Ed Linenthal talks with Mark Smith, Carolina Distinguished Professor of History at the University of South Carolina. He is the author of The Smell of Battle, the Taste of Siege: A Sensory History of the Civil War.  In this podcast they discuss the senses and their importance when studying the history of the Civil War. (Recorded in June 2014.)

Ed Linenthal talks with Mark Smith, Carolina Distinguished Professor of History at the University of South Carolina. He is the author of The Smell of Battle, the Taste of Siege: A Sensory History of the Civil War. In this podcast they discuss the senses and their importance when studying the history of the Civil War. (Recorded in June 2014.)

Mark Smith

During the sesquicentennial of the Civil War (spring 2011 through spring 2015), the Organization of American Historians is committed to bringing the best current thinking on this complex era to a wide audience. In keeping with our mission to promote excellence in the scholarship, teaching, and presentation of all American history, we aim to explore the war from its beginnings through its aftermath, especially mindful of the needs of history teachers and students, the challenges faced by public historians, and the curiosity of the general public.

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