The Civil War You Never Knew

Most people know Benedict Arnold as a traitor. Fewer know what he was before that.

He was the finest combat soldier in the Continental Army.

May 19 • Jim Stovall

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The Civil War You Never Knew: Invite Your Friends (and get rewarded)

The Civil War is full of stories that never made it into the textbooks — and this newsletter exists to tell them.

May 8 • Jim Stovall

April 2026

What just happened in Washington — and what history tells us about it

Assassinations: Seven Things You Should Know

Apr 27 • Jim Stovall

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Splashdown: The Full Story of Artemis II Mission

Now on Amazon

Apr 11 • Jim Stovall

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What I Did This Week: Writing a Book in Real Time

Longer than long journalism; a book for your bookshelf

Apr 8 • Jim Stovall

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Coming Tuesday morning: March Madness 2026

An in-depth look at this year's Madness

Apr 6 • Jim Stovall

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March 2026

Before MI5, Before MI6: The Revolution That Created Modern Espionage

Announcing The Espionage Revolution: The Birth of Modern Intelligence Services, 1870–1918

Mar 12 • Jim Stovall

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Henry Ward Beecher and the love triangle that gripped the public in the 1870s

Today's public scandals have nothing on this one

Mar 10 • Jim Stovall

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Louisa May Alcott, journalist

A little journalism can be a good thing

Mar 3 • Jim Stovall

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February 2026

Belle Boyd: The Shenandoah Spy

Boyd’s most significant intelligence contribution came in May 1862 during Stonewall Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign.

Feb 24 • Jim Stovall

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Antonia Ford: The Confederate Spy of Fairfax Court House

Ford gathered intelligence systematically and passed it to Confederate cavalry commanders

Feb 17 • Jim Stovall

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STARTING THIS THURSDAY: A Serialized Novella

If you've enjoyed reading about the Civil War here, this novella . . .

Feb 15 • Jim Stovall

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