Another bonus episode has dropped featuring Battles & Banter's very own Codie Eash, who gave a lecture on Union General Alexander Hays & the rise of Anti-Confederate Sentiment. The audio is taken from Codie's lecture of which he gave at the 2019 History Symposium at the Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center. This will be a continuation of the "Battles for Civil War Memory", which the guys hope to return to soon in a larger, feature-length episode. For now, Codie examines precisely what happened on the day of July 3, 1863 at Gettysburg, how it was remembered by those who observed and participated, and the ways it impacted many veterans' reflections on Gettysburg's status as a site of a United States triumph, as well as a major Rebel defeat. Enjoy!

This week, Battles and Banter goes to a galaxy far, far away with its next episode on STAR WARS. Avery and the first special guest of Battles & Banter Podcast, Justin Voithofer, examine the Battles of Scarif and Yavin 4, as seen in the movies "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" & "Star Wars: A New Hope". Justin gives his professional opinion on Star Wars strategy & tactics, Avery forgets to connect his microphone & quotes a lot of Star Wars lines, and Codie arrives just in time to save the podcast from descending into complete and total anarchy. Good times had by all! Enjoy!

For this episode, Avery, Codie & Tony journey to Somalia during October 3, 1993 to discuss the Battle of Mogadishu, more popularly known as Black Hawk Down. The guys take on their first modern warfare battle and discuss how the battle still resonates in popular culture and modern memory. Enjoy!

Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen to the first official Battles & Banter Podcast Special! The episode will be the audio of a lecture given by B&B's very own Codie Eash titled 'The Old Keystone State Speaks Today': Gettysburg's Pennsylvania Veterans Reunion of 1889. Listen as Codie discusses what those PA veterans present at the reunion said and did 26 years after the costly Battle of Gettysburg, as emotional memories flowed through speeches about combat, death, union, treason, slavery and emancipation. Along the vein of the 'Lost Cause' episode, Codie's lecture touches on the 'Battle of Civil War Memory', and how it was an ongoing conflict in the years following the war. This will hopefully be the first of many specials that will be interspersed between the regular formatted episodes! Enjoy!

They're back, Ladies and Gentleman!! Avery, Tony & Codie return after their brief hiatus and hit the ground running with the Battle of Antietam, otherwise known as the single bloodiest day in American military history. The gents talks about command decisions on both sides and shed more light on the pivotal Maryland Campaign of 1862, while also giving their perspectives on the battle via hilarious banter. Enjoy!

Join Avery and Codie for a discussion on the myth of the Lost Cause: the misguided and romanticized view of the American Civil War that victimized the Confederates and ignored slavery and other racial injustices in the narrative. The guys get together to uncover some hard truths about the true memory of the Civil War and how this battle for memory is still going on today amidst current events.