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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.
Rarest of the Rare – South Carolina Sword Belt Plate
The style of officer’s waist belt shown here has a very unusual history. South Carolina adopted the Palmetto state seal and motto “ANIMUS OPIBUSQUE PARATI” (prepa…
Pristine Battlefield Preserved by State of Georgia
This brigade, in two lines, was then pushed forward to attack the enemy, the other troops not moving. After skirmishing about 800 yards, the front line came upon…
PhotoShopping: 19th Century Style
This occasional column highlights prints from the Civil War. It will discuss their meaning and most importantly, what the print maker or artist was trying to achi…
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States: War Papers (MOLLUS)
What eventually grew to number the second most extensive organization for Federal veterans (behind the larger Grand Army of the Republic), the Loyal Legion traced…
McDonough and Jones’ War So Terrible
In the late 1980s, the literature of the Atlanta Campaign was adolescent indeed. Richard McMurry had written a short account of the campaign for a National Park S…
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR: Needless to say, I very much enjoy Civil War News. I subscribe to a number of publications, many of which I put to the side upon their delivery. No…
Killed by Mosby’s Guerillas
The inscription on the young Union cavalryman’s grave reads “Killed by Mosby’s Guerillas.” He is buried near his home town of Littlestown, Penn., just a few miles…
Gum Blanket
We drew some new clothing today and I got a poncho. We got our gum blankets just in time as it rained all day. Civil War Diary of Alexander G. Downing, 11th Iowa…
Great Grandfather’s Civil War Sword
Dear John Sexton: It was a pleasure talking to you on Friday. I appreciate all of your guidance on my Great Grandfather Robert F. Mitchell’s CSA Civil War sword.…
From The Lowcountry
You may have noticed that this April Civil War News issue looks a little different than the paper you have been receiving over the past several months. We have de…
E-words
1. What is the large exotic animal whose “sight” was commonly used by green Civil War soldiers to describe their first combat experience? 2. “To many of the Confe…
Civil War Trust’s Path to Preservation
The Civil War Trust and our members have saved 48,000 acres in 24 states! From the Civil War Trust In the three defining wars of America’s first century, women ha…
Civil War Events April – June
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…
Caring For Your Antique Textiles
I asked Jack Melton recently what he thought his readers might want to hear about from me. He suggested that I write an article about things that collectors can d…
Bronze Soldier Still Stands to Honor Local Heroes
A solitary bronze soldier stands—his feet anchored to a marble column—22 feet above the ground in the courthouse square in Lexington, N.C. This warrior is no minu…
Book Reviews — April 2018
The Great Valley’s Civil War The Thin Light of Freedom: The Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America. By Edward L. Ayers. Maps, photos, notes, index, 64…
Battlefields Foundation Announces Preservation Victory at New Market Battlefield
NEW MARKET, Va.—The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation announced the preservation of 13.5 acres of core battlefield at New Market—the first step of a multi…
An Unlucky Horseshoe: Second Reams Station
In late August 1864, the siege of Petersburg, Va., was well into its second month. Federal General Ulysses S. Grant was trying to put more pressure on the Confede…
A Southerner’s Perspective on Sherman’s March
In 1897, Englishman Arnold Toynbee was pondering his country’s Diamond Jubilee, a celebration of England’s wealth and international power under Queen Victoria. “T…
A Fair Trial
“Tell Capt. Jeffers that is not the way to Richmond.” – Lt. J.T. Wood, CSS Virginia, to an officer in the pilothouse of the departing USS Monitor Fear permeated t…
White House Of The Confederacy Bicentennial Programs Focus On 200 Years Of History, Preservation
RICHMOND, Va.—The White House of the Confederacy observes its bicentennial in 2018. Throughout the year, programs and activities will focus on the structure’s ric…
Unknown Soldier’s Grave at Kennesaw Mountain NBP
MARIETTA, Ga.—The only Union Soldier still on duty at Kennesaw National Battlefield Park has a Christmas wreath on his grave. Members of the Kennesaw Mountain Cam…
The National Tribune Civil War Index
A reviewer stated, in 1881, “The Tribune will be a power for its cause.” This praise centered on The National Tribune, which began as a monthly publication in Oct…
The Confederate Museum in Charleston, South Carolina
The Confederate Museum sits above the city market at 188 Meeting Street in historic downtown Charleston. In 1894 the Charleston Chapter, Daughters of the Confeder…