Boom Goes the History

The January 19, 1862, Battle of Mill Springs put Union Brig. Gen. George H. Thomas on the map. Thomas defeated a force of Confederates commanded by Maj. Gen. George B. Crittenden and Brig. Gen. Felix Zollicoffer. Join Chief Historian Garry Adelman and author and historian Stuart Sanders as we explore this overlooked early action in the Blue Grass State.

On October 21, 1861, Union victory at Camp Wildcat in Kentucky, was overshadowed by the Federal debacle at Ball's Bluff in Virginia, which took place the same day. Join Kris White as he explores this out of the way Civil War action, which was the FIRST clash of arms in Kentucky during the Civil War. Then...

On October 18, 1862, ten days after the Battle of Perryville a battle erupts in Lexington, Kentucky. Henry Clay, Mary Todd Lincoln, and John Hunt Morgan are just a few of the Civil War-era personalities that called Lexington, Kentucky, home. Join Garry Adelman for a quick rundown of the battle and place just after Kris's tour of Camp Wildcat.

Artifacts rule in part 2 of our trip to Perryville, KY with Chris Mackowski leading the way along with Garry Adelman, Joan Lee House, Chad Greene and Steve Zahn.

We make our return to Perryville, Kentucky, to show off one of the most beautifully preserved battlefields in America. Chief Historian Garry Adelman is joined by Joan Lee House and Actor Steve Zahn. This is part one of two episodes.

Join Kris White, Director of Education and Events, at the locations of Moores Creek Bridge and Wilmington. Five months before American Independence was declared in July, 1776, a patriot militia force defeated British Governor Josiah Martin and his troops at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in Wilmington, North Carolina. The outcome is viewed as a turning point for the American Revolution in the state.

At the Burgin-Wright House in Wilmington, North Carolina, Kris gives us a brief rundown of all that the historic city has to offer. The Burgin-Wright House itself is best known as the headquarters of British Commander Charles Cornwallis after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.

Pre-Revolutionary War, the little known Battle of Alamance was the climax of the "Regulator Movement," which saw local citizens take up arms against colonial officials. Join Jeremiah Degennaro of North Carolina Historic Sites, Garry Adelman, and Kris White to learn more about this fascinating part of American History.

In this episode we are "Racing to the Dan River," as Continental Army Generals Nathanael Greene and Daniel Morgan did in 1781. Kris White, Director of Education and Events, is our guide.

In 1983, just over 200 years after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, the Hoskins Farm came up for sale and was forever preserved by the Guilford Battleground Company. Kris White is joined by Jim Kirkpatrick to discuss this historic piece of land.

Kris White, Director of Education and Events at the Trust, gives an in-depth tour of the largest battle of the Southern Campaign during the Revolutionary War. Guilford Courthouse resulted in British Commander Charles Cornwallis taking his forces north to Yorktown, Virginia, leaving Nathanael Greene and his Continentals free rein to undo British control in the South. "I never saw such fighting since God made me. The Americans fought like demons." - Cornwallis.

In this episode American Battlefield Trust historian Kris White gives a tour of Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in Greensboro, NC. Kris describes the March 15, 1781 Revolutionary War battle between Nathanael Greene's Continentals, and the British Army, led by Charles Cornwallis. Guilford Courthouse is a part of The Liberty Trail. Discover more at TheLibertyTrail.org.