Discovering the Civil War National Archives Traveling Exhibit www.archives.gov/exhibits/civil-war/ The most cataclysmic event in […]
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Blue and Gray: The War Was Won in the East
I was convinced by the age of 12 that military events in the Eastern […]
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The War in Their Words: ‘No Man Wavered’
The Confederate 1st Missouri Brigade paid a high price at Allatoona Pass and Franklin […]
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CWT Book Review: War News Blue and Gray in Black and White
War News Blue and Gray in Black and White: Newspapers in the Civil War […]
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The Butcher’s Bill: Was Grant or Lee Responsible for More Deaths in the Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant is often referred to as a ‘butcher,’ but does Robert E. Lee actually deserve that title?
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Blue and Gray: The War’s Overlooked Turning Points
The Civil War witnessed dramatic shifts of military momentum. As armies contended for supremacy […]
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CWT Book Review: The Civil War in Mississippi
The Civil War in Mississippi: Major Campaigns and Battles by Michael Ballard, University Press […]
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Civil War Today- August 2011
First Sesquicentennial Stamps Released The first in a series of “Forever” stamps commemorating the […]
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Blue and Gray: The War Through Soldiers’ Letters
Few ways of exploring the Civil War yield greater satisfaction than reading letters written […]
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Why the Civil War West Mattered – and Still Does
In two recent columns for Civil War Times, historian Gary Gallagher has dismissed scholarly […]