Episodes
Jan. 26, 2007
Civil War Talk Radio - January 26, 2007 (Bruce Levine: Explaining Confederate Emancipation)
Dr. Bruce Levine, author of Confederate Emancipation: Southern Plans to Free and Arm Slaves during the Civil War , challenges neo-Confederate mythology.
Jan. 19, 2007
Civil War Talk Radio - January 19, 2007 (Mark A. Smith and Wade Sokolosky: OCOKA at Averasboro)
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Jan. 12, 2007
Civil War Talk Radio - January 12, 2007 (Joseph R. Reinhart: Strangers in a Strange Land)
Joseph R. Reinhart, editor/translator of August Willich's Gallant Dutchmen , describes the career of the 32nd Indiana infantry regiment.
Dec. 15, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - December 15, 2006 (Brian S. Wills: Wrestling with the Devil)
Cavalry genius? War criminal? Both? The war produced no character more controversial than the man Grant called that devil, Forrest. Dr. Brian Steel Wills, author of The Confederacy's Greatest Cavalryman: Nathan Bedford Forres...
Dec. 8, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - December 8, 2006 (Douglas L. Wilson: Lincoln's Pen)
In Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words , Dr. Douglas Wilson argues that for Abraham Lincoln, the pen really was mightier than the sword.
Dec. 1, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - December 1, 2006 (J. David Petruzzi: For Want of a Nail)
J. David Petruzzi, co-author of Plenty of Blame to Go Around: J.E.B. Stuart's Controversial Ride to Gettysburg , discusses the real reasons why Stuart acted as he did in June 1863.
Nov. 17, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - November 17, 2006 (John C. Rumm: More than Old Baldy)
Dr. John C. Rumm is the Executive Director of the Civil War Museum of Philadelphia, the oldest Civil War museum in the country, and one with a very promising future.
Nov. 10, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - November 11, 2006 (Steve Courtney: Letters from a Sky Pilot)
Steve Courtney, with his co-editor Peter Messent, have produced a fine volume of previously unpublished letters from a Civil War chaplain, The Civil War Letters of Joseph Hopkins Twichell .
Nov. 3, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - November 3, 2006 (Michael Burlingame: King of Lincoln Researchers)
Dr. Michael Burlingame has made a reputation as an indefatigable researcher of previously unmined collections related to Abraham Lincoln. He has edited numerous reprints of 19th century Lincoln sources, written the controvers...
Oct. 27, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - October 27, 2006 (Michael W. Schaefer: John W. DeForest and Ambrose Bierce)
Dr. Michael W. Schaefer, author of Just What War Is: The Civil War Writings of DeForest and Bierce
Oct. 20, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - October 20, 2006 (James A. Percoco: On the Lincoln Trail)
James Percoco, author of Divided We Stand: Teaching About Conflict in U.S. History , has made a career out of bringing the Civil War and other eras to life for his students.
Oct. 13, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - October 13, 2006 (Eric T. Dean, Jr: Invisible Casualties)
Dr. Eric T. Dean, esq., author of Shook Over Hell: Post-Traumatic Stress, Vietnam, and the Civil War , describes the phenomenon of psychiatric casualties in the Civil War.
Oct. 6, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - October 6, 2006 (Stephen R. Taaffe: How to Win Battles and Influence People)
Stephen R. Taaffe, author of Commanding the Army of the Potomac , argues that leadership issues were endemic in that underachieving organization.
Sept. 29, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - September 29, 2006 (Robert Hicks: Imagination and Preservation)
Robert Hicks, author of The Widow of the South , talks about the remarkable fate of the Confederates killed at the battle of Franklin
Sept. 22, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - September 22, 2006 (Phillip Shaw Paludan: Heroes and Victims)
Phillip Shaw Paludan, author of A People's Contest': The Union and Civil War 1861-1865 , discusses his work, covering topics from the Lincoln White House to the Shelton Laurel Massacre.
Sept. 15, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - September 15, 2006 (David Lee Poremba: Hearing Voices)
David Lee Poremba drew on years of experience at the Burton Historical Collection to create If I Am Found Dead: Michigan Voices from the Civil War .
Sept. 1, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - September 1, 2006 (Jonathan Sarris: Fire on the Mountain)
Dr. Jonathan Sarris, author of A Separate Civil War: Communities in Conflict in the Mountain South , discusses the war that Georgians fought among themselves.
Aug. 25, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - August 25, 2006 (David W. Blight: Is History Written by the Winners?)
Dr. David W. Blight, author of Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory presents the 1913 50-year reunion at Gettysburg in a new light.
June 23, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - June 23, 2006 (Allen C. Guelzo: The Lincoln Renaissance)
Dr. Allen C. Guelzo is the first two-time winner of the Lincoln Prize, for Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President and Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America .
June 16, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - June 16, 2006 (Harry S. Stout: Some Inconvenient Truths)
Dr. Harry S. Stout, author of Upon the Altar of the Nation: A Moral History of the Civil War , defends his controversial work.
June 9, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - June 9, 2006 (Kevin M. Levin: At the Front Lines)
Researcher/blogger/high school teacher Kevin Levin discusses the Battle of the Crater.
June 2, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - June 2, 2006 (Fergus M. Bordewich: Bound for Canaan on the Underground Railroad)
One of the paths that led to the Civil War was a hidden one: the Underground Railroad. Fergus M. Bordewich, author of Bound For Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America , reveals the reality behind...
May 26, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - May 26, 2006 (Timothy B. Smith: Shiloh Ranger)
Dr. Timothy B. Smith, author of Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg , tells what it's like to work as a NPS ranger at Shiloh.
May 19, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - May 19, 2006 (Brigadier General Harold W. Nelson: 5 X-ray)
Brigadier General Harold W. Nelson (ret), former Chief of Military History for the U.S. Army, has led hundreds of staff rides across Civil War battlefields, for everyone from ROTC students to civilian corporate leaders. Liste...