Mr. Lincoln’s T-Mails: The Untold Story of How Abraham Lincoln Used the Telegraph to […]
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CWT Book Review: Embattled Courage
Embattled Courage: The Experience of Combat in the American Civil War by Gerald F. […]
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CWT Book Review: A Crisis in Confederate Command
A Crisis in Confederate Command: Edmund Kirby Smith, Richard Taylor and the Army of […]
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Intrepid Mariners
Cherbourg, France, was the final crossroads for the frequently intersecting paths of Raphael Semmes and John Winslow—and the final battle for one of the war’s most famous ships.
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WWII Review: Doris Miller, Pearl Harbor and the Birth of the Civil Rights Movement
Dorie Miller is best known as a black navy cook at Pearl Harbor who saves his captain during the Japanese attack, but a new book reveals his full story
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Soldiers of Misfortune?
Charles Chaille-Long was a Marylander who wanted to join the Confederate Army early on […]
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Searching for Redemption in the Deserts of Egypt
Former Civil War soldiers failed as military advisers to Egypt’s army but found unexpected […]
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Why Was Jeb Stuart Too Late
How two small cavalry charges that seemed insignificant–foolish even–helped the Union win the Battle […]
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Grant Pries Open the Rebel Heartland at Donelson and Henry
In the midst of observing the 145th anniversary of the Civil War’s first full […]
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A Billy Yank Turned Governor
Name: Franklin Murphy Dates: 1846-1920 Allegiance: Union Highest Rank: First Lieutenant Unit: 13th New […]