Vol. 52, No. 416 articles
Every issue of Civil War News runs the full breadth of the field — preservation campaigns and the acres they saved, battlefield and historic-site reporting, arms and accoutrements examined in detail, the artifact market and what it is doing, living history and commemoration, and a book review section that reads the new scholarship so you do not have to buy it blind. The July-August 2026 issue carries 16 articles.
Vision and Valor: The War Through Women’s eyes
This article describes the United States Sanitary Commission (USSC) and women’s roles associated with it. These roles involved many thousands of women, including…
Two Artists: One Forgotten Battle
General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, ordered his commanders to move from their earthworks and to cross the Potomac River from Maryla…
This & That The Accomplishment of This One Object
n the last issue, I wrote about Robert Anderson, the commander at Fort Sumter, and Samuel Cooper, the U.S. Army’s adjutant general when the crisis at Sumter began…
The 31st Annual Chickamauga Civil War Show
The 31st Annual Chickamauga Civil War Show while encouraging others to participate and share their own returned to the Dalton Convention Center in Dalton, collect…
Civil War Book Reviews
In-depth account of the 1st and 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters Thunderbolt to the Rebels: The United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War. By Darin Wipperman. Maps, tabl…
Central Virginia Battlefields Trust
The Civil War’s impact endures both in physical sites and collective memory. Once battlefields, these now peaceful places remind us of division’s cost and unity’s…
The Long Journey Home Finding the Owner of a Stolen Rifle
Afew years ago, I was in my office at work when a man walked in the front door. After I approached the front counter, he introduced himself as FBI Special Agent R…
47th Southeastern Civil War Show & Antique Gun show News
were plant based, and a number of plants were indigenous only in the Southern states. From a physician’s perspective, this was one of the few bright spots of the…
American Digger Chattanooga Civil War & Artifact Show
Camp Jordan Arena · East Ridge, TNCivil War ShowJul252026Missouri Valley Arms Collectors Association 55th National Summer Arms Show
KCI Expo Center · Kansas City, MOGun ShowAug12026BGES Chickamauga One-Day Driving Tour
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park · Fort Oglethorpe, GABattlefield TourAug72026Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge
Stevenson Ridge · Spotsylvania County, VASeminarAug8202648th Annual Southeastern Civil War & Antique Gun Show
Cobb County Civic Center · Marietta, GACivil War ShowAug82026Hale Farm & Village Civil War Reenactment
Hale Farm & Village · Bath, OHReenactmentListings come from the Civil War Events database shared with CivilWarDealers.com. Running a show? Submit it here.
Central Virginia Battlefields Trust
During the Chancellorsville Campaign, the 53rd Georgia Infantry’s Pvt. William Stilwell took a few minutes to pen some lines to his wife Molly. Writing on May 2,…
Central Virginia Battlefields Trust
The Civil War’s impact endures both in physical sites and collective memory. Once battlefields, these now peaceful places remind us of division’s cost and unity’s…
Cavalry Hill Cemetery: Rediscovering the Lost Graves
am so excited,” exclaimed retired eye surgeon, relic hunter, and preservationist, Dr. William “Bill” Blackman of Dalton, Ga., as a small task force descended upon…
Central Virginia Battlefields Trust
noticed “three or four graves—one of a federal captain ‘died May 24, 1864.’” They quickly came to the spot where Gen. Charles Griffin’s V Corps division had advan…
July-August 2026Vol. 52, No. 4 · 16 articles
May-June 2026Vol. 52, No. 3 · 14 articles
March-April 2026Vol. 52, No. 2 · 14 articles
January-February 2026Vol. 52, No. 1 · 14 articles
November-December 2025Vol. 51, No. 6 · 13 articles
September-October 2025Vol. 51, No. 5 · 15 articles
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