On the eve of the US midterm elections, Muster contributor William Horne reflects on the fascinating story of Reconstruction-era politician William V. Turner journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/11/willia…

Today at 1pm est. The JCWE will be part of a conversation led by the National Constitution Center on the legacy of the election of 1876. constitutioncenter.org/calendar/1876-…

In today's Muster, we congratulate JCWE editor Kate Masur for her collaborative project, Freedom Was In Sight, winning the 2026 James Harvey Robinson Prize for Teaching Aids journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/10/jcwe-e…

In today's Muster, Keila Grinberg and Fabiane Popinigis discuss the origins of the "Noisy Archives" special issue of the JCWE journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/10/jcwe-s…

In today's Muster, Megan Bever interviews Lesley Gordon about her recent book, Dread Danger: Cowardice and Combat in the American Civil War (Cambridge University Press, 2025)
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In today's Muster, editors Kate Masur and Greg Downs preview the September 2026 JCWE journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/08/previe…

In today's Muster, Elliott Martin examines the Amazon Prime series, The Grey House, and its portrayal of Union Spy Elizabeth Van Lew journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/08/stream…

In today's Muster, Lindsey Peterson highlights how digital scholarly collections can help historians recover lost histories from the Civil War era journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/08/findin…

In today's Muster, David Ballantyne and Charles Lane recalculate the Colfax Massacre's death toll journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/07/how-ma…

In today's Muster, Daniel Crofts highlights the importance of Kentanji Brown Jackson's concurrence to the Supreme Court's majority decision on Trump v. Barbara (2026) journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/07/reason…

In today's Muster, Kris Plunkett reflects on the place of the Lost Cause in Cherokee memory of the Civil War journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/07/the-st…

In today's Muster, we congratulate Amy Murrell Taylor for winning the @RichardsCenter Prize for the best article published in the @JCWE1 Congratulations Dr. Taylor! journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/06/announ…

In today's Muster, Michael Wise examines the role of providence and prestige as pillars of proslavery religion in the Civil War era South journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/06/provid…

In today's Muster, Drew Baird examines the role of the Union Pacific in shaping the Greater Reconstruction in the American West journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/06/a-powe…

In today's Muster, Cassandra Jane Werking examines the long history of Fort Pickens and its place in Florida and national memory journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/06/stand-…

In today's Muster, JCWE editor Megan Bever interviews author Ian Delahanty about his recent book, Embracing Emancipation journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/05/jcwe-c…

In today's Muster, Brook Thomas reflects on Birthright Citizenship and postbellum debates around the idea of allegiance journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/04/birthr…

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Graduate students in Civil War era history, the deadline for the Richards Center Predoctoral Dissertation Fellowship has been extended to March 15. If you are working on any subject in the Civil War Era, please consider applying.

In today's Muster, Karl Miller examines the Reconstruction-era roots of the Animal Rights Movement journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/02/a-tent…