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Union cavalry under Philip Sheridan—looking to distract the enemy from U.S. Grant's planned crossing of the James River after Cold Harbor—clashed with Confederate horsemen at Trevilian Station #otd in 1864. The 2-day engagement was the bloodiest all-cavalry battle of the war.
"Defiant: The Story of Robert Smalls" by Rob Edwards is "cleverly written, beautifully illustrated, and exceptionally well-produced," writes Aaron David Hyams. Read more about the new graphic novel here: tinyurl.com/3dbps6x6
William Quantrill, an Ohio-born schoolteacher who led the notorious pro-Confederate partisan ranger outfit responsible for the Lawrence Massacre, died #otd in 1865 of wounds he received on May 10 in a fight with Union troops in Kentucky, one of the war's final clashes. He was 27.
In our latest digital history column, Chuck Lyons writes about Acting Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter's clever ruse to keep a captured Union ironclad from Confederate service. Read it here: tinyurl.com/4tnc362v
"The Lynches of South Carolina: From Reconstruction to Redemption," edited by Robert Emmett Curran, "provide[s] a snapshot of a Catholic family seeking to make its way in the postbellum United States," writes Evan C. Rothera in our latest book review. Read it here: tinyurl.com/yuz7snbk
The first day of the Battle of Seven Pines was fought #otd in 1862. Tactically inconclusive, the fight saw the wounding of Confederate general Joe Johnston—and his replacement by Robert E. Lee. Shown here: A depiction of Rebels wounded at the battle in the streets of Richmond.
In the Season 2 finale of our "Civil War Curious" podcast, historian Allen C. Guelzo discusses the various causes behind the outbreak of the American Civil War. Sponsored by @battlefields.org. Listen here: tinyurl.com/y6y9put9
Union and Confederate forces clashed around Brandy Station, Virginia, in what became the largest cavalry battle ever fought in North America, #otd in 1863. Read a firsthand account of the historic fight from a member of Cobb’s (Georgia) Legion: tinyurl.com/u8af7u6j
The Summer '26 issue of the Monitor goes on sale today. You can learn more about it—or order a copy—at our website.
"Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865" by Damian Shiels "represents a significant accomplishment in advancing the study of the common Irish American soldier," writes Jeremy Knoll. Read more here: tinyurl.com/mujtfvbh @lsupress.bsky.social
In 1863, Union acting rear admiral David Dixon Porter devised a masquerade that saved a captured ironclad from Confederate service.
