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. It was established in 1987 by editor Roy Morris Jr. It carried articles about the battles, campaigns, leaders, and common soldiers of the

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. It contained thought-provoking essays on the way the war is remembered today as well as lengthy first-hand accounts of the war. In 2006 Stephen Petranek was named the

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of the magazine. ''America's Civil War'', along with its sister publication '' Civil War Times'', was published in

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, by the Weider History Group. The company bought the magazine from

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in 2006. In 2024, the Weider History Group would cease publication of the magazine.

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