The Spirit Divided: Memoirs of Civil War Chaplains, The Union edited by Benedict R. […]
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West Point’s Other Training Ground
The academy taught many of the Civil War’s most famous figures to be generals, […]
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Sherman’s First March Through Georgia
A young Army officer’s travels through the Deep South in the 1840s would leave […]
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A Glorious Memorial to the Glory Regiment
Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ homage to the 54th Massachusetts continues to gain fame today as an […]
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The Birth of Photojournalism
How pioneering Civil War cameramen such as Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner forever changed […]
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The Fierce Pride of the Texas Brigade
Duty, honor and a fervent desire to uphold the fighting reputation of the Lone […]
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The Hallowed Ground of Antietam
It isn’t easy to unravel the multilayered complexity of the Battle of Antietam, a […]
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A Feud That Helped Doom the South
The letter bristled with anger, its author convinced that he had been grievously wronged. […]
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CWT Book Review: Reading the Man
Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters by […]
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Mary Todd Lincoln’s Lost Letters
Just found, 25 notes cast new light on the manic-depressed first lady. On July […]