The War Between the States

Nothing in American history has represented such a fissure in the
Union as the tragedy of the Civil War. Many aspects of this bloody
conflict continue to fuel scholarly and casual interest–from
debating what the true causes of the war were to partaking in annual
re-enactments of the most famous battles. At OldMagazineArticles.com,
we bring it all back to life with our collection of civil war history
magazine articles, reproduced directly from magazines and newspapers
from the 1850s onward.

Groups across the country engage in recreations of Civil War battles.
To those involved, attention to detail is everything, and specific
moments are what make the days so moving and significant. Our civil
war history magazine articles include first-hand accounts from
soldiers and civilian witnesses, granting you unparalleled personal
knowledge of what transpired.

Old Magazine Articles About the War Between the States

Civil war history was still very fresh in Americans’ minds at the
turn of the 20th century. We have a treasure trove of magazine
articles from the early 1900s that look back at the war with a
critical eye. Students of history will be extremely interested in
these articles, some of which feature the first in-depth biographical
studies of the men behind the war: Lincoln, Lee, Grant, Sherman, and
Wilson.

All of the civil war history magazine articles on our site are free.
We’ve scanned the original articles into PDF files, so they appear
exactly as they did upon their first publication. We also have
historic magazine articles that date back to the 1800s on a variety
of topics from music to war to silent movies to fashion.