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Civil War Memories in a Polarized America (with Jen Murray and John Kinder) (00:57:33)
Today’s political polarization has had an impact on how weremember the Civil War—and how we remember the Civil War impacts how we view today’s politics. In this episode of the Emerging Civil War Podca...
Three Things—with Kevin Donovan and Evan Portman (01:01:29)
The Emerging Civil War Podcast kicks off a new feature, “Three Things,” in which a pair of our historians each share three things they’ve learned over the last year that surprised them. This week, Kev...
Grant & Rawlins (with Curt Fields & Melissa Winn) (01:12:15)
As Emerging Civil War prepares to examine "Partnerships & Rivalries" at our 2026 Symposium, we take a look at one of the most important relationships to Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Curt Fields an...
Remembering John Adams (with Marianne Holdzkom) (00:58:33)
The Emerging Civil War Podcast steps back in history to the Revolutionary Era for a discussion with Dr. Marianne Holdzkom about Founding Father John Adams. How do we remember a man who often worried h...
Impressment (with Neil Chatelain) (00:52:54)
Imagine being rounded up on land or captured at sea and then being forced to work on an enemy ship. The practice was called "impressment," and as Neil Chatelain explains, navies during the Civil War—N...
War in the Trans-Mississippi, 1861 (with Devon Sommerville) (01:02:53)
All bets were off and the rules of war were still being written in 1861 in the Trans-Mississippi theater of the Civil War. In this episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast, ECW contributor Devon Somm...
Civil War Christmas (with Kris White) (01:11:10)
Merry "Kris"-mas from Emerging Civil War! ECW's Chief Historian Kris White decks the halls with a discussion about Christmastime during the Civil War.This episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast is ...
Battle of Richmond, Kentucky (with Phil Seyfrit and George Ridings) (01:02:54)
As the Confederate campaign into Kentucky got underway in the fall of 1862, one of the first clashes came in Richmond, Kentucky—a battle that became one of the most complete Confederate victories of t...
Landmines in the Civil War (with Ken Rutherford) (00:47:34)
The Emerging Civil War Podcast explores "America's Buried History: Landmines in the American Civil War," with Dr. Ken Rutherford. Rutherford, himself a landmine survivor, is one of the world's leading...
Civil War Hoosier Tales (with Arie DeYoung) (00:54:09)
Proud Hoosier Arie DeYoung, one of the newest contributors to Emerging Civil War, joins the podcast to share his top five favorite stories from Civil War-era Indiana.This episode of the Emerging Civil...
Sheridan Reconsidered—Ask the Experts (01:00:14)
A new biography on Union General Phill Sheridan by Jonathan Noyalas has ECW’s Chris Mackowski on a quest to reconsider the controversial general. In this episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast, he ...
Sheridan Reconsidered (with Jonathan Noyalas) (00:55:46)
General "Little Phil" Sheridan remains a polarizing figure in Civil War history. However, a new Sheridan biography by Jonathan Noyalas of Shenandoah University invites a reconsideration. Sheridan's ac...
George Washington and the Civil War (with Abbi Smithmyer) (00:52:35)
Was George Washington a Federal or a Confederate? Historian Abbi Smithmyer joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to talk about the ways Northerners and Southerners alike tried to lay claim to Washingto...
Decisions at Chancellorsville (with Sarah Kay Bierle) (01:04:38)
What were the critical decisions at the battle of Chancellorsville that proved to be "moments of no return"? Historian Sarah Kay Bierle joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to talk about her new book,...
Faith of the Fathers (with Fr. Bob Miller) (00:58:40)
Fr. Bob Miller has compiled the first comprehensive story of the Catholic priests who served in the Civil War—behind the scenes, in the hospitals, and sometimes even on the front lines. The result is ...
BONUS EPISODE: Monuments Exhibit in L.A. (with Kevin Levin) (00:33:24)
The Museum of Contemporary Art and The Brick museum in Los Angeles have opened a new concurrent exhibit, "Monuments," that "considers the ways public monuments have shaped national identity, historica...
Atlanta Campaign from the Etowa to Kennesaw (with Dave Powell) (01:06:49)
Emerging Civil War's Dave Powell joins the ECW Podcast to talk about the new second volume of his ongoing study of the Atlanta Campaign, from the Etowa River to Kennesaw Mountain.This episode of the E...
Top 5 Myths About Civil War Firearms (with John Launius) (01:18:23)
Historic firearms expert John Launius joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to debunk "The Top 5 Myths About Civil War Firearms."This episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast is brought to you by Civi...
Stonewall Jackson at Gettysburg (with Kris White) (01:18:50)
Why do so many people want to see Stonewall Jackson at Gettysburg? Is it one of the great counterfactuals of the Civil War, or is it Lost Cause porn? Or both? ECW's Chris Mackowski and Kris White disc...
Fred Grant Goes to War (with Al Nofi) (00:57:20)
Fred Grant, oldest son of Ulysses S. Grant, proved to be one of the most unique witnesses to the Civil War. As a boy, he hit the campaign trail with his father on several occasions, living the stereot...
Welcome to the Occupation--of Alexandria (with Madeline Feierstein) (00:46:38)
Emerging Civil War's newest contributor, Madeline Feierstein, talks about the Federal army's occupation of Alexandria, Virginia, beginning in 1861 and stretching through the war. The army's presence i...
Boutwell (with Jeffrey Boutwell) (00:55:25)
George Boutwell may have been one of the most influential 19th Century politicians you've never heard of--until now. Jeffrey Boutwell, a collateral, descendent, has written a new biography of this for...
Gettysburg: The Elephant in the Room (with Kris White) (01:03:17)
In the field of Civil War public history, Gettysburg exerts its own gravitational pull. As part of our "Ethics and Issues" series, ECW Chief Historian Kris White joins the podcast to talk about the ou...
Ethics and Civil War History (with John Heckman and Jonathan Noyalas) (01:02:07)
What ethical challenges to Civil War historians wrestle with? John R. Heckman (The Tattooed Historian) and Jonathan Noyalas, director of Shenandoah University's McCormick Civil War Institute, join Chr...
The Fall of FitzJohn Porter (with Kevin Donovan and Kevin Pawlak) (01:14:29)
Emerging Civil War's Kevin Pawlak and Kevin Donovan discuss the trials and tribulations of Federal General FitzJohn Porter, whose court-martial became one of the most enduring controversies of the Civ...
