Today we feature Ritchie Watson and his new book _Grand Emporium, Mercantile Monster_ published by LSU Press. Ritchie notes: "Southerners had never seen or experienced an urban core like Manhattan" and it created many issues. #twitterstorians networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

This week we chat with Drew Swanson (@GaSoHistory) about his new book _A Man of Bad Reputation_ published by UNC Press. Swanson notes that "Stephens’s assassination was crucial to the collapse of Reconstruction in North Carolina." #twitterstorians networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

Today we feature Joseph Beilein to talk about his new William Quantrill biography: _A Man by Any Other Name_ published by @UGAPress Beilein notes: "I couldn’t imagine having fun with it, learning much from Quantrill." #twitterstorians networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

“There have been countless books written about the Battle of Antietam, and D. Scott Hartwig’s masterpiece, I DREAD THE THOUGHT…(Hopkins Press) ranks near the pinnacle in terms of quality and detail,” writes Michael Boden Dutchess Community College in our latest review: h-net.org/reviews/showpd…

“In short, ONWARD TO CHICAGO has much to offer both Underground Railroad scholars as well as general readers,” writes Cooper Wingert in his H-CivWar review of Larry A. McClellan’s new book. SIU Press h-net.org/reviews/showpd…

In ONE MORE WAR TO FIGHT (@RLPGBooks), Stephen A. Goldman “centers the political views and activism of northern soldiers and sailors” in his narrative of the collapse of Repub. Reconstruction in the postwar South, writes Patrick Browne, PhD in our latest review: h-net.org/reviews/showpd…

William G. Piston (Missouri State), author of the classic LEE’S TARNISHED LIEUTENANT, is a big fan of Elizabeth R. Varon’s new LONGSTREET: THE CONFEDERATE GENERAL WHO DEFIED THE SOUTH (Simon & Schuster). Read his new H-CivWar review here: h-net.org/reviews/showpd… Nau Civil War Center

Richard Forziati believes students of military history will find much to like in Victor Vignola’s CONTRASTS IN COMMAND: THE BATTLE OF FAIR OAKS (Savas Beatie Publishers), including his thesis that the main reason the US won is because of its superior generalship: h-net.org/reviews/showpd…

Quite an interesting conversation between Dr. Madeline Zehnder and folks at Humboldt University. In this talk, Dr. Zehnder discusses "the relationship between pocket-sized print formats and the management of soldiers during the US Civil War." kleine-formen.de/interview-with…

Another solid review of Decisions at Franklin. My thanks to ⁦H-CivWar⁩. Review of Bledsoe, 'Decisions at Franklin: The Nineteen Critical Decisions that Defined the Battle' | H-Net networks.h-net.org/group/reviews/…

.Christopher Thrasher’s MISERABLE LITTLE CONGLOMERATION (University of Tennessee Press) is “the essential starting point to understand the experiences of the soldiers, enslaved ppl, and civilians involved in the Port Hudson campaign,” says Robert Gudmestad: h-net.org/reviews/showpd…

New Interview Alert! Dive into the story of California's unique role in the Civil War w/ PhD candidate Louisa R. Brandt (@History_UCDavis). Discover how California shaped Union loyalty + grappled with complex issues of race, gender, + identity. networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

Part 2 of our Fall Grad Student/Postdoc Interview Series is here! 🎉 We're excited to welcome Dr. Heather Carlquist Walser (Postdoc, Center for Presidential History, SMU) as she shares insights on Civil War-era amnesty. Click the link to learn more! networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

Terrific H-CivWar feature of CPH postdoc Heather C. Walser and her work on amnesty in the early republic. Link here to read the interview with Dr. John R. Legg: networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

Today we're pleased to share Part 3 of our Graduate and Postdoc Interview series. Welcome Katie Wu, Ph.D. Student at UVA History, to discuss her work on Reconstruction and reparations during this era. networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

We're please to share our final Graduate Student Interview for 2024-25. Today we welcome Rachael Barbara Nicholas to talk about African American experiences during the Maryland Campaign in the Civil War. Gettysburg NMP WVU History Dept networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…