The Civil War Podcast

One of the many Civil War commemorations around Washington, DC, are a series of statues to the heroes of the war: Grant, Sherman, Farragut, McPherson and… Albert Pike? Who the heck is Albert Pike? In all my years of study, I’ve never found a reason to remember that name.  A quick glance at his Wikipedia [...]

If you’re an American reading this, your income taxes are due today.  Lincoln, of course, famously instituted the income tax into law, but did you know that your two day “tax holiday” this year is due to Abe as well?  Turns out DC shuts down for Emancipation Day, which commemorates an event most of us [...]

I’d procrastinated on reading this article, mainly due to its length, but it’s a fascinating read and entertainingly written – well worth the investment in time. While it eventually settles down into an examination of the German immigrant population and its effect on the border state, it’s introduced by a look at the city that [...]

Here’s a post that brings together three recent references made on this blog: Civil War hospitals, Washington DC in the war, and Walt Whitman. Yet Whitman made a much different mark on our country during the Civil War, as a nurse’s aide and hospice caregiver. His kindnesses touched hundreds of injured, wounded and dying soldiers [...]

After posting the entry about the Whitman Archive, I received a note from Archive employee Bev Rilett. Thanks for the kind notice of the Whitman Archive. I work there for Ken Price, who has been supporting grad students in English with this monumental project for more than 10 years. Try our bibliography search feature for [...]

I am guilty of forgetting that the Union was not a big swath of blue: There were a number of dissenters to the war not named Greeley or Vallandigham. Turns out, a great many of them lived in Connecticut. …when people think of the Civil War, very few people think of Connecticut right away. When [...]

This little piece on the resurrected Hunley caught my eye for two very different reasons. The first was this: The reason the Hunley sank is still a mystery. Eight sailors were aboard and their bodies discovered still at their stations 136 years after their final mission. McConnell is one of a select few who’ve sat [...]

The State of Arkansas has a sesquicentennial site set up, and has provided a significant number of podcasts for visitors. All Arkansas-themed, of course, but the breadth of information covered is impressive. http://www.arkansascivilwar150.com/research-education/podcasts/