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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.
1st Georgia, Oglethorpe Light Infantry Presentation Sword
Thirty-three year old Methodist preacher, James Osgood Andrew Clarke, enlisted in the Georgia Volunteers, on March 16, 1861, as Captain of the Oglethorpe Light In…
“Hold My Horse” Review
Humor is notably lacking in most movies and videos pertaining to the Civil War. In part, of course, that is due to the extremely serious nature of that conflict.…
Tools for Searching the National Archives Online (Part II)
In the December 2019 installment of this column, readers learned of the recent online enhancement offering Optical Character Recognition (OCR) searches of the var…
The Grand Review
The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and most importantly, the print maker or artist’s goals. On the gree…
Stuart Shields Retreat From Gettysburg
Major General Jeb Stuart knew exactly where he was going when he headed south from Gettysburg early in the morning of July 5, 1863. His cavalry forces had been or…
Spencer Ammo, Williamsburg Gun Making, & Reproduction Stadia
Buffalo Arms is currently selling loaded obsolete black powder cartridge rifle ammunition. One caliber of interest to Civil War shooters is the 56-50 Spencer roun…
Selective demolition of modern additions at the historic Warfield house
GETTYSBURG, Penn.— Selective demolition work has begun at the historic Warfield house near the intersection of Millerstown Road and West Confederate Avenue. Contr…
Reenactors Raise Funds for Old Bedford Village
Sixty Civil War-era reenactors brought Old Bedford Village, in south-central Pennsylvania, to life on the weekend of August 30-Sept. 1, 2019, in an effort to rais…
Perspectives on Antietam Phase Three – Burnside’s Bridge
In December and January we observed, through the eyes of several Federal officers, the carnage in the first two phases of the Battle of Antietam, on the north and…
Neither Fish nor Fowl: The U.S. Model 1855 Pistol Carbine
The U.S. Model 1855 Pistol Carbine was a classic example of the pre-Civil War United States Ordnance Department’s inability to be forward thinkers and look at cur…
My Journey with Central Virginia Battlefields Trust
I first became interested in Civil War battlefield preservation when I met Clark B. “Bud” Hall in 1989 when he came to speak to our local Civil War Roundtable her…
Lincoln Forum Presents 2019 Achievement Awards to: Michael Beschloss, Sidney Blumenthal, and the ‘Looking For Lincoln’ Heritage Coalition
GETTYSBURG, Penn.—The Lincoln Forum has presented its three annual achievement awards. The 2019 honorees are leading presidential historian Michael Beschloss, Lin…
Kinsley Leadership Center Opens at the Historic Spangler Farm & Field Hospital Site
On Friday afternoon, October 4, the Gettysburg Foundation hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the Kinsley Leadership Center. It is housed in the renovated fa…
Gettysburg Civil War Roundtable Annual Distinguished Book Award
The Gettysburg Civil War Roundtable is pleased to announce that its annual award for the best book published on the Gettysburg Campaign in 2018 goes to Robert J.…
From The Lowcountry — February 2020
We have decided to retire the official position of Book Review Editor of Civil War News beginning with the March 2020 issue. Dr. Larry Babits will continue to edi…
Franklin’s Middle Tennessee Civil War Show
FRANKLIN, Tenn.—The 33rd Annual Middle Tennessee Civil War Show is now in the history books and it was a great one according to Show Promoter Mike Kent of MK Show…
Franklin Middle Tennessee Show Photos
Allen Wandling, Proprietor of Mid West Civil War Relics, stands in the center with his two sons, Michael and Matthew Wandling.
Emerging Civil War — February 2020
by Constance Hall Jones. This month, we direct our “10 Questions” to Connie. You can read more about the book and Connie here: https://emergingcivilwar.com/2019/1…
Civil War Events — February 2020
St. only. There will be a lunch for the participants at 12 p.m. After the parade participants are invited to return to the Union League for refreshments and enter…
Civil War Books Published in 2019
Civil War News decided to reach out to the publishers we know and confirm with them the Civil Warrelated books they’ve published during the 2019 calendar year. Th…
Brass Bands
“I don’t believe we can have an army without music,” – General Robert E. Lee to Colonel John R. Lane Commander of the 26th NC Regt., prior to the Battle of the Wi…
Book Reviews — February 2020
Unsung Civil War Heroines Gunpowder on Their Skirts: Military Heroines for the Blue and Gray. By Stephanie H. Ford. Bibliography, index, notes, glossary, photogra…
A Civil War Battlefield Monument in North Dakota The Whitestone Hill Battlefield Monument
The period of the American Civil War, 1861–1866, saw not only Federal and Confederate troops battling each other but also saw Federal and Confederate forces fight…
A Bigger Chunk Than We Could Chaw (Battle of Chickasaw Bayou part 2)
“We will lose 5,000 men before we take Vicksburg, and may as well lose them here as anywhere else.” – U.S. Gen. William T. Sherman At the onset of the Battle of C…