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Confederate Monuments – An Objective Discussion
Confederate Monuments – An Objective Discussion PUBLISHER’S NOTE: In the October 2017 issue of Civil War Times is an article titled “Empty Pedestals. What Should…
Confederate Military History – Extended Edition
writers to avoid political issues. In volume one, Evans and two other authors dispatched with many of the political topics. In addition to Evans, who wrote a sect…
Come Retribution: The Confederate Secret Service and the Assassination of Lincoln
By Stephen Davis Come Retribution: The Confederate Secret Service and the Assassination of Lincoln Joan Wenner’s fine article, “Confederate Secret Service” in our…
Civil War History for World War II Veterans
Civil War History for World War II Veterans ROCKAWAY, N.J—The Battle of The Bulge Assn. meets monthly at Picatinny Arsenal near the town of Rockaway, N.J., and is…
Civil War Events Sept.–Nov.
27th annual Lebanon County Civil War weekend at Union Canal Tunnel Park West Lebanon, Pa. Hosted by 93rd Pa. Volunteer Infantry 13th Mississippi Friends of Union…
Central Virginia Battlefield Trust Acquires Key Property in Jackson Flank Attack Sector
Central Virginia Battlefield Trust Acquires Key Property in Jackson Flank Attack Sector Central Virginia Battlefields Trust has recently acquired a property close…
Book Reviews — September 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…
10th Annual Major Jonathan Letterman Medical Excellence Award
Dr. Frank K. Butler. Dr. Butler, has served as a Navy SEAL, as an innovator and leader in Navy and civilian dive medicine, and, most importantly, as the driving f…
“Truth: Remarks on the Removal of Confederate Monuments in New Orleans”
“Truth: Remarks on the Removal of Confederate Monuments in New Orleans” Publishers Note: This press release is reprinted with permission from Mayor Landrieu’s off…
We Have Cotton, But…
We Have Cotton, But… By Gould Hagler The fourth of a series on shortages of consumer goods in the Confederacy. “Melanie, by rare luck, had come into possession of…
Uproarious Time Had by All
Uproarious Time Had by All By Stephen Davis Special for Civil War News Civil War Round Tables across the country are bemoaning diminished attendance at meetings a…
The Private Letters of Gen. William D. Whipple— A Personal War Time Portrait
The Private Letters of Gen. William D. Whipple— A Personal War Time Portrait By Wayne L. Wolf & Bruce S. Allardice Historians love to find Civil War letters tucke…
The Lorenzes again & the New Jersey Rifle Corps
By Joe Bilby The Lorenzes again & the New Jersey Rifle Corps Reader Jay Hull wrote me after reading my May column discussing the prototype of Pedersoli’s new repr…
Still Going Strong at the N-SSA’s135th National Competition
Still Going Strong at the N-SSA’s135th National Competition By Bruce W. Miller We members of the NorthSouth Skirmish Association owe a great debt of gratitude to…
Small Talk — August 2017
On July 9, 1863, Port Hudson, La., surrendered, giving to Federals 51 pieces of artillery. Who was the Confederate general capitulating? This fort, guarding the r…
Ransom!
“Tall, black columns of smoke rose up to the very skies; around it were wrapped long streams of flames writhing and twisting … gigantic whirlwinds would lift clot…
Ralph B. Vincent 1939–2017.
Ralph B. Vincent 1939–2017. Civil War Preservationist, Friends of President Street Station Inc. and a Founder of the Baltimore Civil War Museum. Ralph was born in…
Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War
Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War book cover. “Medical Directors of Armies in the field, forward, direct to the Surgeon General at Washington, duplica…
McCormick Civil War Institute Guides Transformation at Cool Spring Battlefield
McCormick Civil War Institute Guides Transformation at Cool Spring Battlefield By Jonathan A. Noyalas BLUEMONT, Va.—Although small by Civil War standards—13,000 t…
Mayor Mitchell J. Landrieu’s Press Release Published on May 18
Publishers Note: This press release is reprinted with permission from Mayor Landrieu’s office. NEW ORLEANS, La.—City officials will continue the process to remove…
Macaria; Or, what Confederates read
By Stephen Davis Macaria; Or, what Confederates read Following the battle of Franklin, Nov. 30, 1864, Confederate Gen. John B. Hood had few tactical options when…
Letters To The Editor
Letters To The Editor TO THE EDITOR: I have read the interesting article, “Robert E. Lee, Gettysburg, and the Lost Cause” by Dr. Stephen Davis (July 2017, pp. 8G-…
General Meade Society of Philadelphia’s Leister House Garden Restoration Project
General Meade Society of Philadelphia’s Leister House Garden Restoration Project GETTYSBURG, Penn.—The Lydia Leister house on the Gettysburg battlefield holds a s…
From The Lowcountry — August 2017
By Jack Melton We had a great time on our trip to Gettysburg for the Civil War show presented by the Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association in June. We a…