Civil War News, 2025
6 issues published in 2025, with 99 articles indexed here.
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November-December 2025Vol. 51, No. 6 · 15 articles
September-October 2025Vol. 51, No. 5 · 16 articles
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January-February 2025Vol. 51, No. 1 · 17 articles
Articles from 2025
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“I would have sold my skin for a five-cent piece!”
At about 2 o’clock, Lieut. [Gershom F.] Burgess was summoned to the Colonel’s quarters and when he came back he reported that we had received orders to march in t…
Vision and Valor The War Through Women’s Eyes
T Women Doctors in the Civil War his article highlights female doctors in the Civil War, describing fewer women than the roles typically discussed in “Vision and…
Through the Lens Does the General Expect us to Fly?
The Pipe Creek Circular: Controversies & Implications By Lloyd W. Klein
This & That CSS Florida: early Trials and Tribulations
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The Graphic War John G. Keyser, Artist Soldier for the 24th N.J.
The Graphic War John G. Keyser Artist Soldier for the 24th New Jersey The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meanin…
The Dentist, The Emperor, and the American civil war
Emperor Napoleon III of France in Coronation Robes. Artist, Franz Xaver Winterhalter.
Library of Congress Collection 10-inch Columbiad in Charleston.
COLL E CT ION
Emerging Civil War Where Has the Time Flown?
By Chris Mackowski, Ph.D. Where Has the Time Flown? Third grade. I could hardly believe it. Wearing his favorite shirt, my youngest son, Maxwell, climbed onto the…
Early Visitors to Central Virginia’s Battlefields – Part I
In December 1883, twenty-one years after the Battle of from the paved roads, utility lines, and automobiles that Fredericksburg, George C. Smithe, formerly a corp…
Critic’s Corner Harwell’s “In Tall Cotton”
Critic’s o r n Harwell’s e In Tall Cotton r By Stephen Davis
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American Digger’s Antique
Antique Militaria & Americana Show
American Battlefield Trust — November-December 2025
New Virtual Driving Tour of Vicksburg Transports Viewers for an Overview of the 47-Day Siege Adding to its ever-growing video arsenal, the Trust has launched the…
A Few Thoughts on Military Hospitals
Private William Roberts, Co. A, 14th Regiment North Carolina Troops, spent his fair share of time in military hospitals. Wounded in the right hand at Sharpsburg,…
47th Annual Southeastern Civil War and Antique Gun Show
The North Georgia Relic Hunters Association held its 47th Annual Southeastern Civil War and Antique Gun Show on August 9-10, 2025. The show was held at the Cobb C…
Vision and Valor: The War Through Women’s eyes
D “He Died for Me”
USS Hartford “He Died for Me”
d r o f t r a USS H Seaport n r e h t u o S n i d n E Met Ignoble gsegger By Bob Rue
Through the Lens One of the Fiercest Fights
“They Swear a Big Oath”
The Graphic War Andersonville
The Graphic War Andersonville The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and the printmaker or artist’s goals.
The Belgian Musket in the Civil War
There were many European smoothbore muskets (manufacturers), in Liege during the War. The Belgian gunin use on both sides early in the U.S. Civil War. In maker’s…
Retesting Your General Knowledge
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Phil Sheridan’s Widow Her Campaign to Protect His Memory
“I Would Rather be Phil Sheridan’s Widow” Irene Sheridan’s Campaign to Protect Her Husband’s Memory
Moment of Mercy and Reflection Cooling Down
Cooling Down Ice in the Civil War South By Richard H. Holloway
Fiercest Fights One Of The
In August 1864, control of the Shenandoah Valley, Va., pitted Union Gen. Philip Sheridan, Army of the Shenandoah, against. Confederate Gen. Jubal Early, Valley Ca…
Emerging Civil War
Moment of Mercy —and Reflection
Critic’s Corner The South Won the War
Critic’s o The South Won the War. r Now Read About It. n e r Q By Stephen Davis uick: what do Winston Churchill (1874–1965), British prime minister, and Mackinlay…
Civil War Book Reviews
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Central Virginia Battlefields Trust
The Mud March: Union Soldiers’ Perspectives By Tim Talbott Introduction
Behind the Lines
Ihave long observed a strict rule: “Never say ‘no’ to the Of course, as with any organization, the NPS has had National Park Service.” For over fifty years, whene…
Awards Announced For Excellence In U.S. Army History Writing
Awards Announced For Excellence In U.S. Army History Writing FORT BELVOIR, VA – The Army Historical Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Army…
American Battlefield Trust — September-October 2025
Students Around the Country Visit Gettysburg Battlefield Through Field Trip Grant Program Throughout this past school year, nearly 3,000 students from New Hampshi…
“The Rebs are Death on the Negro Regiments”
July 7th. I am feeling very much better—as well as I expect to till I get home again. We have heard most glorious news today (if it be true & it is said to be off…
Wyse Fork Battlefield Anniversary
Over the March 8 weekend, the Historic Preservation Group presented a two day tour of the recently protected battlefield of Wyse Fork. In actuality, three engagem…
Vision and Valor The War Through Women’s Eyes
No Idle Hands – Knitting Socks for Soldiers
This & That Through the Lens
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The Work Of The Very Devil Himself
On July 2, 1863, about 6 p.m., during the Battle of Gettysburg, Penn., C.S. Gen. James Longstreet’s, Army of Northern Virginia, 15,500 men were driving U.S. Gen.…
The Unfinished Fight
THE UNFINISHED FIGHT: HOPPIN JOHN AND LIMPIN SUSAN
The Home Of Joseph Holt
Joseph Holt was born in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, in 1807. His family was a slave-owning family who raised tobacco and hemp on their farm near the village of…
The Graphic War
The Graphic War The Army of the Potomac And the Peninsula The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and the pr…
The 47th Annual Ohio Civil War Show
Each spring, history comes alive in Mansfield, Ohio, as thousands gather at the Richland County Fairgrounds for a truly immersive journey into America’s military…
Daniel A. Masters to Receive Atlanta Round Table Award
The Atlanta Civil War Round Table is pleased to announce that it has chosen Daniel A. Masters as the winner of its 2025 Richard Barksdale Harwell Award for his He…
Critic’s Corner The End of an Era - John S. Wise
Critic’s o r The End of an Era n (1899) e r By Stephen Davis
Connection in the Desert: Visiting Picacho Peak
Interstate 10 rockets straight through the heart of Picacho Pass, connecting Phoenix and Tucson. A freight train, stretching almost as far as I can see, rattles a…
Civil War Book Reviews
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Central Virginia Battlefields Trust “Dressing Wounds & Sending Back the Disabled”
“Dressing Wounds and Sending Back the Disabled”: Cases of Medical Care on Central Virginia’s Battlefields By Tim Talbott
Behind the Lines
My interest in history originated when I got interested in genealogy at a very early age, about 10 or 11. Knowing that I had ancestors who landed at Jamestown in…
Anesthesia Before and During the Civil War
Mock surgery procedure with anesthetist administering anesthesia to a Union soldier while the surgeon examines his leg.
America Battlefield Trust
Trust Launches Historic $125 Million Battlefield Preservation Campaign In recognition of the nation’s upcoming 250th birthday, the Trust has launched the most amb…
A Regiment Doomed from the Start Spared & Shared
Southwest view of Burnside’s Bridge across the Antietam creek. (Library of Congress)
This & That Forty Year’s Worth of Artifacts
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The Unfinished Fight Charles Derudio
Aquestion arose about whether past indiscretions might prevent someone otherwise qualified from serving in the U.S. military during the Civil War. An individual w…
The Graphic War Imagining Emancipation
The Graphic War Imagining Emancipation The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and the printmaker or artist’…
The Columbus Belmont Battlefield Through the Lens
That Old Yell We Had Learned To Know So Well By Stephanie Hagiwara
The Columbus Belmont Battlefield
On September 3, 1861, Confederate army units under the command of General Leonidas Polk invaded Kentucky, and occupied bluffs above the Mississippi River at Colum…
Spared & Shared
By William Griffing We are thrilled to welcome William J. Griffing to Civil War News with his new column, Shared & Spared. Known for his dedication to preserving…
Interview with Harold Holzer
Interview with Harold Holzer Interviewed by Jonathan W. White Harold Holzer is the Jonathan F. Fanton Director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at H…
In Memoriam – Mort Künstler
Mort Künstler once said in an interview that he would prefer to be remembered as a great athlete, but he had to settle for being hailed as America’s most prominen…
Fighting for the Forts The War Before The War
Fort Pulaski showing the effect of Union artillery. (Jack W. Melton Jr.)
Emerging Civil War Civil War to Civil Rights in Montgomery, Ala.
From Civil War to Civil Rights in Montgomery, Alabama
Critic’s Corner The Civil War: A Narrative Volume Three
Critic’s o r n e r
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Central Virginia Battlefields Trust Drawn to War: Sketch Artists in the Civil War
Drawn to War: Sketch Artists and the Civil War In Central Virginia
Behind the Lines
If Winston Churchill really originated all the famous quotations attributed to him, Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations would be called Churchill’s. One expression oft…
American Battlefield Trust — May-June 2025
At Brown’s Ferry and Chattanooga, the Trust is aiming to preserve 31 acres where intact Civil War-era earthworks on an adjacent preserved tract continue into this…
America Battlefield Trust Preserve. Educate. Inspire.
Sallie the Dog and the 11th Pennsylvania Volunteers By Richard C. Saylor
A view from Columbus Park across the Mississippi River at the Belmont Battlefield.
On November 7, 1861, Grant loaded the 22nd Illinois, 27th Illinois, 30th Illinois, 31st Illinois and 7th Iowa onto six steamboats, and escorted by the gunboats US…
“Behold A Pale Horse” Captain Winston J.T. Stephens and the St. Johns
“Behold A Pale Horse” Confederate Captain Winston J.T. Stephens and the St. Johns Rangers in Northeast Florida By William J. Stier
Vision and Valor: The War Through Women’s eyes
“Armed with Needles” By Juanita Leisch Jensen
The Unfinished Fight
THE UNFINISHED FIGHT: ARMY BEANS By Craig L. Barry
The Graphic War Dodging the Draft: Offering a Substitute, A
“Satan tempting Booth to the Murder of the President.” (Library of Congress)
The Dismantling of Slavery in Maryland
Before the American Revolution slavery was practiced in all 13 British colonies which were to form the United States. In the last years of the 18th century and th…
Lincoln Forum 29th Meeting in Gettysburg
The 29th meeting of the Lincoln Forum, held November 16–18, 2024, at Gettysburg’s Wyndham Hotel, set new records for attendance, first-time attendees, and, perhap…
Fort Fisher’s New Visitor Center and reconstructed Earthworks
A Gateway to History
Fidelity: The Fighting Swearers
Bombardment of Fort Sumter by the batteries of the Confederate states, April 13, 1861. (Harper’s Weekly)
Famous Civil War Quotes
Who said it?
Emerging Civil War A Visit to the Battle of Franklin Battlefield
T Battle of Franklin race Adkins is a mountain of a man—stoic as a mountain, too. Standing by the cannon near the Carter Cotton Gin, he surveyed the ground with e…
Critic’s Corner The Civil War: A Narrative Volume Two
Critic’s o r n e r “A By Stephen Davis
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Central Virginia Battlefields Trust Soldiers’ Winter Quarters in Central Virginia
Central Virginia Battlefields Trust “I Am Extremely Comfortably Fixed”:
Behind the Lines
Afew fortunate people can look back on working careers spent doing what they gladly would have done for nothing. I have been one of those lucky ones. The job and…
America Battlefield Trust
Trust Appeals Prince William Digital Gateway Rezoning Decision In December, the Trust and nine local residents appealed the Prince William Circuit Court’s October…
A Chilling Start to a Fiery Event
The 37th Annual Middle Tennessee Civil War Show kicked off on a frosty Friday morning, December 6, as collectors and history enthusiasts braved frigid temperature…
“Playing War!” Sham Battles During and After the Civil War
Seven soldiers in Union uniforms reenacting a battle scene. (Library of Congress)
Through the Lens My Father is Here
Confederate Gen. “Prince” John Bankhead Magruder name gracing a lake, a city, and a county. Lea interacted took command of the District of Texas, New Mexico, with…
This & That Lincoln’s Cabinet
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The Unfinished Fight
THE UNFINISHED FIGHT: BUILDING THE TRADITIONS MODEL 1842 RIFLED MUSKET KIT By Craig L. Barry
The Graphic War Ehrgott and Forbriger
Figure 1. “Fall Near The Log House,” Nep Roesler, artist, lithograph by E & F.
Riddick’s Folly Embraces Cordial Civil war Era Letter
When Mills Riddick’s ostentatious twenty-oneroom mansion with sixteen fireplaces was completed in 1839 next to the Nansemond County Courthouse, his neighbors mock…
N-SSA 150th National Competition
Special Events Highlight N-SSA 150th National Competition
John S. Clark’s Estimate of Confederate Strength, Sept. 1862
Vision and Valor The War Through Women’s Eyes
Introducing the 2024-25 Youth Leadership Team
Save 23 Acres at Shiloh and Half-Acre at Chattanooga The Trust recently launched a campaign to preserve 23 acres of Shiloh Battlefield and half an acre at Chattan…
Famous Civil War Quotes
Famous Civil War Quotes Who said it? 1 strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory,
Emerging Civil War Bentonville, N.C.
Where the Familiar Seems Different From a tour bus, the fields that comprise most of the Bentonville battlefield look flat and open. But as I stood on the edge of…
Critic’s Corner Reading Mary Boykin Chestnut
Critic’s o r Reading n Mary Boykin Chesnut e r By Stephen Davis
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Charleston Free Badge
11th Known
Burnside’s Invasion of East Tennessee: A More Accurate View of
Burnside’s Invasion of East Tennessee: A More Accurate View of Troop Movements
Burnside’s Invasion of East Tennessee
John S. Clark’s
Behind the Lines
The Civil War has been declared dead more than once. That is, pundits have declared that interest in the subject has fallen off and Americans’ attentions have gon…