War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865 James M. McPherson, University […]
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CWT Review: National Park Service
nps.gov/vick Scholars and enthusiasts have been debating the significance of the Vicksburg Campaign for […]
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CWT Book Review: General Abner M. Perrin, C.S.A.
General Abner M. Perrin, C.S.A.: A Biography Ron V. Killian, McFarland & Co. Brigadier […]
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Book Review: John Brown’s Spy / The Adventurous Life and Tragic Confession of John E. Cook
John Brown’s Spy: The Adventurous Life and Tragic Confession of John E. Cook Steven […]
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Writers on the Run: Three Journalists Escape the South
Three Northern newspaper correspondents trekked nearly 300 miles in the depths of winter after […]
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How Woodrow Wilson’s Hidden Illness Left America with no President for Over a Year
Months after contracting the Spanish flu, Woodrow Wilson suffered a massive stroke, leaving his wife and doctor to run the country
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State of the Art: Saving Large-Scale Paintings
The Virginia Historical Society saves one of the last remaining examples of large-scale Civil […]
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6 Questions | Author Gerald Steinacher
GERALD STEINACHER is an associate professor of history and the the Hymen Rosenberg Professor […]
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Blood Proof: USCT and the Battle of Nashville
USCT troops struck a blow for the Union and their race at the Battle of Nashville.
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American Schemers: Imperial William Walker
In 1838, filibuster William Walker sailed three times to Central America to conquer himself a country—and failed miserably