Civil War News, 2023
12 issues published in 2023, with 211 articles indexed here.
Covers
All 113 Issues →
December 2023Vol. 49, No. 12 · 15 articles
November 2023Vol. 49, No. 11 · 15 articles
October 2023Vol. 49, No. 10 · 18 articles
September 2023Vol. 49, No. 9 · 15 articles
August 2023Vol. 49, No. 8 · 20 articles
July 2023Vol. 49, No. 7 · 16 articles
June 2023Vol. 49, No. 6 · 20 articles
May 2023Vol. 49, No. 5 · 19 articles
April 2023Vol. 49, No. 4 · 17 articles
March 2023Vol. 49, No. 3 · 17 articles
February 2023Vol. 49, No. 2 · 17 articles
January 2023Vol. 49, No. 1 · 22 articles
Articles from 2023
211 indexed
“Sea Monster” Seen in North Carolina
By Joan Wenner, J.D. In the Journal of a Secesh Lady, an educated diarist Catherine Ann Devereux Edmondston of Halifax County, along the Roanoke River in northeas…
The Battle of the Bands / The Battle of Stones River: Part I
The Battle of the Bands The Battle of Stones River: Part I “Every soldier on that field knew when the sun went down on the 30th that on the following day he would…
N-SSA Fires off its 148th National Skirmish
Hardaway’s Alabama Battery took 1st place in the howitzer class with Jeffrey Baldwin’s Tredegar 12-pounder field howitzer. (Niki Bethke) By Bruce Miller The North…
Michael, You’re a Star!
In this issue, we announce that Michael K. Shaffer, the Kennesaw, Georgia, Civil Warrior who’s been writing the excellent “The Source” column for Civil War News f…
Marketing: The Marriage of Photography and Lithography
Marketing: The Marriage of Photography and Lithography The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and the print…
M. Jeff Thompson Surrenders in Northeast Arkansas
M. Jeff Thompson Surrenders in Northeast Arkansas “He is a witty fellow, and is continually talking about impossibilities.” – Lieut. Col. Charles W. Davis to Maj.…
Hollywood Meets History 30 Years Later
Seated: Ron Maxwell (director), actors Stephen Lang and Tom Berenger, with other cast and crew for the Gettysburg 30th Anniversary celebration. (All anniversary p…
Fold3 ‘Civil War Stories: Enhancements’
Fold3 ‘Civil War Stories: Enhancements’ In a previous installment of this column, readers learned of a new feature of Fold3: unveiling a unique research collectio…
Emerging Civil War — December 2023
From the Editor To most people, a field is just a field. Maybe a person can appreciate the field for its natural beauty, but not everyone cares for flowers and ta…
Central Virginia Battlefields Trust 2023 Annual Conference “The Crossroads of Fire”
Central Virginia Battlefields Trust 2023 Annual Conference “The Crossroads of Fire” By Tom Van Winkle (CVBT President) Photos by Tim Talbott, Jennifer Michael, an…
CWRT Congress Sustainability Conference Was a Success
For two days in late August, substantial forces came together in the beautiful Pennsylvania countryside around Gettysburg in a struggle that was to have serious o…
Book Reviews — December 2023
Introducing the Rebel Yell to Pennsylvania ‘If We Are Striking For Pennsylvania:” The Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac March to Gettysburg, V…
American Battlefield Trust
Opportunity to Save 15 Acres at Gettysburg First Day Battlefield The American Battlefield Trust has launched a $3 million national fundraising campaign to acquire…
A Great Southern Poet
Centuries ago, biography developed as an art form—an admiring narrative of the life and times of a noble man whose course in life could inspire later generations.…
A Few Thoughts on the Enfield Short Rifle
A Few Thoughts on the Enfield Short Rifle Here is an image of a Confederate soldier, well outfitted with what appears to be a matching suit (jacket and trousers)…
“Unsurpassed Courage and Determination”; Pender’s Brigade at Chancellorsville
“Unsurpassed Courage and Determination”; Pender’s Brigade at Chancellorsville On May 9, 1863, a small article on the front page of the Richmond Daily Dispatch not…
The New York Times Times Machine
The increasing number of digitized Civil War-era newspapers provides researchers with another tool to gather information from primary sources. This month’s column…
The Last Surrender in the Cis-Mississippi
– Yogi Berra The American Civil War did not end all at once. By the spring of 1865, it was clear the end was near, but how the end would come was far from certain…
The Battle of Chickamauga Remembered at the 160th Anniversary Reenactment in North Georgia
By Gregory L. Wade CHICKAMAUGA, Ga.—On a clear but hot September weekend, almost 3,000 reenactors from all over the country attended the 160th Battle of Chickamau…
Standing Up For Honor at Chambersburg
Standing Up For Honor at Chambersburg By Carl L. Sell Jr. A college graduate and teacher before the war, Confederate Lieutenant Colonel William Peters was severel…
Reflections on a Busy Summer at Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute
Reflections on a Busy Summer at Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute MCWI and Fort Collier Civil War Center Team Up for Summer Fellowship This su…
Photographers and Lithographers: The Lost Cause Part III
Photographers and Lithographers: The Lost Cause Part III The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and the pri…
Infantry Use Of Handguns
Infantry Use Of Handguns “In addition, every one of us had his gun, cartridge-box, knapsack and three days’ rations, a pistol on each side and a long Bowie knife…
How a British Newspaperman Got the Nickname of “Bull Run”
How a British Newspaperman Got the Nickname of “Bull Run” A number of Englishmen came over to witness the Americans’ civil war, and their travels almost always to…
Hallo, Sam, I’m Dead! Battle of South Mountain – Part II
Hallo, Sam, I’m Dead! Battle of South Mountain – Part II “… motion was imperceptible, but could be inferred from the casual glint of sunlight on a musket barrel m…
Events — November 2023
The show will be held on Saturday November 4 from 10-4 at the Elks Lodge on Rt. 50 In Fairfax, Va. Admission is $5 per person. Vendors are welcome. Information an…
Emerging Civil War — November 2023
From the Editor When Oklahoma State Police picked up Timothy McVeigh, he was wearing a t-shirt with an image of Abraham Lincoln on the front. Captioning the image…
Confederate Fort Fisher Undergoes Major Facelift
Confederate Fort Fisher Undergoes Major Facelift By Chris E. Fonvielle Jr. Fort Fisher has not seen this much ongoing construction since the Civil War. The Confed…
Book Reviews — November 2023
Burnside’s Boys: The Union’s Ninth Corps and the Civil War in the East. By Darin Wipperman. Photos, maps, notes, bibliography, index. 510 pp., 2023. Stackpole Boo…
American Battlefield Trust
3.5-mile protected battlefield land corridor. This campaign also marks a first-time preservation effort at Seven Pines, where the Trust aims to protect 12 acres.…
Tin Cans
Tin Cans The canning of food to prevent spoilage was not a new technology during the Civil War, it dated back to the early days of the 19th century (at least in E…
The War Before the War, Part 4: The Reflections of Ulysses S. Grant
The War Before the War, Part 4: The Reflections of Ulysses S. Grant This column, the final of a four-part series, will look at the Mexican War from the perspectiv…
The Library of Congress Collection — October 2023
Edward A. Cary, Company I, 44th Virginia infantry, in uniform with sister Emma wearing fashion of the day posed for this ambrotype by Charles Rees in Richmond in…
Remembering Dean Thomas
Remembering Dean Thomas Author, Historian, and Publisher Dean S. Thomas, 74, passed away on July 15 at his home in Fairfield, after a courageous battle with cance…
Photographers and Lithographers: A Fragile Co-existence Part II
Photographers and Lithographers: A Fragile Co-existence Part II The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and…
John Steele, Editor of the Atlanta Intelligencer
In the ADI of May 7, 1864, for instance, he editorialized at length on Southern prospects: “We hold that the people of the Confederate States,” he intoned, “are t…
Fort Boreman: Defender Of Parkersburg, West Virginia
Fort Boreman: Defender Of Parkersburg, West Virginia By Charles H. Bogart Parkersburg, West Virginia, is located at the junction of the Kanawha River with the Ohi…
First Army Medal of Honor Awarded in Civil War
By Joan Wenner, J.D. Army Private Jacob Parrott was born in 1843 at Fairfield County, Ohio. He enlisted in the Union’s 33rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company K, du…
Events — October 2023
Nov. 18, Pennsylvania. Remembrance Day in Gettysburg
Emerging Civil War — October 2023
Since the summer of 2011, I’ve had the privilege to serve as Emerging Civil War’s editor in chief, which has really just been a fancy title for “chief cook and bo…
Confederate Centennial Studies
Confederate Centennial Studies Preparing for the Civil War centennial, Dr. William Stanley Hoole, a distinguished historian, and educator, accepted the position a…
Clifton, Headquarters With A View for Both Sides in 1864
Clifton, Headquarters With A View for Both Sides in 1864 By Carl L. Sell Jr Situated on a knoll in the northern part of the Shenandoah Valley, the Clifton estate…
Clendennin’s Raid: Forgotten Foray Between Chancellorsville and Gettysburg
Clendennin’s Raid: Forgotten Foray Between Chancellorsville and Gettysburg By Tim Talbott When one thinks of army operations that happened between the Battles of…
Captured at Fairfield and Imprisoned at Belle Isle
Captured at Fairfield and Imprisoned at Belle Isle Sgt. Harry Whitlock Lewis, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Book Reviews — October 2023
Civil War News book reviews provide our readers with timely analysis of the latest and most significant Civil War research and scholarship. Contact email: BookRev…
American Battlefield Trust
Help Protect 29 Acres at Gettysburg and Second Deep Bottom
A Union General Turned Hangman
By Joseph F. Wilson Despite the Civil War being over nearly ten years, the retired general rose early and put on his perfectly pressed dress uniform adorned with…
45th Annual Southeastern Civil War & Antique Gun Show News
45th Annual Southeastern By Jim Hammonds and Ed Travis The North Georgia Relic Hunters Association held its 45th Annual Southeastern Civil War and Antique Gun Sho…
We Are As Good As Ten Thousand Battle of South Mountain – Part I
We Are As Good As Ten Thousand Battle of South Mountain – Part I “Here is a paper with which, if I cannot whip Bobby Lee, I will be willing to go home.” – U.S. Ge…
Vicksburg 160th Celebrations to Observe the Union Victory were Memorable
Vicksburg 160th Celebrations to Observe the Union Victory were Memorable By Professor Earnest Veritas Special Correspondent to – Western Theater – The 160th anniv…
The War Before the War, Part 3: Captain Lee
The War Before the War, Part 3: Captain Lee Robert E. Lee’s record in the Mexican War is probably better known than the records of other officers who were to win…
The Mule Shoe Struggle
By Jeffry D. Wert The Union assault on the Confederate position known as the Mule Shoe near Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, on May 12, 1864, began a hellish o…
The Graphic War — September 2023
The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and the printmaker or artist’s goals. Every century since the Middle…
Raphael Semmes’ Memoirs of Service Afloat During the War Between the States (1869)
One of the pleasures of—and reasons for—reading the memoirs of participants in important events is to get at their recollections, ongoing thoughts and ruminative…
Private Orrin Cook, 22nd Massachusetts Company B
Firearm Regts Enfield P53 U.S. Model Austrian Rifle (Lorenz) U.S. M1842 musket Mixed P53 and U.S. M1861 U.S. M1841 rifle Enfield short rifle
Partnerships provide visitors to Civil War Trail sites with significant upgrades
Partnerships provide visitors to Civil War Trail sites with significant upgrades Two of Strasburg’s Civil War Trails sites received significant upgrades late last…
Events — September 2023
action’ and buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery will follow. sponsored by: The Legion Post 405; MOLLUS; General Meade Society. For information; 215-228-8200, awaski01@…
Emerging Civil War — September 2023
From the Editor: The road from Appomattox first let me past a small roadside site labeled “Robert E. Lee Wayside.” Here, following his surrender to Ulysses S. Gra…
Edward and Henry T. Anthony & Co.
Edward and Henry T. Anthony & Co. Civil War researchers have become familiar with famed wartime photographer Mathew Brady, but the names Edward and Henry T. Antho…
Col. Abraham Charles Myers, CSA and the Quartermaster Service of the Confederacy
Col. Abraham Charles Myers, CSA and the Quartermaster Service of the Confederacy by Lloyd W Klein Abraham C Myers was the first quartermaster general of the Confe…
Brig. Gen. William H. Morris: A Forgotten Casualty of Spotsylvania
Brig. Gen. William H. Morris: A Forgotten Casualty of Spotsylvania By Tim Talbott The opening three days of fighting at Spotsylvania Court House proved deadly for…
Book Reviews — September 2023
Redeeming Grant’s Reputation Grant at 200: Reconsidering the Life and Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant. Edited by Chris Mackowski and Frank J. Scaturro. Photos, notes,…
American Battlefield Trust
Veer the Trust Toward Victory, Protect 32 Acres Tied to the Vicksburg Campaign In Mississippi, the Trust recently launched a campaign to save 32 acres of hallowed…
“The Men Fell on All Sides”: Kershaw’s Brigade at Fredericksburg
“The Men Fell on All Sides”: Kershaw’s Brigade at Fredericksburg By Tim Talbott At Fredericksburg, South Carolinians battled on both ends of the Confederate line.…
Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home and Birthplace Site Awarded the Ohio History Connection History Leadership Award for 2023
By Professor Earnest Veritas Special Correspondent to – Western Theater –
Tributes and Targets at N-SSA 147th Nationals
Tributes and Targets at N-SSA 147th Nationals By Bruce W. Miller The North-South Skirmish Association (N-SSA) held its 147th National Competition May 17 through 2…
The War Before the War, Part 2: George B. McClellan
The War Before the War, Part 2: George B. McClellan Last month’s “This and That” reviewed the Mexican War experience of an artilleryman, Thomas Jackson. This time…
The Tragic Career of Union Brigadier General George Bayard
By Carl L. Sell Jr. Before the Civil War, George Bayard escaped death twice as a member of the First United States Cavalry, fighting in the Indian Wars. First, he…
Mary Todd Lincoln House Falls Victim to Attempted Arson
Mary Todd Lincoln House Falls Victim to Attempted Arson LEXINGTON, KY—Mary Todd Lincoln’s teenage home was nearly burned to the ground intentionally by a suspect…
Lost in 1864, flag of the Charleston Light Dragoons is coming home to S.C.
Lost in 1864, flag of the Charleston Light Dragoons is coming home to S.C. COLUMBIA, S.C.—The Charleston Light Dragoons were formed in the eighteenth century. The…
Ham Chamberlayne Virginian
Ham Chamberlayne Virginian “For the shortest, dullest letter really written in a past age can bring its atmosphere home to you as the most vivid historian of a la…
Gen. George Thomas
mentioned for being a Virginian who fought for the Union, there were other Southerners who
Fort Federal Hill
Fort Federal Hill The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and the printmaker or artist’s goals. Englishman C…
Events — August 2023
Nov. 4, Virginia. Seminar & Tour
Emerging Civil War — August 2023
The graves of William T. Sherman and his family stand in a row, tall, flat rectangles at attention, shoulder to shoulder. On a nearby pole, a flag hangs limp in t…
Confederate History Atop A Mountain
By Joseph Wilson Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains are a familiar destination for many folks who enjoy hiking remote trails in pursuit of the numerous beautiful wat…
Book Reviews — August 2023
A Modern Strategic Look at America’s Major Wars Since 1861
Battle of Perryville Kentucky: the Hankla Farm
Battle of Perryville Kentucky: the Hankla Farm By Charles H. Bogart The Battle of Perryville, Ky., was fought October 8, 1862. This was the largest Civil War batt…
Are You Going To Run Like Sheep?
Are You Going To Run Like Sheep? “I give captured slaves their freedom on the ground that they became captured captives and therefore subject to my disposal inste…
Appomattox 2023 Was a Successful Observation of Lee’s Surrender
By Professor Earnest Veritas Special Correspondent to – Western Theater –
American Battlefield Trust
American Battlefield Trust Appeals Controversial ‘Wilderness Crossing’ Development Alongside local nonprofits and private citizens, the American Battlefield Trust…
AI as a Civil War Research Tool
AI as a Civil War Research Tool This writer admits he can not explain all the workings of the latest buzz in the tech world: ChatGPT, OpenAI, etc. However, one re…
160th Anniversary of the Battle of Helena
By Professor Earnest Veritas Special Correspondent to – Western Theater – The Mississippi River Battle of Helena, Ark., July 4, 1863, was a well-intentioned effor…
“We Were Obliged to Retire:” Bartlett’s Brigade’s May 5, 1864, Wilderness Experience
“We Were Obliged to Retire:” Bartlett’s Brigade’s May 5, 1864, Wilderness Experience By Tim Talbot Depending on a host of circumstances, the fighting that unfolde…
The War Before the War – A Young Artillery Officer in Mexico
The War Before the War – A Young Artillery Officer in Mexico In 2019 I wrote three columns, under the title “The Wars after the War,” recounting the experiences o…
The Charge of the First Maryland Regiment
The Charge of the First Maryland Regiment The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and the print maker or art…
Taking the Oath: Alcohol Use in the Civil War
any traditional folksong or ballad, there are a variety of versions with different interpretations. Robert Burns wrote a version in 1782 that is certainly not a c…
Ohio Civil War & WWI & WWII Show
Ohio Civil War & WWI & WWII Show Our History ~ Not Forgotten MANSFIELD, Ohio—The “Ohio Show” is a true testament that our history is not forgotten; thousands of g…
Ninth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge
Ninth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge www.emergingcivilwar.com
Library of Congress Research Guides
Library of Congress Research Guides Many researchers have used the Chronicling America newspaper collection at the Library of Congress (LOC). An introduction to t…
Henry Kyd Douglas, I Rode with Stonewall (1940)
Henry Kyd Douglas, I Rode with Stonewall (1940) Among the most notable memoirs written by officers of the Army of Northern Virginia stands that written by one of…
Former American Battlefield Trust leader honored
Former American Battlefield Trust leader honored by Gregory L Wade FRANKLIN, TN—Civil War battlefield preservation advocacy group, Franklin’s Charge, recently hon…
Finding Love In The Ruins Of War
Finding Love In The Ruins Of War By Joseph Wilson A large lead ball fired from a musket inflicted a horrific injury when crashing into the human body. All the unf…
Events — July 2023
Martinsburg Pike, Winchester, Virginia. Event is free and open to the public. No pre-registration required. Questions: [email protected] or 540-665-4501.
Book Reviews — July 2023
Fascinating and Exciting Regimental History The 117th New York Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. By James S. Pula. Photos, maps, notes, indices, bi…
Battle of Falling Waters 1863
By George Franks During the morning and early afternoon of July 14, 1863, the four brigades of Confederate General Henry “Harry” Heth’s Division, Hill’s Corps, ba…
An Historical Snapshot 20th Massachusetts Volunteers: Henry Tremlett and Paul Revere
By Joan Wenner, J.D. There were about a dozen men of the 20th Massachusetts Volunteers, the Harvard Regiment, who might be labeled as ”notable.” One is well known…
American Battlefield Trust — July 2023
Play a Part in Preserving 24 acres across Tennessee and Kentucky Second only to Virginia, the state of Tennessee saw the greatest number of battles throughout the…
A Grand Sight to Witness
A Grand Sight to Witness Longstreet was “sitting on his horse like an iron man with his spyglass to his eye, coolly watching the effect of our shots. Limbs of tre…
Wert Wins Unprecedented Third Austin Civil War Round Table Book Prize for Bloody Angle Book
Wert Wins Unprecedented Third Austin Civil War Round Table Book Prize for Bloody Angle Book AUSTIN, Texas—Jeffry Wert has won the 2022 Austin Civil War Round Tabl…
The lasting appeal of Gettysburg
By Leon Reed “We had an almost mystical visit to the cemetery. Walked in via the route Lincoln took and visited the soldiers monument plus the now famous rhododen…
The Union Refugees
The Union Refugees The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and the print maker or artist’s goals. When first…
The Same Day in June for one Soldier in 1863 and 1864
By Carl L. Sell Jr. Upon hearing the Confederates had fired on Fort Sumter in April 1861, seventeen-year-old Henry Coddington Meyer immediately asked his parents…
The Library of Congress Collection — June 2023
Left: Thomas Alston Martin enlisted May 8, 1861, into Company E, 13th North Carolina State Troops as a private, he would soon be promoted to corporal and then ser…
The Chickamauga Campaign Trail
The Chickamauga Campaign Trail Until late in the Civil War’s third year, Federal forces had made no major incursions into the Confederacy’s third most populous st…
The Bravest Brigade
The Bravest Brigade “Beauregard is not such a fool as to leave his base of operations and attack us in ours. There is no enemy nearer than Corinth.” – U.S. Gen. W…
ShipIndex.org
Shipindex.org home page header.
Sherman’s famous words
Sherman’s famous words We’re all familiar with General Sherman’s famous remark on the hellish nature of war. On August 11, 1880, Cump was addressing a big crowd o…
Private Benjamin Franklin Rogers Is Remembered
By Charles H. Bogart At the beginning of the 19th century, Adam Rogers settled in the southern end of Madison County, Ky. Here he established a farm of over 500 a…
Military Courts and Courts-Martials – only a ‘skeleton of direction’ to Guide Rulings
Military Courts and Courts-Martials – only a ‘skeleton of direction’ to Guide Rulings By Joan Wenner, J.D. In the Civil War, notwithstanding 'command responsibili…
Jon Meacham and Jonathan W. White Win Lincoln Prize
On April 11, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History awarded the prestigious Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize to historians Jon Meacham and Jonathan W. White…
Jeffry Wert to Receive Atlanta Round Table’s Harwell Award
Jeffry Wert to Receive Atlanta Round Table’s Harwell Award The Atlanta Civil War Round Table is pleased to announce that Jeffry D. Wert has been selected to recei…
Events — June 2023
plus costume competitions and historical lectures. The largest Civil War live-fire event in the country. Free admission, large sutler area, and food service. For…
Emerging Civil War
From the Editor Most people assume I teach history at St. Bonaventure University, which I’ve been proud to call my academic home for twenty-three years. I’m actua…
Brotherly Bonds Broken at Spotsylvania
Brotherly Bonds Broken at Spotsylvania While there were occasions during the Civil War where brothers opposed each other in battle, it was far more common for fam…
Book Reviews — June 2023
XV Corps in Georgia and the Carolinas Soldiers From ExperienceThe Forging of Sherman’s Fifteenth Army Corps 1862– 1863. Eric Michael Burke. Maps, Endnotes, Biblio…
Bennett Place State Historic Site – General Johnston’s Surrender
By Bob Ruegsegger General Joseph E. Johnston and General William T. Sherman met in James Bennett’s farmhouse parlor to negotiate the surrender of Johnston’s Confe…
American Battlefield Trust
etching the Jacob Avey Farm in history. To learn more about this preservation opportunity, visit www.battlefields.org/preserve.
19th Century Cocktails: The Mint Julep
19th Century Cocktails: The Mint Julep The mission of this column in Civil War News is to research relevant aspects of the material culture of the 1860s. To fully…
“Uncle Sam is Very Good to Us”
By Bruce Allardice and Wayne Wolf William J. Anderson enlisted in Company I, 51st Pennsylvania Infantry on Sept. 28, 1861. He was a 21-year-old farm laborer from…
When Ranse Wright’s Brigade Breached the Yankee Line at Gettysburg
When Ranse Wright’s Brigade Breached the Yankee Line at Gettysburg Lo Armistead is famous for leading his brigade to the stone wall on Cemetery Ridge in the third…
The Relation of Alimentation and Diseases by Dr. J.H. Salisbury
The Relation of Alimentation and Diseases by Dr. J.H. Salisbury During the Civil War, dysentery and chronic diarrhea were rampant among soldiers on both sides. We…
The Library of Congress Collection — May 2023
This fashionable young lady wears her hair in tight ringlets that hang loose, a style popular among young girls and teens that was less often worn by adult women…
Sherman’s March
Sherman’s March The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and the print maker or artist’s goals. Perhaps the m…
Military Plans vs. Civilian Elections
Banks suggested that “the only speedy and certain method” to implement the Ten Percent Plan would be to hold a special election for state officials under the curr…
Living History Association Brings Tidewater Maritime History to Military Through the Ages
By Bob Ruegsegger When it comes to accurately explaining and depicting maritime history, the Tidewater Maritime Living History Association ranks as one of the pre…
In the Footsteps of Early Battlefield Visitors
In the Footsteps of Early Battlefield Visitors By Tim Talbott Central Virginia Battlefields Trust preserves area battlefield land partly to ensure that future gen…
Historical Society Opens New Museum at Gettysburg
Historical Society Opens New Museum at Gettysburg By Leon Reed The redevelopment of Gettysburg, now well underway with a new children’s museum at the Rupp House,…
Federal 12-Pounder Canister
Top plate Solder seam
Faces of the Civil War
and instructor who remains a member of the Society of Civil War Historians, Historians of the Civil War Western Theater, and the Georgia Association of Historians…
Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate, Ky. A Civil War Site Worth Visiting
By Charles H. Bogart Evergreen Cemetery is located in Southgate, Ky., at the junction of Alexandria Pike (US27) and Highland Avenue. This 30-acre park-like cemete…
Events Section — May 2023
May 28, Pennsylvania. Original G.A.R. Decoration Day of Service
Emerging Civil War — May 2023
From the Editor I’m not much of a fried chicken fan, if I’m being perfectly honest. I have nothing against it, personally. I’m not philosophically opposed to it.…
Civil War Impressionists Association Claims Rocking Horse a Winner
By Bob Ruegsegger In 2022, the Civil War Impressionists Association made a highly favorable impression at Jamestown Settlement’s annual Military Through the Ages…
Book Reviews — May 2023
Custer Biography Struggles to Offer New Look at “Boy General”
Atlanta Campaign Trail, Part 2
Too strong to assault and too extensive to invest Last month’s column covered the Atlanta Campaign as marked by Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails, from its starti…
American Battlefield Trust — May 2023
Preservationists Must Rally to Stop Orange County Mega-Development
67th Annual Maryland Arms Collectors Association Show Report
The 67th anniversary of the Maryland Arms Collectors Association Show was held at the State Fairgrounds at Timonium, Md., on March 17 & 18, 2023. The “Baltimore S…
William Gregg and Essays on Domestic Industry
must be, of course, a longer time, and the curing of oily meat, such as pork, is more difficult than that of beef, venison, or mutton. To cure meat in the sun han…
The Vermont Brigade at the Wilderness
among the troops ordered to New York City to guard against, and suppress, the draft riots. After several months spent in their Culpeper County winter quarters, al…
The Library of Congress Collection — April 2023
This outstanding portrait taken January 16, 1863 by Fitchburg, Mass., photographer Joseph C. Moulton shows a determined and hardworking Sanitary Commission nurse…
The Atlanta Appeal Justifies Fort Pillow
The Atlanta Appeal Justifies Fort Pillow At the time of the war, Memphis’s four leading newspapers were the Appeal, Argus, Avalanche and Bulletin.1 After Federal…
Tattered, Battered, Bareheaded, And Blood-Smeared
Tattered, Battered, Bareheaded, And Blood-Smeared “Once more! Try the steel! Hell for ten minutes and we are out of it!” – U.S. Gen. Joshua Chamberlain By late Ma…
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation Piedmont Battlefield 2022 saw great progress in permanently protecting key portions of the twenty battlefields the Found…
Saint-Gaudens Medal Awarded to Historian and Author Harold Holzer
Saint-Gaudens Medal Awarded to Historian and Author Harold Holzer The Saint-Gaudens Memorial, a partner of and advocate for the Saint-Gaudens National Historical…
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Your coverage of the A.P. Hill reburial prompts me to send this note regarding a significant A.P. Hill artifact that is lost and I hope can…
Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861–1865
Shiloh results
Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails: The Atlanta Campaign, Part 1
Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails: The Atlanta Campaign, Part 1 “They came with their heads bowed down and their hats pulled over their eyes as if to hide from vi…
Execution of Sioux Indians
Execution of Sioux Indians The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and the print maker or artist’s goals. Ev…
Events Section — April 2023
Admission $25. Free parking. For more information visit www.chicagocivilwarshow.com or call Zurko Promotions at 715-526-9769.
Emerging Civil War — April 2023
sarahkaybierle for some of the shared photos and local history notes! In the Savas Beattie January Newsletter, Sheritta Bitikofer was named associate editor along…
Book Reviews — April 2023
The Interracial Fight for Emancipation The Color of Abolition: How a Printer, A Prophet and a Contessa Moved a Nation. By Linda Hirshman. Notes, illustrated, Mari…
Back to Normal—Annual Civil War Show a Success!
Back to Normal—Annual Civil War Show a Success! DALTON, Ga.—The 28th Annual Chickamauga (Dalton) Civil War Show held February 4th and 5th at the Dalton Convention…
American Battlefield Trust — April 2023
the state: Brice’s Cross Roads, Corinth, Champion Hill, and Chickasaw Bayou. Although the Trust has long done work at three of these battlefields, the grants are…
1861 Redoubt Preserved on George Mason University Campus in Fairfax, Va.
1861 Redoubt Preserved on George Mason University Campus in Fairfax, Va. by Carl L. Sell Jr. Preservation has been completed and the Farr’s Crossroads Civil War R…
Winslow Homer “The Sharpshooter”
Winslow Homer “The Sharpshooter” The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and the print maker or artist’s goa…
Trust Expands Campaign to Protect 42 Acres at Chancellorsville
Trust Expands Campaign to Protect 42 Acres at Chancellorsville The American Battlefield Trust is battling the clock and hungry developers to see a preservation vi…
Soap
a meat packing industry before the Civil War. As a result of being located in Ohio, Proctor & Gamble became a major Federal supplier of soap and candles during th…
Rest on Arms Reversed
Rest on Arms Reversed Confederate monuments, like war memorials generally, take numerous architectural forms, some common and some rare. Among the less frequently…
One Soldier’s Ups and Downs with the Stonewall Brigade
by Carl L. Sell Jr. This is the story of one member of the Stonewall Brigade. He survived the Civil War despite fighting in major battles, being wounded and captu…
National Archives Patent Drawings
National Archives Patent Drawings During the American Civil War, the trials and tribulations of soldiers sparked many enterprising individuals to submit various p…
Mathew Brady Accused of Insider Trading While Visiting Grant in Virginia
by Bob Zeller This story was originally published in the April 2014 issue of Battlefield Photographer, the journal of The Center for Civil War Photography
Letters to the Editor
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR I was interested to read the article in the February 2023 Civil War News about the Battle of Olustee. If any of your readers are interested…
Leading the Way!
Leading the Way! Make history in Goldsboro this spring. “They led the way,” is the title for the newest Civil War Trails sign in North Carolina which was recently…
I Will Not Die Here!
by Joseph F. Wilson Over 420,000 Civil War soldiers spent time as a prisoner of war. One Union POW holds the distinction of surviving captivity longer than any ot…
Events Section — March 2023
Before making plans to attend any event contact the event host. Feb. 24-26, South Carolina. 29th Festival of Living History
Emerging Civil War — March 2023
From the Editor I frequently describe myself as a “Stonewall Jackson fanboy.” People who know me find it amusing, but I wonder how people who don’t know me take i…
Book Reviews — March 2023
First hand Accounts of Iowa Soldiers Iowa and the Civil War; Volume 3: The Longest Year 1864–1865 by Kenneth L. Lyftogt. 2022, Camp Pope Publishing, www.camppope.…
Aquia Landing and the RF&P Railroad
by Paul T. Scott Today, Stafford County, Va., has a serene waterfront park again known as Aquia Landing after having been named Aqua Po in a 1960 naming contest.…
A.P. Hill Coming Home
A.P. Hill Coming Home roommate, George B. McClellan, then 15 years old. June 19,1847, Hill graduated fifteenth in the class. Assigned to the artillery, along with…
A Mortifying Affair
A Mortifying Affair “The time is at hand when, if an attempt can be made to capture the enemy’s forces at New Berne, it should be done. I can, now spare troops fo…
A Feisty Red-head Has Her Say
Georgia (“Little Washington,” as they call it), when Sherman’s Yankee hordes swept across Georgia in their march to the sea. Judge Garnett Andrews’ estate, “Haywo…
“Cheer, Boys, Cheer”: Sam Watkins in the Winter of ’63-‘64
Columbia Herald, 1881-82.3 The author stitched them together as a volume which at one time he thought he would entitle Sam’s Book.4 Fifteen hundred copies were pr…
USS Casco – A Spar Torpedo Boat of the Potomac Flotilla
by Joan Wenner, J.D. The USS Casco, first of particular class of twenty 1175ton light draft monitors was built at Boston. When launched in May 1864, it was found…
The Stonewall Brigade at Chancellorsville
The Stonewall Brigade at Chancellorsville by Tim Talbott Central Virginia Battlefields Trust’s latest preservation campaign involves a two-acre property that witn…
The Battle Of Olustee, Or Ocean Pond, Florida.
The Battle Of Olustee, Or Ocean Pond, Florida. By Samuel Jones Major-General C.S.A.
Publisher’s Note
Publisher’s Note: In the current supply chain issues and escalating prices due to the inflation we are all enduring, Civil War News is diligently looking at ways…
NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey Historical Publications
publications listed have a ‘Related Charts’ box. Click on this box to open a new page containing maps and charts accompanying the report, for example, this Cedar…
Library of Congress
James Williamson Millner (1841–1910) enlisted June 2, 1861 with his two brothers William H. (1840–) and John P. (1844–) into Company K, 38th Virginia Infantry “Ca…
Letters to the Editor
TO THE EDITOR: Stephen Davis’ article in the January issue of Civil War News explaining the continuing historical importance of Robert E. Lee is, in a word, super…
Fanny Crosby
at Bunker Hill against the British in 1776 and she grew up hearing stories of his exploits. In her own words, “When General Warren was killed at Bunker Hill it wa…
Events — February 2023
Lookers” and the general public and will close at 7 p.m. Saturday, show hours 9-5 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and children under 12 are free. For more inform…
Emerging Civil War — February 2023
From the Editor I write this on the evening of the longest night of the year. By the time you read it,
Book Reviews — February 2023
Civil War News book reviews provide our readers with timely analysis of the latest and most significant Civil War research and scholarship. Contact email: BookRev…
American Battlefield Trust
Calling All “Advocacy Allies” The Trust is ringing in the new year with a call to preservation allies across the country. Launching in 2023, the nonprofit is intr…
A Soldier’s Dream/A Soldier’s Vision
Fond dreamer may thy blissful vision be, A true foreshadowing of the fates to thee.” “Such scenes were meant to reassure families that their men in arms remained…
A Natural Battleground
A Natural Battleground Mountain passes, rivers, fords, roads and (in modern times) railroads often determine how armies move and consequently influence where armi…
A Monumental Confederate Gesture
by Joseph Wilson After the Civil War, monuments funded by states and private groups began populating the battlefields. Towns followed by erecting statues along th…
A Civil War Visitor Returns to Monterey, Tennessee
A Civil War Visitor Returns to Monterey, Tennessee Late last month the Town of Monterey installed a new Civil War Trails sign. The new sign explores the life of a…
“The Most Terrific Fire that I Ever Saw”: Artillery at Fredericksburg
“The Most Terrific Fire that I Ever Saw”: Artillery at Fredericksburg by Tim Talbott “It was the most destructive Artillery fire of the war,” claimed Capt. Thomas…
Why Robert E. Lee Still Matters
Love of animals. Appreciation of duly constituted authority— coupled with an abhorrence of authoritarianism. A devotion to history, for, as General Lee said, “It…
V. R Lock Plate
V. R Lock Plate A debate on a well-known Civil War internet forum centered around the American Civil War provenance of any 1853 British Enfield long rifles with a…
Thousands gather for Remembrance Day
by Leon Reed GETTYSBURG, Pa.—Living in Gettysburg can be confusing in November. Some people talk about “Dedication Day;” others talk about “Remembrance Day,” ofte…
Publisher’s Note
In the current world of supply chain issues and prices going through the roof at every turn, we are diligently looking at ways to keep our costs down while contin…
No Confidence
Louis T. Wigfall. The Johnston family stayed in Wigfall’s Richmond home during his convalescence. The Confederacy did not have any political parties to structure…
Location of Lincoln Speech Identified
by Leon Reed Hundreds of people passing through Gettysburg National Cemetery around 2 p.m. on Remembrance Day (Nov. 19) were curious what a group of 8-10 people w…
Lincoln Forum’s 27th Gathering
by Leon Reed More than 350 Abraham Lincoln scholars and aficionados gathered at Gettysburg’s Wyndham Hotel on November 16-18 for the Lincoln Forum’s 27th annual s…
Fort Branch, North Carolina, Reenactment Survived Covid
HAMILTON, N.C.—Over the November 5 and 6 weekend, the Fort Branch reenactment made its annual appearance. This year’s event was leaner with only some 200-250 part…
Events — January 2023
demonstrations, tours, displays, music, crafts, food, and Saturday’s Blue Grey Ball! Tour the historic log cabin, schoolhouse, jail, mercantile building, and sold…
Emerging Civil War — January 2023
From the Editor Each fall semester, as we head into Thanksgiving, I challenge my students to notice things. As writers, they’ll need to constantly stay alert to t…
Dedication Day in Gettysburg
by Leon Reed GETTYSBURG, Pa.—A collection of Gettysburg royalty: Park Superintendent Steve Sims, Gettysburg College President Robert Iuliano, Gettysburg Foundatio…
Cyrus McCormick and the Battle of Shiloh
Cyrus McCormick and the Battle of Shiloh The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and the print maker or arti…
Coquettish Confederate Spy Celebrated as the Siren of the Shenandoah Valley
by Bob Ruegsegger Maria Isabella Boyd was born to a prosperous family with strong Southern ties in Martinsburg, Va., a part of the Old Dominion strategically situ…
Close to Home
the Sabbath School who fell. Twenty-four names are inscribed here, names of men who prayed together in this single Methodist Church. Other surfaces list the other…
Charting a More Perfect Union
Charting a More Perfect Union NOAA’s Historical Map & Chart Collection
Chaos at the High Water Mark
by Carl L. Sell Jr. The chaos, confusion, and carnage at Gettysburg’s July 3, 1863, High Water Mark on Cemetery Hill, was a potential disaster for the Union Army…
Book Reviews — January 2023
Civil War News book reviews provide our readers with timely analysis of the latest and most significant Civil War research and scholarship. Contact email: BookRev…
American Battlefield Trust — January 2023
evident in the more than 55,000 acres of battlefield land it has protected, the Trust encourages you to learn how you can help preserve, educate, and inspire. If…
A Fresh Look for Old Stories
A Fresh Look for Old Stories Last October a new Civil War Trails sign was installed at the Humphrey’s County, Tenn., Museum. The Museum at 201 Fort Hill Rd., in W…
41st Annual Central Virginia Military Antique Show
HENRICO COUNTY, Va.— The 41st annual Central Virginia Military Antique Show was held on November 12, at the Richmond Raceway Complex. Formerly called the “Capital…
35th Annual Franklin Civil War Show
35th Annual Franklin Civil War Show The Largest Civil War Show Under One Roof!