Congratulations to J. Gregory Acken, winner of the Army Historical Foundation’s Distinguished Writing Awards for 2023. His book, Through Blood and Fire: The Civil War Letters of Major Charles J. Mills, 1862–1865, Revised and Expanded Edition, wins in the Reprint category.

“Charles G. Mills belongs alongside other Harvard-educated men who wrote perceptively about the American Civil War. He survived a terrible wound at Antietam to render further stalwart service before being killed just before the war ended. His observations about military affairs, Union commanders, northern politics, and other topics constitute a treasure trove of evidence to be savored by students of the conflict.”—Gary W. Gallagher, author of The Enduring Civil War: Reflections on the Great American Crisis

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