America's Civil War

Published since 1987, America’s Civil War strives to deliver to our readers the best articles on the most formative and tumultuous period of American history — the Civil War. Noted authors present the many battles, personalities and fascinating stories of the period.

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America's Civil War • Vol. 36, No. 1 Spring 2023

SHARED QUEST

Faces of the Civil War • DIGITAL MAP SHARES POPULAR PHOTOS IN THEIR CONTEXT

Luck of the Draw

The Human Factor

Never Forget

Texas Born and Bred

Orange Crush

One ‘Boiling Caldron’ • FIERCE CLASH AT CEDAR CREEK PROVED TO BE A FITTING CODA FOR THE RESOLUTE 8TH VERMONT

Arms Race • A PROSTHETIC LIMB GAVE CIVIL WAR AMPUTEES A CHANCE TO AGAIN HOLD THEIR LOVED ONES IN A TIGHT EMBRACE

CHOOSE FROM NINE AWARD WINNING TITLES • Your print subscription includes access to 25,000+ stories on historynet.com—and more!

Point of Order • MANY UNION VETERANS HAD TO SWALLOW SOME PRIDE WHEN PLACING THEIR GETTYSBURG MONUMENTS

‘Have we come to this?’ • WITH SECESSION AT STAKE IN 1830, S.C. LEGISLATOR PLEDGES UNION

LOOSE LIPS • Northern newspapers were culpable in aiding Confederate intelligence during Burnside’s North Carolina Expedition of 1862

Below the Fold

SUNSHINE STATE SHOWDOWN • Though too late to change the war, a Rebel victory at Natural Bridge gave Florida a slice of history

UNFINISHED BUSINESS • Despite victory at Cedar Creek, Sheridan’s Federals weren’t about to overlook the stubborn Jubal Early

ILLUSTRATOR OF THE CONFEDERACY • William Ludwell Sheppard gave countless Southern readers an intimate look at the war

Devil’s Dare • FORREST’S HABIT OF FRUSTRATING THE FEDERALS WAS ON DISPLAY IN A NEW YEAR’S EVE CLASH HERE

Rocky Road

Spiritual Awakening

UNIT HISTORIES

COLONEL Percy Wyndham