A Man at War
William T. Sherman’s reputation precedes him.
Susan-Mary Grant
Friends in High Places
Getting intimate with America’s only bachelor president.
Landscapes of Memory
Susan-Mary Grant argues that the cult of the fallen soldier has its origins at Gettysburg and other battlefield monuments of the American Civil War.
New Light on the Lady with the Lamp
Susan-Mary Grant looks at Florence Nightingale’s influence on medical care in the Crimea and the US Civil War.
Why Men Joined Up for the American Civil War
Susan-Mary Grant looks at the motivations of ordinary citizens to fight their fellow Americans under either the Confederate or the Union flags.
Pride and Prejudice in the American Civil War
The image of the American Civil War as a ‘white man’s fight’ became the national norm almost as soon as the last shot was fired. Susan-Mary Grant looks at the experience and legacy of the conflict for black Americans.