- Book Reviews — July-August 2026
By Book Reviews · Civil War News · CWN (Vol. 52, No. 4, July-August, 2026)
The Atlanta Campaign: Volume 2: From the Etowah River to Kennesaw Mountain, May 20 – June 27, 1864. By David A. Powell. Maps, photographs…
- The Watchdog — July-August 2026
By Craig Barry · Civil War News · CWN (Vol. 52, No. 4, July-August, 2026)
both sides. It was a thin sheet of canvas coated with heatand pressure-treated gum rubber roughly 6 ½ x 3 ½ feet in dimensions. The rubber blanket…
- Monuments — July-August 2026
By Gould Hagler · Civil War News · CWN (Vol. 52, No. 4, July-August, 2026)
following April, when the Confederates bombarded Fort Sumter and forced its surrender. This column will cover a fourth who, like the others, has a…
- Critic's Corner — July-August 2026
By Stephen Davis · Civil War News · CWN (Vol. 52, No. 4, July-August, 2026)
Over the years, many distinguished speakers and authors have informed and enlightened its members on a wide variety of subjects related to the Civil…
- Book Reviews — May-June 2026
By Book Reviews · Civil War News · CWN (Vol. 52, No. 3, May-June, 2026)
Thunderbolt to the Rebels: The United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War. By Darin Wipperman. Maps, tables, notes, appendix, bibliography, index.…
- The Watchdog — May-June 2026
By Craig Barry · Civil War News · CWN (Vol. 52, No. 3, May-June, 2026)
Smith of the 16th Wisconsin Company G. Smith enlisted on November 11, 1861, and was discharged on March 14, 1863, due to an unspecified disability.1…
- Battlefield Preservation — May-June 2026
By Central Virginia Battlefield Trust · Civil War News · CWN (Vol. 52, No. 3, May-June, 2026)
cost and unity’s importance, making them essential for understanding American history.
- Monuments — May-June 2026
By Gould Hagler · Civil War News · CWN (Vol. 52, No. 3, May-June, 2026)
began and the adjutant general of the Confederate Army when the crisis ended. This month, I will discuss the career of another officer who played a…
- Critic's Corner — May-June 2026
By Stephen Davis · Civil War News · CWN (Vol. 52, No. 3, May-June, 2026)
entertainment and quotability (reader response) are just three of them.
- Book Reviews — March-April 2026
By Book Reviews · Civil War News · CWN (Vol. 52, No. 2, March-April, 2026)
Relics: A Guide to Identification. By William Plummer. Author’s note, forward, acknowledgments, introduction, appendices, index, photographs, 434 pp…
- The Watchdog — March-April 2026
By Craig Barry · Civil War News · CWN (Vol. 52, No. 2, March-April, 2026)
Southern States had several daily newspapers, and many households held multiple subscriptions, including at least the morning and evening editions.…
- Monuments — March-April 2026
By Gould Hagler · Civil War News · CWN (Vol. 52, No. 2, March-April, 2026)
Back in Washington in 1852, Cooper was named adjutant general of the U.S. Army when his predecessor died in office. He continued in this position…
- Critic's Corner — March-April 2026
By Stephen Davis · Civil War News · CWN (Vol. 52, No. 2, March-April, 2026)
That’s why Robert Patrick Bender, ed., Worthy of the Cause For Which They Fight: The Civil War Diary of Brigadier General Daniel Harris Reynolds…
- Book Reviews — January-February 2026
By Book Reviews · Civil War News · CWN (Vol. 52, No. 1, January-February, 2026)
A Great and Good Man: Rare, First-Hand Accounts and Observations of Abraham Lincoln. Edited by Jonathan W. White and William J. Griffing. Photos…
- The Watchdog — January-February 2026
By Craig Barry · Civil War News · CWN (Vol. 52, No. 1, January-February, 2026)
rural and agrarian. If food prices rose too high, farmers would plant and grow their crops or do without. However, this was not the case with tea, as…
- Monuments — January-February 2026
By Gould Hagler · Civil War News · CWN (Vol. 52, No. 1, January-February, 2026)
Fort Moultrie, moved the garrison to Sumter in December 1860. Everybody knows that there was a failed attempt by President Buchanan to resupply and…
- Critic's Corner — January-February 2026
By Stephen Davis · Civil War News · CWN (Vol. 52, No. 1, January-February, 2026)
consider, I value John J. Hennessy’s Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas (1993, Simon & Schuster) as one of my very…
- Book Reviews — November-December 2025
By Book Reviews · Civil War News · CWN (Vol. 51, No. 6, November-December, 2025)
The Forgotten Senator: The Life and Character of Preston B. Plumb, by Johanna D. Wickman. Forward, acknowledgments, introduction, notes, photographs…
- The Watchdog — November-December 2025
By Craig Barry · Civil War News · CWN (Vol. 51, No. 6, November-December, 2025)
Maryland, on September 17, 1862, he later developed chronic bronchitis and dysentery. In 1862, he wrote this to his family from Moore Hospital:
- Monuments — November-December 2025
By Gould Hagler · Civil War News · CWN (Vol. 51, No. 6, November-December, 2025)
time we will go back to the beginning, when the Florida was built and first took to the seas. This was no easy task. Getting the job done required…