Dead Confederates, A Civil War Era Blog

The new issue of the Civil War Monitor magazine went out to subscribers this week, and is available online now. In this issue:

• Travels: “Destination: Boston” by Kevin M. Levin
• Voices: “Homesick”
• Preservation: “Thank a Teacher” by O. James Lighthizer
• Disunion: “From Battlefield to Ballfield,” by George B. Kirsch
• Salvo: “Revisiting Confederate in the Attic,” by Jenny Johnston
• In Focus: “Christmas in Camp,” by Bob Zeller
• “Laurence Massillon Keitt,” by Stephen Berry
• “The 25 Most Influential Politicians, Civilians, Inventors, Spies & Soldiers of the Civil War (That You’ve Probably Never Heard Of)”
• “Mystery of the Confederate Deep” by Andrew W. Hall with Michael Crisafulli, Kimble Johnson, Barry Rogoff and Cary Mock
• “War at the Door,” by John C. Inscoe
• Books and Authors: “The Best Civil War Books of 2013,” with Kenneth W. Noe,  Andrew Wagenhoffer, Robert K. Krick, Ethan S. Rafuse, Brooks D. Simpson, Harry Smeltzer and Kevin M. Levin

Through the generosity of the Monitor‘s editor, Terry Johnston, blog readers can access the entire Winter 2013 issue online for the next few days:

It’s a great magazine. Remember, the holidays are just around the corner, and you know at least one person who’d love to have a subscription!

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