careers of a few Southern and Northern women who, moti…
Emerging Civil War — July 2021
From the Editor I first visited Spotsylvania’s Bloody Angle on Memorial Day weekend in 1998. My family had spent the holiday camping on the beach at the Outer Ban…
Contemporary View of the Rifle Musket
by Joe Bilby Contemporary View of the Rifle Musket In May 1861, as the “Rebellion” was heating up, the Burlington Daily Times of Burlington, Vermont, published so…
Civil War Era Newspapers
Civil War Era Newspapers Period newspapers frequently serve as a focus for this column as more and more collections across the country, after digitization, offer…
Civil War Alphabet Quiz – O as in... July
General Henry Halleck’s nickname Popular and effective 3-inch rifled cannon Largest battle fought in Florida The first of the Seven Days Battles Nickname for Kent…
Andersonville
Andersonville The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and the print maker or artist’s goals. During and afte…
Whiskey—The Drink of Choice of the Common Civil War Soldier
Whiskey—The Drink of Choice of the Common Civil War Soldier by Tom Elmore Since the dawn of time soldiers have spent many an hour off-duty consuming strong drink.…
Where Generations Walk (Or Drive) In Central Virginia
Where Generations Walk (Or Drive) In Central Virginia by Sarah Kay Bierle “One generation builds the street on which the next will walk,” reads a Chinese Proverb,…
Thinking Bayonets: Camden Expedition Part III
Thinking Bayonets Camden Expedition Part III “I cannot conceive what ‘political and military points of view’ are to be obtained for the Confederacy by abandoning…
Researching Civil War Ancestors
Researching Civil War Ancestors Since the inauguration of this column in March 2016, the question most frequently posed to this writer from readers of Civil War N…
Ohio Civil War Show: A Real Crowd Pleaser!
Ohio Civil War Show: A Real Crowd Pleaser! MANSFIELD, OHIO— Following the unfortunate cancellation of the 2020 Ohio Civil War & WWII Show due to the Covid-19 pand…
Nineteen Questions about Juneteenth
Nineteen Questions about Juneteenth By Edward T. Cotham, Jr. Celebrated on the nineteenth day of each June, Juneteenth has become an increasingly prominent celebr…
Naval Battle Charleston, 1863
Naval Battle Charleston, 1863 The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and the print maker or artist’s goals.…
Federal City Brass Band Embraces Spirit of the Mid-19th Century
Federal City Brass Band Embraces Spirit of the Mid-19th Century by Bob Ruegsegger The Federal City Brass Band re-creates American music, playing original instrume…
Events — June 2021
Before making plans to attend any event contact the event host. Deadlines for Advertising, Editorial or Events Submissions is the 20th of each month. We strive to…
Emerging Civil War — June 2021
From the Editor I refuse to mow my lawn any earlier than April 1, and this spring, it seemed like my neighbors were holding out, too. We all made it through the l…
Early Civil War Imported Arms
There is a widely held understanding that during the Civil War, U.S. 1861s were produced in America, either at the government Armory in Springfield or by twenty o…
Courtney & Tennent Marked Imported Confederate Naval Cutlasses
Courtney & Tennent Marked Imported Confederate Naval Cutlasses Over the years collectors have noted a number of Confederate imported naval cutlases and naval offi…
Confederate Cartridge Box with Georgia Plate
Confederate Cartridge Box with Georgia Plate By Shannon Pritchard TheConfederatemanufactured cartridge box shown here is easily distinguishable from its Yankee co…
Civil War Alphabet Quiz – N as in...June
1. .36 caliber revolvers were often denoted by this service branch name 2. Steam powered Union ironclad built like old sailing vessel with bark rig 3. General Joh…
Chinsegut Hill—A Preservation Success
Chinsegut Hill—A Preservation Success by Bruce Allardice and Wayne L. Wolf As one approaches the stately white manor home of Chinsegut Hill it feels like walking…
Book Reviews — June 2021
as a military engineer in the Continental Army. Duportail was born in France in 1743; in 1761 he entered the Military School of the Royal Corps of Engineers. Comm…
American Battlefield Trust — June 2021
Save 28 Acres at Gettysburg and Bristoe Station! The Trust is currently targeting 28 acres at two critical Eastern Theater battlefields facing imminent developmen…