James Marten, historian

I’ll be interviewed about the Sixth Wisconsin and the Long Civil War tonight (October), at 6:00 PM Central Time, on Civil War Talk Radio. It can be listened to live or as a podcast. It will be available on ITunes, Spotify, and other podcast providers. Find out more at www.impedimentsofwar.org.

Over on FB, This Week in Sixth Wisconsin History features the moving, dramatic, and, it must be said a little weird speech delivered by Col. Edward Bragg when he took over the regiment in March 1863. #AmericanCivilWar #CivilWarHistory. Read it here: www.facebook.com/share/p/15zC...

This week in Sixth Wisconsin History: It's 1939, andtThe last known veteran of the 6th Wisconsin dies at the Milwaukee soldiers home. See more at www.facebook.com/share/p/1BcN...

There is a new post on FB about the Sixth Wisconsin's first and only reunion in 1870. You can read about it at www.facebook.com/share/p/1664... #CivilWarHistory

The Library Journal has given The Sixth Wisconsin and the Long Civil War a "starred" review. You can read it on my author page: www.facebook.com/share/p/1QN1...

The Sixth Wisconsin and the Long Civil War offers vivid accounts of the 6th’s roles in the battles of Antietam, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania, and others. Pictured: the 6th in Thure de Thulstrup's “Battle of Antietam,” fineartamerica.com.

Future posts will offer glimpses of what readers can expect from The Sixth Wisconsin and the Long Civil War.

Coming soon from UNC Press: The Sixth Wisconsin and the Long Civil War: The Biography of a Regiment. uncpress.org/book/9781469...