Listen to distinguished Civil War historian Bell Irvin Wiley on the 99th Anniversary of the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky give a speech about the battle, on the battlefield, where, he relates, he flew by helicopter, accompanied by Kentucky Governor Bert Combs and military personnel!

This talk, from 1961, captures the lives of "Billy Yank" and "Johnny Reb," during the American Civil War. Among Wiley's many published books, his most noted works were his volumes on the daily lives and activities of the common soldier in the Civil War.

What you will hear is one of the most captivating Civil War stories ever, a tale told well by Bell I. Wiley, a 1928 graduate of Asbury College, where he obtained his Bachelors and Masters degrees, proceeding to Yale University to obtain his doctorate in American History.

Listen and enjoy!

Listen in while Kent Masterson Brown interviews Cameron Sauers, University of Kentucky doctoral candidate, on his research concerning F. Scott Fitzgerald’s literary themes about American memory and the Civil War.  Enjoy!

Listen in while University of Kentucky doctoral candidate Cameron Sauers discusses with Kent Masterson Brown the literary themes of F. Scott Fitzgerald as interpreting the cultural impact of the American Civil War on the twentieth century.

Listen while Dr. Noe, Emeritus Professor of History at Auburn, discusses with Kent Masterson Brown Noe’s fascinating study of weather and climate as agents alongside armies in battle in the Civil War, affecting unpredictable battle outcomes.

Listen to this interview with Dr. Kenneth Noe, who explains to us how weather and climate have agency alongside the armies during American Civil War battles.  Enjoy this fascinating discussion!

Listen while Kent Masterson Brown describes the life of Zachary Taylor, a Kentuckian through and through. General Taylor was known as “Old Rough & Ready” by his men in the military; in his remarkable lifetime, he became the 12th President of the United States in 1848.