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 forgotten political powerhouse, and he joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to share the story.

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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 outsized influence Gettysburg has and how historians deal with the elephant in the room.

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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 Chris Mackowski on the Emerging Civil War Podcast to talk about the ethics of responsible Civil War history.This episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast is brought to you by Civil War Trails, the world’s largest open-air museum, offering more than 1,500 sites across six states. Request a brochure at ⁠civilwartrails.org⁠ to start planning your trip today.

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 Civil War.  

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If you knew it was hot during the Gettysburg Campaign, a new book by meteorologist Jon Nese and historian Jeffrey Harding give "hot" a whole new meaning. "The Weather Gods Curse the Gettysburg Campaign" provides fascinating new detail about the weather in June and July 1863. 

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ECW Co-Founder Kris White joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to talk about the fighting at Culp's Hill and East Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg. Kris and host Chris Mackowski are co-authors of the ECW Series book "Stay and Fight It Out: The Second Day at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863—Culp's Hill and the North End of the Battlefield."

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Jonathan White, co-author of "New York City in the Civil War," discusses the myriad ways in which New York contributed to, influenced, and was impacted by the Civil War as told by his new book in the "Images of America" Series.This episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast is brought to you by Civil War Trails, the world’s largest open-air museum, offering more than 1,500 sites across six states. Request a brochure at ⁠civilwartrails.org⁠ to start planning your trip today.And for more on Jonathan's book "My Day with Abe Lincoln," see our podcast episode "Two Views of Lincoln" here.

The Civil War's worst civilian disaster in the north took place just outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, when the Allegheny Arsenal exploded. Historian Rich Condon of Civil War Pittsburgh joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to share the details.This episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast is brought to you by Civil War Trails, the world’s largest open-air museum, offering more than 1,500 sites across six states. Request a brochure at ⁠civilwartrails.org⁠ to start planning your trip today.

To escape from slavery in Charleston, South Carolina, all Robert Smalls had to do was smuggle his family onto a boat, steal it from Confederate officers, sneak past the harbor defenses, slip beneath the guns of Fort Sumter, and aim for the safety of the Federal blockade. Historian Walt Young joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to share the story.

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The 54th Massachusetts Infantry--mustered in Boston but recruited from across the North--has become one of the most famous units of the Civil War. It's commander, Col. Robert Shaw, had roots in both Boston and New York City. Historian and Shaw biographer Kevin Levin shares the origin story of the unit and its leader--part of our look at "The Cities of War" in advance of our 11th Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge.This episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast is brought to you by Civil War Trails, the world’s largest open-air museum, offering more than 1,500 sites across six states. Request a brochure at ⁠civilwartrails.org⁠ to start planning your trip today.