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A quarterly magazine featuring originally researched & richly illustrated articles on all aspects of America's greatest conflict.
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In our latest digital history column, Scott Hippensteel examines the ways in which terrain features of Civil War battlefields helped dictate both the nature of combat and the number of casualties. Read it here:
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Major General George B. McClellan was nominated as the Democratic presidential candidate #otd in 1864 at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. A "War Democrat," McClellan was personally opposed to the "peace" platform the party adopted.
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John Pope's Union army assaulted Confederates under "Stonewall" Jackson #otd in 1862 at the Battle of Second Bull Run (Manassas). Jackson's men repelled the attacks, which produced high casualties on both sides. Shown here: A depiction of the day's fighting from Harper's Weekly.
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"Gettysburg Surgeons: Facing a Common Enemy in the Civil War’s Deadliest Battle" by Barbara Franco is "a solid work" that "warrants a reading," writes Jeffry Wert. Read more here: @StackpoleBooks.
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A detailed review of "Gettysburg Surgeons: Facing a Common Enemy in the Civil War’s Deadliest Battle" by Barbara Franco.
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Learn about the “aromatic belt,” also known as a "soldier's life preserver," one of a number of suspect items peddled to the troops during the American Civil War:
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Aromatic belts were among the many suspect items peddled to Civil War soldiers in search of extra protections against disease.
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"Sexual Violence and American Slavery" by Shannon C. Eaves "thoughtfully makes hard and critical history accessible and understandable," writes Cassandra Jane Werking. Read more here:
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The digital version of our Fall '25 issue is now live for subscribers to read at our website: Not yet a subscriber? Fix that here: #civilwarhistory #twitterstorians #history #americancivilwar
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In our latest digital history column, Megan VanGorder writes about the trailblazing medical advocacy of Civil War nurse Adaline Tyler. Read it here:
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#otd in 1861, disgruntled soldiers of the Scottish-American 79th New York Infantry mutinied, refusing to follow their officers' orders. Read a firsthand account of the revolt—swiftly put down by order of George McClellan—by one of the regiment's officers:
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"Texas: An American History" by Benjamin Heber Johnson is a "multicultural, engaging, and modern" history of the Lone Star State, writes Cecily Zander. Read more about it here:
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In the first season finale of our podcast "Civil War Curious," historian Jonathan S. Jones discusses the causes and prevalence of postwar drug addiction among Union and Confederate veterans. Sponsored by @Battlefields & @SUVCW. Listen here:
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In the Voices section of our Summer '25 issue we highlighted quotes by Confederate soldiers and civilians that reflect their intense feelings about their Yankee opponents. Read those we didn't have room to include here:
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The Battle of Wilson's Creek—fought about 10 miles outside Springfield, MO—occurred #otd in 1861. The battle, a Confederate victory, is best remembered for the death of Union commander Nathaniel Lyon, depicted here in an illustration by F.O.C. Darley.
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Union troops under Nathaniel P. Banks attacked Confederates commanded by Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson at the Battle of Cedar Mountain #otd in 1862. A Confederate counterattack secured victory for Jackson in what was the first engagement of the Second Bull Run Campaign.
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"The Final Bivouac" by Chris Calkins "enriches our understanding of the first steps that soldiers on both sides took as they transitioned from an unprecedented war to an uneasy peace," writes Riley Sullivan. Read more here:
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In the latest episode of our podcast "Civil War Curious," historian Kevin M. Levin discusses the nature of black men’s service in the Confederate military during the Civil War. Sponsored by @Battlefields & @SUVCW. Listen here:
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In our latest digital history column, Zethyn McKinley investigates the story of a former Confederate general who relocated to California after the war. Read it here:
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Abraham Lincoln submitted Ulysses S. Grant's name to Congress for promotion to brigadier general #otd in 1861, which was approved several days later. Read about Grant's quest for the promotion in our Spring '25 cover story, "The Making of a General":
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"The Lower Battlefield of Antietam: The Forgotten Front of America’s Bloodiest Day" by Robert M. Dunkerly "deserves credit for calling much-needed attention" to the final attack by the Union IX Corps at Antietam. Read more here:
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In the latest episode of "Civil War Curious," historian Scott Hartwig discusses Union general George McClellan’s slow pursuit of Robert E. Lee’s army after the Battle of Antietam. Sponsored by @Battlefields & @SUVCW. Listen here:
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Historian D. Scott Hartwig discusses Union general George McClellan’s slow pursuit of Robert E. Lee’s army after the Battle of Antietam.
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