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Our Magazine

Welcome to the award-winning North South Trader's Civil War magazine. Since 1973 we have been dedicated to celebrating the Civil War artifact as a document of history. We have published hundreds of articles on every type of relic that exists, from minie balls to gunboats. The artifact is our niche, and whether brought home as a war trophy by a veteran, preserved by descendants, stored in a museum, or excavated from the soil, all have a place within our pages.

We have been active in historic preservation since our first issue and we are proud of the fact that we were the first Civil War collector's magazine to publicize the fight against rampant development of the primary relic: the battlefield. Please join us as we continue to investigate Civil War history through the untold stories of its relics.

In Progress: Back Issue Inventory with Searchable Content Descriptions

(Vols. 1 through 16 and 30 through 34 are now online;
Vols. 17 through 29 will be added shortly)

You can complete your set of North South Trader's Civil War from the comfort of your home with our online list of available back issues. You can browse the inventory or check for article titles and authors by using the Search function above. Find out what you've been missing!

When back-issue images are shown in groups of six, they represent the entire volume. They are shown, left to right, top row, issues 1, 2, and 3; bottom row, left to right, issues 4, 5, and 6. Purchase prices are for single copies only. Please feel free to inquire about discounts for multi-issue purchases of back issues --- you may want to purchase an entire volume of six issues as a set.

Just click on the running line above for back issues or go to the catalog.

Our Reference Work Catalog

Our book division handles a wide array of collectors' reference books in every category: bullets, shells, swords, bowie knives, firearms, flags, canteens, horse equipment, plates, buttons, uniforms, and more.

Our Triennial Civil War Price Guide

Every three years we publish the official Civil War Collector's Price Guide. Our next edition --- the 12th edition --- is currently in progress and is scheduled to be released the weekend of our National Civil War Show in Richmond, Virginia, on August 21-22, 2010.

Our Annual National Civil War & Antique Arms Show in August

and the Autumn Gettysburg Show in October

Each year we host two major Civil War shows. In August is the National Civil War & Antique Arms Show in Richmond, Virginia. Our first National show was held in 1974 and we now boast the best show in the field. We also co-host the Autumn Gettysburg Civil War & Antique Militaria Show held in October.

Our Shop in Central Virginia

You are cordially invited to visit our shop, J.S. Mosby Antiques & Artifacts, in historic Orange, Virginia (directly across from the visitors' center), or visit the shop online at jsmosby.com.

PIVA awards won by North South Trader's Civil War Magazine:

2009 BEST OF SHOW

2003 Award of Excellence        2000 Award of Excellence

1999 Award of Excellence       1996 Award of Excellence

1995 1st Place   1994 1st Place    1993 1st Place