Opium Use in the Civil War Era Shenandoah Valley
Virginia Military Institute professor Jonathan Jones talked about how opium and morphine -- common treatments used for…
The Civil War Videos
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Union Soldiers Confront the Dead at Antietam
Sam Houston State University professor Brian Matthew Jordan talked about how Union soldiers confronted the thousands of dead…
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Loudoun County, Virginia, During the Civil War
Local historians shared stories about Loudoun County, Virginia, during the Civil War. This program was part of a series sponsored…
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Civil War POWs and Libby Prison
Lynn University Professor Robert Watson discussed the Confederacy’s infamous Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, site…
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America's Buried History
Author Ken Rutherford talks about the early history of landmines, which were used for the first time on a widespread…
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National Museum of the Civil War Soldier - 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor
Historian Gordon Rhea discussed the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor, Confederate Gen. Lee’s last major victory and a…
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1863 Chattanooga Campaign
Historians talked about the Civil War’s Chattanooga Campaign, which took place in the fall of 1863 and resulted in Union…
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Lincoln's Journey to Washington
Historian Ted Widmer traced Abraham Lincoln’s trip to Washington through a divided country before his first…
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At War with King Alcohol
Missouri Southern State University professor Megan Bever talked about the temperance movement and alcohol use by…