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Society of Civil War Historians
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Established in 1985, the Society of Civil War Historians seeks to promote the study of the Civil War era by encouraging the integration of social, military, political, and other forms of history. https://scwh.memberclicks.net/
The new @jcwe.bsky.social board lineup is 🔥🔥
January 27, 2026 at 10:24 PM
It's time to start making reservations for our Annual Meeting! Secure the conference rate at the Omni Hotel by booking by May 27.
You can also reserve space in the book/publishers' exhibit hall by emailing our managing director at [email protected].

We're excited to see you in Richmond in June!
January 26, 2026 at 9:05 PM
An excellent book and an excellent scholar! Congrats, @jonathansjones.bsky.social!
I am so humbled and thrilled to say that my first book, Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America’s First Opioid Crisis, is a finalist for the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize! 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social www.gilderlehrman.org/book-prizes/...
Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize | |
www.gilderlehrman.org
January 20, 2026 at 7:31 PM
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: the SCWH is soliciting nominations for President-elect and three at-large members of the Executive Council. Please submit your nominations to SCWH Managing Director Lindsey Peterson at [email protected] by March 1!
January 18, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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Here’s a great piece on @netflix.com’s series “Death by Lightning” by the outstanding Historian and National Park Ranger @richcondon.bsky.social. He’s kind enough to mention my name and cite my book in this review of the series for @scwhistorians.bsky.social’s Journal of the Civil War Era.
Death by Lightning - An Ode to Service - The Journal of the Civil War Era
In his inaugural speech on March 4, 1881, newly elected President James Garfield emphasized the importance of ongoing Reconstruction, asserting that the “elevation of the negro race from slavery to th...
www.journalofthecivilwarera.org
December 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Hey grad students! Working on your "elevator pitch?" Apply to present at a five-minute lightning round and receive feedback at the 2026 SCWH Conference! Submissions are due on March 13. More here!
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December 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Coping with the cold weather by remembering last month's Southern in St. Pete Beach, where Dr. Edda Fields-Black received the 2025 Tom Watson Brown Book Award for COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War. Congrats again, Dr. Fields-Black!
December 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
On this #givingtuesday, please consider donating to our 40th Anniversary Campaign, which will support our graduate student and early career initiatives, scholarship awards, the Journal of the Civil War Era, and conferences!

Help us meet our goal by visiting scwh.memberclicks.net/donate-to-th...
December 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Oh hey. We're on Bluesky now.
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM