This week on The Civil War, author of “Becoming American Under Fire”, Christian Samito, talks about the politics of citizenship during the Civil War era.  In early October, he delivered the keynote address at the Boston Regional Teacher Institute, hosted by the Civil War Trust.

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Author and presidential historian William Seale discusses life in the Lincoln White House – and how the Lincoln family’s  presence there during wartime reinforced the idea of the White House as the President’s official residence. From the Lincoln Forum Symposium in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

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This week on The Civil War, a talk by Wayne Hsieh on the army doctrine employed by  top generals in the Union and Confederate armies, and how it impacted the course of the war.  Hsieh is an assistant professor of history at the U.S. Naval Academy.  He gave this talk in June at the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College.

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Author Amanda Foreman talks about her book, "A World on Fire: Britain’s Crucial Role in the American Civil War." It’s an event hosted by the New-York Historical Society.

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Author Jeff Shaara discusses historical fiction - and his father Michael Shaara’s book Killer Angels about the Battle of Gettysburg.  Shaara wrote a prequel and a sequel to Killer Angels, and has also written novels set during the American Revolution, World War One, and World War Two.

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In August the Old State House Museum in Little Rock, Arkansas held a symposium on the Civil War.
Speaking were three history professors from the University of Central Arkansas.

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The 1862 battle between the C.S.S. Virginia and the U.S.S. Monitor off Hampton Roads, Virginia marked the first time ironclad ships met in combat. The Civil War ushered in a number of advances in naval technology beyond the use of ironclads, including gains in mine, torpedo and artillery design, as well as the first-time use of a submarine to sink an enemy ship.

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History professor Mary DeCredico speaks about the South’s mobilization for war.

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This week on The Civil War, a talk by A. Wilson Greene on the West Virginia campaigns in the summer and fall of 1861.  Greene is the executive director of Pamplin Historical Park, and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.  He gave this talk in June to conference attendees at the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College.

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This weekend Charlotte, NC is our featured city on Book TV and American History TV.  Hosted by our Time-Warner cable partners, our Local Content Vehicles visited numerous locations to showcase the history and literary culture of the city that will host the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

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