Oh yes...the slave trade in the Confederacy was as vibrant as ever - I talk with Dr. Robert Colby about what all that means....and it's fascinating stuff, y'all. 

Get up to speed on the July 2, 1863 fun with Dan Sickles, James Longstreet and what was going on at the Peach Orchard. We talk about his new book on the subject and sort through the confusion. 

For the longest time, scholars thought of "Atlantic History" as an 18th century phenomenon. Niels and I take another look - at the so-called "long 19th century" and discuss his latest book on the subject: Atlantic History in the 19th Century. 

Every year John takes my Civil War students around the Gettysburg battlefield and shows them the WWI and WWII hot spots. We couldn't go this year - because...you know, lock down. So we talked it out. 

David and I discuss his fantastic new book, Raising the White Flag. You should get a copy...you can thank me later :) 

Adam and I discuss his NEW book, The False Cause: Fraud, Fabrication, and White Supremacy in Confederate Memory - ANNNNNDDDDDD....talking about this stuff in the classroom and on the Interwebs. 

Megan and I discuss her latest book, The Three-Cornered War...and she explains why the Civil War in the western territories was so important. 

My review of Evan Kutzler's new book, Living by Inches: The Smells, Sounds, Tastes, and Feeling of Captivity in Civil War Prisons - and listen to the interview too...at theroguehistorian.com

I am super stoked to speak with Evan about his new book, Living by Inches: The Smells, Sounds, Tastes, and Feeling of Captivity in Civil War Prisons - we take on the lived experience of POWs - what it smelled, sounded, and tasted like. Maybe you shouldn't listen before you eat :) 

What does it mean to be a "fan" of the Civil War? I asked the Civil War Fangirl - Mary Fincher, co-host of the Railsplitter Podcast - to find out.