"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
A detailed review of "Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865" by Damian Shiels.
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.
"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
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
"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
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.
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.
The Summer '26 issue of the Monitor goes on sale today. You can learn more about it—or order a copy—at our website.
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
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
