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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.
‘The Boys of Rockville’ Civil War Day Camp
VERNON, Conn.—On Saturday, June 4th a group of children was transported back in time 154 years to the recruitment time of the 14th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.…
Why The Confederacy?
This article discusses one aspect of the Myth of the Lost Cause – whether secession and the Confederacy were the result of concerns for promoting states’ rights o…
Trust Hosts Annual Conference; Retired CWN Editor Is Honored
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Civil War Trust’s annual conference in early June celebrated a great year for the Trust and a sterling moment for the Civil War News. Declaring…
The Lincoln Group Of New York Confers Its ‘Award of Achievement’
NEW YORK, N.Y. (April 12, 2016)—The Lincoln Group of New York, an organization dedicated to studying the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, has conferred its 2015…
The Devil And His Imps
“General, I’ve got them! I haven’t counted them, but I have a ten acre lot full.” Confederate Col. John Scott In August of 1862, Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smi…
Steve Davis’s Critic’s Corner — August 2016
How often does a Civil War book become so cool, so indispensable, that an article about how it came to be written has been published in the esteemed journal Civil…
Several Civil War Covers Of Interest
As an avid reader of the Civil War News and a long-time stamp collector, I found Jeff Hayward’s article on collecting Civil War stamps very interesting. My articl…
Recipient Of Ed Bearss Award Announced
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa.—Chambersburg Civil War Seminars & Tours is pleased to announce Dennis Frye as the 2016 recipient of the Ed Bearss Award. Given annually, the awa…
Proposal To Remove Confederate Monument Sparks Heated Debate
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD.—is having second thoughts about the Confederate soldier statue that has stood for 103 years near the old courthouse. Last year, County Exec…
Private Berry—A Long, Long Way From Gettysburg
GETTYSBURG, Pa.—On Memorial Day I went looking for two soldiers who had fought for the Union at Gettysburg. I found them and a third, all in an improbable place,…
Paging Through — August 2016
We are always accepting articles on historical artifacts, new discoveries, shows, current events, reenactments and living history programs, awards, presentations,…
Obituary: Marsh Wheeling Cigars 1840-2015
Marsh Wheeling Company, the old time cigar maker, began in Wheeling, West Virginia as Mifflin Marsh & Son in 1840. The cigar maker is most notably remembered for…
Living History At Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
ELVERSON, Pa.—A hotly contested, divisive election loomed in 1860, much like today, and a living history in National Park Service’s Hopewell Furnace site (in Penn…
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR: I just finished reading your July issue and was very pleased with your fine publication. I was impressed with two articles, both by the same writer…
Jefferson Davis Birthplace Hosts Celebration And Church Bicentennial
In July 1885, a group of Baptist’s from a nearby church established in 1816 decided that Fairview, Kentucky would be a good place to move from their present site…
Historical Marker Honors Binghamton’s Heroes Of Gettysburg
Dignitaries, historians and citizens gathered at Veterans Park in Binghamton on Thursday, June 23 to unveil a Historical Marker honoring Col. David Ireland and th…
Historic Travellers Rest Receives Award Of Merit
NASHVILLE, Tenn.––The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has selected Historic Travellers Rest as the 2016 Award of Merit winner. The Histor…
Gen. Sherman’s Blunder Led To McPherson’s Death
“McPherson dead!” Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman exclaimed on July 22, 1864, when officers told him that the commander of the Union Army of the Tennessee, Maj. Gen.…
Emerging Civil War’s 5th Anniversary
The caretaker’s cottage at the Stonewall Jackson Shrine sits behind a tall row of boxwood that obscures it from view. Visitors who come up the paved driveway circ…
Electric Map Opens In Hanover, Penn.
HANOVER, Pa.—After a fouryear project that involved asbestos removal, replacing seven miles of wires and nearly 1,000 lights, and completely reprogramming the sho…
Dyer’s Compendium
In last month’s column, we explored Selwyn Brant’s The Union Army. An equally helpful research tool exists in Frederick H. Dyer’s A Compendium of the War of the R…
Confederate Steamer Dive Continues
WILMINGTON, N.C.—The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Underwater Archaeology Branch in the Office of State Archaeology report the exam…
Confederate Monuments: Remove Or Restore?
The news frequently contains stories about proposals to remove Confederate monuments. Less often do we read that these plans are carried out. Based on my study of…
Confederate D-Guard Bowie Knife
Congratulations, Justin. The knife you found in your parents’ antique shop in Wadesboro, N.C. has solved a mystery as to where knife maker, W.G. Simmons, was loca…