Synopsis
Each week since October 2004, host Gerald Prokopowicz and a guest discuss the various aspects of Civil War History. Each show consists of an hour long conversation with guests from the very well known historians James McPherson, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Gary Gallagher to mention a few. Gerald also speaks with artists such as Don Troiani, filmmakers Ken Burns, re-enactors Rob Hodge, novelists Jeff Shaara, curators, game designers, childrens authors, collectors, and others. In addition to well known names like the ones mentioned, the show often features authors of first books who are just starting to make their reputations.
Episodes
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Nick K. Adams: My Dear Wife and Children: Civil War Letters from a 2nd Minnesota Volunteer
18/11/2015 Duration: 58minNick K. Adams, editor of My Dear Wife and Children: Civil War Letters from a 2nd Minnesota Volunteer
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Christian Samito: Lincoln and the Thirteenth Amendment
04/11/2015 Duration: 59minChristian G. Samito, author of Lincoln and the Thirteenth Amendment
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Wade Sokolosky: To Prepare for Sherman's Coming: The Battle of Wise's Forks
28/10/2015 Duration: 58minWade Sokolosky, author of To Prepare for Sherman's Coming: The Battle of Wise's Forks March 1865
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Thomas Heard Robertson, Jr.: Resisting Sherman: A Confederate Surgeon's Journal and the Civil War in the Carolinas, 1865
14/10/2015 Duration: 58minThomas Heard Robertson, Jr., author of Resisting Sherman: A Confederate Surgeon's Journal and the Civil War in the Carolinas, 1865
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Betty Brennan: Exhibit Designs: The Lincoln Heritage Museum
07/10/2015 Duration: 55minBetty Brennan, President of Taylor Studios, Inc., Exhibit Designers for the Lincoln Heritage Museum, Lincoln, IL
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J. Matthew Gallman: Defining Duty in the Civil War: Personal Choice, Popular Culture, and the Union Home Front
30/09/2015 Duration: 58minJ. Matthew Gallman, author of Defining Duty in the Civil War: Personal Choice, Popular Culture, and the Union Home Front.
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Daniel T. Davis: Bloody Autumn: The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864
23/09/2015 Duration: 58minDaniel T. Davis, co-author of Bloody Autumn: The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864.
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Kenneth A. Griffiths: Seven Days in July: A Historic Account of the Battle of Atlanta
16/09/2015 Duration: 57minKenneth A. Griffiths, author of Seven Days in July: A Historic Account of the Battle of Atlanta
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Jonathan W. White: Emancipation, the Union Army, and the Reelection of Abraham Lincoln
09/09/2015 Duration: 57minJonathan W. White, author of Emancipation, the Union Army, and the Reelection of Abraham Lincoln.
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Kent Masterson Brown: Retreat from Gettysburg: Lee, Logistics, and the Pennsylvania Campaign
02/09/2015 Duration: 57minKent Masterson Brown, author of Retreat from Gettysburg: Lee, Logistics, and the Pennsylvania Campaign. Mr. Brown is also the principal of the Witnessing History LLC film production company.
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Michael Schein: John Surratt: The Lincoln Assassin Who Got Away
17/06/2015 Duration: 58minMichael Schein, author of John Surratt: The Lincoln Assassin Who Got Away.
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Richard Sommers: Richmond Redeemed: The Siege at Petersburg, The Battles of Chaffin's Bluff and Poplar Spring Church
10/06/2015 Duration: 58minRichard Sommers, author of Richmond Redeemed: The Siege at Petersburg, The Battles of Chaffin's Bluff and Poplar Spring Church, September 29 - October 2, 1864.
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Phillip Greenwalt: Calamity in Carolina
03/06/2015 Duration: 58minPhillip Greenwalt, co-author of Calamity in Carolina
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John Hennessy: National Park Service Battlefields
20/05/2015 Duration: 57minJohn Hennessy, Chief Historian and Chief of Interpretation at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Parks and author of books on both Battles at Bull Run/Manassas.
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Brian Jordan: Marching Home: Union Veterans and Their Unending Civil War
13/05/2015 Duration: 58minBrian Jordan, author of Marching Home: Union Veterans and Their Unending Civil War.
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Tom Parson: Work for Giants: The Campaign and Battle of Tupelo-Harrisburg, Mississippi
06/05/2015 Duration: 57minTom Parson, author of Work for Giants: The Campaign and Battle of Tupelo Harrisburg, Mississippi, June to July 1864
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Matt Hulbert: The Civil War Guerrilla: Unfolding the Black Flag in History Memory, and Myth
29/04/2015 Duration: 57minMatt Hulbert, author of The Civil War Guerrilla: Unfolding the Black Flag in History Memory, and Myth.
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Adam Dean: An Agrarian Republic
22/04/2015 Duration: 56minAdam Dean, author of An Agrarian Republic: Farming, Antislavery Politics, and Nature Parks in the Civil War Era.
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John J. Fox III : Stuart's Finest Hour: The Ride Around McClellan
15/04/2015 Duration: 57minJohn J. Fox III, author of Stuarts Finest Hour: The Ride Around McClellan, June 1862.
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