Episodes
Jan. 13, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - January 13, 2006 (Michael Vorenberg: How Slavery Ended)
Dr. Michael Vorenberg, author of Final Freedom: The Civil War, The Abolition of Slavery and the Thirteenth Amendment , analyzes the politics of the 13th Amendment.
Jan. 6, 2006
Civil War Talk Radio - January 6, 2006 (Richard P. McMurry: Toward a New Civil War Paradigm)
Dr. Richard P. McMurry, author of The Fourth Battle of Winchester and Two Great Rebel Armies , presents a fresh approach to Civil War history.
Dec. 16, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - December 16, 2005 (Elizabeth Leonard: Who is Joe Holt and why is he saying these things about Jefferson Davis?)
Dr. Elizabeth Leonard, author of Lincoln's Avengers and All the Daring of the Soldier: Women of the Civil War Armies , covers topics from the Lincoln assassination to the participation of women soldiers
Dec. 9, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - December 9, 2005 (The Lincoln Museum: Carolyn Texley, Director of Collections)
Carolyn Texley, Director of Collections at the Lincoln Museum, Fort Wayne, Indiana talks about the challenges of preserving the Lincoln story.
Dec. 2, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - December 2, 2005 (Donald E. Collins: The President Who Wouldn't Die)
Dr. Donald E. Collins, author of The Death and Resurrection of Jefferson Davis describes the remarkable postwar career of the Confederate president.
Nov. 4, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - November 4, 2005 (Richard F. Miller: Command is Everything)
Richard F. Miller is the author of Harvard's Civil War , a history of the 20th Massachusetts that goes beyond battles and campaigns to reveal the inner workings of a Civil War regiment.
Oct. 28, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - October 28, 2005 (Gary Gallagher: Causes Lost and Won)
Prolific Civil War author Dr. Gary Gallagher discusses why the South lost, black Confederates, how battlefields should be interpreted, and other controversial topics.
Oct. 21, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - October 21, 2005 (Blogging the Civil War with Dimitri Rotov)
Learn about the latest communications channel for Civil War students from Dimitri Rogov, creator of the weblog (blog) Civil War Bookshelf
Oct. 14, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - October 14, 2005 (Lonnie R. Speer: The Dark Side of the War)
Lonnie Speer, author of Portals to Hell: Military Prisons of the Civil Wa r and War of Vengeance: Act of Retaliation Against Civil War POWs , reveals some harsh realities of the war.
Oct. 7, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - October 7, 2005 (Kenneth Noe: This Grand Havoc of Battle)
Dr. Kenneth Noe, author of Perryville: This Grand Havoc of Battle , traces the course of the war's least-remembered major battle.
Sept. 30, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - September 30, 2005 (Karen B. Winnick: History in 32 Pages)
Karen Winnick explains the challenges of communicating important stories of the past in the format of the children's picture book, as she has done in Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers and Cassie's Sweet Berry Pie , both set in the Civil...
Sept. 2, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - September 2, 2005 (Mark H. Dunkelman: Who Would Not Be a Soldier?)
Mark H. Dunkelman has spent a lifetime researching the story of the 154th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment. In Brothers One and All: Esprit de Corps in a Civil War Regiment , he uses his findings to shed light on the soci...
Aug. 26, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - August 26, 2005 (Harold Holzer: Right Makes Might)
Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer presents a new look at a long overlooked work by Abraham Lincoln, as described in his fascinating book, Lincoln At Cooper Union: The Speech that Made Abraham Lincoln President
June 17, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - June 17, 2005 (Eric J. Wittenberg: Riding with the Boys in Blue)
Eric J. Wittenberg, author of Little Phil: A Reassessment of the Civil War Leadership of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan , shares his thoughts on Union cavalry.
June 10, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - June 10, 2005 (Don Troiani: Picturing the Past)
Civil War artist Don Troiani discusses his work
June 3, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - June 3, 2005 (Ronald Christopher: The first USS Arizona)
Ronald Christopher, Chairman and Project Manager of the USS Arizona Civil War Gunboat Foundation, details the remarkable history and recent discovery of a Civil War ship.
May 27, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - May 27, 2005 (Thomas F. Schwartz: Behind the Scenes at the Lincoln Presidential Museum)
Dr. Thomas F. Schwartz, Illinois State Historian, describes the creation of the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, Illinois.
May 20, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - May 20, 2005 (Keith Poulter: North and South)
Join CWTR for a fascinating conversation with Keith Poulter, ex-British intelligence, former wargame designer, and the founder and publisher of North & South magazine.
April 29, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - April 29, 2005 (John M. Coski: Should the Stars be Barred?)
Dr. John M. Coski of the Museum of the Confederacy talks about the subject of his book, The Confederate Battle Flag: America's Most Embattled Emblem .
April 22, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - April 22, 2025 (James W. Loewen: Everything You Know is Wrong)
James Loewen, author of Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong , talks about distortions, errors and outright falsehoods to be found at many Civil War sites.
April 15, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - April 15, 2005 (Frank J. Williams: Judging History)
Frank J. Williams is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, a member of the Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, and author of Judging Lincoln .
April 8, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - April 8, 2005 (Larry J. Daniel: War in the West)
Larry J. Daniel, author of Days of Glory: The Army of the Cumberland, 1861-1865 , shares his thoughts on where the war was decided.
April 1, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - April 1, 2005 (Donald C. Pfanz: Battlefield Historian)
Donald C. Pfanz, author of Richard S. Ewell: A Soldier's Life , talks about his role as historian at the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
March 25, 2005
Civil War Talk Radio - March 25, 2005 (Lesley G. Gordon: Why Pickett is Still Charging On)
Dr. Lesley J. Gordon, author of General George E. Pickett in Life and Legend , crosses boundaries by combining contemporary academic methodology and theory with traditional military topics.