Civil War Times (formerlyCivil War Times Illustrated) was ahistorymagazine that covered theAmerican Civil War. It was established in 1962^[1] by Robert Fowler due to centennial anniversary interest in the Civil War in the United States. The magazine was originally namedCivil War Times Illustrated Magazine and based inGettysburg, Pennsylvania.^[2] It focuses on both battlefield strategy and tactics and the social and economic conditions of the time, as well as the aftermath of the Civil War on the present.

Civil War Times had a number of recurring departments, including:

• Turning Points: Pivotal transitions in the course of the war.
• Irregulars: Descriptions of the role of irregular branches on the war effort (engineers, recruiters, etc.)
• Civil War Today: Current news from the Civil War community
• Gallery: Profile and picture of a reader's Civil War ancestor
• In Their Footsteps: Battlefield tour guides and points of interest
• My War: First-hand soldier diaries, letters and memoirs

Fowler first introduced the publication at a Civil War re-enactment being staged near the battlefield atGettysburg, Pennsylvania, and he has been a driving force for the publication.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006, theWeider History Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Weider Health and Fitness Inc, acquiredCivil War Times in an acquisition of eleven history-related magazines from another magazine chain, along withAmerica's Civil War,Armchair General,Vietnam, etc. These acquisitions caused controversies over a change in editorial direction, including the resignation of theCivil War Times's editor (Chris Lewis), and general criticisms of anti-Palestine bias.^[3] In 2015Civil War Times, along with its sister publicationAmerica's Civil War, was acquired by theWorld History Group. In the summer of 2022 World History Group announced both titles would scale back to a quarterly publishing schedule.

In 2023 the magazine ceased printing and became available online only. Upon the release of the Spring 2024 issue, World History Group's corporate owner shut down operations entirely.^[4]

• William C. Davis (historian)

• Civil War Times magazine site

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