The Civil War in Virginia
Texas Christian University professor Steven Woodworth taught a class about life on the home front and battles fought in Virginia during the Civil War. He focused on the 1864 Overland…
457 viewsTexas Christian University professor Steven Woodworth taught a class about life on the home front and battles fought in Virginia during the Civil War. He focused on the 1864 Overland…
457 viewsGettysburg College Civil War Institute director Peter Carmichael talked about the Petersburg Campaign and the 1864 Hicksford Raid which took place on December 7, 1864, when Union Major…
538 viewsU. S. Naval Academy professor emeritus Craig Symonds talked about Civil War naval leadership, which included Union Admiral David Farragut, who he compared to World War II Admiral Chester…
588 viewsLocal historians shared stories about Loudoun County, Virginia, during the Civil War. This program was part of a series sponsored by the Loudoun County Museum called “History on Tap.”
867 viewsEditors of “Buying and Selling Civil War Memory in Gilded Age America” explored the ways advertisers and others used Civil War imagery to sell items after the war. This program was part of…
178 viewsOn June 19, 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger announced the end of legalized slavery in Texas. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed explained the significance of Juneteenth…
286 viewsKent Masterson Brown talked about his book, Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command, which examines the leadership of Union General George G. Meade during the July 1863 battle. The…
743 viewsUniversity of Virginia Center for Civil War History director Caroline Janney examined military and political uncertainty in the weeks following the end of the Civil War in 1865. This program was…
420 viewsCivil War author and historian Gordon Rhea talked about Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart’s mortal wounding in May 1864 at Yellow Tavern, part of a skirmish on the outskirts of Richmond,…
701 viewsCivil War author Kevin Pawlak recounted the career of Union General Fitz John Porter. General Porter was court-martialed after the Battle of Second Manassas, fought August 29-30, 1862, but the ruling was…
347 viewsCivil War author David Powell described the life and military career of Confederate General Leonidas Polk. Gen. Polk was killed by a cannonball during the June 14, 1864, Battle of Marietta. This program was…
420 viewsSouthern Utah University professor Laura June Davis taught a class about Civil War naval warfare. She highlighted instances of guerrilla attacks on U.S waterways and described…
401 viewsAuthor Tom McMillan told the story of how the Civil War divided two former friends, Union General Winfield Scott Hancock and Confederate General Lewis Armistead. The Gettysburg Heritage…
1,117 viewsSarah Kay Bierle, managing editor of the “Emerging Civil War” blog, talked about Confederate artillery officer John Pelham and the Battle of Kelly’s Ford in Virginia. John Pelham died…
747 viewsCivil War historian Dan Welch talked about Union General John Pope and his defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run in August 1862.
530 viewsJames Hessler described the efforts of several Union generals to obtain commanding ground along the Emmitsburg Road during the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The Gettysburg…
1,204 viewsHistorians at the annual Pamplin Historical Park conference discussed topics related to the Civil War.
524 viewsFormer Pamplin Historical Park Executive Director Wilson Green talked about Civil War Petersburg, Virginia. He focused on Union General Ulysses Grant’s first offensive against the…
353 viewsHistorian Brian Steel Wills talked about Union General George Henry Thomas. Nicknamed “The Rock of Chickamauga,” General Thomas was a Virginian who sided with the Union and commanded…
417 viewsUniversity of Southern Mississippi Professor Susannah Ural talked about the Mississippi home front during the Civil War. This program was part of the annual Pamplin Historical Park Civil…
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