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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.
North-South Skirmish Association’s 137th National Competition
The North-South Skirmish Association held its 137th National Competition May 18-20, at Fort Shenandoah near Winchester, Va. Member units competed in live-fire mat…
News Briefs — July 2018
Vermont Legislature backs GBPA Letterman Preservation Drive GETTYSBURG, Penn.— The Vermont House of Representatives and Senate have formally adopted a resolution…
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States: War Papers (MOLLUS) – Nebraska & Minnesota
This month, our series on providing index content from the MOLLUS Papers continues, with the information found in the Nebraska and Minnesota volumes, 25-31. Remin…
Listen to the Alabamians
Publisher’s Note: When we decided to devote “Fact or Fiction” to the origin of Stonewall’s nickname, we contacted John Hennessy, former historian at Manassas Nati…
How Did General Barnard Bee Give Jackson the Nickname of “Stonewall”?
Publisher’s note: We start with this issue an occasional column, “Fact or Fiction,” on legends of the Civil War. Some of them, as we all know, can be proven as fa…
George R. Stewart’s Pickett’s Charge and General Richard Brooke Garnett
You might remember Dolly Parton’s quip that she was country before Elvis was king, and Little Richard was a queen. Well, George R. Stewart’s Pickett’s Charge: A M…
From The Lowcountry — July 2018
Your July issue contains the 24th Annual Gettysburg section. Please note that it is not a separate section, but rather it is included in the paper so it remains i…
Emerging Civil War — July 2018
One thing I love most about doing Facebook LIVE events for Emerging Civil War is the interactivity with viewers. As they watch, many people type in questions and…
Don’t Give An Inch!
“Little Round top, crowned with artillery, resembled a volcano in eruption” – C.S. Col. W.F. Perry, 44th Ala. Inf. On July 2, 1863, about 3 p.m., U.S. Gen. Gouver…
Confederate Keen, Walker & Co. Breechloading Carbine
Last month we took a look at the Confederate muzzle loading carbines produced by Bilharz, Hall & Company. This month we will look at another Confederate carbine p…
Collection of Unusual Artifacts
Dear John: I just went up to get the chest from my father made by my Great-Grandfather. My Great Grandmother first showed these to me in the 1950’s. They moved to…
Civil War Events — July 2018
A major annual fundraiser for the Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association, the show is expected to again feature more than 200 vendors and better than 300…
Book Reviews — July 2018
Civil War News book reviews provide our readers with timely analysis of the latest and most significant Civil War research and scholarship. Contact Stephen Davis,…
Battlefields Foundation Announces Preservation Victory at Clinedinst-Crim Property on the New Market Battlefield
NEW MARKET, Va.—One of the most iconic parts of the New Market Battlefield is now forever preserved. On Friday, May 25, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundat…
22nd Annual Grant Days! Celebration Observes 196th Birthday of General/President Grant
The U.S. Grant Boyhood Home Association in Georgetown, Ohio, celebrated the hometown hero’s 196th birthday in grand fashion during their annual Grant Days! Celebr…
2018 Association of Lincoln Presenters
FREEPORT, Ill.—May 19–22. Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, and Abraham Lincoln, ad infinitum, met for a weekend of humor (LOTS of humor), histor…
Victory Celebrations
Victory Celebrations 1. After he received the report from Brig. Gen. Ulysses Grant that he had captured an important Confederate fort in Tennessee, Maj. Gen. Henr…
Thoughts on Conrad Wise Chapman and the 156th Shiloh Anniversary
Shiloh National Military Park does not have annual events as a general rule, so when they do schedule a large scale anniversary event, it draws a serious level of…
The Library of Congress Collection — June 2018
Hand colored half-plate ambrotype of an unidentified boy in Union zouave uniform with drum. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Con…
The Civil War Trust Receives 2018 Friend Of History Award from The Organization Of American Historians
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.— During its annual meeting in Sacramento, California, the Organization of American Historians (OAH) presented the Civil War Trust with their pre…
Stephen Recker Named the Edwin C. Bearss Award Recipient
CHAMBERSBURG, Penn.— Chambersburg Civil War Seminars & Tours announced Stephen Recker as the third recipient of the Edwin C. Bearss Award during the Bearss Sympos…
Scaring Lincoln
“We have five times as many generals here as we want, but are greatly in need of privates. Anyone volunteering in that capacity will be thankfully received.” – U.…
Research Press Journal, Revolver Myths & a Whitworth Story
I would like to take a moment to recommend a rather unique publication, the Research Press Journal. The Journal, published in Britain, and accessible in digitized…
Prize-Winning Authors Saunders, Blight, and Ayers Highlight November’s Lincoln Forum XXIII
Two popular and distinguished Lincoln Prize laureates, 2002 honoree David W. Blight and this year’s winner, Edward L. Ayers—plus the much-discussed Man Booker Pri…