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Franklin Civil War Round Table Celebrates its Tenth Year!
FRANKLIN, Tenn.—The Franklin Civil War Round Table (FCWRT) recently hosted a dinner banquet with entertainment provided by period musician and singer Bobby Horton…
Explosive Device Found at Cedar Creek During Reenactment
MIDDLETOWN, Va.—Thankfully, the device discovered in a sutler’s tent during the recent reenactment of the Battle of Cedar Creek did not explode, but nevertheless…
Confederate Scarf
Dear John: My mother-in-law had this Confederate Civil War scarf and when she died, it was sent to me. She was English and none of her children have any idea how…
Civil War Events Dec.–Feb.
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Chasing Lee
“I would sooner sacrifice my commission than my men” – U.S. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren On Nov. 25, 1863, on the eve of the first nationally recognized Thanksgiving…
Charleston’s Rich Civil War Photo Legacy Comes Alive During Image of War Seminar
The first photographs of the Civil War were taken at Charleston, S.C., which became one of the most-photographed cities of the war era. So Charleston was the dest…
Book Reviews — December 2017
Reviews of Civil War Books Civil War News book reviews provide our readers with timely analysis of the latest and most significant Civil War research and scholars…
A.P. Hill March
“At this time General A. P. Hill came up, and, charging, drove them from the field.” Major B.W. Frobel, Major and Chief of Artillery, Commanding, Army of Northern…
A Case of Mistaken Identity
An email from a nephew led me do some detective work. An ancestor, my nephew informed me, was accused of mistreating Federal prisoners at the Florence Stockade du…
136th N-SSA Nationals
WINCHESTER, Va.—On October 6-8, the North-South Skirmish Association held its 136th National Competition at its home range, Fort Shenandoah, near Winchester, Va.…
Your Reviews Matter—and Help Keep Civil War Publishing Alive
We love reading about the Civil War. We save our hard-earned money and buy books on the subject we love. Sometimes we check them out from libraries. Other times,…
Writing the History of Battlefield Preservation
By Bob Zeller One startling telephone interview stands above the countless other memorable moments that came my way as I researched and wrote Fighting The Second…
Why We Read, Why We Write
Despite the title, I do not purport to speak for anyone, much less everyone, else in or out of the profession, but I can say that History is special to me. I enjo…
What's Hot, and What's Not, in the World of Civil War Books Today!
A while back, as we were packing up far too many unsold books from a Civil War show, in order to take them back to our shop in Richmond, my good friend Rusty came…
What to do with the Jefferson Davis Statue in the Kentucky Capitol's Rotunda
In 1936, a statue of Jefferson Davis was placed in the Kentucky Capitol Building Rotunda during a period of heightened Klu Klux Klan activity and increased enforc…
Westholme's Role in Civil War Book Publishing
I was kindly invited by the Civil War News books editor, Steve Davis, to briefly discuss the role of Westholme in Civil War book publishing. After working at two…
Was President Grant a Naive Victim?
Although most modern biographies attribute the Grant Administration’s reputation for corruption to venal advisors who took advantage of the President’s innocent n…
University of Tennessee Press Publishes Western Theater
The University of Tennessee Press has always had a strong list in Civil War studies. Appropriately, given our location, our leading-edge scholarship has concentra…
The Wars after the War: Broken Arrow
The third in a series on Union officers who served in the Indian wars By Gould Hagler I could not help thinking that there was a better way to deal with the India…
The Memorials of Eastern France: Damage and Destruction
War memorials by their very nature are intended to represent permanence. They are constructed in order that the individuals or events they symbolise should be rem…
Summer Fun in Cape May, New Jersey!
By Joseph Bordonaro A ”Seaside in 1862” event? Yes, this has actually happened! On the weekend of Sept. 9-10, 2017, over 50 Civil War reenactors/living historians…
Small Talk — November 2017
Small Talk By Stephen Davis 1. He arguably fired the first shot of the Civil War, and the last. This Virginia agricultural reformer and ardent Southern nationalis…
Shotguns and Bayonets
“Dear Sir, there is one hundred and fifty double-barrell shotguns here, all in good order. Shall I send them to have the Bowie knife attached to them? Price is se…
Reflections of a Civil War Historian
My fascination with the Civil War began with a monument. Unveiled during the heart of the Great Depression in a small central Pennsylvania village, the granite st…